Smile

 Hope this little one makes you smile.  I did.  A thief he may be but certainly a cute one.

Let me know if you have something that is making you smile this week.  Have a blessed one.

Hugs

Debbie

"A happy heart makes the face cheerful..." Prov. 15:13a

First Frost

 

This weekend brought us our first frost of the season.

The calendar may not show that fall has arrived but the white ground says autumn is here.

This brave sunflower is holding on hoping for a few more summer days.  Likewise the tomatoes in the background need a bit more heat to ripen.  

A frosty morning may be lovely but am hoping that warmer days will return and grant us a bit of reprieve.

To my way of thinking summertime is never long enough.  So I am off to enjoy the last moments of the season.  

See you all in the fall!

Have a blessed week.

Hugs

Debbie

"And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years."  Gen. 1:14 (NIV)

    

Be Kind

Prayer Journal For September

  The title of my prayer journal this month is "Be  Kind".

   I have even spotted certain signs along the road  that remind one to practice this virtue.

    What an appropriate message for the present time we are living.

 Like tiny seeds that started these morning glories traveling through out the garden; so it is with a small seed of kindness sown into someone's life.

It can grow and encompass others.  

Possibly even reaching farther afield than where one lives.

 Just maybe one kind act could make a difference in our community, our nation, and our world.

My prayer is that each of you will encounter a bit of kindness this week and  pass it on.

Hugs

Debbie

"But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy."  Titus 3:4 & 5a (NIV)

Dusk

In September dusk begins to arrive early.  

The crickets start to sing .  They make one want to stop and linger - to savor this peaceful time...  

To gather a few veggies for tomorrow's meal...

and enjoy the view before dark claims the end of the day.

Yes mornings are wonderful but just before nightfall is lovely too.  Hope all of you have a blessed week.  

Hugs

Debbie

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."  John 14:28 (NIV)