http://www.imperishablebeauty.com Finding Beauty Within (And Not From A Bottle) Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:58:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently, I mentioned one late night where I stayed up cleaning after my family had gone to bed. Inspired by that success, I was prompted to continue that habit - only not so late and before my hubby went to bed. ;) I have to say that I've developed a habit ... http://www.imperishablebeauty.com/2008/10/08/burning-the-midnight-oil-part-2/ God knows our names even before we're born - I suppose that applies to kittens, too. Poor little kitten, cattus vacuus a nomen... just ANY name won't do. Robin's 4O-Words-Or-Less Photo Challenge centers around her daughter's adorable little kitten-of-constantly-changing-names and their search for just-the-right-one! Visit Pensieve's 40 PC for other entries, or ... http://www.imperishablebeauty.com/2008/10/03/cat-without-a-name/ Continuing my "series" on marriage, I finish with the last part of the essay I wrote before my husband and I married, ten years ago... Redemption for the Marriage As Well As the Soul After Jesus' ministry on Earth, many examples became evident for a new way of life. Christ had demonstrated ... http://www.imperishablebeauty.com/2008/09/25/gods-plan-for-marriage-part-4/ It's time for Pensieve's Poetic License - and the subject is one I can really get behind and write about - AUTUMN. This is my 2nd favorite time of year! I just love it! I won't say too much, I'll let the poetry do the talking. Having said that - ... http://www.imperishablebeauty.com/2008/09/25/autumn-sweet-autumn/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="347" caption="Image Source: Google Images"][/caption] Picking up where I left off from last time, let's see what I wrote about marriage after Eve handed Adam that fruit... After the Fall Although the first marriage system was what God had originally intended, He altered the system after Adam and Eve ate ... http://www.imperishablebeauty.com/2008/09/12/gods-plan-for-marriage-part-3/ I'm stepping out of my comfort zone y'all. I'll be growing as a writer, a blogger, and prayerfully as a child of God. What am I talking about? Inspired Bliss. Inspired what? Inspired Bliss is the new faith channel for Blissfully Domestic and will be launching next Monday (if you go look ... http://www.imperishablebeauty.com/2008/09/10/exciting-news-in-the-blogging-front-inspired-bliss/ What does "marriage" look like to a nineteen year old, in love, about to get married? Yesterday I shared the diagram and summary I created for the essay I had to write during our pre-marital counseling.. Today I offer up the first part of my essay, marriage before The Fall. (P.S. I ... http://www.imperishablebeauty.com/2008/09/10/gods-plan-for-marriage-part-2/ I found the most amazing thing while going through some junk stuff oh-so-important papers that needed to be filed! Before getting married (ten years, one month and eight days ago), Big Daddy and I went through some pre-marital counseling with our pastor - complete with the requisite homework of course. While ... http://www.imperishablebeauty.com/2008/09/09/gods-plan-for-marriage/ Higher I laughed into the wind, daringly, boastfully, I laughed and tossed all caution aside. I grabbed hold of the golden reigns Of the silver cloud I was riding, And allowed my dream, my whim, to carry me higher. Is it cheating to use a poem I've written previously? Oh well, too late. :) I wrote ... http://www.imperishablebeauty.com/2008/09/06/higher/ These slithery slinks, cursed Without legs, hugging the contours of her arm Those fearsome fangs, hidden Do they in secret intend her harm? Cold-blooded creatures, symbols Of man's famous Eden fall Now feared, loathed, stigmatized Able to captivate, mesmerize, enthrall. Friday's 40-Or-Less Photo Challenge is hosted by Robin at Pensieve. http://www.imperishablebeauty.com/2008/08/15/serpentine/