My Intentional Mondays

I just love mornings!

I know not everyone does.

I love the stillness and quiet, the slow change as the world wakes up and the majestic show the Creator puts on as creation follows His orders.

I wish words could describe the amazing sunrise I witnessed this morning. Picture this: sky - dark with gray clouds scattered amidst a tiny bit of lighter gray as the horizon begins to turn apple red.

Slowly the red becomes orange, then yellow, as more light appears and finally the golden sun rises above the horizon and shines brightly for a few minutes. Soft light snowflakes drift slowly to the ground. And once again the clouds take over the sky and the day becomes overcast again.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims the work of His hands.

Psalm 19:1

This week, Be Intentional!

Take time to stop and enjoy the beauty of God's creation all around you. God's Word says He is revealed in His creation.

For His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what He has made. As a result, people are without excuse.

Romans 1:20

Well, my past week went by in a flurry. My oldest officially became an adult! We had the usual life stuff to take care of, dentist appointments, shopping for a jr bridesmaid dress (well that one is a bit in unusual) school work, house work, and the week was over! Oh my!

I didn't get as much reading done as I would have liked, but I am still plugging along on my TBR pile.

I finished up Between Sundays by Karen Kingsbury on audio. And started listening to The Garden of Madness. I have wanted to read that one for a long time now, so I was excited to catch it on audio.

Currently I am reading:
The Peaceful Wife

Catch of a Lifetime

And still working on finishing With This Ring and The Sea Keeper's Daughter. I am enjoying it, it is just quite long and I really have to concentrate or I feel like I will miss something.

I am working on sewing some Bible covers this week and may be able to share that by Saturday. I made one for my daughter for Christmas, and now am making a few for a friend.

Well that's my week in a nutshell. This week I will be reviewing a kids devotional,a fiction, and maybe some thing else, pending how my week plays out.

A man's heart plans his way, but the LORD determines his steps.

Proverbs 16:9

WildFlower - Review and Giveaway - Ended

Creatively gifted, college student Chloe Moray (portrayed by Nathalia Ramos, known for BRATZ, Arrested Development , House of Anubis ) finds solace from a difficult childhood in her extraordinary art. But when an alarming dream begins to recur nightly, Chloe starts to believe that it might be a suppressed memory and that she may have witnessed a terrible crime as a little girl. Her search for peace takes her on a journey that forces Chloe to confront her past traumas and leads her to cross paths with Josh (Cody Longo, known for NOT TODAY, Hollywood Heights , Nashville), a young man dealing with his own painful loss. Together they find in each other someone they can trust

Night Night Farm by Amy Parker w/ Giveaway - Ended

Congratulations to our Winner - Lynne In Night Night , Farm by Amy Parker, parents and little ones will unwind as sweet farm animals in pj's say goodnight to their farm, their mommies and daddies, and to God. Rhyming verse, calming artwork, and whimsical renditions of favorite farm animals in their cozy beds will make this bedtime book a favorite for years to come. My Thoughts: This book is so adorable. I am already loving that one day I will be able to use it with my grandchildren. It is a hard back padded type cover. The pages are board book style with beautiful illustrations, brightly colored and full of the most adorable farm animals you've ever seen. They will capture your heart, as well as you child's. Each page consists of a different animal going to sleep, written in poetic style with the animal sound and name of the animal at then end of each prose. The last page affirms how God made all these animals and "me too"! The child will learn about ...

Interview with Author Lori Benton and GIVEAWAY

Today I want to welcome Lori Benton to the blog. She is the author of two books Burning Sky and her most recent novel The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn . Lori Benton was born and raised east of the Appalachian Mountains, surrounded by early American and family history going back to the 1600s. Her novels transport readers to the 18th century, where she brings to life the Colonial and early Federal periods of American history, creating a melting pot of characters drawn from both sides of a turbulent and shifting frontier, brought together in the bonds of God's transforming grace. When she isn’t writing, reading, or researching 18th century history, Lori enjoys exploring the mountains with her husband – often scouring the brush for huckleberries, which overflow the freezer and find their way into her signature huckleberry lemon pound cake. Now, let's see what Lori has to say: ( Lori's answers are in green )

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