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Proverbs 21;5
The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty
But those of everyone who is hasty,
surely to poverty.

Eskdale sketch

"But now, thus says the
Lord, who created you, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name;
You are Mine."
Isaiah 43:1

Blue Moon Stroll

Psalm 102;28
"The children of Your servants will
continue,
And their descendants will be
established before You."

Sunflowers in Vegetable Garden

In France the fields of sunflowers are very beautiful,
the flowers face toward the sun as do these in our little vegie patch.

"The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night."
Psalm 121:6

HouSeS in HiPPy

Associate with men of good character
if you esteem your own reputation;
for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.
inaccurate quote
Washington, George

"Woe unto them that join house to house,
that lay field to field,till there be no place, that
they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses
shall be desolate, even great and fair,
without inhabitant."
Isaiah 5:8,9.

Gardening

"Obsolescence is built into computers. That's why it is so hard to preserve any of this digital
material. It rots. It leeches. It decays. On the other hand, paper, which seems so fragile and transient, can last for centuries." Rachael Buchanen
From an article, "Paper Trail: All That Is Digital Melts Into Air." The Age 7/1/12

"A prudent man conceals knowledge: but the heart of fools
proclaims foolishness."
Proverbs 12:23

Greta Lucilla

Exodus 20:15
Thou shalt not steal.

Sackville-West a quote altered slightly;
Travel is the most private of enjoyments.
There is no greater bore than the travel bore.
There is not the least interest in hearing
what he has done in Hong Kong."

Paris s'il vous plait

if you should ever go to Dubai
stay in the Old Quarter
and make sure you try the dates
they must be the most delicious
in the world.

"There is that speaketh like the
piercings of a sword: but the tongue
of the wise is health."
Proverbs 12:18

The Pink and Orange

"Even to your old age and grey hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you."

Isaiah 46:4

Charles Blackman

 "All the paths of the Lord are
mercy and truth unto such as keep his
covenant and his testimonies."
Psalm 25:10

Ladybug

There once was a story about a girl who all day long looked for ladybugs and couldn't find any, soon she fell asleep under the Tuscan sun and to her surprise woke to find a ladybug on her arm.

"He makes me to lie down in green pastures;

He leads me beside the still waters."
Psalm 23:2

Red Blooms

Get OUt Of DeBT FormUla

"Honor the Lord with your possessions,

And with the firstfruits of all your increase;

So your barns will be filled with plenty,

And your vats will overflow with new wine."

Proverbs 3:9-10

Magoo

Perhaps this is a picture of the son

of Mr Magoo. I used to love watching this cartoon series many

moons ago. It was about an old man who had trouble

seeing, and wore a pair of very thick glasses.

Mr Magoo got himself through lots of would be,  could be,  disasters,

just in the nick of time and he was not aware of the danger

because he couldn't see.

I guess he made lots of mistakes but it never worried him.

It is ok if the house is untidy as long as it is reasonably clean,

It is ok if you make a mistake at work for that is how you learn

It is ok if you fail an exam for you will pass your course if you work a little harder.

"All things I have seen in the days of my vanity:

there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness,

and there is a wicked man that prolongeth

his life in his wickedness.

Be not righteous over much;

neither make yourself over wise:

why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

Ecclesiastes 7:15,16

E in camera sua a riposare.

On Tuesdsay, a friend told me that on a flight from Dubai to

Frankfurt , she engaged in a conversation with a woman who told her

her husband had decided that he no longer wished to be married to her.

They had two children.

My friend asked her if she was a Christian,

would she like her to pray for her.....

Four years later this woman wrote to my friend

and said no-one had ever asked her that question and it challenged her...

She must have sought God and sought the truth for she found faith

and now serves Him for she wrote to my friend after getting her sons to help

source her and told her.

"In returning and rest

you shall be saved;

In quietness and confidence

shall be your strength."

Isaiah 29:15

Una and her Bike

Our son James is in Niger in Africa and a couple of months ago a missionary family gave him a kitten. James was quietly devastated last week when "Mai-kuka" his kitten died of a scorpion bite, he (the kitten) had only recently survived a snake bite. Hence I was greatly comforted when James told me that one night after the kitten died he flicked through his Bible only to stumble on the passage below in Ezekiel. The Lord is in control so why should we fear for the safety of our children...

""And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house." Ezekiel2:6

"Blessed is he who considers the poor;

The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

The Lord will preserve him

and keep him alive,

And he will be blessed on the earth;

You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

The Lord will strengthen him

on his bed of illness;

You will sustain him on his sickbed."

Psalm 41:1-3

This is a promise for you James for your work is nothing else but consideration for the poor and God is not a man that He should lie, He keeps His promises!