Here Comes the Sun!!!!

Today for lunch I sat outside by the fountain in my lawn chair!!!! Can't believe that on March 13th I'm outside in the warm sun. In Lafayette, Indiana!   AWESOME!!!!!!

Miss Leah

I Wish I Could Have Been on That Plane . . . .

Passengers onboard Delta Flight 486 from Atlanta to New York would have been forgiven for thinking they were imagining things when they heard the captain enquire: "Is anyone here allergic to penguins?"

But then, when a pair of foot-and-a-half tall penguins waddled down the aisle of the plane cruising at an altitude of 30,000 feet, they probably realised they weren't.

Pete and Penny -- aged 6 and 12 -- were travelling from Atlanta to New Yorkt to the premiere of "Frozen Planet," a new Discovery Channel documentary.

One passenger said: "This is video proof that penguins CAN fly -- and that they have absolutely no fear of flying at all! 

"When we reached cruising altitude, the captain allowed their handler to take them for a stroll up and down the aisle so that everyone could take a look at the cute, one-foot-tall penguins and get some great photos and videos."

No words needed . . . . just prayer

Loving this song today . . . .

Unrestrained by Jeremy Camp

Too Close To Nature for Me!

My comment: There would be a heck of a personal mess to clean up afterwards - know what I'm saying?????

In this video, a wild Grizzly bear suddenly charges at a group of Alaskan tourists. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the incident.

The group of 10 tourists was visiting Katmai National Park and was taking part in what was billed as a safe viewing of the Grizzly bears in their natural habitat, according to the Daily Mail. But one of the bears suddenly charged from its stream directly at the tourists, who were forced to sit in silence, lest they upset the bear further and provoke a potentially deadly attack. At one point, the bear reportedly got close enough to a tourist to sniff his hooded sweatshirt, before returning to the stream.

'We had a safety class beforehand about what to do if we encountered a bear," tourist Larry Griffith, 59, told the Daily Mail. "All the bears were catching fish when this particular bear circled our group several times, wanting us to leave his fishing spot. This was not supposed to happen. Our guide said he saw this as a bluff charge, trying to scare us, which he did! We were all in shock but were happy that no-one in our group jumped up, ran away or screamed for their lives."

 

My beautiful kids

 In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past and a bridge to our future.

And I'm so proud of mine. God is good.

Can I please borrow the car dad????? PLEEEEEEEEEESE!!!!!!!!????????!?!?!?!?!?

Back to Nature

Beluga whales in the arctic having fun.

Arrows of rain seem to pelt a dragonfly in Indonesia's Riau Islands

European Hoopoe

The Cloud

White Reindeer

Before you go to bed, give your troubles to God. He will be up all night anyway.

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. - 1 Peter 5:6-7

Here God is telling us that one of the most important weapons - one of the greatest benefits - He has given us to resist Satan’s attacks upon our joy and peace and intimacy with God is to stop trying to solve every problem that comes our way in OUR OWN STRENGTH; BY OUR OWN POWER; BY OUR OWN MEANS.  Give it to God instead!  Give HIM our burden!  Include Him in it, for deliverance if necessary ... for provision if necessary ... for whatever wisdom might dictate in the situation.

I mean … think about it.  If He didn’t want us giving Him our troubles – giving Him our adverse cares – why would He tell us to do so in the first place?  He tells us so we'll be wise enough to do it!

That's why I so love this song by Amy Grant. Sums it all up so beautifully.

Rocky vs. Biff

Robert Malone went fishing for shrimp and pulled in a surprise: a 27-pound Maine lobster that could never be viewed as shrimpy.

The beast, caught in the vicinity of Rockland, Maine, was dubbed Rocky, reports the Associated Press. Of course, the size of the lobster's fearsome claws also bring to mind the meaty fists of that boxer named Balboa.

By the pound, Rocky should be a valuable lobster. But this crustacean's size could indicate a long life. And geezer lobsters don't make great eating.

Then there is the lobster that Katelyn got for her birthday. 

Crazy Kids!

For some reason there was a mock wedding at school. I'm not really sure . . . probably wouldn't understand! Katelyn & Erica are the presents.

Jelly Belly Fun Facts

I entered a contest being sponsored by Gluten-Free Saver. If I win, I will win $177 worth of gluten-free products! Whoo Hoooo! Anyway, the question I had to answer was

"The first Jelly Belly flavors were root beer, grape, very cherry, lemon, cream soda, green apple, tangerine and what other flavor?"

Do you know? Think about it while you finish reading. I'll give you the answer at the end!

So while I was researching to find the answer, I read some other interesting trivia about Jelly Belly jelly beans.

• It takes 7 to 21 days to make a single Jelly Belly jelly bean.
• Enough Jelly Belly beans were eaten in the last year to circle the earth more than five times.
• Jelly Belly jelly beans were the first jelly beans in outer space when Ronald Reagan sent them on the 1983 flight of the space shuttle Challenger.
• Very Cherry remained the favorite flavor until 1998 when Buttery Popcorn moved into first place. In 2003 Very Cherry moved back into top position by a mere 8 million beans.

I personally like the Buttery Popcorn over Very Cherry. Just my opinion.

Then there is Jelly Belly art. People actually make pictures with jelly beans!  Here are a couple.

And now, the answer is licorice.

Ummm . . . . . . . I don't think I have words

Talk about geek chic.

A Dutch company has developed a pair of high-tech trousers equipped with a wireless rubber keyboard stitched over the groin for those who need to dash out a line of code on the go.

“The idea was that you could log in to your computer and control it without sitting in a closed environment behind your desk,” designer Erik de Nijs told the Daily Mail.

The digital dungarees also sport a wireless mouse in the back pocket and a pair of speakers sewn into the thighs.

The company that came up with the idea, Nieuwue Heren, run by de Nijs and his partner Tim Smit, have aptly called their jeans, “Beauty and the Geek.”

The fledging company has only developed a prototype, but estimates the iPants would cost around $400 in stores.

It's A Good Morning!

I rocked with this song on my way into work this morning and it made it a good morning! Now I need a song for good mid-day, good late afternoon, good evening and good night! :)

God Always Finds a Way

God always finds a way to let me know that what I'm doing, not doing, feeling or not feeling is either right or wrong. He hit the nail right on the head with this one. Thank you Lord, I needed that reminder.

Love Our Enemies

Anytime we have been cheated or betrayed, anytime a friend, spouse, brother or sister has let us down, anytime we have been judged harshly or spoken to unkindly, we have the opportunity to love our enemies.

Oh how true . . . .

Gifts of Grace

We are always trying to please God, but it is God who is always trying to please us. God is always surprising us with gifts of grace when we least expect them.

Did you know . . . .

There used to be a 27th member of the alphabet. I could not even start to imagine what it would be.

Check here and be surprised!

Happy Valentines Day!

Things don't really matter. It's spending time with each other that really warms the heart.

Love comes in all forms . . . .