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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 508

~ Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Summer

“fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41‬:‭10‬ ‭ESV

Happy Sunday to you all. The skies of last week had a lot to offer, as July gave way to August. The “dog days ” of summer will be with us through next Sunday. The dog days of summer can vary from source to source but have traditionally become tied to the dawn rising of the Dog Star, Sirius. The Farmer’s Almanac says the 2024 period is from July 3, through August 11. So, happy dog days also!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 507

~ Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Summer

“Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭107‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭(ESV)‬‬

Happy Sun Day. If the sun isn’t shining on you today, maybe this new, big, cheerful bloomer can brighten things up. If it is sunny where you are, then by all means enjoy your sunshine and this sunflower’s happy Sunday greeting. We live in a very dark world that needs light!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 506 – Scenes of Summer

~ Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Summer

“Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.”
‭‭2 Thessalonians‬ ‭2‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ (‭ESV)‬‬

Summer has a way of bringing to mind the growing up years and school days. I suppose a part of that was the excitement of being out of school. I often reminisce about those years and how much has changed. But then, many of summer’s scenes in essence haven’t really changed at all…like freshly mown hay under a July sky!READ MORE