Scanning the sky…

HIBISCUS
…scanning the gray sky for a sunbeam.
Even in stormy weather it looks up,
seeming intuitively aware that the sun is still there!

When we’re in the midst of stormy times in life,
let us remember that God still reigns –
and let us look upward and seek His face!

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For as the waters fill the sea,
the earth will be filled with an awareness
of the glory of the Lord.
Habakkuk 2:14 NLT
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Hope in the Storm

You are my refuge and my shield;
your word is my source of hope.
Psalm 119:114
NLT

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Remembering all the people affected by recent tornadoes and other storms.
Praying for safety and protection from storms still in the forecast!
♥
Click on the link below for a related post:
“Sometimes He calms the storm…
and other times He calms His child.”
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Insta…what??

Instagram!!

Hi, y’all!
I’ve been missing y’all lately!!
Due to the important priorities of “LIFE,”
I haven’t had much time recently to visit my fav’rite blogs…
or to do much blogging myself…

…but I have discovered a quick and easy way
to share some of my photography and especially enjoy the photos of others
through the technology of INSTAGRAM.

Below are a few of my recent entries…

If you aren’t familiar with Instagram,
it’s a photo-sharing application that has been developed for iPhone users.
I understand there’s an Android app in the works, too.
That’s good, because lots of my friends have Android phones!
=)

Playing around with Instagram doesn’t replace the challenge and reward
of taking and editing camera-quality photos.
However, it’s a fun way to capture and share those “Kodak moments”
(or should I say “iPhone moments”)…
and to enjoy such moments captured by other people around the globe.

If you’re an Instagrammer, I’d love to follow you!
Please leave your IG username in a comment below
or look for me @littlethingsoflife –
and make sure you let me know who you are
so I can follow you.

If you don’t have an iPhone or just don’t “do” Instagram,
you can find my photo feed online here:
INK361

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Always remember the beauty of the garden,
for there is peace.
Author Unknown
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You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
Isaiah 26:3 
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Safe Harbor from the Storm

This post is dedicated to the millions of people in the path of Hurricane Irene.

The designs here are copied from some of my previous posts.
I decided it might be helpful to group them all in one place.
You are welcome to copy and paste these or share them in any other way,
if you think they’d be helpful to you or to someone else.

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I’d like to leave you with a quote from “In a Storm” by Mary Southerland:

When the fierce storms of life overwhelm us,
there is only one thing to do if we want to survive those storms.
We must position ourselves in the right place – in the hands of God –
and He will keep us there until the storm has passed.
The words of the psalmist are filled with confidence and hope when he writes,

“He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed”
(Psalm 107:29).

We really can trust God to bring peace and to reduce the fiercest storm to a mere whisper.
The faithful provision and sustaining comfort of God at work in our life
depends on the character and heart of God
and our willingness to trust Him.

If you have access to Facebook,
I think you should be able to link to the complete devotional by Southerland here.

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Thank y’all for stopping by to visit “Little Things.”
May your life be filled with little blessings, little chuckles,
and little deeds of kindness (both given and received)!
♦
You may not be in the path of Irene this weekend — and I DO hope you’re not –
but there will be times that all of us will find ourselves in the midst of some kind of storm.
I hope in the content of this post you may find something to encourage you
and help you to keep your faith strong
and your trust in God unwavering.
♦
My prayers continue for everyone who is in “the storm,”
whether Hurricane Irene or some other disruption in your life.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Sky

This is a repeat of a previous post…

Dinner at Cock of the Walk Restaurant,
The Ross Barnett Reservoir (known locally as ‘The Rez’),
Ridgeland, Mississippi…

Hope you enjoy what we saw of the summer sky that evening! 

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Storm clouds brewing across The Rez
as we drive to the restaurant…

 

 

 

 

Ducks at Cock of the Walk…

 

 

 

 

 Sailboats returned to safe harbor…No breeze for the flag…Calm before the storm…

 

 

 

 

Ducks still don’t appear to be bothered…

 

 

 

 

 Our table is ready — Let’s go eat!! 

 

 

 

 

Rain’s on the way!

 

 

 

 

 Enjoyed our catfish, slaw, cornbread, and iced tea – Made it back to the car just in time!