Thursday, September 23, 2010

On Abundance and Appreciation

Lord, how manifold are thy works;

we all have eyes to see.

The earth is full of thy riches;

our hearts sing praise to thee.

Thou touchest the hills and they smoke;

in thy light, shadows flee.

Our meditations shall be sweet;

our joyful spirits, free.

©2003 Susan Noyes Anderson, His Children, Karisma Press

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O Lord, how manifold are thy works!
in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live:
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.

Psalms 104:24, 32, 34

39 comments:

Unknown said...

Lovely post for A. Two very important A-words 'Abundance and Appreciation' from a source that is the source of everything that is good. (Great theme for Autumn, Harvest and Thanksgiving.)
Best wishes & blessings,
Anna
Anna's A-word(Mrs.Jenny-Rd2)

Unknown said...

Wonderful IMAGES too!!
Anna again!
Anna's A-word(Mrs.Jenny-Rd2)

People Who Know Me Would Say: said...

My favorite A post, by far. Words and photos perfectly paired.

Coralie Cederna Johnson said...

Beautiful and joyful post! I love it!
Happy Alphabet Day!
Coralie

Cheryl said...

Sue, did you take all these photos? They're fabulous! I couldn't take my eyes off the one of the little girl.

Caroline said...

Beautiful, Sue. Simply beautiful. And the music was beautiful too. Thank you for a lovely start to my day!
:)

Terra said...

what a beautiful post, with beautiful words and beautiful pictures...you could post it again for B week.

Nikki Nichols said...

So true! I was just in Park city with my little fam and we were noticing all the amazingly beautiful fall leaves on the trees and saying how can you not believe?? how can you not feel his love? He has blessed us beyond imagination!!

Viki said...

Beautiful pictures and words. Very calming Alphabe-Thursday. Nice job.

Grandma Honey said...

We are so blessed! :)
That last picture is my favorite!

Jess said...

Lovely poem- perfect pictures. You've done it again Sue

Unknown said...

Sue-
This is an amazing post. I love the words and the pictures. Thanks for the mom advice.

Jackie said...

I can appreciate this . Not alot of alphabe posts are focused on God so thank you .

Gabe said...

love your post. . .kind of like a peaceful, calm pit stop for me in the middle of a busy day!

BTW. . .you can stalk my blog whenever you like:)

Tina said...

loved how you told the story there sue with the pictures
Tina

signed...bkm said...

Oh so beautiful....David was truly an amazing writer and I never get tired of his writing....thank you for sharing you Abundance with us...bkm

Unknown said...

I think I really needed that today. I'm trying to think grateful thoughts.

genie said...

Sue....This is a beautiful and very touching post. The photos add so much to the words. I read Simple Abundance, so I really related to it. I

I love the layout of your blog and the colors you used. It is so easy to follow and pleasant to view.

Thanks for stopping by my Buttons for Baga and commenting on my A for Allergies. I loved the idea that your son might have used his “Big A’s” as an excuse to avoid a little bit of work....sounds pretty normal to me. And yes, I would gladly take on more chores to be rid of the things.

Hugs,
Genie

Momza said...

Lovely.
Appreciation for anything good is satisfying.

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

love the images, nature is the best place to be, beautiful!

PERMANENT POSIES said...

I am sort of troubled tonight over family business (which is not for wimps). This reminded me to stop and just praise God. I particularly loved the photo of the reflections in the water....about meditation. Did you take that photo?

karen said...

That was so beautiful, Sue! And the music is perfect. It's good to be reminded of all the beauty we're surrounded with. We tend to take it for granted sometimes.

yaya said...

Absolutely Awe inspiring! Beautiful post Sue!

Darlene said...

I love this psalm and your poem perfectly portrays it, and with great pictures too! Is it any wonder that I am so proud of you.

Red Couch Recipes said...

Lovely post and lovely photos. There is so much to be positive about; we are so richly blessed. Joni

Joy For Your Journey said...

Your blog always gives me a lift! Thanks so much. Both the words and pictures were beautiful.

CB said...

A post filled with Joy! It is late and it is the perfect way to end a beautiful day :-D

alpinekleins said...

I've been feeling such a spirit of abundance and appreciation these days. Not only are the early Autumn days beautiful and pleasant, but almost daily I seem to feel the tender mercies of a loving Heavenly Father in my life. We are so blessed!

Kristin

~✽Mumsy✽~ said...

Wonderful post, and peaceful thought ran through my body!

Unknown said...

Wow, love the images and the verse you chose to go with them :) Beautiful!

Pondside said...

Your images bring a smile - every one of them. Abundance and Appreciation - both blessings.

Unknown said...

this is a beautiful post.....it is a great way to start out my day!

Tracy said...

I have just read your offerning for today and yesterday both lovely I was particularly challenged to write a letter

Amanda Lee said...

These were lovely images to go with this lovely passage. Thank you for the reminder!

Jo said...

Sue this was a beautiful A post .... loved all of the perfect images!

Mary said...

What an Amazing post~ I'm awed... beautiful images to go with the Psalm.

H said...

Wonderfully wise words, superb photographs. Did you take all of these yourself? I especially love the first one!

Jenny said...

Oh Sue.

I am so glad I read this today. I needed to read this words and reflect on them.

Your pictures were so perfect, too.

Thank you for the gift of this on our little journey through Alphabe-Thursday.

A+

(and a big hug of thanks!)

Lourie said...

A is for Awesome! Awesome for this post and Awesome for you!!!