Blessings All Mine
>> Thursday, December 17, 2009 –
Advent: Giving Presence,
gratitude,
joy
I thought long and hard about the You Capture assignment this week: to photograph a favorite Christmas decoration. Should I choose my sweet nativity scene, a gift from my friend Kathleen when she returned from a trip to Mexico? Or perhaps a special tree ornament – the dilapidated paper chain made by Noah in kindergarten, or the play-foam angel with the photo of Rowan's head pasted on crookedly?
It wasn’t until I took a late afternoon walk, camera in hand, that I realized the most precious decorations weren’t in my house, but outside – the ones God offered every day. The ones I so often fail to see.
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside.
This post is part of a series entitled Advent: Giving Presence. Click here to read other posts in the series. Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside.
Lyrics from Great is Thy Faithfulness.
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I like your picture ^^
Lucky you! You caught those frost-covered branches. I so wanted a photo of those, but I missed them. Your photos are great!
Blessings all mine, with 10,000 beside...I've always loved that thought!
Lovely pictures! You captured the essence of each item beautifully!
i love your snowy world... a cold winter's night... beautiful :)
Beautiful! Your pictures capture God's beauty wonderfully well.
I love the snow and the berries...great photos!
I love the sixth shot. Beautiful colors!
Ooooh, lovely pictures!
What beautiful decorations by God. You are right, we often miss them while we are complaining about the cold and the ice and the snow.
The closeup of the berries with the ice on them is priceless.
Thank you for blessing my day with 10,000 beside!
oh my goodness, I LOVE the photo with the frosted berries, gorgeous!
These may be my favorite decorations yet! I love that last berry shot!
Oh you captured it all right. Love those frosty branches. And you're gonna get me EVERY TIME when you close with Great is Thy Faithfulness. Sigh.
GORGEOUS shots...love the colors! :)
Have you ever considered framing your pictures and adding some text?
The berries and frost photos are perfect! So true. So beautiful. =)
Lucky you! You caught those frost-covered branches. I so wanted a photo of those, but I missed them. Your photos are great!
Blessings all mine, with 10,000 beside...I've always loved that thought!