Wednesday Treasures...A little "Rest for your Souls"

Happy Wednesday Morning! Welcome to my "Wednesday Treasures" for this week! This is the day I like to share special treasures that I find, either inside or outside of my home. Today will be a mixture of both.

Let's start with a verse for the day, which I believe goes along well with the things I see, and also for where we may be in our Lenten Journey leading up to Easter.  

Matthew 11:28-30 NKJV

"28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 

29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 

30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

The rosebush that I recently planted is blooming again. I was afraid that some of the buds would be hurt by a late frost we had last week, and although some of the  edges of the petals are a little bit frost bit, that didn't stop the roses from blooming beautifully to give us such delight! This is how looks this morning

And this is how it looked yesterday morning...

Yes, there are two of them, and even though the frost did a little damage, they are blooming for the glory of God...and their fragrance is exquisite!

I thank the Lord for these little blessings...every blossom is a gift...

And here's another "gift", or "treasure"...Yes, that's Blackie, who came to visit me here in my little "Room With A View" while I was working h ere this morning...He just loves to be near us, wherever we are. Right now he's sleeping in Daddy's lap, but you've seen pictures of that before...

You may be getting tired of the pictures of the wisteria...but everytime I see them they are such a joy to me, I have to take their picture. We saw these in another location on our morning walk yesterday, growing there on an old homesite in our historic section of our little town, where they had to tear down or move the old houses to widen the highway you see there in the background...

I just love that these flowers continue to bloom every year in spite of the fact that the house where they were planted is long gone and the persons who tended  and cared for these plants are no longer there or even living to see the fruit of their labors from so many years ago. The flowers continue to grow and flourish and bless us today.  I wish those dear ones who planted these wisteria could see that what they did so long ago still matters and gives joy and delight today!  Oh! That my life could be that kind of treasure even long after I am gone...what we do here today does truly matter!!!

I wonder if all those trucks and people passing by on the highway even take notice of this beautiful treasure that is gracing the byway?  I did...I first saw it from the highway, and I knew I had to come see it up close and personal!  Yes, friends, the things we leave behind us do have a lasting impact on others who may pass by in the future!  Something to really think about, isn't it?

And speaking of our historical downtown, do you remember when I shared with you about this old building that used to be a general store for many many years, and was literally almost falling down in disrepair, and I kept hoping and praying that someone would come along and restore it???

Here's a link to a previous story about "The Brush General Store"

And here's another one! I've been obsessed with this store for a while! That link tells more of the history of the store, with some old pictures from way back in it's heyday!

Well, I was excited to see painters out working on it last week, and when I drove by last night on my way to choir practice, it appeared they were done painting, and look how lovely it is:

Now I am just waiting to see what the new owners are planning to do with it! I hope it will be something fun and exciting!

Back home to our house and the still very dry Still Waters Pond...some of you have asked about our Sand Hill Cranes. Normally this time of year they would have already been nesting and have had one or two baby "colts" by now.  However, this year, due to the very dry pond, they were unable to build their nest as usual. I think they may have tried to, but because there's no water surrounding their nesting area, they were accessible to predators who could literally walk across the pond to get to their nest, and I think that is exactly what happened, so our Sand Hill Crane couple is childless this spring. I don't know if they will try again if/when the pond ever gets any water...I assume they will just wait until next spring and try again then...hopefully! I miss watch the new baby "colts" growing up in our yard as they have for most every year we have lived here.

But anyway, here are some pictures of our couple standing out in the dry pond yesterday morning...

I hope they have another chance next year! Please pray for rain! We are supposed to get some later today, but it doesn't look like it will be much, if any.

This was the sunrise yesterday morning. Today it is too dark and cloudy, and I don't expect to see the sun all day...but there's still sunshine in my heart...

I hope you enjoyed these "treasures" today, and that this little time spent enjoying God's creation together was a time of "rest for your soul".

Have a blessed rest of your day and week.