For I Know My Redeemer Lives | Resurrection Sunday

“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth” Job 19:25

 What awesome, humbling, incomprehensible,  love the Savior demonstrated toward me and you that while we were yet sinners He died for us!

Hope you all have a blessed Resurrection Sunday!

“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:55-57

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” 1 Peter 1:3-5

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“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”

Isaiah 55:3

My Camera is SICK! :(

Yes, it is true, my camera is sick!! Quarantined to bed-rest and I am guessing Vitamin B or C won’t cure whatever it has. ;)

Today promised to be a perfectly beautiful day! I had just started to regain some energy after 5 days of being sick and the weather was GORGEOUS! I grabbed my camera and went out for a walk so excited to see what “spingyness”(<made that word up. Feel free to use it!! ;) ) there was just waiting for me to picture! Within 10 steps I found springyness, picked up my camera, and turned it on but nothing happened, then tried to turn it on again and again but still nothing. :-| No, it’s not because my battery is dead. I have been asked that over 1/2 a dozen times and checked. Full battery but very sick camera. :(

After about 2.5 minutes of mourning over my camera I decided to pick myself up by my bootstraps flipflops(technically it wouldn’t be boot straps seeing I am wearing flipflops) and I am now looking into getting it repaired! Lord willing, the warranty will cover the cost because I am broke!  Philippians 4:6 says be anxious for nothing so I am not stressing over it! God is good, He has blessed me with this camera and He will give me the means to fix it in His perfect timing :) Until fixed, unless I pull out my mom’s point-and-shoot ;) or nab my sister’s Canon Rebel, my blog will go postless!  But until next post, here are a few shots I managed to squeeze out the last few days!

ENJOY this wonderful day the Lord has blessed you with!! =)

Cute flower with a strange name: Grape Hyacinth

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God”

Philippians 4:6

The Freckles are Coming…

Big and small, they come to  all almost all! Freckle season has begun! :)

“Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
 Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
And declare His works with rejoicing.”

Psalm 107:21-22

Are you There? | Home Alone | really really really random

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Home alone? Usually NEVER.  But last night my parents loaded up the younger crowd and headed out for the evening leaving me with my 3 sisters to survive… ALONE. In my entire 22 years of existence this has only happened twice. Talk about quiet! They say “Silence is golden” and I say, “silence is golden for about 36.5 minutes then it is maddening!” ;) So in order to create some noise I decided to  get in the kitchen and cook! My sisters wanted pasta so I was on a mission to cook  an Italian dinner! :) It is hard to cook for only 4 people. I wasn’t quite sure how to make only 4 servings of  Clam Alfredo and had to 1/2 the french bread recipe. Then I found myself accidentally boiling 12 servings of pasta and chopping-up enough salad to feed a small army. :) Thankfully my sisters were REALLY hungry!


Before my brothers left my sisters and me to fend for ourselves they returned from the grocery store with a little surprise. Nothing all-natural about this surprise, 100% un-natural but 100% SWEET! It is said that a way to a man’s heart is through his stomach but I am here to inform you that they are wrong, that is actually the way to a woman’s heart!  Buy her a cupcake and you will win her heart ;) Ok, so that was kind of a joke. Anywho, knowing their sisters’ HUGE sweet tooth they bought us ice cream and toppers…. Complete surprise! THANK YOU Gideon and Joel!

Thankfully we were re-united with our family before Dessert and had plenty of help consuming the ice cream :)

And to top off a very exciting 24 hours my Way Of the Master season 4 came in!! If you have never watched Way of the Master I highly recommend it!

So, this is my really random post and I need to get off the computer and get started on some Saturday chores. Hope y’all have a wonderful Saturday and remember God IS good!!

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 6:23

Happy Spring

 It is the first day of Spring!! I am sitting here enjoying our first SPRING thunderstorm.  I love thunderstorms, they are beautiful and you can usually find me sitting out on the front porch watching the storms move in while a large majority of my siblings are shuffling down to the basement with mixing bowls over their head(I am guessing the bowls are for added protection against flying debri?! Yes, they tend to over-react. :) God seems to so wonderfully display His awesome power in a thunder storm and I love it! The earth is definitely singing the praise of the Lord this Spring! :)


“Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.” 

Psalm 98:4

Happy Spring! :)
Enjoying the Lovely colors of  the Magnolia Trees in town!

“Hear attentively the thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
He sends it forth under the whole heaven,
His lightning to the ends of the earth.
After it a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.
God thunders marvelously with His voice;
He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’;
Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.”

Job 37:2-6

Lemon Cream Cheese Pound Cake | Recipe

You can find the recipe on my cooking blog!
www.granolagirlbakes.com

“And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.”
Ephesians 5:2

Today is International Wear Green Day!!

March 17th, the day when one must wear green to avoid a very painful pinch…. At least that is the way it is in my house. That is why I am wearing a green headband and might just go and put on some green socks for added protections! I am sitting here listing to little girls scream because they forgot to put on their green and a relentless brother noticed. :)

Also a day when I feel extra Irish and pine to set my eyes that Emerald Isle. Just so happens that we originate from the O’Leaky clan…. Okay okay, so I really don’t have any Irish blood that I know about…. I actually come from a long line of gypsies ;) But I’m almost 92% positive there is a little Irish mixed into my gypsy blood ;)
So, I am here to remind y’all to put on GREEN! :)

Green is EVERYWHERE at my house! :)

 Joel is wearing a GREEN bow tie. Looks pretty charming doesn’t he? ;)

“Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.”
1 Timothy 1:4

Look what she can do | 5 months

5 months have flown by and this baby isn’t as little as she used to be :) Today Emmi is sitting up all by herself! With each new brother or sister that enters into the world and as I watch them grow I see God’s mercy and awesome handi-work in their little lives!
We serve an AWEsome God :)

“The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.”

Psalm 145:9

A Beautiful Day | Almost Spring

6 days until Spring’s beginning yet it is already looking and feeling “springy” here! Today was a beautiful day. Filled with vibrant colors, Big fluffy white clouds floating in the bluest sky, warm weather, and a wonderful breeze!

I am still in shock that it was 80° in Missouri. Usually we are receiving our last snowfall right about now but instead the children are all digging through their summer clothes in search of capris or shorts. Yes, today has me excited for the official beginning of Spring! It promises lovely sunsets, green grass, beautiful bouquets of wildflowers, and FRESH fruit!! ;)
“Sow for yourselves righteousness;
Reap in mercy;
Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord,
Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.”
Hosea 10:12

 

The budding tree blossomed!



“And He changes the times and the seasons;

He removes kings and raises up kings;
He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding.”

Daniel 2:21

Let the Light..

 

“For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ” 

2 Corinthians 4:6

Home-made Ketchup and Oven-roasted French Fries + a question

I love cheeseburgers, onion rings, and french fries! Why? because they can all be eaten with ketchup ;) … So, you will guess how excited I was to find a ketchup recipe on Stir it Up!

Hop over to my cooking blog and see the recipes for the delicious ketchup and oven roasted French fries!
www.granolagirlbakes.com

Now, quick question. Do any of you bloggers/pinterest users/ internet savvy people know why people can’t pin my images from my blog to pinterest? Every time my sister or I try to we receive a message “sorry, we cant find any big images or videos on this page!” :(

Thanks Joel for the picture. Due to the beautiful natural light, my sister’s room has become a food photography studio ;)

“O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.”
Psalm 34:8

GOD OF HOPE

I have been thinking about HOPE lately. It has been on my mind so much today that I eagerly sat down this evening to read every verse I could find on hope! :) I have been thinking about the abundant mercy of our great God and the hope He has gives His children:

 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead“- 1 Peter 1:3-5. 

In Romans 15:13 God is refereed to as the “God of Hope”! Doesn’t that fill you to overflowing with hope, joy, and excitement just reading?!? And if that isn’t exciting enough just read Jeremiah 29:11-13:

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”

Before the Lord saved me from my sins, I lived a hopeless life but upon salvation I was filled with hope, I became a child of the God of hope!  He is our rock, and our fortress, and our deliverer; our God, our strength, in whom we will trust; our shield, and the horn of our salvation, and our high tower(Psalm 18:2). HE IS OUR HOPE. During trials, hardship, loss, during the good times and the… “not-so good times” :) we have hope because we serve the God of hope!! :) Not only do we have hope in this earthly dwelling but we have hope for all eternity! Praise the Lord :)

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.”-Revelations 21:2-7

I am hopeful when I think about the future -whatever it may hold- because God knows the plans He has for me. I need not worry about tomorrow but rather abound in hope today(Romans 15:13)! What about you? Are you hopeful? :)
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:15-18