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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 523

~ Autumn, Fall, Gardening, Simple + Southern Sunday

“For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭100‬:‭5‬ ‭ESV‬‬

One of my late afternoons last week was spent only a few minutes from home around the shores of Weiss Lake. There are some beautiful autumn colors still hanging on around NE Alabama. I noticed several egrets were content to sit in a nearby pine while a single bird was in the water fishing. Maybe the tree sitters were well fed. Or, maybe they were content to allow their fellow egret to locate a good fishing spot for the group! READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 519

~ Autumn, Fall, Flowers, Gardening, Simple + Southern Sunday

“For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭95‬:‭3‬-‭5‬ ‭ESV‬ 

The sun continues to make its way further south, and when I observed this sunrise from the edge of the east pasture it had the appearance of a forest fire. Not much change in the leaves just yet but it won’t be long! Our best color is not usually until early November. What about where you live? READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 516

~ Autumn, Fall, Gardening, Simple + Southern Sunday

 “I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host.”‭‭
Isaiah‬ ‭45‬:‭12‬ ‭ESV‬ 

As most of you know, the latter part of last week brought catastrophic devastation and loss of life in the southeast US. We are fine at our place in NE Alabama, but this is not the case with our neighboring and nearby states. Please pray for the people and places that Hurricane Helene has impacted. This is an ongoing situation and will be for years to come, as some places will never be the same. 

With a storm predicted to pass east of us, but still 48 or more hours away, I took a chance that there would be some sun and a few clouds at sunrise. The clouds won out however, but we ended up with a much needed 3/4 inches of rain later in the day. That rain was actually not associated with Helene. I tried to locate an elephant in the sky attempting to chase off other creatures, but I’m not going there!READ MORE