Summer is in full swing here. Sweetheart sent me those beautiful flowers on our Anniversary. Yes, Sassy is on the table, and NO, that is not allowed. Those flowers were drawing her like a magnet. She loves them. The spray bottle had to come out to remind her of the boundaries set for her. We had a massive storm come through here on Monday morning. 80+mph winds and rain for a long period of time. We were blessed to have no real damage. We did lose a section of fence, but Sweetheart fixed it good as new! Many neighbors were not so blessed.
We never lose power in a storm, as our lines are all underground, but, even, we had no electricity for a few hours. Once it came back on, the phone, internet, and cable were still out for another 3 days. We survived fine! ;)
I wanted to share the beautiful wallhanging/runner that Debi sent me. It arrived just in time for the 4th! I was so thrilled with it. It is WONDERFUL!
Sassafras has been busy keeping watch over us all.
Flies, or bugs of any kind do not stand a chance in our home! She is Queen of the Fly Catchers! Her only issue is that after she kills them, she can not figure out why they stop fighting back! She swats them around with her paw, and seems quite miffed at the fact that they just lay there lifeless!
Can we talk deep for a minute?
I have been thinking on "joy" a lot lately. It is something that has been missing in my life. Not happiness....I am happy. But J-O-Y....you know the ♫I got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart♫ kinda joy. Life comes in and the cares of the world suck the life out of you. What does it take? Your joy. I had been praying for a long time about joy, asking God to GIVE me some joy. Guess what I learned?
Sometimes, how God gives us something He promises, is by giving us the KEY to that thing. Like joy. How do we get joy? By REJOICING!!!!! Rejoicing is the KEY to joy. Rejoicing in song (lots of high powered praise and worship music playing all day) and reading scripture concerning joy and rejoicing! It gets in you, and after time, you start to feel it! I am in the process, but I am certainly getting joy!
We never lose power in a storm, as our lines are all underground, but, even, we had no electricity for a few hours. Once it came back on, the phone, internet, and cable were still out for another 3 days. We survived fine! ;)I wanted to share the beautiful wallhanging/runner that Debi sent me. It arrived just in time for the 4th! I was so thrilled with it. It is WONDERFUL!
Sassafras has been busy keeping watch over us all.Flies, or bugs of any kind do not stand a chance in our home! She is Queen of the Fly Catchers! Her only issue is that after she kills them, she can not figure out why they stop fighting back! She swats them around with her paw, and seems quite miffed at the fact that they just lay there lifeless!Can we talk deep for a minute?
I have been thinking on "joy" a lot lately. It is something that has been missing in my life. Not happiness....I am happy. But J-O-Y....you know the ♫I got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart♫ kinda joy. Life comes in and the cares of the world suck the life out of you. What does it take? Your joy. I had been praying for a long time about joy, asking God to GIVE me some joy. Guess what I learned?Sometimes, how God gives us something He promises, is by giving us the KEY to that thing. Like joy. How do we get joy? By REJOICING!!!!! Rejoicing is the KEY to joy. Rejoicing in song (lots of high powered praise and worship music playing all day) and reading scripture concerning joy and rejoicing! It gets in you, and after time, you start to feel it! I am in the process, but I am certainly getting joy!Speaking of joy, are you ready for me to share a little bit of my SPECIAL joy??
Oh yeah....grandkids!!!! (and a couple of my own children) Sit back cause there are a few pics here to scroll through!!! We had some water fun today, along with Popsicles, swings, and the sandbox!
TJ has his summer mohawk. I will get use to it about the time Mom shaves it off ;) That face is angelic! Zach has a bit of mischief in his eyes! Then they both get goofy! Boys! LOVE them!
Em enjoyed a couple of Popsicles! That little girl steals my heart!
The sprinkler was a hit!!!!
Hmmmmmm....a brother with a squirt gun.....a sister in his sights.....
It was a one sided war so you know who won!
Oh yeah....grandkids!!!! (and a couple of my own children) Sit back cause there are a few pics here to scroll through!!! We had some water fun today, along with Popsicles, swings, and the sandbox!TJ has his summer mohawk. I will get use to it about the time Mom shaves it off ;) That face is angelic! Zach has a bit of mischief in his eyes! Then they both get goofy! Boys! LOVE them!Em enjoyed a couple of Popsicles! That little girl steals my heart!The sprinkler was a hit!!!!Hmmmmmm....a brother with a squirt gun.....a sister in his sights.....It was a one sided war so you know who won! The girlies love to swing! 
So that is a big dose of joy, eh? Hope you smiled a little bit, and I'll update again soon!
So that is a big dose of joy, eh? Hope you smiled a little bit, and I'll update again soon!
5 comments:
Oh Bren, loved all the pictures of the kids. They are joy indeed. The table runner that Debi made you is awesome. Love the pics of Sassy. Yep, they have to be reminded every once in a while who is boss. LOL Glad you didn't have any serious damage from the storm. We are in an extreme heat warning for the next week. I will be doing everything outside very early. Have a good weekend, my friend.
It was wonderful seeing the kids have fun in the water. I almost got hit with a water balloon the other day, by the neighbor kids but since I was on my way to work they were sweet and didn't hit me. Though they did say I may not be so lucky next time LOL.
Crispy
I love your honesty about Joy Bren. Our church is doing a summer series going through Philippians, "Discovering Joy" and it is lovely.
Great pictures of the kids! :)
Blessings, Alex
So sorry for your big storm...they can create a big mess sometimes! Enjoy your joyful summer!
That's really good stuff about joy! I find that when my joy is waning, it's time to ramp up the gratitude attitude. Some days it is a LOT of work to be thankful, to feel thankful; but eventually it does help to renew our joy.
I love it when you share what the Lord is showing you! :)
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