psalm 5:3
all your heart
Yesterday a butterfly…
Butterfly poem ~ Author Unknown
radiance
Wishes for a happy Sunday!
Help Me Find It
Just heard this song for the first time and really like it. Are you familiar with it?
Sidewalk Prophets- Help Me Find It (Official Lyric Video)
Help Me Find It
Sidewalk Prophets from the album Live Like That
I don’t know where to go from here
It all used to seem so clear
I’m finding I can’t do this on my own
I don’t know where to go from here
As long as I know that You are near
I’m done fighting
I’m finally letting go
I will trust in You
You’ve never failed before
I will trust in You
(Chorus )
If there’s a road I should walk
Help me find it
If I need to be still
Give me peace for the moment
Whatever Your will
Whatever Your will
Can You help me find it
Can You help me find it
I’m giving You fear and You give faith
I giving You doubt
You give me grace
For every step I’ve never been alone
Even when it hurts, You’ll have Your way
Even in the valley I will say
With every breath
You’ve never let me go
I will wait for You
You’ve never failed before
I will wait for You
Chorus
I lift my empty hands (come fill me up again)
Have Your way my King (I give my all to You)
I lift my eyes again (Was blind but now I see)
‘Cause You are all I need
Chorus
Rainy Days and Mondays
and Tuesdays
and Wednesdays
and Thursdays and…
almost every day
late afternoon
or evening
heavy rain storms. many severe with lightening and wind.
We broke the recorded record for rainfall in June ~ more than 10 inches.
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My son-in-law posted a photo on fb with this caption: the My house at the end of the rainbow
then, fifteen minuted later, this is what we saw from our front door
a beautiful sky after a storm
Steadfast Love of the Lord
late springtime blooms
Pansy Crepes with Sweetened Cream Cheese
I have heard of adding flowers to salads and using them as garnish, but never thought about pressing them into crepes.
With inspiration from a sweet friend…
and one blooming pansy plant outside the front door…
I didn’t hesitate make a batch of pretty pansy crepes.
Since the recipe in the article called for buckwheat flour that I didn’t have in the pantry, I pulled out my very old, basic crepe recipe.
Though the pansies didn’t add much to the flavor, they sure did make for a pretty and unique presentation!
(I have to admit, they were a little weird to eat)
The original recipe came from a new book, Cooking with Flowers (Quirk Books) by Miche Bacher and includes a recipe for Pansy Syrup to be served with the pansy crepes.
Pansy Crepes with Sweetened Cream Cheese
yield 6-7 crepes
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1 Tbs light brown sugar
1 Tbs veg oil (or melted butter, cooled)
dash ground cinnamon
dash ground nutmeg
dash ginger
Pansy flowers (most florist’ blossoms have been chemically treated and are not safe to eat, If you don’t have untreated flowers growing in your own garden, look for edible flowers at farmer’s markets or natural food stores)
NOTE: I trimmed the pansies removing as much green and leaves as possible. If you trim too close, the petals will separate. Since I had so few flowers, I simply pressed some of the individual petals into the crepe.
Combine ingredients and mix well with a whisk. Refrigerate 1 hour. (this allows flour particles to swell and soften so crepes are light in texture)
Heat a non-stick, 6-inch pan to medium hot; Pour 3 Tbs of batter (just shy of a 1/3 cup measure) into pan quickly tilt pan in all directions so batter covers bottom in a thin film. Cook 1 minute.
Working quickly, briefly remove pan from heat and place pansies, face side up, onto the crepe, pressing gently. Flip crepe and cook 30 seconds longer. Place onto a rack or towel to cool.
Spread with cream cheese filling and fold into quarters; sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar, if desired.
Cream Cheese Filling
1 8-oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla; stir until smooth.
Gladness
Forgive & Forget
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other,
just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:32
I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake,
and remembers your sins no more.
and remembers your sins no more.
Isaiah 43:25
How to Dry Roses
There’s nothing lovelier than fresh cut flowers gracing your kitchen table or brightening a place in your home. But even after the blossoms begin to fade, you can continue to enjoy their beauty by drying them. This how to dry roses technique couldn’t be easier.Continue Reading
Bless the Lord, O my soul
Bless the Lord, O my soul O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I’ll worship Your holy name
10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)” Matt Redman
sweet humility
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.
Rather, in humility value others above yourselves
Philippians 2:3
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:12
All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
1 Peter 5:5
Rainy Day Yard Work
Saturday was cloudy, drizzly, humid and messy. But it didn’t stop us from putting in a long and tiring day of yard work.
(edging berms, weeding, trimming branches, planting, debris removal, pond cleaning to name just a few)
Trying to catch up on all of those muscle and bone-wearying chores that come with yard care.
window boxes filled by a sweaty, disheveled, camera-toting nut that had to change from early morning sweatshirt to sleeveless shirt as the day and hard work progressed.
herb garden tidied
companion and sentry scowled and barked each time I rounded a corner or vanished from sight
flower container returned to front door after cleaning and disinfecting from brood of birds that took up residence for several weeks.
~ i will just say, nasty ~ 
Last spring, our township removed a large tree from the curb edge that had been in decline for several years. In the fall, they took out most of the stump leaving a large mound of wood chips.
John used a hatchet to get more of the stump out and then leveled the surface.
Instead of planting grass seed, he bought sod and we got it down this week.
We also planted a few more raspberry and blackberry bushes.
still more work to be done…
mulch ordered for Saturday delivery. bushes and boxwood still need hedging.
but that was enough for one day. 
i leave you with one last photo from someone who usually (successfully) does many things at one time…
(I did manage to bake a lovely batch of sweet rolls from this over-zealous dough)
All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty
Proverbs 14:23
Hammered Flower Art
It really warms a heart when your little granddaughter hands you a single yellow dandelion with the sweetest, cheesiest smile on her face. Then big sister offers a fistful of grape hyacinths plucked from beneath the trampoline. Preserving spring and their thoughtful gift inspired this project of hammered flower art.