Sunday, October 10, 2010

My Fall Flowers and New Landscaping Scheme

 North Side

West Side

West Side

 West Side

 West Side

New Shrub

 South Side


 Ornamental Grass

We planted numerous bulbs in this section.
It will be gorgeous next spring!


Previously, our landscape scheme consisted of wooden timbers
placed in sharp 45-degree angles serving as boarders.

Now we have curved borders without the timbers. :)



Friday, August 20, 2010

Time Freeze





The Little Blue Metro That Could...The Continuing Saga


Once upon a time...


The Little Blue Metro continues to carry his brother, the man,


To art school they go just as fast as they can.


While the father of the family of four,


Maintains Little Blue and keeps him restored.


He checks the tires, the oil, and gas;


He takes the time to make him last.


BUT, poor father, with his head in a fuzz,


Forgot to put the oil cap back where it does.


Brother, the man, calls father in a hurry,


Father, "The Metro, he's smoking.  I'm worried."


In a flash, father by Metro's side


As father lovingly cleaned poor Metro's hide


Covered with oil and soot


Little Blue Metro's engine, not kaput!


The Little Blue Metro continues to carry, his brother, the man


To art school they go just as fast as they can.


Day after day and many days more,


Thankful for Metro's faithful service to the family of four.


Through crashes and smashes and oil smoke, galore!





I'm a little late with this post as this actually happened December of 2009.
And the Little Blue Metro lives on...

The Little Blue Metro That Could

The Little Blue Metro That Could, Again

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Strongman's Houses

 This is one of the houses in which Strongman worked.
 Here's another one.

The following pictures are the current house Strongman is working in. 
The island in the middle of the kitchen.


The countertops are made of granite.


The view from the kitchen looking into the family room.


I just loved these cupboards and stainless steel appliances!


This view is looking out from the living room onto the lovely deck. 
The underside of the deck roof needs to be finished.


Just look at this sink... 
almost too pretty to use!


This is the dining area. 
You can see out the windows to the deck and the lovely wooded area behind the house.


This is one of the bathrooms.
Do you see Strongman in the mirror?


Here's the view from the deck.



This is the "mud room."
Can you imagine muddy feet tracking through?


This is the view of the living room into the kitchen.


This is the master shower made for two.



This is the master bedroom.


Another view of  the master bathroom.


Here's Strongman with his gas furnace.


More kitchen pics.
Dreaming of the meals I could cook on this baby.


Can you imagine waking up to this view?

There's a full kitchen and bedroom downstairs as well.



These stairs led to the deck.
No landscaping has been completed.


These are the stairs leading to the basement.


My pictures are out of order, sorry.
This is the combination covection oven and microwave.
The microwave can also be used as a second convection oven.


Stongman's neat duck work.


Isn't this walkway unique?
Again, no landscaping has been completed.


This house has 4,000 square feet (equivalent to more than 3 of our houses),
has five bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms.
I want to know, "Whose going to clean it?"


I am so proud of the quality work Strongman does.
I am thankful he was able to start up his business again!

Monday, June 14, 2010

I'm So Excited, and I Just Can't Hide It!!!

Our microscope was delivered to day, and I'm just so excited!! 
Fire and I will be studying human anatomy and physiology this fall,
therefore purchasing a good microscope was essential. 
To my delight,
I was able to use my digital camera to capture these shots. 


Let's play a game! 
Who can identify the most microscopic images?

Contestants must be under 18 years of age.

You may leave your answers as a comment to this blog,
but I won't post them until the winner is announced.

Game ends June 30, 2010!

The winner will get a prize!!!!

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I love playing with the microscope. 
I feel like a little girl at Christmas. 
God has woven into me such an appreciation for His creation. 
My Heavenly Dad is totally AWESOME!!!





Friday, June 4, 2010

My Flowers, Herbs and Facebook Thoughts


Is it faith or dysfunction that causes one to repeatedly place one's hand on a hot burner and expect not to be burned?

The reason I live is to worship You, my Jesus! Thank You so much for being with me the past four days at work. It's all about YOU!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!! :)

Tonight the Lord revealed my four main spheres of influence. As I pondered them, I realized how much favor He has poured out on me for three of them. But now I need to pray about that fourth area. I will manifest the favor the Lord has been liberally giving me. This arena is NO MATCH FOR THE MOST HIGH GOD!!!! Favor in the fourth sphere, in the great and awesome name of my Jesus!!!! AMEN!!!

Extrapolation: to project, extend, or expand (known data or experience) into an area not known or experienced so as to arrive at a usually conjectural knowledge of the unknown area b : to predict by projecting past experience or known data

In simpler terms, extrapolation is taking a pattern of known data, and then predicting unknown data by continuing the trend of known data.




As Christians, we may know something about someone (data), but do not know the whole story about them. The temptation is to extrapolate the rest of the story (data). This a form of extrapolation, and it is a practice that hurts others. Godly discernment does not extrapolate!



Did you know that Charles Darwin took known data, identified a trend in that data, and extrapolated the rest of the data? The result is what we now know as the theory of evolution. Holy Spirit empower us not to extrapolate!!!! For Your glory, Jesus!!!!! AMEN!!!!!




My heart dances with You, Jesus!


When discerning wrong, prayer is always appropriate, but action to correct the wrong is not necessarily correct. The Lord must direct our words, our steps, our actions.
The Lord reminded me of that yesterday through a prophetic email by Chuck Peirce. We must have been given the authority by God to address an injustice ...or wrong, even if that injustice or wrong directly impacts
us.
 
"I heard a breathtaking definition of 'justice' this week: The restoration of every violation of love," from AJ Butel's "Any Battles We are Facing are in His Hands!"

Daddy, You are the God of Justice. (Isaiah 30:18) You know every heart and its motive, and make all circumstances turn for good, because we love you and... are called according to Your purpose. (Romans 8:28) We will worship You in the battle, fall down on our faces as did Jehoshaphat and watch You set ambushes for our enemies! (2 Chronicles 20:18-23)

We are most Christlike when we pray for those who speak falsely against us, who mistreat and abuse. Just like Jesus, we can say, "Father, forgive them for they don't know what they are doing." Luke 23:34 And it's true, the people who hurt us don't know what they are doing. The greatest expression of Christ's love is... to pray that their deception is broken.



Ezekiel 3:17-19, is a sobering responsibility. We must speak only out of a desire to save the one caught in sin. Protect us from loose tongues and judgemental attitudes. Holy Spirit fill our hearts with Your heart, so that our words, would always reflect Your desire to save. Give us the ability to see to the heart ...of a matter, to see a person as You see him. All for You, Jesus!!!! AMEN!!!


Accusation when guilty is difficult, but justified. Accusation when innocent is even more difficult, but guess what, Jesus was innocent and condemned as a sinner. If we want to be like Jesus, we will suffer false accusations. What makes us Christlike is how we handle these false accusations. Empower us Holy Spirit!!! Open eyes to Truth!!!


Men will believe what their hearts choose to believe. If the evil one can manipulate hearts, then deception's door is wide open. No man can cause another to see the truth, only Truth can reveal it!!!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

I Will Cause Things to Be Blown Out of the Way...I Will Cause the Wind to Come at Your Back

The following corporate prophetic word was given by Eileen Fisher on April 27, 2010 during her weekly Prophetic School of the Holy Spirit meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado:

The article can be found on the Elijah List Website.


A "Strange" Wind is Blowing


As I was singing, the Lord was showing me a strange wind. And it was a strange wind because it wasn't going the normal direction, it was going the opposite—like how you would see a tornado going a certain way, but it would be unwinding.


And the Lord said, "Many of you have been caught up, and things have been wound up around you. And it's like you're not sure where you're going to be set down—and it's kind of like this wind that is out of control. It's like an unknown wind—something that's not familiar, that you can go back to and say, 'This is that.'"


And I heard the Lord say, "I am the One who holds the wind in My hand. And I will cause things to blow into place that need to be blown into place. I will cause things to be blown out of the way that need to be removed out of the way. I will cause the wind to come at your back—to push you and to place you where I would have you.


"For," He said, "the wind is going to come stronger and stronger and stronger." He said, "You will even hear your own weather channels talking about the strange wind. I will confirm this strange wind to you, because you will need to be prepared to recognize what is My wind and what is not.


"For some will come and they will preach a gospel and it will sound like a gospel of purity and love, but it will not be the Gospel of power and a sound mind. And it will play and do tricks in the soulish realm, but it will not be moved nor led by My Spirit. And," He said, "the wind will come against you, and you will feel this wind, and you will say, 'This is strange, for this is not the wind of the Holy Spirit of God.'"


"There is Going to Come a Conviction of  My Spirit that Will Cause Your Nation to Come Back..."


God said, "I am raising up an army." He said, "The giant is merely stretching, but the giant is going to stand. When this giant comes, it will be Me. And it will be Me who comes as the God of fire; the God who brings down purification and holiness over this land; the God that rains down justice.


"For I am about to start to remove things like dominoes. For I am taking the dominoes that are really out of place and I'm taking them off of the table. You are going to see even those that I have had encased come forth, and they will speak My tongue. And they will say, 'This is good, and it will be good.' And they will say, 'This is bad, and it will be bad.'


"For your nation is in a season of calling good evil and evil good. But," He said, "there is going to come a conviction of My Spirit that will cause your nation to come back and align with the royal priesthood. For I have a multitude of holy priests walking this land." He said, "Look around, you are My holy priests. For you are the temple of the Holy Spirit. And I say unto you, even a few of you can put ten thousand to flight.


"But remember this: Do not, do not, do not pick up the battle in the soulish realm, but stay in the Spirit. For your battle is not against flesh and blood. It (the soulish realm) may manifest, but it is not the moving force. You are to go after the moving force. The spirit of rebellion is crossing your land rapidly, and rebellion is witchcraft. For it is leading others astray, saying, 'Seek your own, seek your own.' For it is saying, 'Unjust! Unjust! Justify me!'


"Man Can Only Be Justified by the Blood of My Son"


"I say unto you, man can only be justified by the Blood of My Son. And this will be the battle cry of My move: 'There is power in the Blood, there is power in the Blood.' How I long to hear the songs of Blood, rejoicing in the knowledge of the death and the resurrection of My Son.


"How I long to hear people speak and apply My Blood, and know that there is life in My Blood. For I say unto you, the blood of the innocent that has been poured over your land is going to be cleansed when My holy fire and Blood come back over this nation.


"For this is My nation. And I shall not yield it to another," says the Lord your God. "In fact, you are going to see My hand come so heavy from the top to the bottom. And I tell you this, it is in a cupped position. And I will tip My hand over so slightly, where My Blood will be poured out in hidden places. And they will cry out for mercy, because they will not be able to stand, and they will not be able to understand what has touched them. And it will have been the knowledge of the Blood of My Son.


"For I say unto you, tonight I am giving each one of you a unique gift. You are going to see the Scriptures become more fully alive to you about My Son's Blood. You will see it in the quiet of your own private time. You are to meditate on My Son's Blood. You are to recall the power of the death and the resurrection of My Son. You are not to shelve it for Easter, but you are to practice it for ecstasy—and I say ecstasy which will bring down My presence. For it will be Heaven has entered the earth. For it did in My Son, and so it does in you. For did I not say in My Word, My Kingdom dwells within you?


"Let My Kingdom flow. Let My Spirit flow. Do not look to the left nor to the right. Do not listen to those that would compromise, afraid of offending—but, set your face like flint. Do not compromise, but offer the power of My Spirit, for in this is victory," says the Lord your God.


Thank You, Father.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Fire's Track Trek



Tuesday, April 27, 2010

If We are the Body by Casting Crowns

I heard this song on the way to work on Sunday morning.  Later on a co-worker retold a story in which he had been hurt by the Body.  This man was not saved and had no idea of was it was to live like a Christian.  My heart sank as I listened to his painful recollection.

I realize many of us are loving and reach out to the unlovely, but I also realize we still have a long way to go.


It's crowded in worship today


As she slips in

Trying to fade into the faces

The girls' teasing laughter is carrying farther than they know

Farther than they know



CHORUS

But if we are the Body

Why aren't His arms reaching

Why aren't His hands healing

Why aren't His words teaching

And if we are the Body

Why aren't His feet going

Why is His love not showing them there is a way

There is a way



A traveler is far away from home

He sheds his coat

And quietly sinks into the back row

The weight of their judgmental glances tells him that his chances

Are better out on the road



CHORUS

But if we are the Body

Why aren't His arms reaching

Why aren't His hands healing

Why aren't His words teaching

And if we are the Body

Why aren't His feet going

Why is His love not showing them there is a way



Jesus paid much too high a price

For us to pick and choose who should come

And we are the Body of Christ



Chorus (2x)

If we are the body

Why aren't His arms reaching

Why aren't His hands healing

Why aren't His words teaching

And if we are the body

Why aren't His feet going

Why is His love not showing them there is a way



Jesus is the way

Thursday, April 8, 2010




"The Governor’s Awards offers York an extraordinary opportunity to shine a spotlight on the diverse creativity in our own community. While the planning committee could not include all of the talented artists who live and work in our county, we have tried to include a representative sample of artists who make York a not-so-well-kept artistic secret." 




Consecrated's photo-realistic 3d model of his Les Paul guitar is being displayed at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center today in York for the 2010 Governor's Awards.

I am proud of you, my son!!!









This is a 3 dimensional model, not a digital photo. My creative son built this guitar, piece by piece, on the computer.


I am proud of you, my son!!!

Monday, April 5, 2010

A Beautiful History by Plumb

I worked dayshift on Sunday, and while driving there I heard this song on the radio. It ministered deeply to my heart, because when I have felt afraid or made mistakes, He has ALWAYS called my name. It's all just another stroke of the pen of my beautiful history with Him. As you listen to this song, prepare to be touched in your spirit.



I have made mistakes
and I have been afraid
I have felt alone
Then you called my name

Things were crashing loudly
Happening all around me
But you're still small voice
Was all that I could hear

I am here
I'm holding you
You'll make it through this
I am here, I am here
x2

Whenever you run away
whenever you lose you're faith
It's just another stroke of
the pen on the page

A lonely ray of hope
is all that you need
to see
a beautiful history

Well I have been such a fool
when I have known the truth
I've wasted so much time
Doing what I want to do

I've been living solely
for myself and myself only
but your still small voice
is whispering


Whenever you run away
whenever you lose you're faith
It's just another stroke
of the pen on the page

A lonely ray of hope
is all that you need
to see
a beautiful history

I toss and turn and scream
I try to do everything
with two feet on the ground
I just keep falling down again

I feel so far from home
Completely on my own
and then I hear you say
I am here, I am here


Whenever you run away
whenever you lose you're faith
It's just another stroke of
the pen on the page

A lonely ray of hope
is all that you need
to see
a beautiful history
a beautiful history
a beautiful history

Checkout Plumb's Website and Facebook Site

Monday, March 29, 2010

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Carrie Underwood vs Myles

More creativity from my awesome son!  Enjoy a good laugh!!!

Monday, March 8, 2010

My Dear Lord, I Love the Way You Speak!

THE TRUMPET by Bill Burns -- March 8, 2010:


Come with Me on this journey into the unknown. Come with Me and depend upon Me as your guide. Come with Me and let My Spirit empower you. As you go test the spirits; lean not upon your own understanding but lean upon My wisdom; eat of the food I will give you; drink of the water I will give you. Recognize the enemy is after you, but also remember that I will lead you into victory. For it is My purpose and My choice and it is by My power and authority that you will stand in these perilous times. Most of all, I say, do not dread the journey but rather come to this understanding that if I am walking with you and if I have become your guide, this journey will be one of utmost joy. Get ready to move to higher ground. Get ready to walk upon the path I have prepared for you. For indeed these are the days of My glory and the fulfilling of all things. These are the days of the restoration of that which has been lost among My people. I am the Lord God and I come to take you to places you have not yet been; to places you have not yet experienced. I come to give you visions and prophetic words, words of wisdom and words of knowledge that you have not yet spoken. So, I say again, come and come with joy, says the Lord.



SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND by Marsha Burns -- March 8, 2010:

You may think that the current spiritual environment is strange, but I am testing you and trusting you with My silence, says the Lord. This is to see whether or not you will stay with the leading of My Spirit. Will you be still when there is only silence, or will you continue on without divine direction? Take this opportunity to be still and be at peace even when the enemy is taunting you about being unproductive. Be resolute and do nothing until you truly hear My voice.

Isaiah 30:21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it," Whenever you turn to the right hand Or whenever you turn to the left.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Precious Lord Take My Hand

Precious Lord Take My Hand
Words & music by Thomas A. Dorsey



Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I'm tired, I’m weak, I’m lone
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home

When my way grows drear precious Lord linger near
When my life is almost gone
Hear my cry, hear my call
Hold my hand lest I fall
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home

When the darkness appears and the night draws near
And the day is past and gone
At the river I stand
Guide my feet, hold my hand
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home

Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I'm tired, I’m weak, Lord I’m worn
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand precious Lord, lead me home


As performed by Selah