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This summer I am planning to make time to paint, draw and color.
What about you? Any special plans for the summer?
Under His sun and by His grace,
Becky
>Summers are for Finding Inspiration
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Category Archives: Weekends
>Saturdays are for Drinking the Perfect Watermelon Agua Fresca
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Saturday is here and believe it or not, as you read this, I will be flying up in the air to another country again.
I did not want to leave without sharing with you the recipe for an “agua fresca”, it is very tasty, easy to make and beautiful to see. So, I am pretty sure you will like it so much that you will be making it many times this summer.
You need:
1/2 of a large watermelon.
some fresh mint leaves.
1 lime
sugar to taste (it depends on how sweet you like it. For a half watermelon I used 1/4 cup)
crushed ice
How to do it:
Take the watermelon pulp (get rid of the seeds) and put it in the blender little by little, with the mint, the lime juice and sugar. You might need to add a little bit of water lo loosen it.
Serve in the hollow watermelon and decorate with some fresh mint leaves.
To serve:
Crush ice and put some on each glass, serve immediately; and don’t forget to make it pretty with an leaf of mint.
Hope you have a most blessed Saturday, dear friends!
Becky… on the go!
I must say that my daughter helped me to take all these wonderful pictures!
The Believer’s Happiness
Oh, that I knew where I might find HIM!” Job 23:3
The believer’s happiness consists very much in the presence of God, and a sense of His love. His happiness is not in place, or circumstances, or friends but in God Himself as revealed in Jesus.
Anywhere,
at any time,
in any condition,
alone or in any company,
we can be happy–if we realize that God is present, and can enter into communion with Him.
Real religion always . . .
centers in God,
feasts on God, and
is satisfied with God alone.
The teachings of the Holy Spirit brings us away from other sources of peace and satisfaction–to God alone. And in God, as made known in Jesus–we find . . .
all we want
all we wish,
all we can enjoy!
“You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand!” Psalm 16:11. Oh, blessed thought! Having been brought to set our hearts on God, to find our happiness in God–soon, very soon, we shall enjoy His perfect, perpetual presence; and shall never more sigh, or cry, “Oh, that I knew where I might find HIM!”
“And so we will be with the Lord forever!” 1 Thessalonians 4:17
James Smith (1860) (I encourage you to read the full article)
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This is the kind of happiness I pursue, one that is rooted in Christ alone, the kind that only happens when you live in the Sacred, fully aware that all you do is because of Him and for Him; the kind that is found in God’s presence alone.
May you have a happy weekend, dear friend!
>Lemon Tart with Rasperries for the Weekend -and some links and a book recommendation-
>I want to share with you a great recipe I found last week, and turned out GREAT! Keep in mind that this tart is delicious cold so, you may want to make it at least 8 hrs before you plan serving it.
You can find the recipe here; the only thing that we changed was adding lots of raspberries at the end, and believe me… the combination of the lemon, and raspberries is phenomenal.
Now, as for the weekend links…
Petra’s pen has written a beautiful poem, Homophones.
Diane has a great, well… excellent post on Calvinism that speaks for me too, please read it here, What’s in a Name?
Diane also brings to us words of comfort from the hand of Mrs. Spurgeon, Thanksgiving Street.
Rebecca’s Theological Term of the Week is an important one, Hyper- Calvinism
And one more little thing…
I am starting to read this book:
I am so grateful for the authors… this is a book we all need to read as our children grow into adulthood. Remember how many books you and I used to read on childrearing when our children were all little? Well, now I have a son who is almost 18 and is leaving for college this summer {lump in my throat} and I am grateful I found this book in which I am learning the art of being a mom to a young adult man.
May your weekend be full of moments in which you find yourself thinking on Him and His Word!
>Paper Hearts… Easy Projects for the Weekend
>I couldn’t resist sharing some pretty easy and fun crafts for the weekend. I hope you enjoy taking out you scissors, markers, and old books. If you don’t have time to do all these fun little projects, then go here and print these:
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For the joy of making lots of paper hearts and hanging them around our house, we dismantled and old book and had so much fun cutting as many paper hearts as possible.
The result is this:
If you feel more like coloring, then this is the craft for you today.
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May you have a wonderful weekend full of hearts, and love!
P.S. Don’t forget to check this great recipe… Chocolate and Dried Apricots Baguettes!
>Dried Apricots and Chocolate in a Baguette
>Easy and delicious, great for the weekend… especially for you who are in the cold, buried in white!
See the how to at my photography blog.
Visit my friend, Persis, as she is hosting a great book giveaway, The Mystery of Providence by John Flavel.
My friend Trisha is also hosting a giveaway, another beautiful book, The Christian Lover: The Sweetness of Love and Marriage in the Letters of Believers.
Christina encourages Christians who fail in obedience (me included, of course!)
You can still sign-in for Hollie’s giveaway; yes, another wonderful book, Through the Year with Martin Luther.
I just discovered these beautiful readings from the Psalms; O how I love them! Be sure to listen while you do your chores.
And lastly, I invite you to read a four-part series on LOVE, posted by me, written by J.C Ryle. 🙂 (If you only read one thing this weekend let it be this series… It is great food for the soul!) find this at Caffeinated Theology.
Have a most blessed weekend!
Under His sun and by His grace,
Daily On My Way to Heaven 