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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 562

~ Appalachian Foothills, Simple + Southern Sunday

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.”
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬

I was out before sunrise on Wednesday and it occurred to me that the sun had traversed one third of its southward trek heading toward the winter solstice. Of course, the sun hasn’t done the moving, we have! It is quite noticeable now as the spot on the horizon where the big orange ball rises over the pasture is changing ever so slightly with everyday living!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 561

~ Simple + Southern Sunday

“I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him. That which is, already has been; that which is to be, already has been; and God seeks what has been driven away.”
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭ESV‬‬

The sun was below the horizon when this color showed up in a portion of the clouds. Our meteorologist has posted similar photos and called them sun dogs, but I’m not sure if this is the same thing. I was thinking the “dogs” were mainly seen in the winter as sunlight reflected on ice crystals in high cirrus clouds. It was pleasant to see in our early sky regardless of what we might call it!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 560

~ Simple + Southern Sunday, Travel

“The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭121‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭ESV‬‬

As I observed the sun coming up over the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from about 5,000 feet, shining through the clouds, I thought it had the look of an erupting volcano. We’ve been somewhat out of our normal routine since early last Sunday, but not to worry, we encountered no volcano, only a lot of low thick stubborn clouds.READ MORE