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"A joyful heart is good medicine,

But a broken spirit dries up the bones."

Proverbs 17:22

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(While vacationing at a beach in South Carolina,

I took this picture in some random store. There

was a big "wall-hanging-object-thing-a-ma-jig" that was a plastic

shark head. Lol. And, I'm thinking, "Yep. I've always wanted to

pay to have something like that hanging in my living-room.

Couldn't resist capturing that simply stunning smile, though.)

A Random Picture

On a trip to Charleston, South Carolina, during our vacation this year, we journeyed over a large suspension bridge...I simply couldn't resist taking a picture of this massive structure.

Since I had to "snap" the picture through the wind-shield as we were driving, it's not of the absolute best of quality. Still, I thought it was pretty amazing.

"I Cannot Tell"

At church this morning, we sang a beautiful song which I don't recall ever hearing before. While typing the lyrics just now, tears came to my eyes. I hope that the beauty and message of this song bless you as much as it did me.

"I Cannot Tell"

I cannot tell why He, the King of Heaven,

Should leave the peace of all eternity,
Why God Himself should lay aside His splendor

To leave the Father's side and come to me.

But this I know: our silence filled with singing,

And all our darkness fled from heaven's light

When Christ the Lord, so human, yet so holy,

In love was born a child for me that holy night.

I cannot tell why He, the Joy of Heaven,

Should give Himself to suffer for my sin,

Why Holy God should love me in my shamefulness,

Why He should die to draw my soul to Him.

But this I know: that Christ the Lord is risen,

And praise His name, He's risen now in me!

Because He lives, I'll rise to life eternal!

He took my guilty heart, and I'm forever free!

I cannot tell when He will rule the nations,

How He will claim His loved ones as His own,

And who can tell the holy jubilation

When all His children gather 'round His throne.

But this I know: all flesh will see His glory,

And skies will burst as all creation sings.

The Son will rise on one eternal morning

When Christ, the Savior of the world, is Lord and King!

Pure Yumminess!

Desiring a little something different for lunch, a couple of weeks ago I decided, after frying an egg, to make it a little more exciting. Here's what I came up with:

Choose a few food items to add a bit of flavor to your fried egg. I chose to include sliced tommy toes, diced spring onions, bits of luncheon meat, and shredded cheese. Organizing these items on a plate ahead of time is helpful.

Making certain that your skillet is greased, add your egg to the heated skillet. After shaping it to the desired form, sprinkle the ingredients on top and season it with salt and pepper.

Allow the bottom of the egg to cook, then flip to fry the top. These tend to fall apart sometimes, but that never affects the taste! Once completely cooked, remove your creation from the skillet.

Voila! Pure Yumminess!

A Birthday Blessing

Tuesday, September 8th, was dearest Katie's 17th birthday. Although this post is a little belated, dear Katie, I want to remind you what a special blessing our friendship is to me. Your sensitive spirit and desire to glorify the Lord in all you do makes me ever-so-thankful to call you my dear friend and sister in Christ.

I pray that, as you grow closer to the Savior in your seventeenth year, the Lord will bless you with His peace and abundant joy. Always remember how much I love you, but never forget His far-surpassing love for you!

You are a beautiful young lady...always remember that you are a princess, the royal daughter of our Heavenly King!

To wish Lady Kate a birthday blessing, visit her blog "A Portrait of a Lady."

Psalm 19:1

"The heavens are telling

of the glory of God;

And their expanse is declaring

the work of His hands."

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Blessings!

Grace

Psalm 139

"For thou didst form my inward parts; Thou didst weave me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Thy works, and my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from Thee, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth. Thine eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Thy book they were all written, The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them." (emphasis added)

Psalm 139:13-16 (N.A.S.B. version)

The emphasized words in this passage are some of my favorite parts from Psalm 139. It is so easy, especially in this day and age, to compare ourselves to others wishing that we had their skill and talent in a certain area, etc. Remember, God made each of us exactly how He wanted us to be. Does it glorify Him when we compare ourselves to others and wish for their abilities or appearance? Of course not! In doing so, we are not recognizing His perfectness in design...we are basically denying or not acknowledging that He is perfect in all His ways. Their are no flaws in The Creator's work.

He also knows the number of days we will live, the number of hairs upon on our head, etc.; He is "intimately acquainted with all my ways." (Psalm 139:3) Sometimes, that's hard to grasp or even imagine...

"Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised..." (Psalm 48:1)

Resting in His perfect plan and design for me,

Grace

"In The Garden"

<div style="text-align: center;"> </div> I took advantage of the lovely weather outside this evening and "snapped" a few pictures in the garden and of the flowers. This year, I decided it would be nice to have a little fresh produce right outside the back door, so I planted the following: squash, tomatoes (both "Big Boys" and "Tommy Toes"), banana peppers, a bell pepper plant, and some lemon mint. To "spruce up" the back porch a bit, I found a few pots in the garage and planted several varieties of flower seeds. Now for the results! <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Summer Squash</span> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7W-8Pge81fmwKKwC_6r_Qmj0F2KVlCohqASiFmb6nj5tFfZskj56tJjgNa40ggNXCHUNdR2d9YAOQzHOA5SgvCU29G670MpzAv4uhfK4BKAdvaExgFvQgVdfowkJv-yth0s2lVK43XI/s1600-h/DSC03205.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7W-8Pge81fmwKKwC_6r_Qmj0F2KVlCohqASiFmb6nj5tFfZskj56tJjgNa40ggNXCHUNdR2d9YAOQzHOA5SgvCU29G670MpzAv4uhfK4BKAdvaExgFvQgVdfowkJv-yth0s2lVK43XI/s200/DSC03205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360678392943846482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsipK1kUUsX2RMdpg95ZfdeN5gyMvGLV1Zn0uMrJwqOrT-Ib9i-pik3UbNJT0q5NlkHfha_5SgRMawzqhnJqg9MgMrwF5pist-sdbUhkc6Na7-iG0ST04WreoCXpOVhtudOsSqMLJiCZw/s1600-h/DSC03210.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsipK1kUUsX2RMdpg95ZfdeN5gyMvGLV1Zn0uMrJwqOrT-Ib9i-pik3UbNJT0q5NlkHfha_5SgRMawzqhnJqg9MgMrwF5pist-sdbUhkc6Na7-iG0ST04WreoCXpOVhtudOsSqMLJiCZw/s200/DSC03210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360679819227743938" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;">hj </I took advantage of the lovely, cool weather outside yesterday evening and "snapped" a few pictures in the garden and of the flowers. This year, I decided it would be nice to have a little fresh produce right outside the back door, so I planted the following: squash, tomatoes (both "Big Boys" and "Tommy Toes"), banana peppers, a bell pepper plant, and some lemon mint. To "spruce up" the back porch a bit, I found a few spare pots in the garage and planted several varieties of flower seeds.

Now for the results!

Summer Squash

Tomatoes

Banana Peppers




Bell Pepper Plant




Flowers

Is not the detail of God's Creation simply breathtaking?

"...Great and marvelous are Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty..."
Revelation 15:3

Marveling at our God's awesome handiwork,

Grace

A Much Needed Change

After residing at Homeschool Blogger for well over a year, I was finally ready for a much needed change. So, I have now joined Blogger and am here to stay at Amazing Grace.

I will be leaving my old blog open so that you may view my past posts: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/missiegirl/

Looking forward to future posting at Amazing Grace!!

Lovingly,
Grace