This week's theme for PhotoHunt is metal. Here is a metal fence between my girls and a beautiful horse.

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My hubby took this beautiful photo while standing on the deck outside our bedroom when we lived in Washington State. I just love it! Leave me a comment and tell me what you think!

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Psalm 1:1-3

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.

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This week's theme is : HAPPY!

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Hubby took this at the Pugent Sound in Washington.

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We were blessed to have a few snowflakes fall this morning! I say blessed for two reasons: 1) because I LOVE snow and 2) because the Lord allowed us to have another glimpse of it before we move to warmer weather where it rarely snows. Of course, the snow did not even accumulate and it is supposed to be a warm 60 degrees today but in honor of the little bit we did see, here is one of my favorite wintry pictures. It was taken only 3 miles from our house. Enjoy!

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Matthew 7:15-20
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.

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As you can see, I have not posted in several days. Our family took a short vacation this past week. It was wonderful to be able to just get away for a while without having to think about the busy days ahead. We set out on Tuesday morning for the Seattle area, a place we have been before and enjoyed. Along the way, we made a stop at the Grand Coulee Dam. It was an awesome site. With all of the benefits received from the dam it is also a saddening thing considering the negative consequences that came along with this structure, how it hurt the Native Americana's way of life and negatively impacted the Salmon runs. The drive from there was beautiful with the flowing river and the tall mesas on either side.

We stayed in Bremerton, located across the Puget Sound from Seattle. We had stayed in this same hotel last time and enjoyed the location. It is right on the water and the ferry terminal is half a block away. Our first day there, we took the ferry across into Seattle and walked along the piers, walked through the Pike Place Market, and part of the downtown shopping area. We saw a few street preachers along the way, a lot of interesting people, and ate lunch at a McDonald's which actually had a bouncer!

After lunch we took the monorail a few miles a had a look at the space needle and then went to the Pacific Science Museum. We caught an Imax movie on The Alps and went to the butterfly exhibit among others.

On the ferry ride home we were able to see a few seals lying on the buoyies and gorgous views of Mt. Rainier. Then to top it off a swim in the hotel pool. All in all it was a wonderful and tiring day.

The next day we drove north, after a quick stop at the Navy base, we hit a few state parks and walked through the enormous trees and combed the beach. Here is one place we stopped, Scenic Beach near Seabeck, Wa. As I was sitting watching my children look for oysters, little eels (which they found) and chase crabs around the highlight of my vacation occurred. Right in front of my, perfect viewing a bald eagle flew. It was such a beautiful site I cannot even describe it. Of course I have seen bald eagles before but there is nothing like seeing one fly along the cost with snow capped mountains behind it, just as God had intended!

We topped the evening off with another swim in the hotel swimming pool. We left early the next morning and headed north to take another ferry (to avoid Seattle traffic) and headed home. On the way we stopped at a small town surrounded by mountains and stayed for a while. This little town is Leavenworth. It is designed after a Bavarian town. Brian, who grew up in Germany was the critic for us. He said it definitely had the look, the mountain views, the feel, the sounds, and the smells (oh yum!) of a Bavarian village but it was defiantly Americanized and commercialized. It was a fun break from our driving. We arrived home and relaxed in front of a movie.

Now as I sit here, on my birthday, I am reflecting. I am well aware of the fact that God is so good! He has blessed me with such a wonderful, full, and blessed life!

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