Comfort

Man's faith may fail him sometimes, but God's faithfulness never fails him. -- William Greenhill

"O God, send help." The prayer of Martin Luther just before the Diet of Worms in 1521

"Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!" -- Psalm 117

Lines, Shapes, and Color, Oh My!

I am teaching an Elements of Art class to 2nd and 3rd grade homeschoolers.
Here are the seven basic elements of art we are covering:
Lines
Shapes
Color
Value
Texture
Form
Space
The first two classes we spent time discovering how lines and shapes are used in art. AND yesterday, we enjoyed mixing primary colors to make secondary colors, etc. The final project for the day was to combine the first three elements we have talked about and results were wonderful! It is really great to see the children be so creative!

This Painting by Frank Stella entitled: Tahkt-I-Sulayman Variation II, is one of my favorites which combines all three of these elements.

Sometimes, I have to laugh...

...because on occasion, I enjoy perusing some blogs where ladies with great decorating sense share some ideas on the subject of making a home feel "homey."

Here are a couple I enjoy...

The Inspired Room

and

A Soft Place to Land


Well, I could never be as savvy as these ladies, but I do make an effort here and there. The kids have been very helpful in assisting me in this endeavor of making our home feel "homey". Take a look at some of our before and after photos that capture the true spirit of our home...and as they say on HGTV, "Rate My Space."

The Living Room:

BEFORE

The Living Room:

AFTER

Notice the precise placement of "Big Baby", carefully resting on a comfy pillow.

What do ya think? I think they have been quite effective in making our home feel "homey". I love it!!!

Ponder This...

Here are the words for one of my most favorite hymns. It tells of Christ's redeeming of His people--His Church.

The words truly encourage my soul and I pray they will do the same for you.

She Must and Shall Go Free
taken from For all the Saints: Indelible Grace III

Mercy speaks by Jesus' blood; Hear and sing, ye sons of God;
Justice satisfied indeed; Christ has full atonement made.

Jesus' blood speaks loud and sweet; Here all Deity can meet,
And, without a jarring voice, Welcome Zion to rejoice,
Welcome Zion to rejoice.

Chorus:
All her debts were cast on Me, and she must and shall go free.
All her debts were cast on Me, and she must and shall go free.

Peace of conscience, peace with God, We obtain through Jesus' blood;
Jesus' blood speaks solid rest; We believe, and we are blest.
We believe and we are blest.

Bridge:
Should the law against her roar, Jesus' blood still speaks with power,
"All her debts were cast on Me, And she must and shall go free.
She must and shall go free."

Today, He Would Have Been 66.

He enjoyed watching his family enjoying themselves around him.
He would observe quietly with a contented smile as though he was soaking in what was happening around him.

He was a protector.
He was a encourager.
He was a supporter.

He was not interested in being the center of attention.
He was a humble man.
He was a faithful man.
He was a dependable man.

He was a patient man.

He was a kind, kind man.

He was funny.
He was creative.
He was authentic.

He was my Dad, and today, he would have been 66.

The Lord blessed me with a wonderful earthly father. I am more than grateful.

10 YEARS and counting!

Yesterday, Sc. and I celebrated 10 years of marriage! We went to the beach to enjoy reading and talking. We watched moon come up and then went to a cute Italian Grill on the island for a great calzone big enough for two!!!

We consider it a blessing and a joy! We look forward to more fun together!

RAIN!

We have had very little rain since late May.  So when the Heavens opened up the other day, we rejoiced!  We continue to rejoice because we have more in the forecast!!!