SkyWatch Friday

Here are some photos of the skies from my area this week. Click on the button above and check out skies from other parts of the world and/or add some photos of your own.

I took this picture from my car while stopped at a traffic light tonight.

I took this with my cell phone camera. It's a little blurry, but I thought the tree colors were so pretty.

I took this picture on Halloween night.

And this was taken in the middle of the woods while we were out geocaching on Saturday.

Something I Was Reminded of at Church Tonight

Do you know what command is given the most often in the Bible? Huh? Do ya? Actually, it is "Fear not" or "Don't be afraid." Did you know that this command is given 366 times in God's Word? I guess that must mean it's pretty important.

I like what my husband always tells us. There is nothing that will happen to me today that is going to take God by surprise. Do you think God ever looks down at us and says "Huh, I sure didn't expect that to happen!" I'm sorry I just can't see that happening.

You know, if we say we trust God, then really what is there to fear? There is nothing that happens to us that He doesn't know about and allow. He is in charge of it all. If we are facing something hard, will worrying help us in any way? I don't think so. In fact, I believe worry just makes things worse.

So why do we worry? Isn't God big enough to handle anything this life can throw at us. I think so. So my plan is to take God at His Word and "Fear not". How about you? What do you think?

Oh and by the way, the one time it is okay to fear is this "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;" Psalm 111:10a NIV

Walk Down Memory Lane

Come for a walk with me down Memory Lane!
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This is my youngest from Halloween 2003. She is at a party the FOP had for their children.

Hot Air Balloons

Thought I'd share some photos of some hot air balloons I've seen in the area recently. I posted one on my SkyWatch Friday post and some seemed to enjoy it. So here are a few more.

Have You Ever...

I "stole" this from Linda at Mocha with Linda. She borrowed it from some one else. Seems I've been doing a lot of "stealing" lately. Hmmmm...Now you all know this is all in fun and not real stealing. Right? Right?!? Ok then!!

Have you ever. . .

1. Been pulled over? Yes. 3 or 4 times. But for some reason they've never issued me a citation. Hallelujah! Cause I certainly deserved them. It was always for speeding except one time my temporary tag had fallen out of the window and they gave me a written warning for that. So, yes I've been stopped, but I still have a clean driving record. :)

2. Dyed your hair? Nope. Bleached it many times and still lighten it some almost every summer with "Sun-In".

3. Pulled an all-nighter? Sure, because I've worked lots of midnight shifts and also because my husband used to be a youth minister when we first married and we did all-nighters with the youth group all the time.

4. Fallen down in public? Probably, but I can't rememeber anything specific.

5. Broken a bone? No

6. Had braces? No, but I wish I had.

7. Built something out of wood? Yes, bunny shaped Easter baskets for the kids at church.

8. Been to Disneyland? No. But I've been to Walt Disney World many times. Take a look at my header (I took this picture in summer 2008) and also my sidebar, if you want to read about and see pictures from that trip.

9. Eaten a Krispy Kreme donut? Oh my yes. I love them and it's something we usually save for when we are on vacation to keep them special.

10. Screamed during a scary movie? Yes, but usually I hide my face because I can't stand to be scared.

11. Been to a professional sporting event? Cincinnati Reds' Baseball

12. Slept till noon? Yes.

13. Been arrested? No

14. Opened Christmas presents early? Yes, but only with permission and usually only if we were going to be gone for Christmas. Does Christmas Eve count? We open with my parents on Christmas Eve always now that we are all adults.

15. Rolled down a hill? Yes. I did it as a kid and I've also done it with my kids when they were little. I always loved doing this.

16. Toilet papered someone’s house? Nope

17. Laughed so hard you cried? Yep.

18. Gotten seasick? I've gotten nauseous but never anything more.

19. Shared a sucker with your dog? Yes, but she only gets it when I'm finished. I won't eat it after her.

20. Been in an accident? Yes

21. Ridden in a limo? No

22. Had a pet fish? Yes

23. Been ice skating? Yes, in fact I took lessons for awhile. But it's probably been 10-15 years since I've had skates on.

24. Locked your keys in the car? Yes - 2 or 3 times.

25. Ridden a horse? Yes. We used to own one called Honeybunch and she was really old and swaybacked. She hated to be ridden, but we kids did it anyway. When heading away from the barn, she would walk real slow, but when heading back to the barn she'd run as hard as she could go. Then we'd turn her around and she plod along real slow. It was really pretty funny.

So tell me: Have YOU ever?