Be Thou My Vision

Wow, I have not written a blog post in a while!  (Well, at least one with lots of type and pictures.)  I need to be more faithful in posting, but life seems to get busy and I don't have time to sit down and write a reasonably decent post. Well, here goes....  It is now truly winter here! We have had two snows this week and it is fun to walk the puppies in the snow and watch them play. I don't think I have written about the puppies yet on here, so I will fill you in. We got two Great Pyrenees pups in November, right after Thanksgiving. We are planning on getting a few goats and want the dogs to protect them from predators. It is hard to believe how big Great Pyrenees can get, because our pups are so small and cute! I have been volunteering at a Bible Club for children in our area. It is a lot of fun, and I have learned so much from the children and other volunteers there. In January, I have a meeting scheduled to be certified as a teacher at Bible Club....

These are some beautiful pictures of Christmas light bokeh. I get this website's photography emails, they have some great tips and tutorials on photography. http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-take-beautiful-bokeh-christmas-images-with-31-stunning-examples Here is a link to their photography composition tips. http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-photography-composition-tips -Elizabeth                                                                      True!

There are many links in the chain, people who witness and share the love of Christ with a person. You might be the first contact, a middle contact, or the last contact who has the privilege of praying with a person to accept Christ as their own Savior. But we are all important in the work of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.   This story illustrates that.  -Elizabeth “A person’s coming to Christ is like a chain with many links…. There are many influences and conversations that precede a person’s decision to convert to Christ. I know the joy of being the first link at times, a middle link usually, and occasionally the last link. God has not called me to only be the last link. He has called me to be faithful and to love all people.” – evangelist Cliffe Knechtle Vicky Armel didn’t look the part. She was an attractive blonde mother of two with a contagious smile and warm personality, but she also had a reputation as being an aggressive and street-toughened detective for the Fairfax...