Saturday Hurrahs!

 It's the first Saturday in October, and I want to give it a big HURRAH!!! It's raining, it's pouring, and most likely the old man and woman are snoring, or will be soon enough! It's a great day for a nap. I love to sleep when it's raining, don't you?  Our porch kitties sure do! 

 

You really can't see the raindrops very well in these pictures, but trust me, it's coming on down!

You can see the rain a little better here:

The wind has been gusting and blowing the rain, and still the kitties sleep on in perfect peace.

I think the kitties can sleep through the storm because they know their Creator,  the Master of the wind and sea...

Mark 4:35-41 NKJV

35 On the same day, when evening had come, He (Jesus) said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. 

37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 

38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 

40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” 

41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

Oh that we could have such perfect peace and trust as these creatures do. Sometimes I believe the creatures are more in tune with their Maker than we humans are...just a thought...what do you think?

A little earlier this morning we took a country ride before the rains started.  We were surprised to see this gorgeous creature strutting down the road:

I kept snapping pictures in hopes that he would show off his beautiful tail feathers, but he was in too big of a hurry to get out of the road:

I do believe peacock blue is one of my most favorite colors:

He eventually went on into the woods and back to wherever he lives, but OH! What a lovely sight to see today on this rather dark and cloudy, rainy day!  This was definitely a bright spot and a big "HURRAH".

This was the sunrise this morning...another "Hurrah!"

Another "Hurrah" was yesterday when I went to the mailbox and found a package in it addressed to me.  It was this beautiful fall top, which is a "belated" birthday gift from my sweet and thoughtful sister in law Peggy.  When we were together for my actual birthday, she was wearing a top just like this one, and she told me then that she wanted to get one for me but couldn't find another one in my size.  Actually, that was a good thing, because she was thinking  I needed a smaller size, and when I told her that I really needed a large, she said she would still try to find one for me, but I really wasn't expecting that she would.  Well, here it is!! And I LOVE it! It will be a great addition to my fall wardrobe and I will probably wear it everywhere for the next two months (Oct.-Nov)!  

Here's a picture of Peggy wearing her top when we met for lunch on my birthday:

So now if we go anywhere together during the fall months, we will be twins. LOL. What a nice surprise, and another big "Hurrah!"

These Rose of Sharon flowers are really blooming nicely and enjoying the cooler days and nights lately! Hurrah!

Just some pretty goldenrod blooming down by the "pond":  Hurrah!

And my sweet kitties last evening came down to enjoy the beautiful evening with me. They stayed right beside me while I walked around looking at flowers and things...and then they raced me back to the steps to see who could get up the steps to the porch the fastest! They won that race for sure, but it was such fun having them being so playful and sweet.

HURRAH!!

Psalm 150:6 NKJV

6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord!