I love the the contrast of the white flower and dark background. And the water droplets! Your picture is stunning! =)
At the very bottom of my blog is a "I Won a Photo Challenge at..." button. If you would care to grab it, please do! =)
I'd like to say a thank you again to all of you who entered my photo challenge. I will be having another one soon I'm sure. =)
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First of all I would like to thank all the lovely Mademoiselles who entered the photo challenge! They were all gourgeous pictures! =)
As you can see by the sidebar poll Miss Melaniehas won the Light Photo Challenge!
Congratulations Melanie! Your picture is absolutely beautiful! I LOVE how the crystal clear the picture is and how the sunlight just bursts through!
At the very bottom of my blog is a "I Won a Photo Challenge at..." button. If you would care to grab it, please do! =)
I will be having another photo challenge in the next couple of days! It will be a little simpler in theme, but I know you ladies have beautiful photos of these and I can't wait to see them! =)
Au Revoir...Until next time.
Many Blessings! =)
Tiffani
First of all I would like to thank everyone who entered my photo challenge!!! It was such a blessing getting more than 1 entry =P I hope to have many more in the future! =)
{Now that my Oscar acceptance type speech is done =P} On with the entries!
To celebrate my 55th post *happy dance* I am hosting my very first photo challenge!!!
The theme is...drum roll please...
Light
Here is an example:
You can pretty much interpret it any way you'd like! I'm looking forward to seeing what y'all come up with!
Here are the rules:
~You must follow my blog~
~Place your link in a comment {you don't have to have a blog}~
~The photo must be an original taken by you~
~Absolutely no inappropriate links/entries, or else your entry will be deleted.~
The challenge ends on Feb. 27, 2012
I'll post my favorite photos...{or all of them, depending on how many I get} and y'all can vote for the winner. {There will be a poll on the sidebar}
Thank you so much for reading my blog, you all are blessings to me! <3
I hope this is the first of many photo challenges. I have enjoyed participating in them on other's blogs and I'm super excited to have one of my own!
So start snapping those pictures! And feel free to tell your friends! =)
Au Revoir...Until next time.
Many Blessings! =)
Tiffani
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Coming up this week: Jacob and Esau meet thru the end of Genesis! So next week we'll be starting a new book of the Bible! I'll give you one hint: It's a Gospel...
Au Revoir...Until next time.
Many Blessings! =)
Tiffani
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I really excited! No, I'm serious...I'm SUPER excited! Did I mention I'm excited?
Here are days 1-7:
Tomorrow: Genesis 1-2 & Psalm 1
Day 2: Gen. 3-5 & Ps. 2
Day 3: Gen. 6-9 & Ps. 3
Day 4: Gen. 10-11 & Ps. 4
Day 5: Gen. 12-14 & Ps. 5
Day 6: Gen. 15-17 & Ps. 6
Day 7: You Choose
(This can either be a reflection day, where you re-read a chapter or section that the Lord is prompting you to. OR maybe you missed a day during the week, this can be a time for catching up. OR maybe your so interested in something you were reading that you might want to read ahead. I'm not going to interfere with God's plan for you, so this is a day to do whatever He leads you to.)
This week we'll be going from Creation through God's covenant with the newly named Abraham. Plus reading some amazing Psalms (but I suppose they are all amazing =) )
Please feel free to comment on anything the Lord reveals to you during the week! I would love, love, LOVE to hear the epiphanies. I'm sure I will be sharing some of my "a-Tiffani's" (as my sweet friend Cassie calls them <3 ) with you. =)
Au Revoir...Until next time.
Many Blessings! =)
Tiffani
Am I going to do it? Yes, I am! When I am I going to start? On Sunday! Will you join me?
I am going to to start reading the Bible in a year. When I was about 10 yrs old my mom and I went through the whole Bible chronologically. But I'm very sad to say I haven't done it since...
I always seem to get stuck in the Gospels, the Psalms, Proverbs, Romans, Galatians, Revelation... BUT, I know how important the whole Bible is...so am going to change that!
So, why am I starting on Sunday & not today? Because, I wanted to invite all of you to join me...and I thought I'd give you a day to decide. I will be posting this weeks reading tomorrow, so be looking! =)
This is how its going to work... Every Saturday I'll be posting next weeks reading. That way we can all stay accountable to each other & focus on just the next week, instead of thinking, oh my! A year is sooooo long. =P We will be reading the Bible in a unique way. We'll be reading 2 books at a time. Either a New Testament book with an Old. Or an Old Testament book with Psalms.
I was going to read it chronologically again, but I thought this would spice things up a bit. And give us good breaks between some of the "slower" books.
It's my prayer that along the way you will be posting (if you have a blog) or commenting on mine (or even better, both) about the amazing things God reveals to you!
I am super excited (if you couldn't already tell). I know that the Lord's hand is upon us all.
Dear Precious Heavenly Father,
We come before Your throne of grace & ask that you give us the perseverance to read through the whole of Your Word! I ask that you bless each of us who are going to be embarking on this incredible journey. I pray Lord, that You would reveal to us, those things that You know we most need to hear right now Lord.
Abba Father, I am so excited & I pray that You would ignite us all even more as we get into Your Word. That You would allow us that time of quietness with You, so that we can listen more closely to what You are saying.
I ask this all in Your Son, Jesus' name.
Amen!
Au Revoir...Until next time.
Many Blessings! =)
Tiffani
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I just wanted you all to share my joy! I have officially made it to 35 posts on my blog! (Not including this one.)
Now I know you might be thinking, 35? She's getting excited over...35 posts??
Yes, I am! Sometimes its the little things in life that give us some of the most joy! =) I have never been able to keep a blog going this long...my last blog is stalled at 31...
So I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who read my blog! You are a blessing to me & I'm praying for you!
Au Revoir...Until next time!
Many Blessings! =)
Tiffani
It reminds me of something my dad always says. "We are salmons."
Salmons swim upstream. They don't go with the current. Even though the waters they swim against are strong, they are stronger.
We as believers are exactly like that! The way of the world in all around us, trying to push us its direction. But because of the strength the Lord gives us, we can prevail & swim upstream, against the grain. We might get tired...we probably will, but we need to remember that we were "born for this"! We were meant to stand "apart from the crowd", stand firm, stand with God!
Au Revoir...Until next time.
Many Blessings! =)
Tiffani
PS: The CD that this song is on just came out last month. It's called Music Inspired By the Story. Well known Christian artists sing songs about well known people in the Bible. There are some other amazing songs on the CD as well. I would highly recommend it! Just look on iTunes or Amazon.com
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A couple weeks ago my mom & I had a girls day out...and we went to this tea place called "Paris In A Cup".
It is soooooooooooooo cute & the food is excellent. Love, LOve, LOVe, LOVE that place!!!! I can't wait to go back!!! Here are some pictures:
My Napkin
3 Chocolate Mousse
Moi et la Tour D'Eiffel
Pear Bread Pudding
...And Two For Tea
To-Go Boxes
Muffins
We realized after we had eaten, that we didn't get any pictures of our actual food. Oh, well, I guess we really have an excuse to go back now. =) *giggle* *giggle*
I thought I'd just share some things that have been going on in "my little corner of the world".
Congratulations to my grandparents (in case you were wondering...it's my mom's parents). They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last month. But we just had the party for them last Saturday. I'll post some pictures later.
It was so much fun! Hearing my grandparents reminisce about the "good old days". Things like riding their bicycles for miles, (no cell phones, no predetermined destinations) & their parents-never for a minute-worried about where they were. Seeing all their friends that they've had since junior high & high school. It was fun to see my grandparents so happy. =) I don't know when I've ever seen them smile...or cry so much in one evening.
I'm getting excited for our Community Bible Study (CBS) to start again! So far we have 13 (including me), 7-12 graders. My mom is the teacher. =) It's going to be so fun to be in a group with people my own age again.
Last year I was a helper in the K-6th grade class. I had a TON of fun...but it could never take the place of the fellowship, that I missed terribly from my old CBS... With my all-girl group of sweet sisters. (You know who you are =) )
We are studying Revelation this year. I've studied it before, but I'm excited to be studying it again, with a new place, new people, & new spiritual growth!!! I'm just a little bit excited....in case you didn't already notice... =P
I would LOVE to hear what you're studying right now....or if you go to a CBS, what you'll be studying this year!!!
Unfortunately I must go.... BUT I will return!!
Au Revoir...Until next time.
Many Blessings! =)
Tiffani
So....yesterday was a pretty exciting day for me & my family... I GOT MY DRIVERS LICENSE!!!!!
I'm just a little excited!!!
My mom & I met my dad at a restaurant to celebrate & my dad told me that I could drive home by myself!!!
So here are a couple pics my mom took of me...driving...without anyone else in the car... =)
Moi, driving out of the parking lot...by myself.
Becaue you can't tell...that's moi in the white car...
Moi...driving...with no one else in the car.
So as I was driving home (by myself =) ) I turned on the Christian radio station... (It's called The Fish...isn't that cute!!) Anyhoo, I was listening to some people talking about "adopting" orphans in Africa by donating money. Then the above song started playing. I was so moved by the song...I had to share it all, with all of you.
This song really made me think about my life as I continue to grow, physically & spiritually... Because now that I can drive, in my mind it kinda makes me think ahead, to more possible opportunities to be a witness for my Savior. And I don't want to be a chicken & not talk to someone, when I know the Lord is calling me to do so.
I was in a Theology Book Club for about 2 years...I just had to stop recently. =( Well, one of the books we read was Forgotten God by Francis Chan. It's about the Holy Spirit... One of the points that fascinated me, was that the Holy Spirit is the one who whispers for us to go & talk to someone.
One of leaders in the CBS ((Community Bible Study) that my mom & I go to) had an experienced a little while ago that reminds me of this song. She was running (on a hiking trail) & she saw this teenage girl sitting up a-ways on the hill to the side of her...she kinda waved to the girl & kept running. But then she felt the Holy Spirit telling her to go back & talk to that girl. She admits that she tried to get out of it...she was going to look so silly running back & then trying to clamber up the hill. Besides the girl might not even be there when she went back. Someone else would probably come along & talk to her. BUT this lady is a woman of God, strong in her faith & in the end she decided to go back & talk to this girl.
She talked to the girl for a little while, nothing "miraculous" happened, the girl didn't ask to become a Christian....BUT!! the Lord can use many different people in one persons life. Maybe another person did end up coming by & talk to that girl & because a seed was already planted about our Savior, the girl asked to know more. I can think of many more scenarios that could have happened. But the main thing is, this lady was emboldened by the Holy Spirit & she refused, not to move. Afterwards, even though she probably did look silly, she felt spiritually satisfied, because she knew she heard the Holy Spirit, listened to the Holy Spirit & acted on what He told her to do.
I pray that the same thing will happen to me. That when the Holy Spirit whispers...or shouts for me to do something; that I will do exactly what He asks of me!
