Treasures

Here are a few January treasures I am enjoying. 

A Baltimore oriole nest hanging from a branch.  Glad I took time to look up.

A hedgerow of dried weeds and grasses.  Gathered they make wonderful arrangements and great inspiration for sketching.

As you can see some made their way indoors. 

 Who doesn't enjoy a blue sky this time of the year...

or when the light peaks through the clouds.

  Naturally these two count as special treasures.  

Last but not least am enjoying this treasure of a book.  It was written during the pandemic by Bex Partridge.  A wonderful resource for all of us who like to gather and design with dried flowers.  

Well hope friends you will share some of your January treasures.

Take care and God Bless!

Debbie

"in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge ." Colossians 2:2b-3 (NIV)   

October

Hoping everyone is enjoying a lovely start to October.

It seems that the bluest skies accompany this time of the year.

 There doesn't appear to be a cloud in the sky.

One certainly can enjoy taking time "to look up" on a day like this one.

Wishing each of you some of October's blue skies. 

Hugs

Debbie

"The heavens declare the glory of  God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands."  Psalm 19:1(NIV) 

Quiet

 ..."He will quiet you with his love"...Zeph. 3:17 (NIV)

..."In quietness and trust is your strength"... Isaiah 30:15 (NIV)

"The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools."  Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV)

"Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life"...1 Thessalonians 4:11a (NIV)

Praying each of you finds some quiet time this coming week.

Hugs

Debbie

..."He leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul."  Psalm 23:2 (NIV)

June

The month of June is already gifting us with lovely picturesque moments.

Pink poppies and larkspur are in full swing.

Abundant sunshine and blue skies lift hearts...

while fresh picked strawberries wet appetites.

A special scene such as this is sure to bring a smile.

Speaking of smiling - here is someone else who seems to be enjoying this beautiful month of June!   Hope you all are too.

P.S.
Thank you everyone for your sweet words , thoughts and prayers at the loss of my dear father.   They mean so much.

Hugs Debbie

Angels

Are they among us?   I believe so!   Yesterday hubby and myself may have met a couple.

It was a cold blustery day.  A good time to visit the mall and do some window shopping.   In our walk around we came upon a woman and her yellow Labrador Retriever.    Somewhat unusual to see a canine in this setting.    
 
 

 Being dog lovers my husband and I stopped to talk to this smiling lady.  We asked permission to pet her sweet boy.  Turned out that Junior (his name) was a therapy dog.  He had a huge personality that matched his size.   My husband had some popcorn and asked if a treat could be shared with him.   She said "Only if he works for it".   Junior was told to sit and to shake hands.  He did this excellently.

 In the conversation we learned that this twosome go to nursing homes and facilities that have folks in need of a warm loving touch.  They spend time being a blessing to those who are lonely and hurting.

As we said our goodbyes it came to me that these two were angels in disguise.

 So often one overlooks the evidence of goodness.  It appears in many shapes and forms  Sometimes it is found in four legs as well as two.   If we take time to look we might just see that there may be many angels among us!

 "Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it."   Hebrews 13:2 ( NIV)


May all of you meet an angel in disguise this week.   Have a blessed evening!

Hugs  Debbie

Sunday's Blessings

Sharing a few Sunday's blessings with you.



A wildflower bouquet...

an inquisitive companion...

gorgeous skies...

and a couple of season's last bits of sunshine.

Watercolor Sketch 

Hope you are enjoying some of Sunday's blessings too.    Have a great evening.

Today was

the last official day of summer.   Beautiful skies and warm temperatures made it a memorable one.

As you can see the fields are still so green.

(Both of these photos are compliments of hubby.)

In fact the entire weekend here has been gorgeous.    The perfect weather to tackle out door projects.


This mailbox  had been rescued from the trash several months ago.   A genuine Sears and Roebuck mail receptacle just waiting for a face lift.    My better half sprayed it black and colored the flag red.  I then painted some imaginary flowers.

A porcelain bird placed in a found nest by "my dear one" finished this creative endeavor.


A wonderful ending to summer's passage.

Hope all of you enjoyed it as well.   Have a great week.
                                                                                P.S.  I just found out my email was hacked yesterday.   Think the problem has been resolved but don't open anything strange that may have come from my email.   Micro-soft security has caught it - so hopefully that is the end of the matter.  Thank you to all those that alerted me of this concern!    God Bless.
       

Blessings

Today I found some lovely blessings.

                     A skiff of snow
                              under a blue sky...

 

A couple of friends waiting to play...

 and time to look up!

Hope you found wonderful blessings too!   Have a great week.

Wondrous

October brings such wondrous gifts...skies of blue

Vibrant colors everywhere...

Decorations that make one smile....

Crisp tasty apples...

and sweet moments to look up.










 

 Hope October is bringing you some of these lovely gifts.   Have a wondrous day!

Arrival

Fall's arrival brought lovely blue skies...

 hills with a tint of color...

mums of gold ...

and bits of sunlight.











Hope your first fall day brought blessings too!  Thanks for stopping by.











                                                                                                         

Storms

Like many of you we have had storms these past few days.   Some have come suddenly without any warning.   Others we would hear rumbles in the distance and catch sight of lightening bolts.  We knew to seek shelter they were coming.

So it is in life.    Sometimes we have no indication that a storm is on its way.   Other times there are countless warning signs.    Ignoring those dark skies and turbulent clouds may mean one is caught 

in the midst of it all.

 

    

I appreciate the warnings. They allow me time to look up...  Time to reach a safe haven... 

Time to pause and acknowledge that I am not in control...

He Is!

 Hope you all stay safe during this stormy season!   

                                                                       God Bless!

"Whatever is...

"Whatever is true,

whatever is noble,

whatever is right,

whatever is pure, 

 

whatever is lovely,     

 

                   whatever is admirable,

if anything is excellent or praiseworthy -

think about such things."  Philippians 4:8

God Bless!