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God the Solid Rock

Superstition Mountain Nov 2011

“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” ~ Psalm 18:2 (ESV)

To be perfectly honest with you, I do not like Arizona. Yes, I have been living here for the past 20 years, but I still don’t enjoy the summers. You see, I grew up by the sea and you cannot take the salt water out of my veins…

There is one particular place though that I continue to go back to: the Superstition Mountains. I have photographed the mountain range several times, but every time they look different.

I really cannot explain why this mountain draws me so often. It may has to do with God. Every time I see the mountain (actually every day), I am reminded of God – the SOLID rock in my life. No matter where my path takes me, I can count on God. He is the true constant in my life.

To some, a mountain can be something daunting, but for me it is sheer beauty. Massive, unmovable, solid, beautiful…just like our God.

Have you seen God’s beauty this week? Today, I am linking up with my friend Joan to share His Beauty. Click on the image below to read more of His Beauty…

Beauty in His Grip Button

Thank you for stopping by today…
Love & peace,
Iris

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Thankful Thursday ~ Cooler Weather

He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord.
~Psalm 40:3 (ESV)

I know that most of you enjoy the summer, because you live in cooler climate. I tell, you body is not made for the desert. I grew up (and lived there until I was 30), in a climate that has cool summers and mild winters (not much snow).

Seriously, you would not like to be around me in the months of July and August; I get a little grumpy by the end of August. Although I drink much water, I am still exhausted when I get home from work. By the time weekend rolls around, there is not much I like to do but ‘veg-out’.

The temperatures have dropped to the low 100’s (even already had some 90’s). The best thing is that it dried out enough that we have been running our swamp cooler since last week – YEAH! Double thanks on that one: 1) the house cools better than A/C, 2) our check book is cheering too 😉 . AND due to the cooler weather, I had enough energy to clean our living room from top to bottom.

So this week I am thankful for cooler weather. What are you thankful for? Please do share with us by leaving your link to your Thankful Thursday post below.

Oh, one more thing: if you haven’t had a chance to sign-up for this week’s giveaway, check it out below.

Thank you for stopping in today. Remember: when He puts a new song into your mouth, praise Him.

Thankful Thursday Participants

1. Lynn (Spiritually Unequal Marriage)
2. LaughingLady
3. jackie
4. Rita @following 31 flowers
5. Training Happy Hearts
6. Joan @ Reflections
7. Rocks @ Made to Worship
8. bp
9. Rons Road 2 Recovery
10. Homeschool Field Trip @Long Wait
11. It Feels Like Chaos
12. Wendy @ Faith’s Firm Foundation
13. jackie
14. mari @ life together starts
15. Laurie @ Women Taking a Stand
16. Denise
17. che
18. Michele – Beelieve You Can!		 19. Johnny Deep
20. Amazing Grace-My Birthday
21. Melissa @ Frugal Creativity
22. Melanie @ Musings & Meanderings
23. Jennifer’s JoyRide
24. Heather@Becoming A Titus 2 Woman
25. Noreen
26. Bogie
27. Jerri @ Jerri’s Journey
28. Karen @ Hallelujah Anyhow
29. Tere’s World
30. erin
31. Sue@Pear Tree Lane Farmhouse
32. Chris
33. Joshlin@Saving Mom’s Sanity
34. Sue
35. Cora
36. One Heart		 37. Cindy@Life is in the Details
38. Toia @ Designer’s Original
39. Audra @ Rediscovering Domesticity (Other Bloggers)
40. Lindseys Log
41. Karen
42. Arlene – Accepting Change
43. Jackie
44. Tiff @ The Faery Inn
45. The South
46. Wonder and Will
47. KDL Simple Life
48. Angie
49. Jerrie
50. becky aka theRAV
51. Charlotte
52. Harter@ Servant, Wife, Mother
53. Roberta

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More Bookmarks and Giveaway

***Comments closed – winner announced tomorrow – January 7th***

As I had mentioned last night, I made a set of 4 bookmarks. And yes, you can get one of 2 sets. How to enter? I will tell you at the bottom of the post; first the two other bookmarks I made.

The first bookmark has Matthew 5:16 over a lamp I photographed at the Superstition Mountain Museum. The museum displays items from an old movie studio called “Apacheland”; great place for photographers 🙂 …

The second bookmark’s photo is from our Salt River area, located in the Tonto National Forest. We had a lot of rain this past spring, so the river actually had water flowing – ha…I thought that Matthew 11:28 works well with the peaceful photo…

Okay, now to the giveaway. I have two sets that I would like to send out to my readers. All you have to do is leave a comment below. If you share the giveaway with your readers – cool, but you don’t have to in order to win. You don’t even have to blog 🙂 – Please make sure that your email address in the comment section is valid (your email does not show on my blog if you enter it in the appropriate field)…

Okay, I better get my booty to bed — planning on shooting a sunrise tomorrow morning (hope I can get up early enough – lol).

Thank you for stopping by. Be blessed today and always…