In the Big City

Hello, Dear Blogging Friends! Well, the Country Mouse is in the Big City. DH and I are here with our kids in Florence, KY. We have been asked by the College to represent them at the College Fair at the Creation Museum. This is so exciting and for so many reasons. We had wanted to go this summer back to the Museum but could not work it out. The Lord knew all along this is what He would have in store for us. I love the Creation Museum and what it represents--the Primacy and Infallibility of God's Holy Word. As I have said for some time now, how can we claim to believe in that empty tomb of the third day if we don't believe in the 6 days? 

Years ago, we visited a very popular Natural Science location (no names mentioned here, but it had lots of fish). The living exhibits were breathtaking, but the facility itself was dark, messy and seemed to have no particular order. Evolution was everywhere. The Creation Museum, by contrast, is bright and beautiful AND as we walked through it, the God-ordained order was evident. 

In a little while, we will go set up our College's table and meet the parents and their children. Our teens will be able to enjoy the Museum all day (and DH2 has already declared his intentions on a large bowl of Skyline chilli).

As for this Country Mouse, I am so happy to be here, and I will post later on the events of the day. 

Wishing a special hello to Miss Janice who first told us about this lovely place several years ago, Mrs. Jenny, whom we already miss, and BRM at Just A Thought! Wish you girls were here with us. 

A Little Break

Be back on Monday with lots of details. Thankful for the kind Fall break we have at the College and the kindness of friends. Hope you all have a good weekend as we head into the beautiful Holiday season.
p.s. I am taking my yarn with me!

A Little Light and A Little Color For Your Friday

The lovely and very colorful afghan squares you see above are not my own. Wow! I wish they were. Aren't they pretty? This must be an attempt to create a crocheted patchwork quilt.   In any case, I do have some variegated yarn that needs a home--as noted in another post, the variegated doesn't do well in the rounds of my granny square pattern. (Although one might do well as a border for each of the squares--that fifth round might give the colors a chance to "express themselves.") This would be a nice project to use all of that extra yarn I have collected.

The top picture is a picture of lighted crochet hooks!  I bought one at Hobby Lobby on my last trip!  It is GREAT!.  I crochet a lot coming and going from Church, which is about 20-30 minutes away.  No, I am not the driver. With the time change, now much of that travel time is in the dark.  This little lighted hook makes that possible.  How about that?  Now I just need to find a lighted embroidery hoop!

Hope each of you have a lovely and restful weekend. 

Sometimes We Feel Like . . .

Circling the Wagons!

There are so many things going on around us these days. Our values, our way of life, our morals--which we try to base on Biblical standards --are under attack. Our Nation just elected a President representing a party which 3 times rejected God in their platform. The unborn appear to be in  more peril than ever. The family as God designed it seems to be moving closer and closer to extinction. 

No, it isn't about the economy.

What do we do?

Pray for forgiveness of our sins. Pray that we please Him with our lives and values.

Circle the wagons for a little while--continue teaching your children what is right and what is not. 

LIVE Deuteronomy 6! 

Eschew the world and its values. Scripture tells us not to be conformed to it. We have to live in it, but we don't have to be like it, Praise God. 

When we come out of the wagons, they will still be shooting at us, but "take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day . . ."

"Have faith in God.
He's on His Throne.
Have Faith in God.
He watches o'er His own."

And a special note to my friend BRM; Let's turn off the news and open our hymnbooks! I'd rather spend my night with Fanny Crosby than Bill O'Reilly any night!

Rather than Fretting . . .

 . . .I think we'll have some friends over this weekend. Nothing like a family get together to take your mind off of  a stressful election season. Nothing can separate us from the love of God.

The Name Above All Names

No matter what happens, He is with us. We are citizens of His Kingdom, and it is His love we should value most.

Jesus is all the world to me,

my life, my joy, my all;

He is my strength from day to day

without Him I would fall

Following Him, I know I'm right

He watches o'er me day and night

Following Him by day and night

He's my friend

D-O-G

A friend at school shared this with us today. It is just so wonderful. How He must cherish His wonderful Creation. Hope you all enjoy this as much as we have.