Friday Foto Friends

Good Morning Friday Foto Friends.  I've been a little slow this week it seems...just haven't had much energy for writing.  I am feeling better, and am very thankful for that. Hubby is still coughing, but I think he's also getting better.  I made it to choir practice tonight.(Writing this on Thursday night). We are practicing for our Easter Cantata, which will be performed on Easter Sunday morning.  I've missed some practice, so tonight was important to get back in the "groove".  Praying that my voice will hold out, as I do have a solo part, and I am still sounding a bit rusty.  Prayers would be appreciated!


Let's see, what pictures can I share with you from this past week?  Well, right now we are "grandpuppy sitting" for our two sweet little grandpuppies while our kids, a.k.a. "the Newlyweds" are taking a little mini-vacation.  The white pekingnese is an albino, and her name is "Sugar". The tan pekingnese is named "Spice".  They are both sweet little "sister" doggies, and we are having a good time.

 We looked at another house this week, with a "park-like" setting...and I again fell in love with it...

 This one wasn't on the water, but it had plenty of woods and pretty things to compensate...

Plenty of places for secret gardens and bird feeders and beautiful places to take walks...

Or sit and watch the birds and nature

But alas! Someone else also fell in love with it and was able to make an acceptable offer before we could.  And so another one bites the dust.  You may wonder why we are even looking if we can't make an offer yet...since we haven't sold our house...but we still want to look because good houses in our price range don't come available very often in this area, and when they do, there's always that hope that we could possibly make a "contingency offer" if the seller is willing to work with us.  Plus, we have hopes that ours will sell soon, and when it does, we won't have a lot of time to go searching...so at least this way we can rule out the not so good houses and get a better idea for where we would want to live.

So for now, the search goes on...and when the time is right, God will bring all the right pieces together to make it happen. It is a lesson in patience for me for sure...and I fear that I am not learning this lesson very well. 

I thought it was funny that these people had this "Frisch's Big Boy" in their house. Or do you remember him from Shoney's?  I know the "Big Boy" was pretty popular back in the 60's...Here's a link to the Wikipedia info on the Big Boy.  Seems like everyone knew the Big Boy Hamburgers from somewhere or other...

I also found it interesting that they had this "bear rug" in this house...which made me think that this house was meant for me...but again...not to be... not for me...

But one, actually two blessings have come about this week...we've had two different offers of a place to stay if our house should sell before we find another one to move to! Both totally unexpected and very gracious offers...so we give praise and thanks to God for we know He is watching over us and He does have a plan for our good.  We just have to be patient...

So back to my house and neighborhood...

Look who showed up in our yard this afternoon?

Yep, Mrs. Gobble Gobble doing the turkey wobble...

(She does look rather wobbly, doesn't she?)

And then, she just laid right down in the sand in our front yard and started rolling around in it... I think you call this "sand-bathing"...Maybe that's her way of picking off the fleas and ticks and mites...
Here is a LINK to some interesting information about turkey behavior that you just might want to know!

She didn't seem to be too embarrassed to bathe in front of our house...

Shortly after this she got up and literally flew away as my hubby went outside to take a walk.  She started up running and then lifted in the air and flew right down the road. I was sorry I couldn't get the camera to click fast enough to capture that. I was trying to keep the puppies in the house when hubby went out the door and I couldn't do everything at once.  (I'm getting old).

And last but not least, here are a couple of our local Swallow-tailed kites giving me the look over  as I was taking a walk the other morning. Yes, these are two different birds, in two different trees, but within sight of each other. I think they are mates.  Pretty neat, huh?

Okay, that's all folks. 

On a more serious note, Prayers are needed for some dear ones in our "family circle".  Our dear friend Sharon, who has been battling lung cancer for over a year, is having some setbacks and is losing her eyesight.  She is also making some serious decisions now regarding where she would like to spend her remaining days.  This will be a huge transition for her if she decides to go "home" to Minnesota where all of her family resides.  Up to now, her family has been taking turns coming here (to Florida) to care for her, and they have done a remarkable job. But I think she is wanting to be back "home" where she can be with all of them. Thank you for praying as plans are made to make this transition.

My oldest brother Russell is battling leukemia, and he will start a new series of treatments next week as the previous treatment has not been doing what they hoped it would do.  He is definitely in need of our prayers.  Thank you again.  These dear ones have been on my heart pretty heavy this past week especially, so that is probably why I just haven't had the energy to do much writing/reading. I know you understand that.

Here's some words of hope and encouragement and a "Plea for Help from the Sanctuary" 

found in God's Word:

Psalm 20

1.  "May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble;

May the name of the God of Jacob defend you;

2.  May He send you help from the sanctuary,

and strengthen you out of Zion;

3.  May He remember all your offerings,

and accept your burnt sacrifice.

4.  May He grant you according to your heart's desire,

and fulfill all your purpose.

5.  We will rejoice in your salvation,

and in the name of our God

we will set up our banners!

May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.

6.  Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;

He will answer him from His holy heaven

with the saving strength of His right hand.

7.  Some trust in chariots, and some in horses;

But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

8.  They have bowed down and fallen;

but we have risen and stand upright.

9.  Save, Lord!

May the King answer us when we call."

Even though King David was pleading for salvation in the time of battle against human enemies, we can also apply these same truths as we fight the enemies of our bodies and souls.

Praise God, Our God will answer us when we call!!

Hope you have a blessed Friday and weekend.

I will catch up with you later. We have to go out of town for most of the day Friday, so I won't be able to visit you until later.

Be sure to check out our other Friday Foto Friends who are gathering HERE at Deb's place at Breathing in Grace.