Just a Daisy in the Meadow

“Sweet Jesus, sweet Jesus ,what a wonder You are!

You are brighter than the morning star.

You’re fairer, much fairer, than the lily that grows by the wayside,

Precious,more precious than gold.”

Whenever I sing this song I think of my friend, Bonita. She taught it to me and I’ve had the privilege of passing it along  to others also.  I remember stopping by the meadows and roadsides in New York (it forever changed my image of New York, I guess I just always thought of New York City whenever New York  came to my mind . . . but it is a pretty state) on our way to Va one summer after school let out . . .

Our hearts have keepsakes of many memories . . .

We love our “lilies” by the wayside . . . in fact that’s one of the worst things about traveling . . . I can’t stop the vehicle and get out and pick a few or take a picture of or just stroll through them  . . .( Well, I probably would . . . maybe that’s why Japheth likes to do all the driving

Anyway just a reminder to me . . . do I act like He’s fairer than the lilies . . . brighter than the morning star . . . and more precious than gold . . .  Yes, what a WONDER HE IS!

Anybody know that silly Bumblebee\Fly song ? . . . Well, I think it was the first song I learned when I was little, and it’s about the only song I can play without messing up So you know that I am not a piano player, but we are having fun since this piano came here to stay. . . The boys have started lessons with Aunt Judi, (By the way, besides being the Best Bread Baker in the World, she is the Best Piano Player too . . . I LOVE her style of playing!!! )

And see the candle . . . I now can put to practice that incentive that  I’ve talked about on here before.

Anyway, back that stupid, silly song . . . I didn’t tell the boys to the words to it when I showed them how to play it (by the way it’s there favorite song) but today, I put a Scripture verse to it.  NOW I like it!

The name of the Lord is a strong tower,

The name of the Lord is strong.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower, the name of the Lord is strong.

“The righteous run to it and are safe,

The righteous run to it,

The righteous run to it and are safe, The righteous run to it.

- From Proverbs 18:10

I wanted to post this earlier but kinda forgot about it . . . everyone is here except my older sister and her family.  This would by my Dad’s brothers and sisters and all of us cousins. (Click on it for a closer look)

Our group picture taken at Uncle Charles house

“But the end of all things is at hand;

Therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers . . .

As each one has received a gift,

Minister it to one another, a

As good stewards of the manifold grace of God  . . .

If anone speaks,

Let him speak as the oracles of God.

If anyone ministers,

Let him do it as with the ability which God supplies . . .”

-  I Peter 4:7-11a

In the beginning, God . . .

made a wonderful place for boys and girls to explore and enjoy . . .

Lot’s of things to keep their attention and thrill them . . .

“How GREAT is our God!

How GREAT is His name!

He’s the GREATEST ONE, forever the same.

He rolled back the waters of the mighty Red Sea,

And He said,  ‘I’ll never leave you,

Put your trust in Me.’ “

This is so good!!!

“Lord, I choose my view. And I choose You.”

Psalm 141:8 “But my eyes are fixed on you, O Sovereign LORD…”

Need us to fix your machine?  Of course, you always need the hammer at some time or other . . .

Poor machine doesn’t even have a chance!

Many moments with lots of sunshine . . .

and doing things we enjoy . . .

“This is the day that the Lord has made, I will be glad and rejoice in it!”

Our little humming bird is kinda greedy . . . it’s sitting there keeping guard of the food . . . Doesn’t it know that we will replenish the supply as soon as it is exhausted . . . How often I am like this little bird . . . I don’t trust in my All- Sufficient God . . . I have to guard or hang on to certain things thinking that there just might not be any more of this “good stuff” and I want it all to myself . . . Hmmmm . . . hummingbird ponderings . . .

And then there is the case of “Garage Anger” . . . this comes upon me many times a year . . . I get so frustrated and angry that our garage can be so messy! . . . How can we let it be or become this way? . . . And so today, I was trying to apply James’ advice on counting it all joy.  I think a messy garage certainly applies to various trials, don’t you?

. . .  Knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience . . . argggg, just what I “wanted”!!!  I don’t want to be patient about it, I want something to be done . . . Ahhh, the testing of you faith . . . and letting patience have it’s perfect work in my heart . . . Ahhh, God, your ways ARE SO MUCH HIGHER, and so much better than this poor woman’s!

Taking time to "smell the roses" literally  . . . and gather flowers with my girlie . . .

Reading "End of the Spear" by Steve Saint . . .

Listening to the 5 cd collection – "Symphony of Praise" recently released by Schlabachs, & Deckers & Hostetlers.  You did a good job, Weldon!  One of my favorites is "I Want That Mountain"  Just sooo many favorite praise songs with a few new ones scattered in that I haven’t heard before.