First off... Krstianna=Cute :)
Second... Daniel=Adorable :) 
This one I took for Valentine's day but never posted it. I thought it was neat. :) 
This one I took a while back, as you may be able to tell, it is icicles hanging from a grocery carriage. lol :) Sorry, I can't get it to rotate. 
A rose; of course! (:P) 
See the shadow outline of the ring? It looks like a heart. I saw this on another blog, and thought it was so neat, so I did it myself. This is not my purity ring, but a different ring I got for my birthday from my Auntie Jenn. :) 
The other day I went outside with the camera, cause I saw lots of birds coming for food, so I figured I would go and snap some shots. I really liked how this one turned out (ahem, with a little help, I zoomed it in. :) Is that cheating? lol) I thought it was neat how it had something in it's mouth. :) 
I also liked this one (and no, I didn't zoom this one in at all. :) )~
Give God ALL the glory and praise! What a magnificent God we serve! Spring is on it's way, and I am so looking forward to it. The snow is almost all gone, and it has been beautiful weather for the past couple days or so! I can't wait for more and more like this. :) I think the couple pictures of the birds truly do show how great and powerful God is. (at least they do to me. When I was taking pictures of them, and listening to the joyful songs they sing, it made me feel so happy, and joyful. I just loved and enjoyed it.) :) I am in love with Jesus Christ. Just thought I'd tell you that. :)
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Psalm 103
Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are opressed. He made known his way unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our trangressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remebered that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that exel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
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I read verses 1-10 today of this chapter for Daily bread (and then just read the rest for myself), and was once again encouraged by reading it. I read this a while back for part of my devotions, and was greatly encouraged by it. I'm not sure if I read it for something specific or if I came across it "accidentally". Anyways, the commentary in my Bible was good, and I wanted to share it with you.
It says: David's praise focused on the good things God was doing for him. It is easy to complain about life (oh, so easy), but David's list gives us plenty for which to praise God for-his forgiveness, healing, redemption, loving-kindness, tender mercies, providence, righteousness, justice, grace, patience. We receive all of these without deserving any of them. No matter how difficult your life's journey, you can always count your blessings-past, present, and future. When you feel as if you have nothing for which to praise God, read David's list.
This was just really good for me to read, because sometimes, life can get tough, and hard, and I feel like "Why does this have to happen to me?" We may feel like at times that there aren't many things-if any-for which we can praise God for. But this chapter reminds us that there will always be something to praise Him for no matter what. I need to remember, that when God allows trials and difficulties to come my way, I need to, instead of saying "Why me, Lord?" say, "Use me, Lord."
I read something one time that I thought was interesting. We rarely ever "notice" that our clothes didn't rip, that the car started or that we got home safe. Yes, these are little things in life, but we need to remember not to take them for granted, and praise God and give Him the glory, even in the little things, such as this. This was a great reminder for me as well, to not just count "big things" as blessings from God, but look for even the smallest ways in which God blesses us each day. You cannot go a day without God giving you some kind of blessing, even if it is something as small as you having clothes to wear or a drink of water, or having your clothes not rip, etc.
The story from the Daily bread was encouraging as well, and so I am writing that below.
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Joyful shouts filtered into our house from outside and I wanted to know what was so wonderful out there. I peeked through the curtains and watched two young boys splashing in a thick stream of water that gushed from a fire hydrant. The overflow reminded me of how God pours out blessings on His children, and how important it is to recognize that "the Lord...daily loads us with benefits" (Psalm 68:19). Although I know He has furnished countless good things for me, when the car blows a gasket, when the flu infects my family, and when relationships threaten to unravel, dissatisfaction threatens my view of God's blessings-they seem more like unfrequent drips from a faucet rather than a flood of water from a hydrant! Maybe that's why in Psalm 103 David reminds us to "forget not all His benefits" (v. 2). And then, to help us, he lists a torrent of blessings for believers. He reminds us that God forgives all our iniquities, heals all our diseases, redeems our lives from destruction, crowns us with loving-kindness, and satisfies our mouths with good things (vv. 3-5). Today, let's take time to acknowledge God's abundance instead of overlooking the overflow of His blessings. -Jennifer Benson Shuldt
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We're loaded with benefits daily,
Sent down from the Father above;
His mercies and blessings abounding
Are gifts of His marvelous love. -Anonymous
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Adding up your blessings will multiply your joy.
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Wow! This is such a great reminder to all of us. Let us never forget to praise and glorify God in everything we do, for every blessing He gives us!
Recently I have beeen finding Romans 12 to be a great encouragement to me! In about May of 2010, in Sunday School, I was told to read this chapter, and I really liked it. I underlined the whole thing. Well, more recently (the last 3-4 weeks maybe), it seems like God is finding any way He can to make this verse come into my reading. When I was doing a devotional book study on the book of Titus a couple weeks ago was when it first started. Within a couple days, I came across different parts of Romans 12 a bunch of times! After those couple days it didn't come up quite as much, but God still had me come across it a bunch of times (and I still am coming across it often). So, needless to say, I decided to dive more deeper into this chapter, study it, and see what God would have me learn from it. I just started, but when I get more into it, I will be sharing/posting what I have learned and what the Lord has been teaching me through it all. I love Romans 12!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) It is such an encouraging chapter to me. Read it and be prepared for my thoughts on it, hopefully soon!
Today I got an email from the Ludy's advertising the Set ApartGirl conference. I was reading it, thinking, "I really wish I could go to this! It looks and sounds like so much fun, and I know it would be a huge blessing as well (to any girl who goes)". Anyways, not this year, but I hope, maybe, that I will be able to have that experience someday. (And I want to go to Ellerslie as well. If Christ doesn't come back before I am able to go to that, I will do anything I can to go. Haha). :)
Well, that's about it for now I guess. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. :)
Joyful In Serving Him,
~Karissa~
