Photo's of Israel

My nephew and his wife are in Israel.

I would love to be there and walk those

same steps where Jesus Christ walked.

Here are some photo's he has posted on

his facebook page.

Synagogue

Sunrise over Sea of Galilee

Ark shaped boat on Sea of Galilee

The Jordan River

They even found a McDonald's

Hope you've enjoyed the photo's.

Join me with Deb at Breathing in Grace for

Friday Foto Friends.

Picnic at FDR

After such a great time on Sunday,

celebrating my granddaughters birthday

having a picnic at the Flint River, hubby and I just

had to get out and enjoy another beautiful day.

We packed up and drove to our favorite state park.

Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park.

It looked as if it may cloud up and rain. It didn't so

we stayed awhile and watched the water on the lake ripple.

There was one tiny flower all alone.

There were quiet a few campers enjoying it also.

Good time to go visit your State Park.

Madi is always ready to get out. She's happy now.

And here's a sky photo I failed to add to Monday's post, when we were at the Flint River Sunday for my Anna's birthday.

Aren't they pretty! I love looking at clouds.

Have a Blessed Day!

Until next time

Sylvia

Birthday Picnic

Picnic's are fun, especially when it's your granddaughter's 15th birthday

.

Sunday was Anna's Birthday, the whole family (except for three that had to work),

packed a lunch and went to Sprewell Bluff on the Flint River.

It's only a few miles from where I live.

This is at the overlook.

The Flint River is a 344-mile-long (554 km)^[1] river in the U.S. state of Georgia. The river drains 8,460 square miles (21,900 km²) of western Georgia, flowing south from the upper Piedmont region south of Atlanta to the wetlands of the Gulf Coastal Plain in the southwestern corner of the state. Along with the Apalachicola and the Chattahoochee rivers, it forms part of the ACF basin. In its upper course through the red hills of the Piedmont, it is considered especially scenic.

(Info from Wikipedia.org)

The children always enjoy playing in the water,

although it was too cold to get in on this day.

Joshua did manage to get his feet wet!

They did remember to bring their football so they could play.

Some people where going for a ride in their canoe's . The river is wider than it looks in the photo.

We all enjoyed the afternoon.

Happy Birthday, Anna!

(Anna in red shirt)

This was a joyful day, and we rejoiced in it for many are our blessings!

Psalm 118;24

Have a Blessed Day!

Sylvia

Sunday Inspiration

Blessings!

Sylvia

Photo's of the Week

It's time for Friday Foto Friends

This week has gone by so fast!

Monday I was enjoying the warm sunshine,

sitting on my patio. This pretty red bird begin to sing to me.

I just sat still and listened for a while.

I quietly got up, went inside and got my camera .

He soon flew away to make someone else happy with his singing.

Wednesday afternoon my hubby and I enjoyed a snack at our favorite Coffee and Bakery Shoppe.

Of course I had Earl Gray tea with my multigrain muffin!

Thursday I took my granddaughter to lunch at Mansfield of Zebulon.

It's a pretty brick house turned into a restaurant.

The grounds are so lovely this time of year.

Lunch was a Turkey and cheese sandwich on French Toast bread along with Mango Orange Fluff. 

 It was really good!

Hope your week was as enjoyable.

Have a Blessed Day!

Sylvia

Joining Deb for Friday Foto Friends,

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Happy First Day of Spring!

Finally it's Spring, the sun is shining and it's warming up!

It's a good day for a picnic!

Have a Blessed Spring Day!

Sylvia

A PLACE

I enjoy my early morning devotional time with my Lord. I never feel so close to Him as when I am in His word, the Bible.

This morning as I turned to today's date in "Our Daily Bread", the title was "A Place to Be".  It made me stop and think, really think on that word and what it meant. Places brings back memories hidden deep within us of times gone by good or not so good. Places where we may have lived and was sad or happy.  In my 53+ years of marriage I have lived in many different places I called home.

Each time I would work to make it a home where we could be comfortable. I think maybe if I had lived in one place  so long I may have gotten too comfortable and would forget what Jesus said in John 14:1-2

"I am going ... to prepare a place for you" !

There's a much better place waiting for those of us that have placed our faith and hope in the Lord.

He has a place for us that exceeds any place on earth we might have. I've learned not to put all my hope and joy in earthly homes, for I have a better place to look forward too!

"And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am you may be also".

John 14: 3

Dear Jesus, I wait for my home with you that you've promised to have prepared for me.

Thank you that I can look forward to a much better place than what this world has.

Amen

Have a Blessed Sunday!

Sylvia

Happy St.Patrick's Day amd Friday Foto Friends

It doesn't look like the freeze we've had the last few mornings,has hurt my dogwood tree.

 That's good, but it did cause the Azalea blooms to droop!

Maybe the ones that hadn't bloomed will soon.

What can one do when you have been out most of the day,

 you're almost home and in the road you have to stop for these cute geese, to cross.

You just give them the "right of way" and

enjoy watching them!

And a few that doesn't seem to be in a hurry---

and then 3 more---

And after several minutes the 3rd one finally gets across.

I'm joining Deb at Breathing in Grace for

Friday Foto Friends

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Have  a Blessed Day!

Sylvia

Wednesday Morning

Have a Blessed Day!

Sylvia

DAY DREAMING

Since it's so cold and I don't like cold weather,

I'll just sit by my window and day dream of

the ocean. I am so jealous of the birds that

get to enjoy the ocean all the time!

Mexico Beach, Florida

I can rejoice in knowing that "this too will pass".

The seasons come and go. There's beauty and joy in them all, so I'll be (try) patient and wait, for Spring will come, the flowers will bloom and there will be beauty everywhere, again.

"Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again;

Rejoice!"

Philippians 4:4

Have a Blessed Day!

Sylvia

Oh the Wonder of it All

The night sky is so beautiful, just to sit and wonder all about God's creation!

He made it all, the stars in the sky and the beauty all around us! It shines down on us and fills us with His love.  Take a moment to meditate and know that He is good!

"Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord....

Isaiah 66:1,2

Have a Blessed SONday!

Sylvia

Photo's of the Week

I've been wanting to get a photo of this barn for the longest time, it sits right next to the road, on the main 4 lane highway between the town I live in and the one where my daughter lives. I pass it every time I go to her house. It is hard to take a photo of it, but my hubby and I was 'out and about' Wednesday so I pulled over onto the side of  the road since there was no traffic.

 I love the cross on it!

There's a road to turn off next to it,

 so turned I did!

This is the side of it.

This building sits across the road from it. 

It isn't new, it was built several years ago, but was built to look old.

We turned onto another side road and saw this barn.

This is a view of it from the side.

See the tractor by the tree!

I think that's the flag also.

And look my Dogwood tree is blooming!

Isn't it pretty, I just hope the 30+ temperature

this weekend doesn't harm it.

This Dove flew right by me when I took the photo of the Dogwood tree.

It landed in another tree nearby.

It sure looks fat, guess it's been eating good through the winter!

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven"

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Winter just don't want to go away! 

Yesterday it was 80 degrees at 4 pm and it's suppose to be  38 degrees Saturday morning.

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Have a Blessed Day1

Sylvia