Happy Tuesday Again, Bedroom pics 2

Good Morning,

and How are you this fine day???

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I am feeling remarkably good for a person

with only 3 hrs. sleep.
Figured I would finish up with the Bedroom pics today

since I didn't do a post yesterday. The middle of the night

post seemed like Monday anyway.

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Before I do............ I want to share something I read in

my quiet time with the Lord this morning that I thought was so neat.

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This is twice this week that I have been struck with something

about singing, not that I don't already know

singing is a good thing, but I also know that anytime

something seems to be a repeat theme, the Lord

is trying to teach us something new or help us to

GET IT!!

I think he is in the process of teaching me how to do

what Philippians 4:8 says about setting our minds.

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We had a few days last week where we did not

hear from our son, I will spare you all the details,

but we were concerned especially since he was

in a town and then left without calling, he and

my daughter both are very good about

returning calls. It was probably the cell

service, but you don't know that for sure.

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Anyway, on Saturday morning

I happened to pick up a charles Stanley

devotional booklet, I say happened but really I think it

was definitely a divine intervention.

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The article was about going thru trials and testings

and they used the scripture in 2 timothy 1:12

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"For I know whom I have believed and I am convinced

that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until

that day."

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And I thought that sure fits our situation
with our son, and then I realized it is a song we used

to sing quite often in church, so I started singing

it to myself everytime I started to feel worried
or was pinged by the enemy with fearful thoughts.

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Cause my true desire is to not be worried and

stressed over this, cause I know it is the trip

of a lifetime for him, and he is really enjoying

himself, and in my mind and heart I know God

can protect him, yet at times, those uneasy,

fearful feelings creep in, and I really hate it!!

Sometimes don't you just wish you could rip

those feelings out and toss them away,

course, then we wouldn't feel the good

ones either, so bad Idea, but we do have

to learn to control those dratted lil things!!

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Trust me I did a lot of singing off and on for a

few days until we finally heard from him, cause I know more

about what has gone on with his trek than before and it just

gives the enemy and my flesh more info to work with.

I have a friend that always says concerning our children

more as a joke, "Ignorance is bliss", and there is sure some

truth in that, what you know doesn't hurt

you or make you worry!! ha

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Then this morning I was reading in 2 Chronicles 20:1-30

It was talking about all these armies coming against

King Jehoshaphat and Israel and he was afraid,

but he didn't run away or he didn't just launch out and

go after them, he inquired of the Lord first and

called for a fast. He also recounted in his prayers all the times

the Lord had defended them, and recounted how powerful the Lord

was and asked God to judge his enemies.

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I like that he recounted God's goodness in the past.

(that is a very powerful reminder to oursevles when we do that!

and sure helps to conquer fear, we have to remind ourselves

that God is bigger and better than anything we can come up against)

and I am sure the Lord loves to hear us bragging on him a bit!!

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The Lord answered their prayers
and told them not to fear, the battle was the Lords

but to march down against them, and told them

exactly where they would be and what would happen.

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I just love this next part................

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Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord

and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness

as they went out at the head of the army saying

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"Give thanks to the Lord for his love endures forever"

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AS THEY BEGAN TO SING AND PRAISE,

THE LORD

SET AMBUSHES AGAINST THEIR ENEMIES
AND THEY WERE DEFEATED.

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this was just such a great reminder to me that I

need to have my praise music on and be singing

and recounting all that God has done in the past,

during this time of testing so the Lord

can defeat my enemy who prowls around

like a roaring lion looking for someone

to devour!!

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God is so good to instruct and teach us.

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Hope you gained some encouragement from that

cause I sure did!!

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Well, I will show you the rest of the bedroom shots,

I realized that if I put them to the right and left

you can click on them so you don't need the extra

single item shots if you should want to see the details.

Added this again,

so you could click

on it for details if

you want.

I am going around the room

clockwise and this come next.

Like those sayings, it came

from Kirklands I think,

I have had it for about

3 or 4 yrs. - It was in the guest bedroom.

I have had this cute lil plant stand about 12 yrs

and I still love it, got it at Ross for $10 bucks.

I use to use it sort of like a table by the loveseats

at least someplace to set a drink.

This round table sit next to the loveseat, the table and cloth came from the guest bedroom, and the

ye floral arrangement was made with a toothbrush holder from Target

that cost $1.50 and some flowers I

already had, the cute little birds came

from big Lots and they were about the

same price. See that book on top,

called Lost in the Middle, everyone in mid-life should read it. It is fabulous

and chock a block full of insightful

information. The pic is of me and my

daughter when she graduated from college this past December. We are so proud of her.

She finally landed her first job in her field, she is a radiology tech, and works at a walk in clinic

outside of a major hospital in the area. She is really liking it.

This is our reclining loveseat which we love to sit and read or talk on, but it is not looking as good as it used to so I put this comforter over it, not sure how it will look once I get my valances up,

but we'll see. Not crazy about the wall behind it either, but I had already done it

before we decided to redo the bedroom early, and the colors matched, I just had to add the green plates which I already had, and buy some new blue candles, which I need anyway. Evenutally I want to do something different there, but for now It is good. Guess I am sorta tired of the pic cause it has been hanging in our bedroom a long time now, just in a different spot.

The armoire is centered

over the corner of the room,it looked the best like thatRecognize the smile sign

from the earlier post!!

This was a lovely gift my husband gave me for our 30th Anniversary.

He is such a great guy!!

Our exerciser, a gazelle goes right in front of this. Didn't plan it thatway but it is the only spot it fits.but it is a nice remembrance everytime I get on it,which is pretty often.Here is our dresser and pics of two of our greatest joys in life. You will notice this is more potporri that my daughter gave me for christmas in the clear container and the candles you saw before, and the orb over on the other side is sitting on a stand for a glass candleholder, a lil repurposing there. Need to do something differentwith the frames of their pics yet. Just haven't decide what yet!! The frames matched where I had them before, but now don't look as good. The least expensive would be to paint them, but not sure what color would be good! Also, am keeping an eye out for a good deal on brass frames since the pics over the bed are brass and sort of contemporary looking.

If you have any ideas, would love to hear them????

And last but not least is my trusty rocker thathas been with us since I was pregnant with myson. We bought it for his nursery but it nevermade it past the living room cause it looked sogreat in this one area. So it is about 32 yrs old and was an antiquewhen I got it from another family who had it in their nursery and we thought we would have to paint it and it was the perfect shade of green for our house. About 5 yrs. ago my stepbrother who is agreat furniture builder and refinisher redid it for me in bright white and recaned it as well. I love it justas much as ever and hope to rock a grandbaby in iton of these days.See the throw that matches the quilt, and the pillow came from the guest bedroom again.

Well gang that is it, hope you have enjoyed your tour of our bedroom, once the bathroom is completed I will show you what we did in there, but it will be quite awhile yet.

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Hope you have a great day today, and that you are the answer to someone else's prayer.

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I will share how I heard that statement before, but another time cause this is gonna take a week to read already!! ha

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P.S. Just came back to say sorry some of the writing is messed

up tried to fix it but it just want fix!

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Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie