Carmen Horne

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Waking Up With Jesus

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“And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening.” 1 Chronicles 23:30 

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Sitting at our breakfast table in the wee hours of the morning makes me want to ask the question, “Do you know where your brain is?”, or maybe make the statement, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” Quiet time…

I had made the commitment to meet with God before I left for work. This meant Jesus and I were having our time together at 5:30 a.m. My eyes felt like that time I put eye ointment (instead of drops) in my dry eyes – during the day. “Jesus, I can’t even focus.”

As I sat there each morning gathering my thoughts, I would ask myself why would God want to meet with me early and then I would ask Him, “Jesus, you know me when I first wake up.” But, each morning we sat down together. My Bible laid before me, my coffee cup steaming, and my notebook to write.

Read more about my bleary eyed routine at Jana Kennedy-Spicer’s place –  Sweet to the Soul 




My Jesus I Love Thee – #SundayHymnBook

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My Jesus I Love Thee

Mrs. Fordham asked me on the first day of piano lessons, “What kind of music do you want to learn how to play?” I said, “Hymns.” One of the first ones she tried hard to teach me was, My Jesus I love Thee. 

I struggled to make my fingers work (maybe children’s fingers aren’t as set in their ways). Mrs. Fordham was a saint. In the end, we both decided that playing the piano was not my gift.

Will you visit me over at Sweet To The Soul Ministries? #SundayHymnBook brings us right back to worn pews in country churches when worship wasn’t fancy but it sure did hold a power that changed lives.   

You will catch me over there monthly. Sharing my heart along with #souldeep friends.