To God be the Glory!

Beautiful day...God is on His throne and answers prayers faster than we pray them...due to sensitive matters, I'm not at liberty to share right now, but suffice to say that the answer came, the power of God changed a situation that was potentially dangerous, and to God Be the Glory, great things He has done...


We are so looking forward to being with the brothers and sisters tomorrow and worshipping our God together with them and hearing the Word of the Lord.


This is a toad that was in the pool that we began to clean but discovered a hole (in the pool, not the toad!) that was significant...disappointment. But I found another one on Craigslist that we'll see if we get tomorrow...if not, then we'll figure out how to fix this one...



I have earthshaking news...our daughter and granddaughter are coming to visit and they are coming when our son and his fiance' and their friend are coming and they're all arriving on the same day (not at the same time)!!! What are the chances of that happening? God is moving, ordering our steps and orchestrating a beautiful reunion...my heart is ready to leap from my chest...pray we find a couch, a bed, something to lay them all on. It'll be the best early Thanksgiving we've ever had!!! I can't thank our God with words...there are none to describe how excited and thrilled we all are!
Good nite for now.

...As the sun sets...

This has been a beautiful day. I sent Caleb for the mail and watched him as he walked down the road. The sun was just setting so i caught it and him as he walked home.

My dear Jef has gone to a film festival tonite in downtown and is rubbing shoulders with movie makers. It's his dream come true to make movies and God has his hand on my best friend's life and heart. I am honored to be his wife and the mother of his kids.

The weather has been cooler (80's instead of 90's!) this evening and so I was able to mow...yippee...the mower is now working better, but the lawn isn't getting smaller...and it's funny how the grass doesn't stay the same height all over when you only cut parts of it at a time. :) I was most grateful that I didn't get attacked by all the ants when I disrupted their hills...oh, and how many hills, too!

Today, the boys and I worked on Nehemiah and the prayer in Ch. 9, the awesomeness of our God and His unfailing love. We discussed the Israelites and how when they piled up the dead frogs, how bad the stench was, as well as the night the angel of death was coming and they were dressed, with their walking stick in one hand and eating with the other one...it reminded us of Nehemiah and how they had their weapons in one hand ready to fight and worked with the other and how they did all this as a family, just like in Exodus...

We got eight eggs today and that delighted the boys...they would keep those hens in their room if we let them...Isaac hides his favorite one in his shirt, which obviously isn't hidden well at all, but he tries to bring her in to play with. They swing with them on their swing, jump on the trampoline with them, as well.

My best friend came home with a gift for me...better than flowers, if you can imagine. He brought me a photography book from Borders! MY sweetie knows me and what tickles my fancy and how to love me. I'm forever grateful for him.

Sleep well.

daune

Some Of My Favorites

This is my neighbor, Gladys. She don't care much about hygiene nor manners, but I love her anyway!

So gross, it's cool! Nature at its best! When I took this, I wasn't sure what kind of an insect it was...bugs are so strange around here. But after I downloaded it, I was able to see that it had been eaten on...I have more, but I won't nauseate you with them!

A beautiful fishing lake nearby

A cool cicada! I think what's reallyneat is how Isaac just holds these kinds of things with no fear at all! Hangin' out at the pond around the corner.

It's Friday, AGAIN...where does time go?

Let God be praised...Great things He has done. My mom is home. Actually she called me last nite from home saying that the MRI showed nothing and that the reason for the dizziness was too much insulin. She's actually needing to take much less of her dosage! And she was seriously anemic, which can cause dizziness, as well. So, the spot they found on the lung has to do with my dad's smoking long ago and how it affected her, but that, too, will go, in Jesus' name.

Well, the boys have slept in this morning...this NEVER HAPPENS!

I hear the rooster crowing in the house, but if I go out and let them all out, he may attack me again, so they'll just have to hang out in their house until the boys wake up...

Hey, I've been checking out other blogs and have discovered that creativity is truly a gift from God. I have been amazed at the beauty, form, and depth to women's hearts that love God. It's inspiring. Thank you, Jesus, for giving women the ability to express YOU through their gifts.

Have a great day.

A Beautiful Trip.

We visited the coolest town a few weeks ago...Fredricksburg. If you ever get to go, you won't be disappointed. There's a park in the center of town that has a beautiful garden in the middle. The boys went back in time...

Obviously, it's a German town and the architecture is beautiful...felt like I was back where my ancestors lived!

It was a wonderful drive and the scenery was gorgeous.

We even pulled off the side of the road so I could gather these beautiful flowers!~

I have no idea what they are either...

Life is good!

P.S.-Please remember my mom in your prayers of thanksgiving...she is in the hospital tonite and I know she is healed by the beating that Jesus took for her. We are expecting to hear a good report and are refusing to believe an evil report. Our God is faithful to His Word.

Good nite.

Oh, yes, one more thing...for those of you waiting on the man God has for you...perhaps you should believe Him for a man like Nehemiah...we've been reading about him and I am praying over our boys to become a man with the character qualities that Nehemiah had...read the book, you'll see what I mean! Now, there's something to cogitate on a while...

Seriously, good nite.