What I Wore and 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Today I am linking up to Miss Johanna's Autumn Fashion and Giveaway post. Here is the outfit I am wearing today:

Shirt: Camp Good News, a Christian camp that I have attended pretty much all of my life.

Skirt: Hand-me-down

Purple sash (you can't really see it in this photo): made by me

Earrings: made by me

Barette: Christmas gift

Francesca is holding a 50 Followers giveaway here.

You all should go and link up to this week's challenge at 3 Photographers Adventure. I don't have a photo yet, but I hope to link up soon! This week there will be a winner. Maybe it will be you!

Yesterday I memorized 1 Corinthians 15:2-4. I memorized 1 Corinthians 15:1 the day before, and I will be typing up the whole passage below.

1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which you are saved if you hold fast the word which I preacher to you - unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.

Happy Saturday!

Forgive

Psalm 103:15-18

As for man, his days are like grass;

As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

For the wind passes over it, and it is gone,

And its place remembers it no more.

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him,

And His righteousness to children's children,

To such as keep His covenant,

And to those who remember His commandments to do them.

James 4:14 - Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

We need to wait on God and His timing because this earth will pass away even faster than we expect.

I love the last phrase of Psalm 103:18. It says that God is merciful to those who remember His commands to do them. Not just remember, but do! Read this verse:

James 4:17 - Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Did you get that? Knowing the right thing to do is sin. We can't go through life avoiding doing wrong; we need to do right. Otherwise, it is still sin.

How often do we remember this? I know that I often forget and tend to think that as long as I am not as bad as some people, I'm all right.

I am not 'all right'.

I need to do my absolute best, but that can only be done through God's mercy and power. Otherwise, I know that I would fail miserably.

However, God will forgive us when we do mess up.

Psalm 130:4 - But there is forgiveness with You.

Psalm 86:5 - For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant on mercy to all those who call upon You.

Ephesians 1:7 - In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.

We must try with God's help to do our best, but always remember:

God Will Forgive.


p.s. I am a finalist in this photo contest. I would really appreciate it if you would go on over and vote for me!

Giveaways and a Photo Contest

I am entering this photo in Francesca's Photo Challenge.

There are several giveaways going on over at Simple Delights. Here are the photos of the prizes and links to the individual giveaways:

Day #1

Day #2

Day #3

Day #4

Day #5

Day #6

Happy Saturday!

Lydia

I would like to introduce you to my younger sister, Lydia. She is 13 years old, almost exactly two years younger than me.

Lydia loves to sew, and she made this dress herself.

I think it's pretty amazing.

She had been wanting me to take some pictures of her, but we hadn't had a sunny day where we were both home long enough to do it.

When we finally got around to it, I realized something.

This girl is beautiful and she has grown up so fast! It seems like just yesterday that she was a little 10 or 11 year old who couldn't care less whether her hair looked nice and who wore t-shirt every day.

Now she actually does her hair (very nicely, too), borrows my hairspray often, and makes herself clothes.

Entering this photo in Francesca's Photo Contest.

Thank you, Lydia, for letting me capture you in this stage of your life.

True, we ended up with some shots like this...

And this.

But hey, we had fun. :)

Oh, and if you noticed, I entered one of these photos in Francesca's Photo Contest. The theme is color. Tomorrow is the deadline to link up, so go on over and link up!

Day 5

So, I am going to Connecticut this weekend. We have no school on Friday and we have Monday off because it is Columbus Day, so we are leaving on Friday and coming back Monday. I will try and prepare some scheduled posts, but no guarantees. :)

So, continuing on with the 31-Day Challenge...

Day 5 - A photo from a low angle

You can see Lily's post here.

I am a finalist in a photo contest over at The Musings of a Photographer and I would appreciate any of your votes. :)

There is a giveaway going on over at Royal Daughters of the King. The prize is this lovely headband:

Isn't it just so lovely? I have a thing for headbands, especially ones with flowers on them.

I will try and have a real post for you tomorrow, dearies!

Have a good day!

First Day of October

Happy First Day of October, everyone!

Francesca is holding a photo contest and this week's theme is fall.

This photo means fall to me because of the leaves on the ground, but also because of the little red schoolhouse in the background.

(Oh, and the effect I used for this picture was Cross Process on Picnik. I love it!)

Another thing that means fall to me is baking.

This morning I baked with these cuties.

Aren't they just too cute?

We made chocolate chip cookies (sadly, from a mix. It was in the cupboard and was easier to make with little people than cookies from scratch).

Sadie and Chloe

 I made these muffins this morning, also. The recipe is the Create Your Own Muffins recipe from this post by  Royal Daughters of the King. For these muffins, I put a cup of strawberries in the batter.

They taste pretty good. :) I honestly had never had muffins with strawberries in them before, or at least not that I can remember.