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The Old Book Stands ~ Hymn
The Old Book Stands
From the Word of God light is shining brightly out
O’er life’s ocean, tempest driv’n,
Guiding past the rocks and the hidden shoals of doubt
To the blissful port of Heav’n.
Refrain
The old Book stands! O yes, it stands!
Firm as a rock ’mid shifting sands!
Billows may run high, tempests sweep the sky;
Firmly the old Book stands!
All its promises are more precious, far, than gold,
Or than pearls from deepest sea;
Whosoever will
is the truth it doth unfold,
Precious truth for you and me.
Refrain
In this precious Book is the dear old story told,
Of the Savior and His love;
And with joy we read of the streets of purest gold,
The Jerusalem above.
Refrain
Precious Book of life, let us treasure each command,
Heeding every precept giv’n,
Till the strife is o’er and victorious we stand
With the blood washed throng in Heav’n.
Refrain
Words: John H. Yates, circa 1898.
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:8
July Photo-A-Day Challenge!
I’ve got a lot of catching up to do on the July photo-a-day challenge that Kati is hosting at Kati’s Little Corner of the World. The link up page can be found here.
1. Outdoors…
2. Flower
3. Food
4. Sparkle
5. Grass
6. White
7. Words
8. Drink
9. Calm
10. Busy
Thank you Kati for the photo prompts.
The After Glow…
After the ceremony was over we quickly filled the appetizer table with goodies (forgot to take a photo) and the wedding party went off to take photos at a spot nearby. Many helped to set up the tables for dinner.
We were thankful for the ever increasing shade.
Father and daughter!
Katie and Andrew
Our nieces on Dear’s side of the family, Jenna and Annie. Their sister Kacie was unable to come.
The Bayles cousins!
Dan’s hunting buddies!
The Bayles, Bagdanov cousins!
The wedding photographer is also a friend!
Father and sons…
A photo bomb by dear little Andrew, our newest nephew!
Waiting for the first dance!
Dan and Jamie’s first dance…
Cheers! Until I get permission to post some of the professional shots this will be the last post from the wedding!
This morning our house is quiet as all the wedding guests are now in their own homes tucked into their own beds. My brother and his wife were the last to leave last night and before they left they vacuumed, cleaned the kitchen, cleaned the main floor bathroom and washed and put clean linens back on their guest bed. That is quite a nice treat for me.
I’ll be taking it slow and easy today, how about you?
The Ceremony…
Our son Dan waiting to catch a glimpse of his bride.
Our son-in-law Andrew and our daughter Katie got to walk down an aisle again together.
Our son Josh was Best Man and Jamie’s best friend Maili was the matron of honor. Maili’s daughters were the flower girls and one of her son’s delivered the rings to Dan and Jamie at the right moment in the ceremony.
Jamie and Dan’s sweet flower girls. Little Leini is battling leukemia and is now in an intense part of her treatments to fight off the disease. Please pray for Leini whenever God puts her on your heart and in your mind. She really was serious about dropping the petals as she walked down the aisle.
Jamie’s mom raised Jamie singly and it was fitting for her to walk her only daughter down the aisle.
My brother Steve officiated the wedding and he brought a beautiful message for Dan and Jamie and all of us. One of the main themes was kindness.
Our beautiful new daughter-in-law was radiant!
Man and Wife and we’re glad that they have made a covenant with God to live out their vows forever.
Before the Wedding Ceremony…
Dear and ellen b. before we melted away in the heat.
My brother Tim who was a huge help before, during and after the wedding!
Everyone finding a spot in the shade to watch the ceremony.
Our sons, Dan and Josh.
Our son-in-law Andrew, Dan, Josh and Adam. One of Dan’s groomsmen was unable to attend because his wife was about to give birth at anytime and the father being six hours away was not an option!
Our views on the drive to the wedding. (photo credit to Annie and Jenna)
My next post will be on the ceremony and then one for the reception and dancing.
We are finally getting a wee cool down here in the Pacific Northwest, in the 80’s today instead of the 90’s. What’s happening in your world?
The Fourth at This Old House!
The food that my brother Leonard reminded me to take a photo of, steak, corn on the cob, pasta salad and veggie salad.
Trifle for dessert with red, white and blue highlights!
Katie and Andrew…
Katie, Andrew, Hope and little Andrew!
Hope and Andrew’s parents! They live in Texas.
My brother Steve and Dear. Steve and Kelly live in Southern California.
We broke the 4th of July heat record here in the Seattle area…92. Too hot to do much of anything but hydrate! Our town does not allow fireworks so our guests moved over to my sister’s house across the way from us when darkness approached. Her house happens to be in a city that does allow personal fireworks.
We’re getting ready to watch the Women’s World Cup Final Game now…go U.S.A.!
How was your weekend?
To God Be the Glory! ~ Hymn
To God Be The Glory
To God be the glory, great things He has done;
So loved He the world that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life an atonement for sin,
And opened the life gate that all may go in.
Refrain
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory, great things He has done.
O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,
To every believer the promise of God;
The vilest offender who truly believes,
That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.
Refrain
Great things He has taught us, great things He has done,
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
But purer, and higher, and greater will be
Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.
Refrain
Words: Fanny Crosby
Living in a land with freedoms is wonderful but the freedom that Christ gives us when we are pardoned from our sins is even more priceless. Thank you Lord!
Happy 4th of July weekend everyone!
Happy 4th of July America!
We are having a heat wave here in the Seattle area and were so blessed to be invited to dear friends with a pool this past week. I thought this would help make it feel cool for our celebrations. I will show all my decorations for the 4th next week!
Happy 4th of July to all our friends and family in the U.S.A.
On Sunday we’ll be watching the Women’s World Cup championship game between the U.S.A. and Japan!
Have a safe and sane weekend!
Lift, Pinch, Swipe, Nick…
…is what this post is all about. The following photo collages from Dan and Jamie’s wedding day were nicked from my sister, nieces, or whoever shared them on Facebook!
Thank you Melissa!
Thank you Lana!
Thank you Michelle!
Our family on the top and our nieces on Dear’s side in the bottom shot, too.
My brothers and sisters.
I will be sharing more individual shots from the wedding that I managed to take on another day. We are still celebrating here at this old house with family. It’s still really hot! Yesterday a few of us went canoeing on Lake Washington. Fifteen of us enjoyed Tequila Tuesday at Dear and my Mexican haunt. We came home to watch the U.S.A. women win their World Cup Game against Germany and then despite the heat lit a fire so the kids could make s’mores! The fun continues…
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 