this fellow was peeking in our front window 

at us yesterday!

 

 

knit scarf

Herrschners Macro Fleece

Better is one day in Your courts 

than a thousand elsewhere;

I would rather be a doorkeeper 

in the house of my God

than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

Ps. 84:10

 

summer geranium 

 

winter sunrise

"The wind blows wherever it pleases.

You hear its sound, 

but you cannot tell where it comes from

or where it is going.

So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
John 3:8

 

Hope these Praying Mantis babies

are surviving this winter ok.

Can't wait to see them in the spring!

Jesus answered,

"The work of God is this:

to believe in the One He sent."
John 6:29

 

more fabulous color 

in the houseplants

while waiting for spring.

 

Child's top-down raglan knit sweater.

Lion Brand Homespun yarn. 

Tumbleweed colorway.

"For God did not send His Son into the world 

to condemn the world,

but to save the world

through Him."

John 3:17

 

clean coop + fresh straw = happy, happy kids!

 

patiently waiting for the rest of the snow to 

disappear so they can play!

But Jesus would not entrust Himself to them,

for He knew all men. 

He did not need man's testimony about man,

for He knew what was in a man.

John 2:24-25

 

looking forward to the singing of the 

grasshoppers....

 

child's knit sweater.

top-down raglan.

playing with scraps of

RedHeart SuperSaver yarn.

Yet to all who received Him,

to those who believed in His name,

He gave the right to become children of God.

John 1:12

 

bug on a leaf....

 

a perfect treasure find at the Goodwill store.

Jesus looked at him

and loved him. 

Mark 10:21

 

bright colors in the house!

 

can't wait to start stalking bugs again!

From the fullness of His grace

 we have all received one blessing after another.

For the law was given through Moses;

grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 1: 16-17

 

dreaming of summer days.....

 

playdate!!!

Through Him all things were made;

without Him nothing was made that has been made.

In Him was life,

and that life was the light of men.

John 1:3-4

 

Good Morning! 

 

 

knit neckwarmer

Whom have I in heaven but You?

And being with You,

I desire nothing on earth.

Ps. 73:25

 

first b-b-q of the year!!

 

 

child's crocheted hat. 

Take your evil deeds out of My sight!

Stop doing wrong,

learn to do right!

Seek justice,

encourage the oppressed.

Defend the cause of the fatherless,

plead the case of the widow.

Is. 1:17

 

Junco

 

 

child's knit mittens

Lamb's Pride WW yarn

But as for me,

it is good to be near God.

I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge;

I will tell of all Your deeds.

Ps. 73:28

 

The highlight of each day!

 

Rocky

 

Larry

The day is Yours, and Yours also the night;

You established the sun and moon.

It was You who set all the boundaries of the earth;

You made both the summer and winter.

Ps. 74:16-17

 

Yesterday's diamond dust

sprinkled on everything!

So very beautiful!

 

knit hat. 

My flesh and my heart may fail,

but God is the strength of my heart

and my portion forever.

Ps. 73:26

 

winter wonderland....

 

child's hat 

worked on the KK loom

"But you are not to be like that.

Instead, the greatest among you

 should be like the youngest,

and the one who rules 

like the one who serves."
Luke 22:26

 

the kids were out enjoying the sunshine

yesterday!

 

crocheted hat. 

Sensations Angel Hair Stripes yarn

But for me, I will always have hope;

I will  praise You more and more.

Ps. 70:14

 

windows of gold on the elevator this morning....

 

beautiful sunrise this morning!

My mouth will tell of Your righteousness,

of Your salvation all day long,

though I know not its measure.

Ps. 70:15

 

more beauty falling from the sky....

more clean up to be done....

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;

may those who love Your salvation always say,

"Let God be exalted!"
Ps. 70:4

 

a calm and relatively nice 

morning to get some work done outside.

"He is not the God of the dead,

but of the living, 

for to Him 

all are alive."
Luke 20:38

 

What a great surprise to see that we had a tomatoe 

plant growing in the spinach pot! 

Imagine our even greater surprise to see that it 

has buds!!

 

It is so wonderful see our house plants

blooming in the middle of the winter!

Praise be to the Lord,

to God our Savior, 

who daily bears our burdens.

Ps. 68:19

 

I guess I should put the projects on hold for a bit

and get busy with the shoveling!

 

  

crocheted hat. 

And now these three remain:

faith, hope and love.

But the greatest of these is love.

1 Cor. 13:13

 

Yesterday:

the calm before the storm

 

  

so many projects....

so little time....

Praise be to God,

who has not rejected my prayer 

or withheld His love from me!

Ps. 66:20

  

I must be ready for spring!

I dug out a few mustard seed from the pickling spice bottle

and planted them! 

They are growing!!

 

multi-directional  knit scraf

Let the righteous rejoice in the Lord

and take refuge in Him;

let all the upright in heart praise Him!.

Ps. 64:10

 

A winter wonderland

this morning.

 

Rabbit under the Lilac bush.

 

 

crocheted hat. 

...would he thank the servant

 because he did what he was told to do?

So you also, 

when you have done everything you were told to do,

 should say,

'We are unworthy servants; 

we have only done our duty."

Luke 17:9-10