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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 548

~ Simple + Southern Sunday, Spring

“For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.””
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭12‬ ‭ESV

Skies like this have been a bit rare for us over the last couple of weeks. It has been rainy and overcast quite a few days in late April and early May. I saw a report that a few locations across Alabama already had record rainfall amounts for the month of May and we are only at mid-month. Wish we could save a little for July and August!

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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 546

~ Simple + Southern Sunday, Spring

“know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other.”
‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭4‬:‭39‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Rise and shine, May has arrived and over one third of 2025 has passed. Jim Croce wrote “Time In A Bottle” in 1972, the year before he died in a plane crash. Jim had some interesting and creative thoughts throughout the song and it starts this way…
“If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I’d like to do
Is to save every day
‘Til eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you”READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 545

~ Simple + Southern Sunday, Wildflowers

“The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭19‬:‭7‬ ‭ESV‬‬

We experienced a warm, humid week with rain and scattered thunderstorms occurring on several days. The moisture was needed and the unsettled days also brought picturesque skies and unusual light, especially early and late in the day. It is race weekend a few miles to our south at Talladega Super Speedway, but the race here at our place has already been decided…the weeds have won!READ MORE