Finding beauty not in outward adornment, but rather seeking the beauty of the inner self - the unfading and imperishable beauty of a quiet and gentle spirit, a spirit completely in love with Christ. Finding beauty not in acceptance and praise from the world, but instead as a child of the King. Finding beauty not in beautiful things, but discovering beauty in our beautiful God. Finding beauty not in self, but in God's creation and in others. This sort of beauty will never fade, never grow old, never wrinkle and gray. Quite the opposite, this beauty will grow with each passing day, as we grow in our walk with Him.
Verse of the Day
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20, ESV) (Listen)
I cannot tell you how glad I am to be finished with this past week! This past MONTH, really… My family is involved in a local production about the life of Christ and to get that up and going each season, we have all-day-long rehearsals each Saturday in August, and then rehearsals in the evenings the [...]
Have you met Nick Plenty? You need to meet NICK PLENTY, too!! Okay, seriously, I really do *know* Nick Plenty.. I see him on a daily basis, I share three important things in common with him, and I’ve known him for oh, about ten years plus two before that. Hint, Hint. This one is also very good: And they [...]
Me? I was probably kicking and crying a lot. Of course, I don’t remember the day. My mom probably remembers it quite well! How about it, mom - got a labor story to tell? No, the earliest memory I have is from the early toddler years, in a two level home, me on the [...]
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Hello, ladies (and maybe gents) - come on in! The Bloggy Giveaway Carnival is well underway. And. I’m. So. Excited.
Check out this beaded bookmark (made by moi!)
The ribbon is white, the beads are pink, there is one silver bead and a silver heart charm that reads “made with love” to remind us that we have wonderfully made by a wonderful God! This bookmark is good for a smallish sized book, such as a devotional or small bible:
You can use this bookmark like a regular bookmark, or you can slip one of the pages between the two ribbons to keep it from falling out .
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This giveaway will end somewhere around midnight CST on Friday, August 1st - which also happens to by my 10th Wedding Anniversary! Yay!
This month’s poetic license featured the poetic form, Diamante. A form which begins with a subject, and ends with it opposite, and when centered looks like a diamond. (For more specific instructions see here.) My immediate thought was God and Sin. Nothing could be more opposite. But since we have a theme and this month’s theme is emotions or the great outdoors.. you can see that I’m not exactly following the rules here. So consider that one a freebie. If you want a rule-abiding, theme-following poem, you’ll have to read this one:
Breezes
Whispery Caress
Fleeting, Brushing, Skin-Kissing
Flowing Gently. Hushed. Quiet.
Stopping, Ceasing, Halting
Still.
Imagine sitting outside on your porch swing listening to the birds sing, or on a mountain side admiring the beauty of the valley below - in all this seeing the evidence of God everywhere you look, His amazing creation that bears witness to his splendor.
God is good.
For more of June’s Poetic License, visit Pensieve.
How does your writing style affect your blog’s success? Think about your favorite blogs - what do you love about them? Think about your posts that get the most comments - what do they have in common? What was the intent behind the content? Some of the factors that make a well-written post include: Personality, Balance, Interesting Content, and Visual Flow.
Welcome all Bloggy Giveaway Participants! This is my secondary blog, still relatively new, growing as I find my footing for what I want to say, what I want to do. Take a look around, leave me a comment or two, visitate a little if ya will. Feel free to stop by my main blog, too, if ya like.
To give away something that represents myself and my blog, I’m offering up as my first giveaway a quiet time gift basket –including a devotional, a journal, some pens and highlighters, plus a few more fun things to be determined at my whim. I’ll upload a picture once I get everything together. Read the rest of this entry »
