Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee, how great Thou art, how great Thou art. Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee, how great Thou art, how great Thou art!
Carl Boberg & Stuart Hine “For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
2 Corinthians 4:15
“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day”
2 Corinthians 4:16 “For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison…”
2 Corinthians 4:17 “…as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient,
but the things that are unseen are eternal”
2 Corinthians 4:18 “For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”
2 Corinthians 5:1 Darling little Bailey is explaining her wish list to Santa! Our slow-growing ginkgo is just now showing its autumn color! One of the best appetizers – egg salad and kale on sourdough! Autumn will soon give way to winter! The President’s House at Jacksonville State University! The rivalry between the University of Alabama and Auburn is legendary. We happened upon this marker a couple of weeks ago! The Iron Bowl is Saturday…I say “Roll Tide”, Butch says “War Eagle”! “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the LORD!'”
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Signatures Of Autumn
“Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and Amen!”
Psalm 72:19
I guess I can now officially say Happy Autumn! Summer 2015 is off the calendar, and although not in its full glory yet, the signatures of Autumn are on their way! With every seasons change come new graces…God gives us new sights, smells, tastes, and weather to remind us we have entered into something new and refreshing. One of the most notable changes we experience as summer gives way to autumn is the glorious leaves and the rich, deep colors that are so pleasing to the eye! Today, we are revisiting some of our favorite autumnal scenes from the most recent years. Come along as we travel the roads of the deep south and we will even make a stop by our home in the Appalachian foothills! “By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer”
Helen Hunt Jackson
“And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.’ And it was so”
Genesis 1:14-15
A simple vignette graces our kitchen island! “Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, we have had our summer evenings, now for October eves”
Humbert Wolfe
The rustic barn where Seth and Allison were married! “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever”
Isaiah 40:8
The sweet hubby made the pumpkin topiary on our kitchen porch! “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree”
Emily Bronte
Mixing porcelain and real pumpkins for an autumnal tablescape! “No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face”
John DonneMy cute little wheelbarrow with a bounty of autumn’s goodness!
“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale”
Lauren DeStefano Seasonal color is making an appearance in our courtyard! “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers”
Anne of Green Gables
We love to picnic – even in our yard!“Autumn, the year’s last loveliest smile”
William Cullen Bryant What better place to enjoy a steaming mug of hot chocolate…under the rose arbor!
“He changes times and seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding”
Daniel 2:21
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Our three-wheel bicycle is perfect for hauling pumpkins!“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower”
Albert Camus
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Simple + Southern Sunday No. 4
“Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.
Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all the day long”
Psalm 25:4-5
“For the beauty of the earth,
For the beauty of the skies,
For the Love which from our birth
Over and around us lies:
Christ, our God, to Thee we raise
This our Sacrifice of Praise…”
-Folliott S. Pierpoint (For the Beauty of the Earth)
Beautiful old church in the lovely and quaint Cave Springs, Georgia
Katy and I saw this ginkgo tree on our road trip to Rome this week. Have you ever seen a more stunning tree?! And notice the birds nest in the top right! I can only imagine that our Creator delights in creating such beauty for us to enjoy! You can read and see more pictures from our road trip here: When in Rome.
“…Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest” -John 4:35
Wonder what Elsie is baking? Nana (Patti) will need lots of help in the kitchen at Thanksgiving!
Hearn Inn at Rolater Park in Cave Springs. Love the leaves all over the ground!
Before you exit our blog – slow down – at least a little! This exit off I-24 in TN has only a short distance from the Interstate to the traffic light at the end. If you decide to get off here, get off and out of the way–no lingering on this ramp! But, feel free to linger on our blog as long as you like!
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Christmas decorations–simple, indeed!
Espresso and new Christmas book–bliss!
“I was glad when they said to me,
‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’”
Psalm 122:1
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