Wordless Wednesday

I found this picture again and still love it - my fur-boy, Maestro, loves to watch superhero cartoons!

Worth a Thousand Words

I love pictures, the emotions they can convey, stories they tell. So I am glad to join in on this every so often from now on - A Thousand Words Thursday. Check out the originator - Mom Jen by clicking on the button above.

Here's an older favorite of mine, T is 16 years old now, but when he was 7 he was such a boisterous little guy!

Picture Update

These may not thrill some of you like they do me -- but I'm posting anyway! I've been so excited to see this little bush bloom! My old trailer and all the trees on the fence row had held this little beauty back from blossoming every year. Can you believe at one point I thought about getting rid of it because it was so scrawny and ugly and in the way -- now look at it! It's amazing what happens when God's creation is given room to grow! (That includes each of us)

This is a close-up of one of the blossoms...


This is the blossom of the little budling from the previous post...

And a cool shot just for fun...Loved how the clouds in the shining blue sky looked in the mirror!

Some favorite pictures

I finally took time to figure out some new settings on the camera!

Helping out is great!

Friday night as I was organizing (surprise, surprise) around the house and in my office, I realized that the Northside clothing drive was in full swing! AND there was an opportunity to be a part of the "packing party" Saturday morning. So I rearranged a few things to make time for this!



The clothes are all going to a mission couple in Columbia serving over 600 displaced families. The site was incredible Saturday morning! I pull in to hand over my three bags of clothes and shoes and see this semi FULL of stuff! And they certainly needed extra hands to ORGANIZE and pack! Right up my alley.



Inside the truck were kids who brought bags & boxes of stuff to us to separate. Then clothes to long tables to be sorted and repacked into these huge plastic bags. Everything else had to be arranged into categories - household, accessories, shoes, toys, etc. - then repacked into boxes that were of consistent size. Three hours of work and we only got half-way thru!



The morning was great - and I got to reconnect with a couple that had attended GCC last year.



Once that was done, I was on my way to help some more friends with putting the cover on a greenhouse. This was an experience! It took 12 of us to get it done. You have to pull TIGHT to get it nailed on. We were so blessed to have a gorgeous, low-wind day. Otherwise, I'd still be floating over Washington County!



Then back to mom's to gather up homemade yeast rolls and chocolate chip bars to take to Big Bill - wondering all the time if they'd make it to the Peake household or not! And Bill (the younger) mowed my yard - it's looking fabulous lately! Unfortunately, his car blew up on the way to my house. He thinks it's the thermostat and hopes he didn't bust the head. So, leaving the car behind, we make our way to church. Northside was celebrating George Ross's 10th Anniversary - the dedication was so touching! The message was given by one of their youth ministers and it was very relevant to us both. He and some others just got back from a mission trip to Haiti.


And Sunday morning McKay class was was good. I was a little nervous about going, but it was better after I got settled in. Then off to lunch with the Peakes. Mmmmm, hot yeast rolls with butter - they made it to the house! Then Bill and I went to my house to do more yard work, then to my mom's where he found out she has lots of big-boy toys and 13 acres with a creek to play in! He and Tom are going to be getting dirty, I just feel it coming on!

All-in-all - great weekend!

My favorite view - another day

See why I love this view! Each sunrise bring different colors. The horses (the dark blobs to the left) are standing on the horizon. The pond is a reflection pool of light. And all this is enhanced with the new green buds on the tree! And when the sun sets from the other side it lights up the tree's new leaves to this brilliant green. It's gorgeous. Every morning I am reminded that all things were made by Him and through Him, I am His child, and His mercies are new every morning. Have a blessed day!