Please notice the random firewood, toilet paper streamed along the ground (you can view photos of my yard being rolled on facebook, courtesy of Dana Blanchard), rakes, weed killer contraptions, disheveled furniture, random sticks, flower pots and planters with no flowers or plants.... Needs a little work, don't you think? Thus, today's project awaits!
While I was sitting on the porch today (in the orange chair closest to the camera) I realized, I have time to do something today and I am going to make this patio look better! Yay! Oh, and I haven't forgotten to post about the making of the patio, I just want it to look good before I do. There is still more to do (obvious statement of the year), but as you can see, it is coming along.
AND, I have these to work with!
Thanks mom and dad! The chair pictured above, and 3 others that go along with it were mine and Ben's Christmas gift from my parents. I am really excited about placing them around the firepit. Then, we can have you over to enjoy it! I must say, they are pretty comfy and I am actually tempted to just leave them in my living room.
I could really use some flower tips for those planters. Any of you garden gurus have any advice? I'm off to home depot this afternoon to see what I can come up with.
3. Now, on a more serious note:
Can you believe what is going on in Haiti right now? I was watching Today this morning and saw families of missing American students pleading for the government to find their children. I cannot imagine. It hurts me to just watch it, imagine living it. Yesterday my mom asked me where I thought God was in all of this.
Today I read Romans 8, my new favorite chapter of the Bible, if you can have a favorite. It talks about the world being subject to decay because of the fall of mankind....
"18I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. 20For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. 22We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? 25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."
I cannot add to that. I can only say that I pray God is glorified in this tragedy. If you have a minute, read Romans 8 today.
Copy and paste of the scripture courtesy of BibleGateway.com. If you haven't been there, check it out. You can read the Bible in any translation with the click of the mouse.
And, if you are still with me at the end of this, God Bless You! I hope you have a wonderful day!
4 comments:
Go with vincas in the pots. They're my favorite. It may have to be a bit warmer for them, though.
Oh yeah, Betty Clair has learned to cook an awesome pot roast, too. We had it last week after church, and she plans on making that a regular Sunday event. I'm all for it!
What is vincas in the pots? I think the Sunday roast is a good idea!
Thanks for sharing those verses! I needed to be reminded of that! :) Hope you two are doing well!
They come in all sorts of colors!
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