The Tank Man's Son--A Must Read--

Recently I read a review of The Tank Man's Son on one of my favorite blogs--The Puebla Ponderosa.

She wrote such an awesome review that I will just link to it here.  There is not much I could say that she hasn't already said and I totally agree with her.

I want this book to do well so it will be made into a movie.  I feel that it will help many, many people.

I am so glad she wrote this review and I read it and acted on it.  I consider it one of my personal favorite 10 top books I've ever read and believe you me, that is some good company--The Hiding Place, The Heavenly Man, Redeeming Love, --to name a few--

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You Say Tomato, I say Tomahtoe

Oh my, every one of these little blossoms might as well be pure gold--

I'm so excited-Today I counted 10 tomatoes well on their way to maturity on our five little container pot plants.  

Psalm 40 is a great chapter to meditate on and I am especially paying attention to a portion of verse four.

I know God is pleased when we trust Him.  Many books have been written and many sermons preached about what it means to trust God .  I won't try to tackle that right here, right now.

But I do believe that when we choose to trust Him for the little things that it gives our faith and trust a chance to grow to trust Him for the bigger issues of life.

Home grown tomatoes RIPE off the vine are my very favorite food.  I was born in September and my mom said she ate them non-stop all summer long--maybe that is the reason I love them so.

Today I am choosing to trust God to bring my tomatoes to full maturity.  It may seem like a little thing but to this home grown tomato lover Arkansas girl, it is huge!

You know I'm kidding, right?

Choosing to trust God comes easier and more natural as we daily discipline ourselves to hear, read and study God's Word--The Psalmist in Psalm 119 says he delights in God's Word--I pray that I, too, will, see it as a great privilege and high honor to read and study God's Word and not look at it as a drudgery.

Psalm 119:97

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The Livin' Is Easy

Photo textured with Kim Klassen's Music Lovin' at Softlight 83%--

The rest of these pictures are edited in Lightroom

in one of my presets entitled Birch Tree

The copy of Gone With the Wind is a 1938 edition that my mother-n-law gave my father-in-law.

Ssummertime and the living is easy--fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high--your daddy's rich and your ma is good looking', so hush little baby--don't you cry.

One of my favorite books and one of my favorite plants--lavender.

I didn't realize until after the photos were shot that when I tied the string I got two loops on one side making it resemble a heart.

Happy Texture Tuesday to you!

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Glory in the Heavens

What an awesome God we serve. We have only to look at His incredible handiwork to catch a glimpse of how unfathomable He really is.

I am meditating on this scripture today--turning my eyes to the heavens to increase my faith.

Hoping your week draws you closer to Him--the great God of the Universe--His Universe!

Psalm 8:1

Photo taken in SantaFe, New Mexico
edited with my Lightroom presets and WordSwag

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Shout for Joy!

This is the verse I am especially meditating on today.  To me joy is not necessarily giddiness or even happiness--it is a deep, abiding peace that only comes from living in His strength.

Hoping your weekend is filled with joy and strength.

Shout for joy to God all the earth.  Psalm 66:1

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Glorify the Lord With Me!

The verse I chose to meditate on today is from Psalms 34:3.  Out of five chapters read, it was hard to choose one verse.

On a quick little stroll through my front yard this morning, these little yellow daisies 

seemed to be saying just that to me.

At first, I thought these might be buttercups but after researching on the internet, 

I am almost positive they are some type of daisy.  If not, would you please 

let me know in the comments below.  

Thank you.

Precious faces, everyone--just like you and me!

Yes, we are all precious in His sight--all the more reason to exalt Him.

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Beholding His Power and Glory

Iread a post today that really touched my heart. The gist of it was this: The one who posted had once been an avid reader of God's Word but for reasons that weren't stated explicitly, the scriptures had grown cold and empty to her.

There are many things that happen to us as Christians to discourage us--to send us into a downhill slide that gathers speed as we pass up reading God's Word one day, then two, then the days seem to multiply between readings.

I wanted to take this opportunity to encourage you if you are going through a time like this.  We rob ourselves of so much beauty, wisdom, strength and knowledge when we neglect to spend time in God's Word.

No matter what else I am reading or studying there is one sure fire method that has worked for me over the years, especially if I am going through a time of deep drought in my spiritual walk and find it hard to discipline myself--most of the time I love reading scripture but during the hard times, this is a wonderful kick starter.

On the first day of the month read Psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, 121 On the second day of the month read Psalm 2, 32, 62, 92, 122  On the third day of the month read Psalm 3, 33, 63, 93, 123 So you see the pattern--just choose the day of the month it is and start on that chapter,  add 30 each time until you run out of chapters.   You will read 5 chapters each day and many of them are short. One thing I like to do to really keep me on track is go to Bible Gateway and  listen to it as I am reading it. The longest is Psalm 119 and it takes about 15 minutes to listen and read it  if you are using the Gateway audio. If you look at the picture I posted above, you see that I was reading in the 63 chapter.  That was one of my chapters today and this scripture really stood out to me.   I try to always choose one scripture that I meditate on all day long and it is really hard  some days to choose because there are so many awesome ones.

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