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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 485

~ Flowers, Outdoors, Simple + Southern Sunday, Winter

“You are the Lord, you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.“
‭‭Nehemiah‬ ‭9‬:‭6‬ ‭(ESV)

Pam had to wake me up for this one last week, but I am so glad she did. Her words were, “I think the sunrise will be spectacular and I don’t want you to miss it”. She was correct and I didn’t miss it! I ran out wearing only a tee shirt and sweat pants and it was 29 degrees. 30 minutes later I returned to the house and discovered I was freezing. I think the beauty of the morning was such a joy that I didn’t realize how cold it was!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 484

~ Simple + Southern Sunday, Uncategorized, Winter

”Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!“
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭139‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭ESV‬‬

As the days grow longer, catching a sunrise means getting up earlier. I was out very early Friday and it was still quite dark. It appeared overcast, and I had no thoughts of getting a sunrise photo, just a little morning exercise. But you never know when the clouds will take a short break. This is also the area where the local skunk clan hangs out, but gladly there were no encounters this day!READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 483

~ Simple + Southern Sunday, Winter

”Yours is the day, yours also the night; you have established the heavenly lights and the sun. You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you have made summer and winter.“
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭74‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Last week, you may recall, our sunrise pic was provided by Pam, who took a short golf cart ride before sunrise and captured a super nice photo. That same morning, I left out before daylight and traveled about one half mile, climbed a steep ridge in the dark, and arrived on top before sunup. This is my cell phone photo. There was just too much effort for me not to display my work…although hers was much better, mine was somewhat different!READ MORE