I come to the garden alone.
While the dew is still on the roses.
And the voice I hear,
Falling on my ear,
The Son of God discloses.
He speaks and the sound of His voice,
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing.
And the melody that He gives to me
Within my heart is ringing!
And He walks with me,
And He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own!
And the joy we share…
As we tarry there…
None other has ever known.
-Charles Austin Miles
Then Jesus said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.”
Mark 6:31
Have a nice weekend.♥
Get Ready…
“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?” Isaiah 43:19
“Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.” Isaiah 58:8
“He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it…”
“Just as the earth brings forth her bud,
And as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth;
So the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise
To spring forth…”
Philippians 1:6 , Isaiah 61:11
For as the earth brings forth its bud,
and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth;
so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise
to spring forth before all the nations.
Isaiah 61:11
“For we are a sweet fragrance to God in Christ
among those who have life and among those who perish. “
2 Corinthians 2:15
God placed Adam and Eve in a garden, and I know why!!! :)
I am a writer, and I love blogging, but long before I became a blogger, I was a gardener… I absolutely love it! This morning I got my first gardening magazine for spring, and I felt like a kid at Christmas. I love looking at the pictures and my heart pounds with excitement when I imagine all of the beautiful things that could be a part of my own garden.
Just as the LORD placed Adam and Eve in such a beautiful and peaceful place in the beginning, we too can live in beauty and peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. And one day we’ll stroll through the beautiful gardens of a new heaven and a new earth with Him, and the days will never end.
God Bless you, and have a great week-end!
Faith
“While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat,
and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”
Genesis 8:22
“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.”
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
Yesterday, I glanced out the backdoor and saw, not one, not two, but several beautiful bluebirds, perched on the ledge of our deck! It was so beautiful, and I got so excited, because we usually only see one or two such birds at a time, but it seems that since we’ve added a bird bath to our backyard garden this past spring, we get to see more birds than ever. These lovely little bluebirds were everywhere! On the deck, perched in a now leafless tree, and splashing all about in the rainwater filled bird bath! This was such a treat, such a pleasant surprise and I’m reminded that there are so many such blessings that surround me everyday, and I can’t help but wonder how many go unnoticed…
“O LORD, how manifold are your works! in wisdom have you made them all: the earth is full of your riches.”
Psalm 104:24
“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.”
Isaiah 60:1
Traffic is usually something we try to avoid, right?… But not here!!! :)
Thank you Nizy, @ nackynice.wordpress.com for nominating me for The Traffic Raiser Award! It’s an honor, and I greatly appreciate it. I love your photos, poetry, and delightful posts! Stop by and pay her blog a visit. You’ll be glad you did!
Thanks Nizy.
Guidelines
Seven Facts About Me
And The Nominees Are… :)
harpoftenstrings.wordpress.com
Please stop by and visit these great blogs! I enjoy them and I’m sure you will too.
A great big “thanks” to everyone who follows, “likes”, or comments on this blog. You’re the best! – Faith :)
Thank you Julianna, http://simplyjuliana.wordpress.com/ and also to Spilled Cookies http://www.spilledcookies.com, for nominating me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! It is an honor and a blessing for this blog to be considered an inspiration, and I would like to say that I too am inspired by the comments, and responses that I have received. As the scripture says, “Iron sharpens iron” and that’s exactly how I feel about this blogging experience, as we walk through this life together, relying on God’s word,encouraging, uplifting, and inspiring one another.
Award Guidelines:
1) Display the award logo on your blog.
2) Link back to the person who nominated you.
3) State 7 things about yourself.
4) Nominate 15 other bloggers for this award and link to them.
5) Notify those bloggers of the nomination and the award’s requirements.
Seven things that are refreshing and inspiring for me:
My family, music, gardening, blogging, nice restaurants, vacation, and cooking
My “Very Inspiring Blog Award” nominees- I hope that you take the time to pay a visit, I’m sure that you’ll find them to be very inspiring! :)
Let Life In http://letlifeinpractices.com/
Living Lightly Upon This Earth http://pczick.wordpress.com/
Gracie’s Quest http://lifesearchforchrist.wordpress.com
Daily Bread Devotions /http://rabattyedaily.wordpress.com/
Shillingz N’ Pence http://iamdalea.wordpress.com/
Jump For Joy! http://jumpforjoyphotoproject.wordpress.com/
It’s a God Thing…http://godthang.wordpress.com/
Finding Hope and Peace In an Uncertain World http://learning2bestill.com/
JP Daily http://jpdaily.wordpress.com/
Reflections in the Word http://reflectionsintheword.org/
Mom Told Me To Write A Book http://momtoldmetowriteabook.wordpress.com/
Charis; Subject to Change http://charispsallo.wordpress.com/
I Was Thinking The Other Day About…http://iwasthinking.me/
Growing in Jesus http://jenniferbuczynski.wordpress.com/
Appetite for Life http://appetiteforlifeblog.wordpress.com/
Special Thanks– As I said before, I’m inspired by each of you who read, “like”, or follow this blog. Thank you and God Bless! -Faith :)
Thank you Pastor Chris, pastorchrisjordan.wordpress.com, for nominating me for the “One Lovely Blog Award” It’s a very special honor, and I am humbled. :)
Here are the rules for this award:
Since I have been blessed to have received this award a few times now, and I’m trying really hard to catch up after a long absence, I’m going to have to keep my response short, sweet, and simple.
“Couple Facts About Me”
I love gardening and roses. Pink roses are my favorite!
“Two Very Lovely Blogs”
A Special Thank You
To everyone who reads, “likes”, or follows this blog.
It’s “Lovely” blogging with you! :)
Many smiles and heartfelt thanks, to Francine, francineinretirement.wordpress.com, for nominating me for this award!
It’s truly unique and has a very interesting name! I’m happy to have been chosen to receive it.
Rules
The rules for this award are that you must answer the following ten questions and nominate ten blogs that you think deserve the award. Due to my very busy schedule these days, I will be nominating only one. :)
1. Describe yourself in seven words.
Christian, Wife, Mom, Daughter, Sister, Friend, Smiles!!!
2. What keeps you up at night?
Playing “Words With Friends”
3. Whom would you like to be
Love being me.
4. What are you wearing now
Jean capris and a red T- shirt
5. What scares you
Not scared.
6. What are the best and worst things about blogging
Best Thing /Writing, sharing, making friends!
Worst Thing/ Falling behind and catching up!
7. What was the last website you looked at
My dog groomers
8. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be
Stop and smell the roses more often
9. Slankets, yes or no
What’s that?
10. Tell us something about the person who nominated you
Francine is a retired, Christian, Mom and Grandma, who shares life beautifully through great photography.
My “Mrs. Sparkly Ten Commandments Award” Nominee:
Jesus My Joy, jesusmyjoy.wordpress.com
Special Thanks to those of you who read, “like”, or follow my blog! You’re all very special, and you make me feel really “Sparkly” !!!!
This is such a cute award, and I’m so happy that it was passed on to me by a very special sister blogger, Francine, who like a sister would, shared this honor with all of us girls who follow her blog! How cute is that! I love it! I really admire her blog and her example, and so I’ve decided to follow in her footsteps. I’ll share seven things about myself, and just pass this award on to any other lady who subscribes to this blog! Feel free to simply accept it, post it on your blog, and pass it on. It’s my way of saying thanks for being such an important part of my blogging experience!
Seven Things About Me:
S- Steelers Fan!
I- Into Gardening
S- Sometimes Silly Sense of Humor. :)
T- Trying really hard to think of 7 things!
E- Early. I like to be on time. :)
R- Really good listener
S- So glad to be a part of this blogging community!
Passing on the “Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award!”
All ladies who subscribe to this blog, this is your award too! If you should choose to accept it, feel free to post it on your blog, and let me know! If not, that’s perfectly OK., I totally understand, and I appreciate you all! Thanks again to Francine, for the award, and the great idea of sharing it. :)
Smiles and Blessings!
– Faith
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
It’s such a beautiful day!! A very special thank you to Emi at fourleaves92.wordpress.com, for nominating me for the Beautiful Blogger Award! It’s truly a blessing, and I am deeply honored. The beauty of blogging is that I get the chance to interact, share, and communicate, with so many interesting people, and it’s all right here at my fingertips! It’s very rewarding for me, and I love it. The Beautiful Blogger Award is given for creativity, originality, and contribution to the blogging community. As guidelines suggest, I will list seven random things about myself, and I am happy to list seven blogs that I am nominating for the Beautiful Blogger Award.
The Guidelines:
Seven Random Facts About Me: (Very random)
Here are Seven Beautiful Blogs:
Clover and Thyme; cloverandthyme.com
Photography by Gisele Morgan; giselemorgan.wordpress.com
Francine in Retirement; francineinretirement.wordpress.com
Lee’s Birdwatching Adventures Plus; leesbird.com
Photobotos; photobotos.com
Home and the Range; homeandtherange.wordpress.com
Clayhearts; clayhearts.wordpress.com
A special thank you to those of you who like, read, or follow my blog. Have a beautiful day!!
I would like to express my appreciation, and a very special thank you, to beatrix mana at babydogogos.wordpress.com, for nominating me for this award! This came as a complete surprise, and I am both humbled and honored to have been nominated.In accepting this award, I’ll share a little of what I’ve been up to lately, along with a list of bloggers that I am nominating for the Reader Appreciation Award
“What’s Going On?”
Well its spring, and gardening is one of my great loves, so of course, I’m thrilled, and I’ve been spending a lot of time working outside in our yard. I’ve been unable to garden for the past couple of springs due to a two-year recovery from a surgery where I almost lost my leg and nearly died. Praise God, neither occurred, and, while I am still experiencing the pain and limitations which are the result of this tragedy, I am so thankful that the Lord has blessed me to be able to get out and enjoy my gardens. I love the logo for this award. Sunflowers are one of my favorites. They’re very happy and bright, and that’s just how I feel about receiving this award!
Here are some blogs that I’m sure you’ll enjoy and appreciate reading. I know I do!
Ellen Grace Olinger –ellenolinger.wordpress.com
Mike– emmock.wordpress.com
Lynn– lynnlovesediting.wordpress.com
Florence Kuek–harpoftenstrings.wordpress.com
Brian’s Blog– brianwilliamsen,wordpress.com
Reflections in the Word– reflectionsintheword.wordpress.com
I am very happy, and honored to receive the blogger’s Sunshine Award !
My sincere and heartfelt thanks goes out to NanaDoll, http://momtoldmetowriteabook.wordpress.com, for nominating me for this beautiful award! I absolutely love blogging, and haven’t been at it for long, so this is all still very new for me. It’s my first award with requirements attached, and I’ve been working on meeting them for a little while now, so here we go!
The Sunshine Award comes with a few rules:
About Me:
1. I am very happily married to my college sweetheart.
2. We have three miracle children, (that doctors said we’d never have!) :)
3. I’ve experienced many miracles of healing in my life.
4. I love the Lord. He is my strength, my source of joy and all things wonderful in this life.
5. I love lots of different kinds of music, and I play 3 instruments.
6. I enjoy writing, and I love blogging!
7. I enjoy cooking, homemaking, and gardening.
8. I enjoy English Literature. Jane Austen and Charles Dickens are my favorites!
9. I enjoy eating organic foods, and I’m “practically” vegetarian. :)
10. I enjoy cycling, and other outdoor activities, with family and friends.
Here are a “baker’s” dozen of blogs that I am passing this award on to. They’re like” Sunshine!” Check them out, I’m sure you’ll agree!
1. http:/fourleaves92.wordpress.com
2. http:/artbycamila.wordpress.com
3. http:/washedfeet.wordpress.com
4. http:/365daysofpraising.wordpress.com
5. http:/savannahssong.wordpress.com
7. http:/birdmartin.wordpress.com
8. http:/traveldestinationbucketlist.com
9. http:/frommyfrontstep.wordpress.com
10. http:/todayiprayed.wordpress.com
11. http:/changedbyhim0510.wordpress.com
13. http:/tracielouisephotography.net
These are all wonderful blogs, and there are so many more that I would have liked to mention. Some have already received this award, but I still hate leaving anyone out, so this was a little difficult for me. I’d also like to send out a very special “thank you” to those who follow and comment on my blog. I’m humbled by your interest, and you too, are like “Sunshine” to me!
Smiles and Blessings. – Faith
Faithrises 