Happy Fall and Happy Halloween to All the little ones....

Thought for a fall day...."There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein! Enjoy the day that was made for children to enjoy eating candy, candy, and more candy!

Many Angels Around the Throne.....

Last week, I watched a documentary on the book of Revelation and although the commentator was very convincing about many of the revelations of the book, which I had read on occasions before, I decided to take a while and read the book again. I was most interested in the interpretation of the seven seals that would be opened in the last days. As I read I was touched by the realization that once again....there will be a new place prepared for us as Believers one day, it is true that we are destined for triumph! This sculpture in the picture was larger than life and most likely, it is Mary in the middle but the angels on the sides were beautiful and as I read the scriptures in Revelation 5:11-12, I could almost envision what I had seen and was in awe of what God has planned for our future and for the great privilege of Worship! "Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice: Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!" We can reign now and bless His Name on earth by our worship, our prayers, and our witness in word and deed. "Yes....it is true!" How do I know He lives.....He lives within my heart! May the grace of our Lord be with you!

A Custom Design......

~A BEAUTIFUL LIVING ROOM FROM HOUSE BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE~

Design for a living space will most likely take you a while to plan, to save the funds for your plans, to shop for and to accomplish your design goal. I always advise to look at books and magazines that "jump" out at you. I have many favorites but I lean toward a style that is inviting and comfortable. I enjoy a room where people can relax, put their feet up, and just be themselves. Those are the best kind of places because usually they are cozy and warmth is sensed immediately when you walk in the room. One thing a room shouldn't say is "LOOK at ME".....in other words, you want the people invited to your home to feel like they really want to be there and that you didn't spend hours making it look like a show place....it should be just what it is.... YOUR HOME! Our homes can and should be the very dwelling place of God because He is our most treasured guest! God has gifted you in special ways and "He is available to shepherd you according to the integrity of HIS heart. And He can guide you dear friend by the skillfulness of HIS Hands." Psalm 78:72 So...don't be afraid to step out there and do anything you want to do. It might be something as simple as painting a picture frame or trying to sew a pillow for your sofa. Designers spend hours in training to be skillful. You can do it too with just a hour here or there......I always put my projects on hold until I have the time to complete them. It is much more rewarding to be fresh in your work. Here's another picture of one of my favorite rooms HOUSE BEAUTIFUL has ever published by a designer. Enjoy the picture.....

Even In a Kitchen......Miracles Can Happen!

Love this KITCHEN!!!! It's from my favorite magazine.....House Beautiful!



Dinner All Set For Two in our KITCHEN!!!

Did you know that God knows you by your name and calls you by your name? The Almighty, all-powerful, El Shaddai, calls you by your name. Everything you need, He is capable of bestowing upon you, that very gift! He even loves you so dearly and generously that He provides His angels charge over you to care for you and to keep you! Because He has set His love upon you, every morning, noon, and night, He is available to transform difficult and impossible circumstances in your life!!! We can welcome the overruling power of God's presence into any situation we face! Just Pray "Your kingdom come, Your will be done--HERE....even as I am praying in my kitchen!!!" Let me encourage you to set up a place for God's throne to enter by filling your life's settings (perhaps a special room in your house) with PRAISE! PRAISE opens the Heavens and allows God's Glory to flow to His children. "And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us, yes, establish the work of our hands." Psalm 90: 16-17 He knows us by NAME and His majestic love establishes the work of our hands.....whether it be in the kitchen, which is much of mine, or whether it be caring for your little ones, or actually whatever your hand finds you doing! God is with you! I hope that you will know that you are "IN HIS PRESENCE" no matter what you are doing.

More of New York.......

Kara worked so hard while at the University of Mississippi to achieve her degree in merchandising and while in her senior year, she earned an internship at Marimekko. Little did she know what God had in store for her.......she now has a management position on the Upper East Side of New York City! We are so proud of her. I had such a great time with her and while we were there, Phil celebrated his birthday one evening at a great true Italian restaurant in the East Village. The first picture is of the two of them outside the restaurant. The picture of "ELOISE" was taken at The Plaza Hotel, which is a beautiful place when you are in the city! I do love New York and have gotten very comfortable with being there! Three out of our five children have now called New York home....plus a son-in-law!

A Talent.....

"One may lack talent for doing great things, as men count greatness, but one's station in life does not determine greatness in the sight of God. He looks for dedicated hearts carrying prayerful burdens. God longs for those who work at prayer." Dick Eastman

This beautiful quote sums up my heart as I walked through and prayed in so many beautiful churches and cathedrals on my trip to New York last week. I was blessed beyond measure as I walked in each one at the silent reverence for the Lord sensed there.
Inner peace and tranquility can be ours regardless of circumstances. I was thinking one day, as I was there for six days, visiting Kara, that God used most likely men, maybe immigrants, from a foreign land to construct the amazing cathedrals in the city. Each man who worked on the construction probably did not have a high station in life by the world's idea of greatness but look what they did for the Glory of God and His majesty and for many generations to come blessings will flow from these places of worship. All of us have a foundation on which we build......may you find your foundation in a quiet trust in the Lord God.

The remainder of the pictures are of our cute, cute, cute hotel room, a boutique hotel in Midtown and time spent at the store Kara is now managing! My brother and sister joined me for one night and a day to celebrate our Grandmother's 100th birthday on October 1st. We had a great time.