I WILL BE CONTENT.

 

Henry Stacy Marks

After opening up the Family room window to let some SPRING indoors, the cool breeze gently blows into the house which freshens my inner spirit.  Pleasant.  Relaxing and much needed.  April's Easter is a pastel memory.  My ceramic bunnies are still out waiting to be returned to their off season storage boxes.

No hurry.  SPRING is here.  Blue skies today as the birds chirp.

One thing about my HOME in small town America, is the abundance of birds that choose to sing from the tree branches melodies that harmonize in the key of nature.  Even in the dead of WINTER, the birds sing.  This reminds me of SPRING all year round.  

A bright red cardinal and red robin were skipping along in the yard looking for worms I suppose.   Orchestrated music of four different birds can be heard.  The cooing Dove is a favorite.  Right now a Wood Pecker is hammering at a tree.  Not even the disturbance of the passing train interrupts this guys determination. 

Pause.

Slowing down in life has it's advantages.  To be able to quiet oneself and focus on such things as living in God's Garden.  It's what I seek and desire.  When I was a young child, my carefree moments were like this.  I missed out when I stopped having such moments as a young adult.  I polluted my head with worry and too much work.   

Busyness has no time to embrace slow paced arenas filled with heavenly admiration. 

A big mistake was to forget to take time for God's Garden and relax in the presence.  Lingering in the stillness of His creation.  The quiet moments.  Too many have never had quiet moments, but are tormented by anger and don't believe there's room at the table.

My HOME is my favorite place to live and breathe.  I will be content.

Pause.   

Our Irises are on the verge of blooming.  Truly, I love their colorful blossoms shaped for the day.  Their fragrance varies.  Since we've lived here, the heirloom ones were a complete surprise at how similar they smelled like grape jelly.  Sweet jelly.

They have been the best smelling ones of all times.  I look forward to each SPRING.  I love LILACS, but our heirloom Irises are so very wonderful.  A back to nature movement is needed in my soul with taking time to relish this moment where quiet is.  Embellishment.  I quit the rat race.   

Flower stems shoot upwards through the lush greenery in our front flowerbed.  Waiting for the arrival of additional color to unfold to admire and take a bow.

The Irises bring with them Hope.  An opportunity to admire another one of our Creator's beauties for a busy world which calls out slow down and be.

Pause.

Nature moves indoors with the two over-sized framed pictures we purchased this past week-end.  Birds of course.  I had a Art History Lesson as I read about the Victorian Artist Henry Stacy Marks that painted the originals years ago for Eaton Hall in Cheshire England.  Never hearing about him, this was another pleasant find.  I had no idea he ever lived to paint images of birds, but he did.  

We've decided to display them in the Family room.  Their size dictates where they can be hung.  Few choices in our palace.  Pictures to follow.

Pause,
d



  

Red Hats

~Red Hat~

LIFE gets busy.

How many hats do you wear?

My hat is off to you,

granny d nanny

Porch Study

Just collecting some decorating ideas 

and thought this Italianate house was a charmer.

Filing this one under dreamland.

ADMIRING.

 OH soooo purdee,

d

NIC IN THE NIGHT

John 3:3King James Version (KJV)

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, 

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 

Except a man be born again, 

he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 3 King James Version (KJV)

3 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

24 For John was not yet cast into prison.

25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Prairie Date

DATE TIME

Headed our auto towards a hamburger 

in another town just because we could.

Enjoyed a quiet drive over to PAXICO, Kansas

to eat and slowly walk the streets.  

Stopped in some of the stores and wished.

DATE was a success.

Always is when you is with yo' babee,

d

Stormy weather in the Kansas sky didn't slow us down.

You never know who 

or what you'll see in small town America.

Had never seen one of these 

 digital internet juke box.

MODERN TECH

 Well, there you have it.

Chocolate Paradise

Hey Cupcake,

You are wonderful!

d

Foodie Friday has my attention.

Please visit the party.

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 GALATIANS 3:26
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Prairie Pretties

Make HOME a nicer place,

d

Friend

My Friend came HOME.

One of my thrift buys that warms my heart.

Just looking into the face

makes me smile.

Loving this one,

d

Spring

Blue Garland and Feeling Awful

Having the sniffles this week 

has made my eyes water and my nose tickle. 

Stuffed up nose. 

Ahh chew.  

Cough.  Cough.

Blowing my nose and waiting for health to return
 has made me very tired.  Not sleeping well.

Drinking vitamin c drinks twice a day 

and Day time cold meds.  

My evening cocktail is 2 Tablespoons 

of Night time meds.

The Flint Hills are being burned 

and my allergies have caused misery.

Ready to feel better.

Blue Garland take me away,

d

  

Porch Study

Made a day of it 

studying on the internet about Italianate Porches.  

Just gathering some ideas.

May you have a super day,

d

Prairie Memories

SPRING has sprung as we celebrated Easter 
On The Prairie with two of our Children and two of our Grandchildren.  Memories were made with picking fresh flowers for a bouquet, Easter Egg Hunts, decorating eggs, Easter Dinner, celebrating Daughter's 35th birthday.  Pleasant Easter Week-end for us.  

Happy moments,
d