Thankful

I'm trying to remember to be thankful for these things all year round, not just on the 4th Thursday in November. Here is what means the most to me at this time.

God's creation

The beauty of fall's color.

The fact that Jesus went through all the physical agony of the cross to bear my sin, yet His physical pain at that time was nothing compared to the weight of the guilt of all the sin of the world at the moment just before He said "It is Finished"

My wonderful family. All 12 of them are very special to me.

Warm weather.

Music

Friends who hang around me even when I'm not super takative or happy.

A wonderful church where people love God and each other.

Thunderstorms

Air Conditioning

Bicycles

A God who never gives up on me and never loves me any more or less.

[photos in this post don't necessarily go with the content]

Autumn

Every fall, even though I don't live up north where the colors are spectacular, I am amazed by the beauty that can come from something that's dying. As long as the leaf holds on to the dull green of late summer, the true beauty within can never be revealed. But in the process of dying comes something spectacular and breath-taking and beautiful.

May my life be beautiful to those around because I'm dying to me - my plans, dreams and goals.

May my Father's beauty shine through.

Turk's Cap

Sometimes it's fun to look through old (ish) pictures and find ones that I never did anything with.

It's kinda like going on a treasure hunt while still seated at your computer.

I like this flower a lot. Even though it is red. It's just so unique.

Hidden

[Even when you can't see Him, Jesus is there.]

Read the Bible, whether you understand it or not, and the Holy Spirit will bring back some word of Jesus to you in a particular set of circumstances and make it living.

~Oswald Chambers

No mistakes

[though sometimes it seems my heart would break, there's a purpose in every change He makes;

that others would see my life and know that God makes no mistakes]

"But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me,

I shall come forth as gold."

Job 23:10

Dallas Sunsets

In case you wanted to know, all these were shot from my window at the Dallas Ministry Center and none of them are edited.

Sunsets amaze me. Every time. My God is amazing.

Peach Pie

Rachel and Brenda made pies out of the peaches our neighbors gave us. They were really good peach pies... good enough that we didn't even have to have ice cream!