To love is to allow hope into your life.
To hope is to allow uncertainty into your life.
To be uncertain is the essence of learning to trust God to bring only the disappointments He deems best.
~Gretchen Louise Acheson
Music Quotes (Quote of the Day)
Love is like a violin. The music may stop now and then, but the strings remain forever.~June Masters Bacher
Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.
~Sir Thomas Beecham
Where words fail, music speaks.
~Hans Christian Andersen
Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.
~Victor Hugo
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
~Henry Ward Beecher
Music is well said to be the speech of angels.
Music is love in search of a word.
~Thomas Carlyle
Music is love in search of a word.
~Sydney Lanier
Quote Of The Day!
In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, I believe the Bible is the best gift God has given to man. All the good Savior gave to the world was communicated through this Book. But for this Book we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare, here and hereafter, are to be found portrayed in it.
~Abraham Lincoln
Quote of the day
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Theodore Roosevelt
Questions.....
When life gives you questions what do you do? I'm curious, so post/answer away!
And please post more than just pray or ask God or something like that. What else do you do? Do you think and agonize about it? Do you put it on the back shelf and put it out once a day to get new thoughts? What do you do? Does this even make sense????
And please post more than just pray or ask God or something like that. What else do you do? Do you think and agonize about it? Do you put it on the back shelf and put it out once a day to get new thoughts? What do you do? Does this even make sense????
So....
I need a new profile picture,... any ideas?
Or shall I just sew something and then have Steph snap a few pictures :)
Or shall I just sew something and then have Steph snap a few pictures :)
Material!
After waiting, entirely too long! I finally got to go to JoAnn Fabric's and buy material!!! I'm going to finally get around to sewing again!!!
Here are pictures of the material I got.
This is a pink flowered material. It was on clearance for $2 a yard! I LOVE clearance!!
The Home School group is doing a Civil War day this fall. So I will probably use this pattern with brown accents and a brown sash. The 2nd picture is a a better idea of what color the material really is..
This material I bought to reproduce a shirt I saw at Maurice's. I will be putting sleeves on my shirt and I am going to make it in a regency dress instead. The shirt I saw had white underneath, but I liked the green better :) The white material was $13 a yard, but it was 50% off. But! When they rang it up it was only $2.49 a yard!!!!!! YAY!!!!!
I love shopping for material!!!! And sewing!!
Now, I just need a new sewing machine... :{
Here are pictures of the material I got.
This is a pink flowered material. It was on clearance for $2 a yard! I LOVE clearance!!
The Home School group is doing a Civil War day this fall. So I will probably use this pattern with brown accents and a brown sash. The 2nd picture is a a better idea of what color the material really is..
Except we are making her jacket out of this brown material.
This material I bought to reproduce a shirt I saw at Maurice's. I will be putting sleeves on my shirt and I am going to make it in a regency dress instead. The shirt I saw had white underneath, but I liked the green better :) The white material was $13 a yard, but it was 50% off. But! When they rang it up it was only $2.49 a yard!!!!!! YAY!!!!!
I love shopping for material!!!! And sewing!!
Now, I just need a new sewing machine... :{
me wrist
So, I have a little run in with the fryer at work... and this is the result:
This actually looks much better. I was dropping chicken down and some oil jumped out and landed on my arm, yes oil jumps. It happens fairly often so I just wiped it off my arm and washed my wrist off. It didn't hurt at first, but then it started almost stinging. I put ice on it and tried walking around with my wrist stuck in ice water, but that didn't last long and I had to start putting stock away so I ditched that idea. But by now, my arm was red from the back of my palm to 3 inches up my arm. Stephanie rigged up an ice pack with empty hot dog bun bags, and I put stock away with it tied to my arm. We were very worried that it would blister, the oil is about 375 degrees. But thankfully the big spot had a flat blister that popped one day when I was getting dressed, I don't know why... So, that was last Wednesday. This picture is from, Saturday I think. Today it is starting to peel but looks a hundred percent better than it did a week ago.
Pictures as promised :)
BEFORE......
AFTER......
As you can see there are 1 1/4 melted chocolate walls and 3 3/4 milk chocolate walls. We both like it a lot better than the yellow, the brown is more relaxing :) Luke was the one who pointed out our chocolate milk paint :) He was helping us paint and then the next day as he was pouring chocolate milk into his cup he calmly remarked, this is what color your walls are. :) It was pretty sweet :)
So, there you go :) Opinions??
ahh!!! and what's been going on....
So, today was the last day of school in Platteville. It was crazy!!!!
When the high schoolers are free, the rest of us have to suffer... the air was positively electrifying today. I think I could have hooked my hair dryer up to it. And of course, because they were out of school, we had a bunch of goofy, jerks in through drive-thru. Just in case anyone was wondering, when all 5 people in the car talk and try to order at the same time we can't hear you and it will only take longer to figure out what you wanted to order. So, that's mostly what my day was like, totally hectic, with lots of crazy kids... but now, I am at home and it is peaceful and quiet, almost everyone is in bed asleep, except me and Dad, we are the night owls. But hey, it's quiet and peaceful, and I can actually get stuff done.
Tomorrow I hope to finish cleaning my room, then I can take pictures and show you all the new paint job :)
And Sunday, I think I finally! get to go to Joann's and buy fabric! Yay!!! I've been waiting for weeks!!
here's the post I started a few days ago...
Hello all!! I know I haven't been a very good blogger recently... Life seems to be passing me by at a very fast pace. It's quite scary actually! I'm not sure what I have been doing recently. Work, life, KIT 4 KIDS stuff. Finished the coloring book, YAY!!!! It took Susie and me 5 months, but it's finished, finally! So, now hopefully life will go on. I just found out that Strings Workshop has been cancelled for this year :( I was really looking forward to it. But that's o.k., more time to save my money up I guess.
Most of you don't know but I am hoping to do a violin recital this Fall. You are of course all invited, I can't guarantee you will enjoy it, but you are welcome to come! So, I will spend the Workshop time practicing instead. Recitals are lots of work, which reminds me, I need to find an accompanist.....
O.k. well, it's late and I am a little tired, so I should go to bed. I will try very hard to be a better blogger, even if I don't have anything interesting to post :)
When the high schoolers are free, the rest of us have to suffer... the air was positively electrifying today. I think I could have hooked my hair dryer up to it. And of course, because they were out of school, we had a bunch of goofy, jerks in through drive-thru. Just in case anyone was wondering, when all 5 people in the car talk and try to order at the same time we can't hear you and it will only take longer to figure out what you wanted to order. So, that's mostly what my day was like, totally hectic, with lots of crazy kids... but now, I am at home and it is peaceful and quiet, almost everyone is in bed asleep, except me and Dad, we are the night owls. But hey, it's quiet and peaceful, and I can actually get stuff done.
Tomorrow I hope to finish cleaning my room, then I can take pictures and show you all the new paint job :)
And Sunday, I think I finally! get to go to Joann's and buy fabric! Yay!!! I've been waiting for weeks!!
here's the post I started a few days ago...
Hello all!! I know I haven't been a very good blogger recently... Life seems to be passing me by at a very fast pace. It's quite scary actually! I'm not sure what I have been doing recently. Work, life, KIT 4 KIDS stuff. Finished the coloring book, YAY!!!! It took Susie and me 5 months, but it's finished, finally! So, now hopefully life will go on. I just found out that Strings Workshop has been cancelled for this year :( I was really looking forward to it. But that's o.k., more time to save my money up I guess.
Most of you don't know but I am hoping to do a violin recital this Fall. You are of course all invited, I can't guarantee you will enjoy it, but you are welcome to come! So, I will spend the Workshop time practicing instead. Recitals are lots of work, which reminds me, I need to find an accompanist.....
O.k. well, it's late and I am a little tired, so I should go to bed. I will try very hard to be a better blogger, even if I don't have anything interesting to post :)
Time era quiz
You are living in the 1950's. You want to live in a place where there is still technology and cars yet you don't want all the technology we have now. You want to go back to a place where life was more conservative and peaceful and value on family morals was much higher. The 50's is for you.
Take this quiz!
Fun 1
Every morning Debbie gives Luke a Bible lesson using flannel graphs and then they have a quiz about, you know, what are the 10 plagues, Who are Joseph's 11 brothers, etc. Well, this morning after they cleaned up the flannel people, Debbie asked Luke "What are the 10 plagues of Egypt?" Luke responded "OH!!" put his hands to his head as if thinking very hard and then started counting off on his fingers; Reuben, Simeon....
Would I ever laugh if it wasn't for Fun 1!!!!
Would I ever laugh if it wasn't for Fun 1!!!!
The Warrior is a Child
Lately I've been winning battles left and right
But even winners can get wounded in the fight
People say that I'm amazing
Strong beyond my years
But they don't see inside of me
I'm hiding all the tears
(Chorus)
They don't know that I go running home when I fall down
They don't know who picks me up when no one is around
I drop my sword and cry for just a while
'Cause deep inside this armour
The warrior is a child
Unafraid because his armour is the best
But even soldiers need a quiet place to rest
People say that I'm amazing
Never face retreat
But they don't see the enemies
That lay me at His feet
Chorus x2
I drop my sword and look up for His smile
Because deep inside this armour
Deep inside this armour
Deep inside this armour
The Warrior is a Child
I caught myself singing this song today, and when I started thinking about it, and the words and the meaning, I found myself thinking how I was like that. And I couldn't decide, is that a good thing or not?
Now, I don't know about the whole winning battles part, but definitely the hiding part. I often want to run home and hid. To lock myself in my closet away from all the cares and trials of life, to cry on someone's shoulder until everything goes away. To just be held my God's strong arms.
I'm going to tell on myself, I've taken pride *gulp* over the years in being strong. Not emotional, not easily swayed, a hard worker, the strong one when everything, life specifically seems to be crumbling around me... But, truthfully, I often feel like crying. But I keep in on the inside, I don't let those around me know that I'm broken or shaken. I'm really a child on the inside, one who would love to run home to Mommy every time something happens. Is my life a charade, a facade? No, but I don't have to be so strong. I can cry. I can turn to God, instead of relying on my pride and strength to get me through. I can be human. I can face whatever comes my way, not because of pride, but because I can do all things through Christ who strengtheth me. My own strength and pride won't get me far, and they will quickly fade. But deep inside, beneath the armour that covers me, covers the warrior in God's army, lies a child, a child of God safe in the arms of her heavenly Father.
the poor geek squad...
Here are some of the actual conversations between IT clients and technical staffs.Technologically Challenged
Customer: I'm trying to connect to the Internet with your CD, but it just doesn't work. What am I doing wrong?
Tech support: OK, you've got the CD in the CD drive, right?
Customer: Yeah....
Tech support: And what sort of computer are you using?
Customer: Computer? Oh no, I haven't got a computer. It's in the CD player and all I get is weird noises. Listen.....
Tech support: Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!
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Tech support: What kind of computer do you have?
Female customer: A white one...
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Customer: Hi, this is Celine. I can't get my diskette out.
Tech support: Have you tried pushing the button?
Customer: Yes, sure, it's really stuck.
Tech support: That doesn't sound good; I'll make a note.
Customer: No .. wait a minute... I hadn't inserted it yet... it's still on my desk... sorry....
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Tech support: Click on the 'my computer' icon on to the left of the screen.
Customer: Your left or my left?
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Customer: Hi, good afternoon, this is Martha, I can't print. Every time I try, it says 'Can't find printer'. I've even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can't find it...
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Customer: I have problems printing in red...
Tech support: Do you have a color printer?
Customer: Aaaah....................thank you.
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Tech support: What's on your monitor now, ma'am?
Customer: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me in the supermarket.
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Customer: My keyboard is not working anymore.
Tech support: Are you sure it's plugged into the computer?
Customer: No. I can't get behind the computer.
Tech support: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back.
Customer: OK
Tech support: Did the keyboard come with you?
Customer: Yes
Tech support: That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there another keyboard?
Customer: Yes, there's another one here. Ah...that one does work!
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Tech support: Your password is the small letter a, as in apple, a capital letter V as in Victor, the number 7.
Customer: Is that 7 in capital letters?
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Customer: I can't get on the internet.
Tech support: Are you sure you used the right password?
Customer: Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it.
Tech support: Can you tell me what the password was?
Customer: Five stars.
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Tech support: What antivirus program do you use?
Customer: Netscape.
Tech support: That's not an antivirus program.
Customer: Oh, sorry...Internet Explorer.
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Customer: I have a huge problem. A friend has placed a screensaver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears.
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Tech support: How may I help you?
Customer: I'm writing my first e-mail.
Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem?
Customer: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address, but how do I get the circle around it?
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A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer.
Tech support: Are you running it under windows?
Customer: "No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine."
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And then there is the one, I believe David told me about.
A man returned his computer to the store after only a few days, complaining that the cup holder broke. The store personnel told his the computer didn't come with a cup holder.
The man was of course referring to the Cd drive...
Customer: I'm trying to connect to the Internet with your CD, but it just doesn't work. What am I doing wrong?
Tech support: OK, you've got the CD in the CD drive, right?
Customer: Yeah....
Tech support: And what sort of computer are you using?
Customer: Computer? Oh no, I haven't got a computer. It's in the CD player and all I get is weird noises. Listen.....
Tech support: Aaaarrrrgggghhhh!!!
===============
Tech support: What kind of computer do you have?
Female customer: A white one...
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Customer: Hi, this is Celine. I can't get my diskette out.
Tech support: Have you tried pushing the button?
Customer: Yes, sure, it's really stuck.
Tech support: That doesn't sound good; I'll make a note.
Customer: No .. wait a minute... I hadn't inserted it yet... it's still on my desk... sorry....
===============
Tech support: Click on the 'my computer' icon on to the left of the screen.
Customer: Your left or my left?
===============
Customer: Hi, good afternoon, this is Martha, I can't print. Every time I try, it says 'Can't find printer'. I've even lifted the printer and placed it in front of the monitor, but the computer still says he can't find it...
===============
Customer: I have problems printing in red...
Tech support: Do you have a color printer?
Customer: Aaaah....................thank you.
===============
Tech support: What's on your monitor now, ma'am?
Customer: A teddy bear my boyfriend bought for me in the supermarket.
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Customer: My keyboard is not working anymore.
Tech support: Are you sure it's plugged into the computer?
Customer: No. I can't get behind the computer.
Tech support: Pick up your keyboard and walk 10 paces back.
Customer: OK
Tech support: Did the keyboard come with you?
Customer: Yes
Tech support: That means the keyboard is not plugged in. Is there another keyboard?
Customer: Yes, there's another one here. Ah...that one does work!
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Tech support: Your password is the small letter a, as in apple, a capital letter V as in Victor, the number 7.
Customer: Is that 7 in capital letters?
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Customer: I can't get on the internet.
Tech support: Are you sure you used the right password?
Customer: Yes, I'm sure. I saw my colleague do it.
Tech support: Can you tell me what the password was?
Customer: Five stars.
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Tech support: What antivirus program do you use?
Customer: Netscape.
Tech support: That's not an antivirus program.
Customer: Oh, sorry...Internet Explorer.
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Customer: I have a huge problem. A friend has placed a screensaver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears.
===============
Tech support: How may I help you?
Customer: I'm writing my first e-mail.
Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem?
Customer: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address, but how do I get the circle around it?
===============
A woman customer called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer.
Tech support: Are you running it under windows?
Customer: "No, my desk is next to the door, but that is a good point. The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window, and his printer is working fine."
==============
And then there is the one, I believe David told me about.
A man returned his computer to the store after only a few days, complaining that the cup holder broke. The store personnel told his the computer didn't come with a cup holder.
The man was of course referring to the Cd drive...
one word quiz
One Word Quiz
You.
.Can.
.Only.
.Type.
.One.
.Word.
.Answers.
.Not as easy as you might think.
1. Where is your cell phone?
charging
2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend?
nope
3. Your hair?
brown
4. Your mother?
amazing
5. Your father?
wonderful
6. Your favorite thing?
music
7. Your dream last night?
dream?
8. Your favorite drink?
milk!
9. What?
ever
10. The room you're in?
dark (Susie is sleeping...)
11. Your ex?
who?
12. Your fears?
stuck
13. What do you want to be in 10 years?
married
14. Who did you hang out with last night?
myself
15. What you're not?
sleeping
16. Muffins?
yummy
17. One of your wish list items?
bow
18. Where did you grow up?
here-n-there
19. The last thing you did?
Pagemaker
20. What are you wearing?
Pj's
21. Your TV?
silent
22. Your pet?
none
23. Your computer?
necessary
24. Your life?
interesting
25. Your mood?
lonely
26. Missing?
Mr. Me
27. What are you thinking about right now?
sleep
29. Your work?
trying
30. Your summer?
busy
31. Your relationship status?
single
32. Your favorite color?
yellow
33. When is the last time you laughed?
today
34. Last time you cried?
*shrug*
35. School?
sometimes
You.
.Can.
.Only.
.Type.
.One.
.Word.
.Answers.
.Not as easy as you might think.
1. Where is your cell phone?
charging
2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend?
nope
3. Your hair?
brown
4. Your mother?
amazing
5. Your father?
wonderful
6. Your favorite thing?
music
7. Your dream last night?
dream?
8. Your favorite drink?
milk!
9. What?
ever
10. The room you're in?
dark (Susie is sleeping...)
11. Your ex?
who?
12. Your fears?
stuck
13. What do you want to be in 10 years?
married
14. Who did you hang out with last night?
myself
15. What you're not?
sleeping
16. Muffins?
yummy
17. One of your wish list items?
bow
18. Where did you grow up?
here-n-there
19. The last thing you did?
Pagemaker
20. What are you wearing?
Pj's
21. Your TV?
silent
22. Your pet?
none
23. Your computer?
necessary
24. Your life?
interesting
25. Your mood?
lonely
26. Missing?
Mr. Me
27. What are you thinking about right now?
sleep
29. Your work?
trying
30. Your summer?
busy
31. Your relationship status?
single
32. Your favorite color?
yellow
33. When is the last time you laughed?
today
34. Last time you cried?
*shrug*
35. School?
sometimes
boys and their sports
As some of you may know, this weekend was the NFL draft. Not being a football fan myself, I could care less, but being in a house with 3 football, specifically Packers fans I ended up watching the very end of Saturday's portion of the draft. Things were going along very boringly when Luke suddenly got it into his head that someone was going to draft Brett Farve, his most favoritest player of all. So, he proceeded to loudly telling the people on the TV, "Don't draft Brett Farve, don't draft Brett Farve!!!" Rebecca quickly told Luke "They can't! Brett Farve has a contract." This of course, did nothing for a 5 year olds mind, and he proceeded to loudly protest the drafting of Farve. So, Rebecca tried a different approach. It was about 10 minutes later before we finally got it through that you CANNOT draft Brett Farve! It was actually quite comical! They keep showing all these young college graduates. And Luke is scared for his favorite, retiring after this year player. He was so cute and genuinely worried as well :)
Serving God
"When God will not use thee in one kind, yet He will in another. A soul that desires to serve and honour Him shall never want opportunity to do it; nor must thou so limit the Holy One of Israel, as to think He hath but one way in which He can glorify Himself by thee. He can do it by thy silence as well by thy preaching; thy laying aside as well as thy continuance in thy work."
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
2 of my recent projects
I finally finished Sarah Beth's regency dress. So, my "kids" both wore their Katie-made clothes on Sunday. And the weather was really nice so we got some great pictures!!
I made Sarah's dress using Mrs. Chancey's Regency Dress and Pinafores patterns. Aren't they just darling! I can't wait to make more :)
Luke's pants and vest were made using this this Burda suit pattern. I was making him a suit coat as well, but, the sleeves managed to disapear. We've searched the whole house and they are no where to be found. I didn't have a stitch of fabric left, so all he gets for now is pants and vest. I have material for one more vest, which I will get around to sooner or later.
So, those are my recent children's projects. I'm hoping to finally finish the quilt I've been working on forever... I'll post pictures when I do!
I made Sarah's dress using Mrs. Chancey's Regency Dress and Pinafores patterns. Aren't they just darling! I can't wait to make more :)
Luke's pants and vest were made using this this Burda suit pattern. I was making him a suit coat as well, but, the sleeves managed to disapear. We've searched the whole house and they are no where to be found. I didn't have a stitch of fabric left, so all he gets for now is pants and vest. I have material for one more vest, which I will get around to sooner or later.
So, those are my recent children's projects. I'm hoping to finally finish the quilt I've been working on forever... I'll post pictures when I do!
For now, I'm off to the concerto competition *gulp!!*
Someone to watch over me
~~Someone To Watch~~
Over Me
Over Me
There's a saying old says that love is blind
Still we're often told, seek and ye shall find
So I'm going to seek a certain lad I've had in mind
Looking everywhere, haven't found him yet
Looking everywhere, haven't found him yet
He's the big affair I cannot forget
Only man I ever think of with regret
I'd like to add his initial to my monogram
Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost lamb?
There’s a somebody I’m longing to see
I hope that he turns out to be
Someone who’ll watch over me
I’m a little lamb who’s lost in the wood
I know I could, could always be good
Someone who’ll watch over me
Although he may not be the man some
Girls think of as handsome
To my heart he carries the key
Won’t you tell him please to put on some speed
Follow my lead, oh, how I need
Someone to watch over me
I thought this went well with the following quote from Quest for the High Places. This part was written by Mrs. Jennie Chancey.
"The Song of Solomon gives the most beautiful description of marriage I know of. The woman is to be like a walled garden, filled with beautiful flowers, delicious fruits, and sparkling streams, all for one man. Only one man is to own the key to that locked garden. Others may see the beautiful climbing roses trailing over the top of the wall. They might smell the fruit from a distance. They might hear the chattering brook inside. But they do not have the privilege of entering that holy of holies. It is intended for one man alone. And when that godly man takes his garden, he tends it, nourishes it, and honors it in such a way that it becomes even more beautiful and flourishing."
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About Me
- Katie
- I am a daughter of God who is striving to do and be all that God has for me. I'm a pretty normal person, kinda goofy at times, but I can be a dear. If I try :) I always try to be happy and I'm never lazy, I've tried, it doesn't agree with me. Once you meet me you'll never want for entertainment :)
