Thankful Thursday: 03/12/09

Today is short and sweet,

"Real Love Stories Have No Ending"

Jeremiah 1:5 5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

Thank you Father for this promise!!!



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Word-less Wednesday: Mama-razzi strikes again...

 

{love ya D!}

Bloomin' Tuesday: 03/10/09

Inside the house: the cyclamen have been moved to a brighter spot where hopefully they will fill out like the one in the kitchen window has. I gave mom her plants and she was so excited! Small pleasures:)


The little message bean has opened its leaves...


Lovely plant growth! The pot full of tropicals is filling out nicely, and getting a little wild for inside:))

The butterfly pea vine is even headed up through the wall decor!

We went shopping Saturday, and for the less than the price we paid for 3 trees at Lowes, we bought: 1 pear, 2 plum, and 3 grapevines. We went to Bob Wells Nursery in Lindale. They are so knowledgeable, and their stuff (everything EXCEPT flowers and veg plants) is clean and so healthy!
We now have our orchard:)


Saturday I was ONLY buying food producing plants,
till I saw this pink Jasmine:

I had one before, and found it wasn't winter hardy, so I REFUSED to buy another one, until Saturday. I figure I can put it in my tropical pot and overwinter it inside. The smell is heavenly!!


With our current warm weather, I thought very seriously of putting my big tropical pot outside on the porch today, BUT the weather will drop to the 40's later this week, so I am going to wait a while. I might have to cut it back again since it grabs you with you walk by now.

One week closer to spring!!

I'm joining MsGreen "thumb" Jean for Bloomin' Tuesday! Come join in or see others!

{from the tag: Pink Jasmine, Jazmin Rosado, Jasminum poyanthum, fast climbing, evergreen vine, clusters of fragrant flowers, attracts butterflies, rose-pink buds-open to white, spring bloom, semi-moist, hardy to 20 degrees}

The Empty Nester Update

Ernie (or Grammy) of The Empty Nester update: she called Sunday eve to report she has made it from my house last Thursday, then to Houston, off to New Orleans, and will seeing the coast at Dolphin Island! They will be leaving Louisana for Alabama, then to Tennessee and back to Missiouri! What a trip. Stay tuned to her blog for great pictures:)

Son-Day: "God Be With You"

“I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” Matthew 28:20


GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN

God be with you till we meet again;
By His counsels guide, uphold you,
With His sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.


Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.

God be with you till we meet again;
Neath His wings protecting hide you;
Daily manna still provide you;
God be with you till we meet again.

Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.

God be with you till we meet again;
With the oil of joy anoint you;
Sacred ministries appoint you;
God be with you till we meet again.

Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.

God be with you till we meet again;
When life’s perils thick confound you;
Put His arms unfailing round you;

Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.

God be with you till we meet again;
Of His promises remind you;
For life’s upper garner bind you;
God be with you till we meet again.

Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.

God be with you till we meet again;
Sicknesses and sorrows taking,
Never leaving or forsaking;
God be with you till we meet again.

Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.

God be with you till we meet again;
Keep love’s banner floating o’er you,
Strike death’s threatening wave before you;
God be with you till we meet again.

Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.

God be with you till we meet again;
Ended when for you earth’s story,
Israel’s chariot sweep to glory;
God be with you till we meet again.

Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.


[Jeremiah E. Rankin (1828-1904)]
Jeremiah E. Rankin (1828-1904)
Words: Jer­e­mi­ah E. Rank­in, in Gos­pel Bells, compiled by Rankin, J. W. Bisch­off, Otis Presb­rey (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: The West­ern Sun­day School Pub­lish­ing Co., 1880).

Written…as a Christian good-bye, it was called forth by no per­son or oc­ca­sion, but was de­lib­er­ate­ly com­posed as a Christ­ian hymn on the ba­sis of the ety­mol­o­gy of “good-bye,” which is “God be with you.” The first stan­za was writ­ten and sent to two com­pos­ers—one of un­u­su­al note, the other whol­ly un­known and not tho­rough­ly ed­u­cat­ed in mu­sic. I se­lect­ed the com­po­si­tion of the lat­ter, sub­mit­ted it to J. W. Bischoff—the mu­sic­al di­rect­or of a lit­tle book we were pre­par­ing—who ap­proved of it, but made some cri­ti­cisms, which were adopt­ed. It was sung for the first time one ev­en­ing in the First Con­gre­ga­tion­al Church in Wash­ing­ton, of which I was then the pas­tor and Mr. Bis­choff the org­an­ist. I at­trib­ut­ed its pop­u­lar­i­ty in no lit­tle part to the mu­sic to which it was set. It was a wed­ding of words and mu­sic, at which it was my func­tion to pre­side; but Mr. To­mer should have his full share of the fam­i­ly hon­or.
Sankey, p. 144

Music: God Be with You, Will­iam G. Tom­er, 1882 (MI­DI, score); at the time, Tom­er was mu­sic di­rect­or at the Grace Meth­od­ist Epis­co­pal Church in Wash­ing­ton, DC. Al­ter­nate tune:

* Randolph, Ralph Vaugh­an Will­iams, 1906 (MI­DI, score)

Camera Critters: How the Queen...

quenches her thirst (yes she drinks from her paw)

 

All Hail THE Queen Uno!

Show & Tell: Train Up A Child

Sometimes it felt like this was me...
(taken from an eBay seller online)

But actually we only had seven children.

3 (his previous) + 3 (my previous) + 1 (together) = Only 7


{current ages: 26,23,23,22,21,20,18}




I have been looking for a representative of our 'little' brood for spring.


Imagine my pleasure when I found this on eBay!!

 

Isn't this the cutest thing??? AND seven sweet babies!!!!

 

Can you read the verse???
"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6
{every parent's hope, and promise}

 

Perfect match! The Good Shepard Christ is from our trip to Salt Lake City, Utah in 2000. The church looks like the one we were married in, love couple vase was grandma's, crochet angel made by my mom-she holds my grandma's thimble, and wedding couple was on our cake and given by my mother-in-law. Spring is about love for us (Easter, love of God, wedding anniv), and the little bunnies fit right in.

 

I love it!
And I have my eye on a matching dad bunny currently on ebay (wish me luck:)!


Have a Happy Show & Tell Friday!!!