Getting to know you!

I saw something similar to this on someone else's  blog.  I know that I have A LOT of anonymous blog readers from other states and country's, so I thought that it would be fun to get to know all of you!

Your name:

One of your favorite activities:

Your favorite color:

A scripture passage that touches you:

Your favorite hymn:

Your second favorite book:

(assuming the Bible as your first)

Your favorite type of food:

A really funny moment in your life:

I’ll Start.

Your name: Kaylee

One of your favorite activities: Photography

Your favorite color: ORANGE!!!

A scripture passage that touches you: Isaiah 53 (it changes from day to day.)

Your favorite hymn: Lamb of God (this also changes from day to day.)

Your second favorite book:

(Assuming the Bible as your first)

Your favorite type of food: Chinese food

A really funny moment in your life: When it finally dawned on me that a man was asking how long I had home-schooled my kids! ;)

I'll be REALLY disappointed if I'm the only one that fills this in. ;)
No exceptions all you anonymous readers. ! =)

Fernando Ortega- Ruth Graham Tribute

I stumbled on this one day, and thought I would share it with you.  It is a really beautiful tribute!

Winter’s farewell and spring’s cheery greeting

Winter left oh so gently, surrendering to Spring’s demanding cry, it melted away.

This time is a very special time of the year. A time of new life and new beginnings.
You peak outside and notice green everywhere, and little plants appearing out of the moist ground.
I’m reminded again of our spiritual growth.
We start out as a little seed barely noticeable.  It looks like it will take forever before we really seem like were growing, then all the sudden we burst through the ground.  And begin to grow and grow.
We need, like plants, nutrients to help us grow. Soil; A firm foundation in Christ. Fresh air; Fellow believers to encourage our spiritual growth. The sun; God’s grace, and mercy to shed light on us. Rain; trials and tribulations that leave us stronger. Food nutrients in leaves; God’s empowering Word to constantly feed on day by day.


God causes all things to grow
Through every season we know
He will guard the life
That He's planted in our souls
And when we feel the cold winds blow
We'll hold to what we know
God causes all things to grow
~by Steven Curtis Chapman and Steve Green~

 “You heavens above, rain down my righteousness;
   let the clouds shower it down.
Let the earth open wide,
   let salvation spring up,
let righteousness flourish with it;
   I, the LORD, have created it. 

~Isaiah 45:8~

GOD IS SO GOOD!

O Christ, what burdens bowed thy head

 Today at church we sang this beautiful hymn. It touched me when I heard it, and I thought I'd share it with all of you!

Dear Sister

Happy 19th Birthday!

19 Random facts about Marie......

1. She LOVES spending time with her Creator God.
2. She LOVES memorizing the Bible.
3. She is an amazing song writer.
4. She's never been on an airplane before.
5. She literally read  five Joni Eareckson Tada books within a three day period.
6. She Loves to smile.
7. She can eat a lemon with a strait face.
8. She likes correcting math answer keys. :)  (Seriously!)
9. You can literally ask what Hezekiah 1:2 is, and she will either give you the jist of it or quote it to you.
10. Her favorite color is pink.
11. She is a very cooperative camera subject.
12. She would like to visit Israel some day.
13. The minute that she broke her arm, she started looking for her watch that fell off her arm during the incident.  (and then wondered why her arm hurt! :)
14. Late at night you can catch her laughing at anything and everything.
15. She can play the piano super ooper good!
16. She has never been in another country.
17. When she was younger, instead of reading books at the library, she would organize the shelves, and find the books that were out of place.
18. Her eyes are blue, and her nickname is sunshine.
19. She loves life, and she lives it to glorify her Maker!!!!!

For The Beauty Of The Earth.....

For the beauty of the earth, 

For the glory of the skies;

For the love which from our birth,
Over and around us lies;

Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.

For the wonder of each hour,
Of the day 

 and of the night;

Hill and vale and tree and flow'r,

Sun and moon, and stars of light;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.

For the joy of ear and eye,
For the heart and mind's delight;

For the mystic harmony,
Linking sense to sound and sight;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.

 
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child;

Friends on Earth

and friends above,

 For all gentle thoughts and mild;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.

 For Thyself, best Gift Divine,
To the world so freely given,
For that great, great love of Thine,
Peace on earth and joy in heaven.
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This, our hymn of grateful praise.

 Amen!