The Everlasting Arms

This beautiful hymn is one of my favorites, and I thought I'd share 

part of it here. (To read the full lyrics, and hear the melody being played

 of this hymn, visit this website.)

Art thou sunk in depths of sorrow Where no arm can reach so low? There is One whose arms almighty Reach beyond thy deepest woe. God th’ Eternal is thy refuge, Let it still thy wild alarms; Underneath thy deepest sorrow,   Are the everlasting arms. Refrain:

Underneath thee, underneath thee, Are the everlasting arms, Everlasting, everlasting,   Are the everlasting arms. Underneath us, O how easy; We have not to mount on high, But to sink into His fulness, And in trustful weakness lie. And we find our humbling failures Save us from the strength that harms! We may fail, but underneath us   Are the everlasting arms. (Refrain) Author: Albert B. Simpson The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms:  Deuteronomy 33:17a

Delicious Blueberry Cake

This recipe is quick to make, and is a favorite at our house! We usually
make it into a cake, but it is also great made into muffins instead--especially
for something easy to take along on a trip. 

Blueberry Cake

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1/2 cup oil

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

4 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 16 oz. can blueberry pie filling 

Heat oven to 400*. Grease one 9x13" cake pan. Beat egg;

stir in milk and oil. Mix in remaining ingredients just until flour is moistened. Batter 

should be lumpy. Add blueberry pie filling, and gently swirl into batter (don't over-mix).

 Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 9x13" cake, (or if you prefer, 2 dozen muffins)

Pen and Ink

Sometime last week, I decided to once again pull out my art sketch book 

to do some pen and ink artwork with my favorite ink pen (Faber's). 

Steaming hot peppermint tea! :) 

A Cute Penguin :)

 Today I worked on completing another baby hat for my Etsy store.

There are lots of cute patterns out there, and this Penguin hat is one of my favorites so far! :)

Sewing on the nose.

 All done, and ready for a photo shoot! :)

 And a pretty, pink bow for little girls! :)

Winter Days

 After being accustomed to short, mild winters in the South for many years

and moving north this past year, one thing I have quickly learned is that winter days

 can become very long and definitely make me look forward to spring. :)

 

These days spent indoors are perfect for getting projects done! Although I don't 

always get as much work done as I would like, one great way for motivating myself 

is to make a nice cup of hot tea to drink as I work on a project. :) Most of my 

work lately has been for my Etsy store, but I've also found myself in the kitchen 

a little more now and then. My brothers were quite happy when I made a batch 

of cinnamon rolls recently. :)

 

We haven't had much snow this winter, but when we finally got at 

least an inch or so on the ground back in December, I decided it would be

 fun to get outside for awhile and make the most of it. :)

Hope you all are enjoying these winter days! :) 

 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast 

made summer and winter.

Psalms 74:17 

 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of

 God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

His Righteousness

   

  According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the 

earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

~Psalm 48:10

  My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; 

for I know not the numbers thereof. 

~Psalm 71:15

   Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things:

 O God, who is like unto thee!

 ~Psalm 71:19

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

Psalm 119:142

 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great 

deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. 

~Psalm 36:6

God's Word

 

   Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. ~Galatians 6:2

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. 

~Galatians 6:9-10

"Joy!"

 

“Joy!”

“Joy cometh in the morning”,
His wondrous Word I hear:
No more I’ll feel sin’s dread and pain;
He’ll wipe away each tear.

“Joy”! In that yon daybreak,
Eternal bright and fair!
At last I’ll see my Saviour,
And peace forever share.

The Blood--so precious here below--
I’ll learn more fully there,
How much to Him I fully owe
My life, my love, my praise!

Forgiveness now, that feels so sweet
Ten thousand-fold shall be,
When Christ my Saviour I shall see,

Who gave His life for me.

How I shall join in that sweet song
None other one can sing,
But those whose sins have been forgiv’n:
Redeemed, redeemed, redeemed!

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Creation Close-ups: Canadian Geese

 We've lately been having a lot of Canadian Geese flying over and landing in nearby farm fields.

 I thought it was interesting to read some of these facts about them!

At least 11 subspecies of Canada Goose have been recognized, although only a couple are distinctive. In general, the geese get smaller as you move northward, and darker as you go westward. The four smallest forms are now considered a different species: the Cackling Goose.

Canada Geese fly at an average speed of about 40 miles per hour when migrating, but may increase their speed to 70 miles per hour if they catch a strong tailwind.

Migrations can be as long as 2,000 to 3,000 miles, and the geese are capable of flying up to 1,500 miles in a single day if the weather is good.
 
 Canada Geese live around 10-25 years on average in the wild, although some may live to be as old as 30. One goose lived to be 40 years old in captivity.

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? 

Job 12:7-9

Assurance for the New Year

Hitherto hath the Lord helped us. 1 Samuel 7:12

As the old year now is waning, and the New Year comes in view,

Blessed Saviour, we acknowledge Thou has led us "Hitherto."

"Hitherto" Thy many mercies have encompassed every day,

And we have Thy precious promise Thou wilt be with us alway.

"Never leave thee nor forsake thee," "Surely I will be with thee,"

Promise of Thy blessed presence, Through each New Year still to be.

O what peace and joy in knowing Thou art ever by our side,

And Thy loving Hand of wisdom Will forever be our Guide.

And what blessed re-assurance that Thy mighty Arm of power,

That same power that made the heavens, Guards and keeps us every hour.

What a merciful Redeemer! What a wondrous Saviour, too!

What a gracious, loving Shepherd Who has led us "hitherto."

Could we ever doubt Thy goodness? Could we doubt Thy loving care?

No! Thy matchless love and mercy will be with us everywhere.

And Thy love and goodness to us Are beyond all human thought,

For Thou lovest without measure, Thine, Thy blood so dearly bought.

Entering another New Year, Pausing, we would contemplate

All Thy love's accomplished for us, All Thy mercies, O so great!

And we praise Thee for assurance, Who has led us "Hitherto"

That Thy presence will go with us, every day the New Year through.

 Author Unkown

"My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest." Exod. 33:14

Certainly, I will be with thee." Exodus 3:12

Are You Washed In the Blood?

Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Refrain

Are you washed in the blood,
In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Are you walking daily by the Saviour’s side?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

(Refrain)

When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?

(Refrain)

Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb;
There’s a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,
O be washed in the blood of the Lamb!

(Refrain)

  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; ...
Revelation 12:11a

Rejoice in the Lord

“I saw more clearly than ever, that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was, to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be concerned about was not, how much I might serve the Lord, how I might glorify the Lord; but how I might get my soul into a happy state, and how my inner man may be nourished...But in what way shall we attain to this settled happiness of soul? How shall we learn to enjoy God? How obtain such an all-sufficient soul-satisfying portion in Him as shall enable us to let go the things of this world as vain and worthless in comparison? I answer, This happiness is to be obtained through the study of the Holy Scriptures. God has therein revealed Himself unto us in the face of Jesus Christ.”
― George Mueller

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 

Philippians 4:4