Patricia

Happy Monday! xo Icia

Esther Ruth......

Hello all! Three of the bloggers together (See below)!  Here are some pictures from last weekend!  Super fun! We all had a wonderful time of fellowship together!

L-R: Rebekah Joy, yours truly, and Elaine!


"A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother."
Proverbs 18:24

Natalya~Flowers. :)

This is an apology post! I am SO SORRY for not posting last week, or yesterday. You see...Google has just set up a whole new layout of how to post pictures and what not and for the life of me I can't figure out how to get a picture on my post... I will continue to work on this throughout the week, but for now, here's your verse!

Psa 90:17  And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.


~Natalya

Esther Ruth

We had our local Home-school Conference last weekend! I had a lot of fun hanging with Elaine and Rebekah Joy! I will be posting some pictures later this week (still need to load and edit)!

Hope your all doing great!

Patricia

Good afternoon y'all!
Downtown we have a lovely street FULL of shops and stores called '16th St. Mall'. I took this picture right before we shopped in a dark Forever 21! (the power was out) Yes, we are Forever 21 die-hard shoppers. :)

Love you all.

Happy Monday,
xIcia

Esther Ruth.....

 My senior class had its Senior Banquet last weekend! They had it at a really nice Italian restaurant! I had a awesome time spending time with some other seniors and especially my Daddy! Thanks for going with me Dad and I LOVED the corsage you gave me (he knew my favorite color, bright pink)!

Happy Tuesday! (as Trish puts it :)

Patricia

Happy Monday!

xo Patricia

Esther Ruth.....

A few weeks ago we went to a Casting Crowns concert as a family!  It was an AWESOME time of worship! Mark Hall (their lead singer) has a very neat heart for the Lord!  He told us a story and said, "One time someone told me our songs sounded like sermons.  'Well,' I said to him, 'They all came from sermons.'"  He isn't afraid to say what needs to be said....one thing I dislike about some people is when all they say is what people want to hear! So hearing Mark Hall was very encouraging!!! They started the concert singing "Courageous," the theme song of the new movie "Courageous" that came out last fall!!!  It was a great time with my family.

I hope you all are encouraged!!!!

Patricia

There.is.nothing.like.the.beach.


I took this in Clearwater Fl, and would you believe??? It was actually the very first time I had seen the sun SETTING on the beach! The places we usually go are on the East Coast, so all I have seen there is the sun rise. But now, I can say I've seen both:)
x
Patricia

A Late Post That Was Supposed to be Done Yesterday, by: Rebekah Joy

Long story short: Spring is coming! I am so excited! :)

Buds

Enjoying the weather after a run

Blossoms... Yay!!! :)

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"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; ..." ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1-22

"He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;" ~ Daniel 2:2

In Christ,

Rebekah Joy

Natalya~The Harp...the instrament of warrior kings

This is my favorite harp in all the world. (apart from my own) (I apologize for the click picture. My internet is not uploading pics on very well right now) This harp belonged to the great Irish High King, Brian Boru. This is his story:

In the years preceding his reign, Ireland was divided. Celtic tribes from all around the country ranged war and held feuds against each other endlessly, causing constant unrest and hatred between the lovely rolling hills and peaceful streams. He was a great man, a kind man, and a Christian. He united the tribes of Ireland against a common enemy: The Vikings! He led many men into battle with the fierce raiders from the north, and for the longest time in Irish history up to that point, peace was restored. Yet on 23 April, 1014 at sunrise, Brian rode in front of his army holding a sword upright in one hand, and a cross in the other. With a rousing battle speech he gave his men the “insanity” for which Irishmen in battle have become famous. With over 10,000 Vikings coming into the battle, it has fallen into the legends of Ireland that only 20 returned home, one of them slaying Brian Boru, who at 73 years old, remained in his tent, to old to fight in the battle. Yet even then, it is said that he, mortally wounded, defeated his attacker. Sadly, after the death of their most beloved high king of Ireland, the Irish returned to their war among the Celtic tribes, and the story of High King Brian, united of the beloved homeland has been passed down through the generations. Though now clouded with myth and legends, this story remains: a testimony to the great deeds of High King Brian Boru.

This is a video of the balled of Brian Boru. This one is in a very war-like style.

However, This version, is probably my favorite. . This is the way I like to play it most of the time.

Oh, and Brian isn't the only king who played harp! David did too!

Psa 43:4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

This is one of my favorite Bible verses. Guess why! It's a tricky one, I'll warn you! ;P

~Natalya

P.S. Sorry about last week! So sad it didn't work! When you live up in the boonies sometimes the internet is sketchy! (*big wink*)

Esther Ruth.....

The flowers are out! It is so fun to have the gorgeous colors everywhere! (Beware of the ant on flower :)

Enjoy your week!

P.S. What is your favorite flower?

Patricia

"The grass withers, and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever."


Green, green, grass! I am SO crazy excited for Summer, it's my favorite season, and I am looking forward to being warm. (and getting a tan) =D I took this last year in the field by our house. I think I will always enjoy photographing grass! Haha.
Have a wonderful Monday!
xox Icia

Rebekah Joy ~ Snowboarding!

Hello!

Yes, yes... I haven't posted for a long time. Sorry. Well, there's not much to say. Just: I went snowboarding last week! For the first time! :) It was REALLY really really fun! In pictures, here's what it was like:

When I went up, I imagined myself doing this:

But, surprise, surprise! I ended up doing this:

Then, after a little bit of this...

And more of this:

I ended up doing this:

And, a picture of my brother and I:

We had fun, and he was a FABULOUS teacher!

~Rebekah Joy