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