Day One Hundred Ninety Six 2012

My niece Sarah celebrated her 17th birthday this afternoon. She is one of my favorite people on the planet, and I am blessed by her presence in my life. God has blessed her abundantly in every aspect of her life, and it is my prayer that He continues to bless her throughout the coming year as she heads into her senior year in high school. Happy birthday, Sarah! Love you bunches!!

Day One Hundred Ninety Five 2012

Random TGIF

Hope your TGIF is fabulous.
P.S.  Happy 17th Birthday, sweet niece peep, Sarah!

Day One Hundred Ninety Four 2012

Tell me how many beads there are
In a silver chain
Of evening rain,
Unraveled from the tumbling main...
~Thomas Lovell Beddoes

Day One Hundred Ninety Three 2012

A Little Middle-of-the-Week Randomness






God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.
~C.S. Lewis

Day One Hundred Ninety Two 2012

There will be a rain dance Friday night, weather permitting. ~ George Carlin







Heavy rain at my house this morning—a gully washer. Granddaughter Shelby and grandson Elijah saw me outside taking pictures of it and couldn’t resist playing in the mini-river rushing down the street after the downpour. Rain is such a beautiful and rare sight these days that we all stop what we’re doing and stare at it whenever it does start to fall. (And take pictures of it….)