the craftons will now be blogging here;

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so bookmark this page as the new source for all things dailey michelle chloe and jude.

naked and happy, originally uploaded by cdaileycrafton.

just uploaded a whole ton over at my flickr page.

3 months ago, my back was killing me. i have an irregular spine and it can cause pretty bad pain in the left side of my back. but…

my back pain has decreased dramatically. it gets a little stiff from time to time, but it is nowhere near as painful as it used to be.

having good health is often as simple as doing healthy things. live the future well.

“You are absolutely beautiful, My beloved! There is no spot in you!” Song of Solomon 4:7

Having pronounced His Church positively full of beauty–our Lord confirms His praise by a precious negative, “There is no spot in you!” As if the thought occurred to the Bridegroom that the carping world would insinuate that He had only mentioned her lovely parts–and had purposely omitted those features which were deformed or defiled–He sums up all by declaring her universally and entirely lovely, and utterly devoid of stain.

A spot may soon be removed, and is the very least thing that can disfigure beauty–but even from this little blemish, the believer is delivered in his Lord’s sight. If He had said there is no hideous scar, no horrible deformity, no repulsive ulcer–we might even then have marveled. But when He testifies that she is free from the slightest spot–all these other forms of defilement are included, and the height of wonder is increased.

If He had but promised to remove all spots in heaven, we would have had eternal reason for joy. But when He speaks of it as already done–who can restrain the most intense emotions of satisfaction and delight! O my soul, here is marrow and fatness for you; eat your full, and be satisfied with royal dainties!

Christ Jesus has no quarrel with His spouse. She often wanders from Him, and grieves Him–but He does not allow her faults to affect His love. He sometimes chides–but it is always in the tenderest manner, with the kindest intentions–it is “My love” even then. There is no remembrance of our follies. He does not cherish ill thoughts of us–but He pardons and loves as well after the offence–as before it! It is well for us that it is so, for if Jesus were as mindful of injuries as we are–how could He commune with us? Our precious Husband knows our silly hearts too well–to take any offence at our follies and faults!

—Charles Spurgeon.

the psalmist’s choice of the word “taste” here is really something deliberate and beautiful. it takes us beyond observing the Lord, and calls us to partake of him, which leaves us in a far more vulnerable position.

but then this is why Christ has chosen to use the Lord’s supper,a meal, as a symbol of our union with him. it is a vulnerable position, an act of faith. those of you that have tasted have undoubtly seen, as i have again this morning, that the Lord IS good.