Little Wonders

Aren't God's little creatures so delightful!?! We found this small salamander next to the creek up in the mountains and named it Alec.

Beauty of the Earth

Hurray for beautiful mountains!!

    For the beauty of the earth,
 for the glory of the skies,
 for the love which from our birth
 over and around us lies;
 Lord of all, to thee we raise
 this our hymn of grateful praise.

 For the beauty of each hour
 of the day and of the night,
 hill and vale, and tree and flower,
 sun and moon, and stars of light;
 Lord of all, to thee we raise
 this our hymn of grateful praise.

 For the joy of ear and eye,
 for the heart and mind's delight,
 for the mystic harmony,
 linking sense to sound and sight;
 Lord of all, to thee we raise
 this our hymn of grateful praise.

 For the joy of human love,
 brother, sister, parent, child,
 friends on earth and friends above,
 for all gentle thoughts and mild;
 Lord of all, to thee we raise
 this our hymn of grateful praise.

 For thyself, best Gift Divine,
 to the world so freely given,
 for that great, great love of thine,
 peace on earth, and joy in heaven: 
 Lord of all, to thee we raise
 this our hymn of grateful praise.

Text: Folliot S. Pierpoint
Music: Conrad Kocher; Arr. by W.H. Monk

Spring Flowers

Psalm 92
A Psalm, a Song for the Sabbath day.

1It is good to give thanks to the LORD
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
2To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning
And Your faithfulness by night,
3With the ten-stringed lute and with the harp,
With resounding music upon the lyre.
4For You, O LORD, have made me glad by what You have done,
I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands.
5How great are Your works, O LORD!
Your thoughts are very deep.
6A senseless man has no knowledge,
Nor does a stupid man understand this:
7That when the wicked sprouted up like grass
And all who did iniquity flourished,
It was only that they might be destroyed forevermore.
8But You, O LORD, are on high forever.
9For, behold, Your enemies, O LORD,
For, behold, Your enemies will perish;
All who do iniquity will be scattered.
10But You have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
I have been anointed with fresh oil.
11And my eye has looked exultantly upon my foes,
My ears hear of the evildoers who rise up against me.
12The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree,
He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13Planted in the house of the LORD,
They will flourish in the courts of our God.
14They will still yield fruit in old age;
They shall be full of sap and very green,
15To declare that the LORD is upright;
He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

Alum!

Jester is back for the weekend!!!!
Liz is visiting!!! ^_^

and Auk's parents are flying in tonight!!
YaY!

Mexico Trip!

back: Kyle, Andy, Colin, me, Seongmi, Benaiah, David
front: Joel, Naomi, Hank

The team who went to Fresnillo, Mexico over spring break!!

God blessed us so much! I truly wanted to stay, with our whole team. We got along splendidly; I can honestly say we are all friends now. ^_^

Spring

I think spring is here. Even if it decides to get cold again, since this is Texas and it changes it's mind all the time, I am enjoying evidence of spring. I love the way God makes me smile in the mornings with His creation. Every morning as I make my trek to Glaske I probably look asleep or drunk because I weave in and out trying not to step on the flowers growing in the field. They make me smile. Even when I'm tired and don't want to be awake going to dynamics. The tall white flowers, accented with the shorter yellow ones. And if you look really close you can find the tiniest white five peddled flowers. But my favorite is the occasional purple flower.

The other thing about spring is the mocking bird. I haven't decided whether I like this bird or not. It can be really annoying and loud when I'm trying to take a nap. But sings beautiful songs to me in the morning waking up and walking to saga. And if you don't like the tune it's singing one second wait for a second and you'll hear something else. I also like it when it leaves it perch and shows off its white racing stripes.

Exegesis Papers

i think being a perfectionist and writing exegesis papers and not being good at writing and being very slow all combined are not nice. i would know. i've been spending nearly all weekend having tons of fun in such a situation.........

Wonderful Monday!

Praise God!!!!!
as of this morning, we have a staff sponsor for our mission trip to Fresnillo, Mexico!!!! and I have been rather enjoying this stormy weather! puddles!! ^_^

March!??!!

Ahhhhh!!! Yes,i t is March already! and we are half way through the semester. rather hard to believe.....
So, I just wanted to put a picture....this is Gilbert, a little friend who visited us last spring. ^_^ random, yes, I know...

Joy given by 41!!!!!!

Brothers are great!!!
41 is the best Brother Floor ever!!!
the guy Power Suite is the way most best!!!!
Thank all y'all for giving us a wonderful day!
Thank all y'all for blessing us!!
^_^