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Baking, Cooking, Decorating, Tea Time, and taking Inspiration from those I love and the world around me...

A sharing of my heart and my home from a Christian perspective

...with a wee bit of whimsy added.

Monday, 26 January 2009

My New SnowBaby



'Morning everyone. It's a cold one here on the Island today. It was minus 23 celcius with a wind chill of minus 33, when I got up this morning. Hubby has to work out in that today; poor guy!


Speaking of Hubby, he gave me a new SnowBaby for Christmas. Except for two, I have one representing each member of the family now.
This one represents me and my new grandson, Zachary. Zachary will be five months old on the first of February.














Zachary is coming to visit with his parents in less than two weeks; I am so excited! Because he lives way out in Vancouver, I'm only getting to meet him now.







This little guy doesn't know what he's in for.....Never ending kisses & squeezes from his grandmother!! I almost feel sorry for him! *smile*

Have a lovely day and stay warm!

Sunday, 25 January 2009

Spiritual Sundays-



Hello everyone. I received this email one day and thought it was a good example of trusting God.

I'm not sure if this is a true account or not but I thought it was worthy to share today. To my native friends out there, I hope I have the story right!


The Cherokee Indian Youth's Rite of Passage

Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian Youth's Rite of Passage?
His father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone.
He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He cannot cry out for help to anyone. Once he survives the night, he is a MAN.
He cannot tell the other boys of this experience, because each lad must come into manhood on his own. The boy is naturally terrified. He can hear all kinds of noises. Wild beasts must surely be all around him. Maybe even some human might do him harm.
The wind blew the grass and earth, and shook the stump, but he sat stoically, never removing the blindfold. It would be the only way he could become a MAN!
Finally, after a horrific night the sun appeared and he removed his blindfold. It was then that he discovered his Father sitting on the stump next to him. He had been at watch the entire night, protecting his son from harm.
We, too, are never alone. Even when we don't know it, God is watching over us, sitting on the stump beside us. When trouble comes, all we have to do is reach out to Him.
Moral of the story:
Just because you can't see God, doesn't mean He is not there.
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
Please visit Spiritual Sundays for other wonderful stories and testimonies. Just click on the Spiritual Sundays picture on my sidebar and it will take you to the links. Thank you Charlotte and Ginger for hosting this.

Have a wonderful day. God bless you and make you a blessing.