The Lily of the Valley

I found a friend in Jesus,
He's everything to me,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul;
The Lily of the Valley, in Him alone I see All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole.
In sorrow He's my comfort, in trouble He's my stay,
He tells me ev'ry care on Him to roll.
He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.

Oh, He all my griefs has taken,and all my sorrows borne;
In temptation He's my strong and mighty tow'r
I have all for Him forsaken, and all my idols torn
From my heart, and now He keeps me by His pow'r.
Tho all the world forsake me, and Satan tempt me sore,
Thru Jesus I shall safely reach the goal.
He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.

He will never, never leave me, nor yet forsake me here,
While I live by faith and do his blessed will;
A wall of fire about me, I've nothing now to fear,
With His manna He my hungry soul shall fill.
Then sweeping up to glory to see His blessed face,
Where rivers of delight shall ever roll.
He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.

WORDS: Charles W. Fry (w. 1881)

MUSIC: William S. Hays ( w. 1881), adapt. Charles W. Fry (w. 1881)

An Outside Summer Wedding

The bride and groom.

After the wedding ceremony we took some pictures of Ellen and I.

The bride's bouquet.

The flower arrangements were beautiful!

Hungry Little Animals

"Something got into our seed!"

Dad had left out some birdseed on our front porch. Later on when dad went outside there was a hole in the bag and there was seed shells on the porch. We think a squirrel got into it when we were gone.

A Candle Making Shop

Last Saturday we went with some friends to a little candle shop in Tekamah, NE (they also have chocolates, flowers, antiques, and gifts.) They let us decorate some chocolate covered pretzels, and they showed us the molds they use for their chocolates. They also showed us the wax they use for the candles they make. Afterward we spread out blankets and had lunch on the grass.

Mothers Day

I made this flower trivet for my mom for Mothers Day.

Mom and I made whole wheat cranberry buttermilk scones to go with our egg casserole for lunch. We used half spelt flour and half whole wheat flour. My Aunt Patty gave us the whole wheat flour, which she milled at home.

And Hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

(Romans 5:5)

Crochet Projects

These are some of the things I have crocheted in the past several months. I made these with more of the yarn from my grandma.