"The Earth is the Lord's"

  

"The earth is the Lord's, and all it's fullness,  

The world and those who dwell therein."  

Psalm 24:1

 

  We've had such a beautiful fall this year, with pleasant weather, sunny days, and colorful leaves!  We are thankful!

~Alyssa

Fresno

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Autumn at our place....

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Out the kitchen window...

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Lupines in the Garden

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Life in the Country!

"Blossom" says 'Hi!'. :)

The flowers are blooming!

"Hudson" :)

Oaks trees reflected in one of the many ponds in the area; this one is along our gravel road. Which reminds me... Wednesday afternoon Ana and I went for a walk down our gravel road. It was an amazingly windy day, and the wind blowing through the trees made it really hard to hear anything. Well, we walked down the road a ways and then turned around to walk back - and realized that there was a farmer (with a BIG smile on his face) in an old pickup driving slowly behind us!! :O We had NO idea anyone was behind us! Ahhh! It was embarrassing, but pretty funny too!! I guess we gave him something amusing to tell his wife when he got home! :D

~Alyssa

A Lovely Spring Day!

I took this picture yesterday afternoon when we were outside working in the garden.
It was so pretty out!
~Alyssa

Evening Colors...

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Winter Blossoms...

 

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Winter Wonderland...

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Snow Crystals...

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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made....

"I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

marvelous are Your works,

and that my soul knows very well.

My frame was not hidden from You,

when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.

And in Your book they all were written,

the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!

How great is the sum of them!

If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;

when I awake I am still with You." Psalm 139:14-18

"Your hands have made me and fashioned me;

give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments." Psalm 119:73

"Know that the Lord, He is God;

it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

we are His people and the sheep of His pasture." Psalm 100:3

"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,

which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them"
Ephesians 2:10

~Alyssa

Snow flakes

Large and fluffy!

~Alyssa

We woke up this morning to...snow!

~Alyssa

Way Back When-sday

This is another favorite old picture of mine; Grandpa W. with 4 of his 8 children, (my Dad is the little guy sitting on his dad's lap). Grandpa and Grandma lived on a farm until Dad was about 7 years old. Then they moved into town and had indoor plumbing for the first time! Grandpa was a quiet man who could fix anything and had a bike repair shop out of his garage. I remember being at their home and people would come, especially children, to him to get their bikes fixed.

~Alyssa

Great is Thy Faithfulness

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
there is no shadow of turning with thee;
thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
as thou hast been thou forever will be.

Refrain:
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
all I have needed thy hand hath provided;
great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
sun, moon and stars in their courses above
join with all nature in manifold witness
to thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Refrain

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Refrain
~Thomas O. Chisholm

(These pictures were taken by Mom.) :)

~Alyssa