Sweet Sunday Scripture.........

Its that time of Year......

A New Year is just around the corner....

The coming of the new year 

is a time that challenges us to reflect....

For many of us, 
a time of reflection 
will challenge us to change....
To become more aware and determined....


For others,
 it will be a time of sadness.....
still, others will have joy......





What will this year bring for you? 


Only the Lord knows for sure, 
but we can be sure of this........
He will be with us. 
and His Word will guide us.....


Regardless of whatever time it may be......


The promises from the Lord...


can sustain us from day to day 


throughout the upcoming year....





Lamentations 3:22-24 


The unfailing love of the LORD never ends! 
By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. 
Great is his faithfulness; 
his mercies begin afresh each day. 
I say to myself, 
"The LORD is my inheritance; 
therefore, 
I will hope in him!" 
(NASV)


I am excited to see what the New Year holds.....


May 2014 bring you blessings abundantly!




BLESSINGS!


PATTY 





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Its a Beautiful thing!

Well, Christmas has come and gone......

I am planning on keeping my Christmas decor 

up a little while longer....

I love how it just seems to be the perfect filler to my home....

It just makes things beautiful!!!

After it is gone.....

well things just seem empty.......

A little garland of berries, sprig of greenery, Pine cones.........
they just complete the decor...

They add color, flavor and just make me happy.......

The green and red and the natural of the pine cones....

Just seem so natural to my home....

The perfect touch to all the white dishes.......

I cannot help but to think of 

the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer...... 

He is the perfect filler for our lives as Christians.....

Without him....

 we are just empty.....
With him it is just a beautiful thing to see!

John 14:26

But the helper, the Holy Spirit,

Whom the Father will send in my name,

He will teach you all things and
bring to your remembrance
all that I have said to you...

HE does not come and go as the Christmas season has....

No, He comes in and takes up permanent residence in us! 

When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior
We become His home......

He is what we need to make our lives complete.....
When we allow the Holy Spirit to empower our lives.....
It will affect all those around us.......
Just like the beautiful decor in our homes........
He is what empowers the Christian to be beautiful........

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, 

peace, patience, kindness, 

goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; 

against such things there is no law.

The fruit of the Spirit 

Makes us beautiful to others.....

Without the Holy Spirit it would be impossible to live this way.......

I pray that in my home

 in my life....

in my posts....

I will always reflect the power 

and the fruit of the Holy Spirit!

It is a beautiful thing!

Blessings!

PATTY

I have just reached 201 followers.....

I was overjoyed to reach 200...

To many in the blog world that is a small thing..

To me it is wonderful....

Thanks to all my beautiful followers.. 

and to those who take time to visit and share a comment......

May you be blessed!!!

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Sweet Sunday Scripture.........

Christmas is slowly showing up 

a little at a time here at the Sumner's......

A little sparkle on the mantle......

 I added some old vintage lace doilies to the garland of greenery and burlap...

 I just love the simple look of these burlap stockings.....

 Some old ice skates on the banister......

A few red berries to add some color.....

  A Happy little wooden snowman.....

Christmas is a time of celebration.....

A time of joy and hope....

A time to add a little sparkle and color.....

A little simplicity....

A little happy......

A time given for the young and old....

A time to Celebrate!

All for one reason.......

JESUS!!!!

Celebrate the Reason for the Season...

2 Corinthians 9:15  

Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

Christmas Blessings!

PATTY

Sweet Sunday Scripture...

THE LORD HAS COME!

This time of the  year can be very busy.....

busy shopping days,

via businessinsider.com

holiday baking,

and decorations......

Our schedule can be very hectic....

Parties and events......

Sending out cards to family and friends....

We hears songs of "holiday cheer"......

But in the weeks before we celebrate the Savior's birth 

Why is it we feel such stress and anxiety instead of cheer?

  

I believe it is a matter of time........

or how we spend our time....

Take some quality time this season to prepare your heart.

Take time to remember.....

The reason for the season.......

"...the Angel said to them ...
I bring you good news of great joy.
It is for all the people. 
Today in the town of David
a Savior has been born to you.
 He is Christ the Lord."

Luke 2:10-12

And as you reflect  upon these precious truths...

I know it will change your holiday anxiety
into holiday cheer/joy!

JOY TO THE WORLD THE LORD HAS COME!!!!

May your days be Merry and Blessed!

CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS!

PATTY

Sweet Sunday Scripture.....

Today many will begin to celebrate Advent.......

 "Advent" simply means coming.......
 as in Christ is coming, 
and for us, now He has arrived. 
This is referring to His birth in history and in humanity.  

The season of Advent begins on the fourth Sunday 
prior to Christmas Day, 

or the Sunday which falls closest to November 30, 

and lasts through Christmas Eve, or December 24

Many Christians celebrate Advent 

     not only by thanking God 

for Christ's first coming to Earth as a baby,

         But...... 

also for his presence among us today 

       through the Holy Spirit, 

and in preparation and anticipation 

of his final coming
at the end of time.

Romans 15:12-13

And again, Isaiah says,

“The Root of Jesse will spring up,

    one who will arise to rule over the nations;

    in him the Gentiles will hope.”

 May the God of hope 

fill you with all joy and peace 

as you trust in him,

 so that you may overflow with hope 

by the power of the Holy Spirit.

May this Christmas season bring you many blessings

But most of all....

May Jesus fill your heart.....

Celebrate....

For He has come!!!!

Blessings!

PATTY

Sweet Sunday Scripture....

 This is becoming one of my favorite pictures..

It hangs in my dining room over the mantle.....

Take a closer look and you will see why I love it so much....

It is of a family sitting around a table praying over their meal....

A wonderful display of.......

An attitude of Thankfulness....

I have not had that lately....

An attitude of thankfulness.....

After today's preaching and Sunday lesson......

I was sorely convicted.....

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,

 continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, 

strengthened in faith as you were taught, 

and overflowing with thankfulness.....

Colossians 2:6

With all the moving and remodeling....

I have become a grumbler......:(

Complaining about what I don't have........

Whining about all the work...

A selfish attitude......

Forgetting......

Of who I am in Christ......

and 

about the price that was paid

for me to have that position....

My focus was on things.......

It was on my circumstance....

My immediate situation........

Instead of my position.....

My position in Christ!

Nothing like a good sermon to help you "refocus"!

As I sit in my family room and look into my dinning room...

I am reminded that I have much to be thankful for.....

yes.....

I have been blessed with many "things"....

But the greatest blessing of all ........

Jesus Christ!

You might say I want to celebrate.....

Thanks-living!

To have attitude "overflowing with thankfulness"!

Happy Thanksgiving Blessings!

Patty

Sweet Sunday Scripture....

As I was traveling one of the  many country roads here in Kentucky a few weeks ago 
I spied this beauty......

Yes, She stopped me in my tracks....

There I was in the middle of the road snapping pics...
Fortunately, there are very few cars on the roads...
The houses are very spread out...
So, I snapped away....

My heart ached to see her just sitting there.....

all alone...

Being used as a hay barn.....

Oh the detail....

The colors....

I see beauty in all her chippy goodness.....

How I would love to have those old shutters...

The posts....

The Corbels...

The gingerbread trim....

She was a fine lady in her day.....

Yet, she still had charm and a beauty that just awed me... 

It made me think about the days of old.....
The stories that were told on her porch.....
The children who played in her yard...
and now, she just sits there quietly.......
hoping someone will notice...
That someone will recognize her usefulness.....

It made me think of my Grandmother....

and other elderly folks who may be alone..

just sitting waiting for someone to notice!

Who feel they have no purpose because of their age...

Yet, they have much to offer..

Stop, pay attention....

Talk with them....

Remind them they are worthy....

They are useful...

They have purpose....

They have much to share.

Is not wisdom found among the aged? 

Does not long life bring understanding?

 Job 12:12 

Have a great week and hug your Grandparents...

Blessings!

PATTY

What to do..........What to do....

As many of you know

I have recently moved from our Arts Craftsman cottage style home

 in the Mountains Kentucky

By the way, 

we sold this home to a wonderful young couple who are holding weekly Bible studies

in the dining room.......

LOVE THAT!!!!

To this wonderful old cape cod style Farmhouse in the rolling hills of Ky....

Now the dilemma......

The name of my blog.....

"My Mountain Blessings" 

Just no longer fits my life....

Oh yes,

 the blessing are still there 

and to be counted daily....

But no longer in the Mountains....,,:(

Should I go with a complete Title change.......

Maybe to 

"My Farmhouse Blessings".....

Or 

Do I just somehow incorporate a separate page.....

Please help...

I need your suggestions......

 To all you savvy blogger gals....

What do I do? 

How do I do it without loosing my past posts?

Help a gal out.....

What would you do?.....

BLESSINGS!

PATTY

It's Even Sweeter on Monday.....scripture that is.....

I love mixing textures these days.....

Glass, wood and metals....

old and new....

worn and shiny

and ohhhhh the colors......

They just seem to compliment each other.....

I love putting things together that normally would not go with each other......

or where you would normally expect them to be......

dishes in baskets and boxes....

old wooden spoons and crocks...

And so it is with the body of Christ......

God created each of us  

with a special and specific purpose in mind

All of us uniquely different

But at the same time we need each other...

We compliment each other....

When we come together in unity as the body of Christ....

The church......

Our differences become beautiful decor in the eyes of God....

Romans 12:3-5 
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: 

Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, 

but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, 

in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.

 4 Just as each of us has one body with many members, 

and these members do not all have the same function, 

5 so in Christ we who are many form one body, 

and each member belongs to all the others.

Happy Decorating Blessings to you!

PATTY