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My Pretty in Pink Tea…
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I am Thankful for Family which truly is one of the most beautiful things God created for us to enjoy…
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This Friday Vicki at Windows to My Soul is hosting the Carnival of Beauty with the Beauty of Joy as the theme.
I am so pleased that the theme of Carnival of Beauty is the Beauty of Joy!!
I have a dear friend Jody who has always given her children and friends the encouragement to “Choose Joy”! Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ have every reason under heaven to be filled with JOY!
Nehemiah 8:10, “…And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Psalm 4:7, “You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.”
Habakkuk 3:18, “yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.”
Luke 2:10, “And the angel of the Lord said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.”
John 15:11, “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.”
Our Savior is the author of our Joy. He is the one that has put joy in our hearts by redeeming us with His blood. We have every reason to shout for joy to our Lord. The good news was for us and we need to choose joy! Even in the midst of struggles and defeat the joy of the Lord is our strength. We look ahead to the Hope that is set before us with joy for what has already been done for us and for what is being prepared for us in Heaven. This kind of joy will make us beautiful on this earth. When we reflect the joy of the Lord to those around us they will have joy, too!
So dear friends in Christ “choose joy”!
On Friday you’ll be able to click here and see more entries on this theme…
Some encouragement from the Bible and John Piper ~
God pledges to Carry Our Burdens ~
Psalm 55:22, “Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.”
The word for “burden” here is lot. What is your lot in life today? What has providence brought you? In the end, this is of the Lord. And He will carry it for you. It is not meant to crush you or carry you away. It is meant to test your trust in God to carry it for you.”
Psalm 16:5, “The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.”
Psalm 63:8, “My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.”
God Pledges to Carry You – All Your Life
Isaiah 46: 3-4, “Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne by me from your birth, carried from the womb; even to your old age I am He, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.”
It was wonderful to spend an extra day with you this weekend. Blessings on both of you!
ht: Pierced by the Word ~ by John Piper
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Heir of the Kingdom
Heir of the kingdom, O why dost thou slumber?
Why art thou sleeping so near thy blest home?
Wake thee, arouse thee, and gird on thine armor,
Speed, for the moments are hurrying on.
Heir of the kingdom, say, why dost thou linger?
How canst thou tarry in sight of the prize?
Up, and adorn thee, the Savior is coming;
Haste to receive Him descending the skies.
Earth’s mighty nations, in strife and commotion,
Tremble with terror, and sink in dismay;
Listen, ’tis naught but the chariot’s loud rumbling;
Heir of the kingdom, no longer delay.
Stay not, O stay not, for earth’s vain allurements!
See how its glory is passing away;
Break the strong fetters the foe hath bound o’er thee;
Heir of the kingdom, turn, turn thee away.
Keep the eye single, the head upward lifted;
Watch for the glory of earth’s coming King;
Lo! o’er the mountain tops light is now breaking;
Heirs of the kingdom, rejoice ye and sing.
Words: Anonymous, Music: Lowell Mason (1792-1872)
After church on Sunday Dear and I took a drive up the coast to the little beach side town of Carpenteria. After we got there we got a great tip on a Mom and Pop run restaurant where we had a wonderful breakfast with thick bacon and bisquits and gravy. If you are ever in Carpenteria we recommend The Worker Bee Cafe. The wife is the waitress and the husband is the cook who we saw come out of the kitchen to make sure he got someone’s order right. We walked along Linden Ave. and browsed through Magpie Antiques, Homestead Antiques, Hollyhock Cottage, and a candy shop called Robitaille’s Fine Candy. We saw some great old houses and the Historic Methodist Church (now Capinteria Valley Baptist) which was built in 1888.
A LOL side note: In order to post these collages with my minimal space on this blog presentation I have to narrow down the photo. When people are in the photos like myself above you get contorted and narrowed also. So my disclaimer is that I’m not that tall, do not have those longer legs, and am not that thin at present 🙂
Carpenteria is home to the largest known Torrey Pine in existence. Torrey Pines naturally occur in just two locations: Santa Rosa Island in the Santa Barbara Channel, and along the coast near La Jolla in San Diego County. Collected in 1888 as a seedling on Santa Rosa Island, Judge Ward planted it on the grounds of his home (Wardholme). This Torrey Pine thrived and reached beyond its 40 to 60ft. height. In 1988 it measured 128 feet tall, 121 feet wide at the crown, and 20 feet in circumference at four feet off the ground. It was an amazing tree to see. We drove over to the Carpenteria Cemetary where majestic towering oaks remain from the ancient oak forest which originally blanketed the Valley. We drove over to the Carpenteria Cemetary before we headed home and saw some great headstones and majestic Oak trees.
This was one of the most interesting headstones we saw. Dr. Samuel Austin Moffett and Mrs. Lucia Fish Moffett were buried on this site. They were moved to the campus of the Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary in Seoul, Korea on April 20, 2006. Dr. Moffett was a pioneer missionary to Korea. He founded and served as the first President of the Seminary from 1903 to 1924.
Thanks for coming along with us to Carpenteria not to be confused with Carpeteria…
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Welcome back
I’m including this recipe for tea sandwiches that my mom made for us a while back. .
So happy you stopped by my library for tea. You can still see more tea parties at Make Mine Pink.
Any photos missing from my posts are the result of Photobucket blacking out all my photos that I stored on their site since 2006.
Welcome Ladies to Ellen’s
Here’s your seat and let’s enjoy delicacies and delightful conversation.
The Tea has been steeped and is ready for you…
Sugar? One lump or two?
A few sweet delicacies and lots of pink roses.
We hope you will sit awhile and speak kindly of your hostess…
We’re thrilled that you’ve joined us in our little fun.
and that you will leave here remembering everyone.
So relax, enjoy, be still for awhile.
The world will go on without us for now.
We’ll chat, laugh, sip to our heart’s content.
And when it’s all over we’ll be happy we met
So much beauty to enjoy.
So many people to meet
So glad you stopped by to enjoy my pink and moss treats!
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Any photos missing from my posts are the result of Photobucket blacking out all my photos that I stored on their site since 2006.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 