Where did this week go? Wow! and what a week it was!! I know it has been a pretty exciting and nail-biting kind of week, but we all got through it, and now we continue to pray for our country and our new President elect and his family, and that all will go smoothly during this period of transition. Regardless of which side of the aisle we are on, may we come together in unity and prayer for the good of our nation. "One Nation, UNDER GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for ALL!" Amen!
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I posted this picture of the sunrise yesterday morning on Facebook and said,
"The dawning of a new day".
And then I shared this Psalm, which I think is very appropriate for our nation right now. May we read it prayerfully and consider what God has done and is doing in our midst.
Psalm 33 NKJV
The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and History
1 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous!
For praise from the upright is beautiful.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;
Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing to Him a new song;
Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is right,
And all His work is done in truth.
5 He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;
He lays up the deep in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
9 For He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.
10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The plans of His heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.
13 The Lord looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men.
14 From the place of His dwelling He looks
On all the inhabitants of the earth;
15 He fashions their hearts individually;
He considers all their works.
16 No king is saved by the multitude of an army;
A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for safety;
Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope in His mercy,
19 To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
Because we have trusted in His holy name.
22 Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
Just as we hope in You.
Amen!
And now, moving right along to what else has been going on around us here in our neck of the woods...
Not a whole lot. Hubby and I have been still a little bit recovering from that bad cold or whatever it was that hit us after our trip to the mountains. We are MUCH better, praise God, but still have a little bit of a cough now and then and sinus issues, which I think are probably a kind of seasonal sinusitis that just comes with the season. Hopefully, if the weather would cooperate and cool back down a bit and get rid of this warm, muggy, cloudy humid weather, we will feel a whole lot better. I see that a cooler weather pattern is on its way next week, so that is encouraging.
One good thing from this week (among others), our son Scott came home on Tuesday to vote and do his laundry and visit with us! I was so proud of him to take the afternoon off from work and make the hour and a half drive here so he could vote. This is still his permanent residence, but he stays in Jacksonville during the week, where he rents a room from a friend, so he can work in that area. It's always nice to see his smiling face come through the door:
Of course one of his first questions was, "Is there any Halloween Candy left over?" LOL. Some kids just never grow up, and YES, I saved a bag of candy just for him because I knew he would be looking for it! LOL.
Scott wasn't our only visitor this week...this pretty young kitty stopped by and looked in our back porch door to see who was inside.
What a sweet face! I've never seen this kitty before in the neighborhood, and she looks fairly young.
I took pictures so that if I see where anyone has posted pictures on our community lost and found pets, I can at least say I've seen her here in our neighborhood.
She soon took off and I haven't seen her since, but if she comes back I could be tempted to keep her! She just has such a sweet face! But then again...no, I really don't need or want a cat...but then again...
Let's see, what else has been going on? The kids (Benton and Rose and the grandpups) came over last night and we had pizza for supper. We hadn't seen them ever since we came home from our trip, since we were sick, so it was so nice to see them all again. I didn't take any new pictures, but you know what they look like by now! LOL. Anyway, Rose brought me this magazine that she picked up in the mountains,
And inside were tucked all the leaves we gathered together while we enjoyed walking around the beautiful property where we stayed! I was so happy she had done that!
Have you ever heard the song "Sourwood Mountain"? I remember singing it many years ago...
Apparently the Bonanza fellas sang it one time, so you can listen to it in this video, and here's the lyrics below (their version may be a little different, but it's fun to hear)
Sourwood Mountain
Chickens a'crowin' on Sourwood Mountain
Hey Ho Diddle-aye-day
So many pretty girls I can't count 'em
Hey Ho Diddle-aye-day
My true love's a sun-burnt daisy
Hey Ho Diddle-aye-day
If I don't get her I'll go crazy
Hey Ho Diddle-aye-day
My true love's at the head of the holler
Hey Ho Diddle-aye-day
She won't come and I won't foller
Hey Ho Diddle-aye-day
Big dog'll bark and little one'll bite you
Hey Ho Diddle-aye-day
Big girl will court and the little one spite you
Hey Ho Diddle-aye-day
Chickens a'crowin' on Sourwood Mountain
Hey Ho Diddle-aye-day
So many pretty girls I can't count 'em
Hey Ho Diddle-aye-day
I sang this song while we were collecting our leaves together, at least the parts I could remember. We had such a fun time.
We girls, including the grandpuppies, had a great time walking and finding the leaves...as you can see, there were many different kinds of trees to choose from!
It was a perfect time for leaf gathering...
I'm trying to figure out a way to preserve them better for the future, but haven't come up with any great idea yet...maybe you can help me?
Maybe I could put some in a picture frame or something. I don't know, but for now, we will just enjoy them there as is.
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Oh, my goodness! I was looking for a good way to close out this post, and I turned to this little devotional calendar for today to see what it had to say, and would you look at this?
I think God had that planned all along! I never saw this until right now! Wow! Talk about God putting things together...
That leaves me rather speechless! So I will just say thank you all for reading along and for being such dear friends. And may we always have "beautiful roses in (our) hearts".
Have a blessed and beautiful day and weekend.
I like to collect leaves too. So many pretty colors. Good that you son could visit and vote too. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteHis love endures forever. Amen! I have hope for the future.
ReplyDeleteIt has been an eventful week of which I will comment no more, Pam, as far too many others, including fellow bloggers, have done so. Your opening to this post seems to sum up what should be happening to move ahead and not look back.
ReplyDeleteWith the election it was a very interesting week. Your Bible verses are lovely. So glad your son came over. Have a great weekend.
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