Summer Rain

We're getting a little rain this week - lots of clouds but just a little rain!

 

For several weeks now we've had so many thunderstorms come right to us and then fizzle out, bringing us just thunder, lightening, and a cool breeze.  This time of the year we'll gladly take any breeze we can get of course, but our plants sure do need the rain!

Well, this week we've been lucky and actually received some rainfall.

We've been babysitting our "grand dogs" the last two weeks. They'll be going back home on Monday. This is D.J., a lively little Jack Russel Terrier. She's a real sweetie!

And this is Jake, who will be 18 years old in November! He doesn't hear much and his vision isn't too great but he is still quite smart and knows how to get just what he wants from Grandma, like an extra treat or chicken broth on his food! He is a beautiful West Highland Terrier.

Hope you all have a nice weekend!

 

 

¹⁶ for through him God created everything
in the heavenly realms and on earth.
He made the things we can see
and the things we can’t see—
such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world.
Everything was created through him and for him.
¹⁷ He existed before anything else,
and he holds all creation together.

 

Colossians 1:16-17   New Living Translation

Happy Easter!

This has always been one of my favorite songs to sing on Easter Sunday, "He Lives."

 

I serve a risen Saviour; He's in the world today.

I know that He is living, whatever men may say.

I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer,

And just the time I need Him He's always near.

 

Chorus:

He lives! He lives! Christ Jesus lives today!

He walks with me and talks with me along life's narrow way.

He lives! He lives! Salvation to impart!

You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart.

 

 

Matthew 28:5-6

New Living Translation (NLT)

⁵ Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. ⁶ He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying.

 

 

Wishing you all a Happy Easter and wonderful weekend!!

 

 

The Snow Moon

The beautiful clear skies we have had allowed for great viewing of the February - "Snow Moon." This picture is one Johnny took with our new zoom lens last week. The snow moon is the nickname for a full moon that occurs in February and refers to the time of year when snow is likely to occur. A good name for sure because there certainly was a lot of snow across the middle of our country last week!!

Psalm 19

¹ The heavens declare the glory of God;  the skies proclaim the work of his hands

Faith, Hope, and Love

"Keep your faith in beautiful things;

in the sun when it is hidden,

in the Spring when it is gone."  

Roy R. Gibson

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul,

And sings the tune without the words,

And never stops at all...

~Emily Dickinson~

"Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."

(1 Corinthians 13:4-8)
Linking with Wild Bird Wednesday

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Each day is a new canvas to paint upon. Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness, and at the end of the day you don't look at it and wish you had painted something different.

Author Unknown

We all know life is not always a bouquet of roses but even when things aren't going our way or we are not feeling well, we need to be careful with the choices we make and the way we go about our day.  We must do the best we can with what we have and not make decisions that will mess up our canvas!

I hope you have a beautiful Sunday!

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  But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

Galatians 5:22-23

Where did September Go?

I can't believe September has slipped by so fast. For one thing the beginning wasn't much different than August for us so we hardly knew it was here.

"By all these lovely tokens
September days are here,
With summer’s best of weather
And autumn’s best of cheer."
- Helen Hunt Jackson, September, 1830-1885

After having such a hot and dry summer it is good to know that things will be changing soon, as promised in this verse.

(Gen 8:22) "As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."

Pear Tree Blossoms

This is a blossom on our pear tree back in March. Now the tree is loaded with pears that should be ready in a few weeks. Looks like a bumper crop which is kind of surprising since we've been in such a drought. I think we'll be making a few pear pies soon. Can't wait!  I posted my favorite apple/pear pie recipe here.

For all the gods of the nations are idols,

but the LORD made the heavens.

Splendor and majesty are before him;

strength and glory are in his sanctuary.

Psalm 96:5-6 (NIV)

Beautiful August Sky

Most of the time lately my walks have been right about dark and sometimes a little after. Last night there was a beautiful, bright star in the west and I think it was Venus. It was just amazing!
Hope you will be able to take a few minutes and enjoy this beautiful sight.


I'm sure it wasn't quite this bright, but it was really pretty.

Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God;  the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Silently one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven

Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)

Ephesians 3
18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.

19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

"Life is a gift; live each day as a thank you note."

HAPPY EASTER!

Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life.

~ S.D. Gordon.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead... (NIV)

A Light Unto My Path

Romans 8:28 (New Living Translation)

28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

We do not understand the intricate pattern of the stars in their courses, but we know that He who created them does, and that just as surely as He guides them, He is charting a safe course for us.  Billy Graham

 We had a beautiful day today after a very dreary, cloudy Saturday.  I'm so excited at the thought of more and more sunny, warm days and our extra daylight in the evenings. 


Hope you all have a good week!

A Light Unto My Path

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
Mother Teresa

Proverbs 16:23-24
23 The hearts of wise people guide their mouths.
Their words make people want to learn more.
24 Pleasant words are like honey.
They are sweet to the spirit and bring healing to the body.

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Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 NIV

Have a great Sunday!