Friday, 30 June 2017

Self serve.....

I'll have so much to share from the Quilt show trip but  you will have to wait............its little nuts here and I snapped this pic yesterday and pretty much sums up our place at the moment......fend for yourself..........Lamby has grown so much from here and here........shes now 12 months old...............
Catch you later.......
Chookyblue.......

Thursday, 29 June 2017

Be Thou My Vision



In studying Be Thou My Vision I came across an article that shared a verse of the hymn that is often excluded.  The article pointed out that the second, third, and fourth verses of the hymn match with the wisdom, might, and riches mentioned in Jeremiah 9:23-24.  I thought that this was a plausible theory about the source of Be Thou My Vision.

Jeremiah 9:23-24 Thus says the Lord, �Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,� declares the Lord.

Colossians 3:2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.



Be Thou My Vision
Old Irish hymn translated by Eleanor Hull in 1912
Verse 1:
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart
Psalm 26:3 For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.
Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art.
Philippians 3:8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night,
Psalm 139:17-18  How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Psalm 3:5 I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.
John 12:46 I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness. 

Verse 2:
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
1 Corinthians 1:30-31 But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as it is written, �Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.�
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
John 15:4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
John 8:42 Jesus said to them, �If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me.
Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
2 Corinthians 6:16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, �I will dwell in them and walk among them; And I will be their God, and they shall be MY people.
Jesus said about the disciples in John 17:21-23 "that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me." 

Verse 3:
Be Thou my battle Shield, Sword for the fight;
2 Samuel 22:3 My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence.
Ephesians 6:13-17 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 
Be Thou my Dignity, Thou my Delight;
Matthew 10:29-31 Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart.
Thou my soul�s Shelter, Thou my high Tow�r:
Psalm 61:4 Let me dwell in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.
Psalm 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe.
Raise Thou me heav�nward, O Pow�r of my pow�r.
James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Verse 4:
Riches I heed not, nor man�s empty praise,
Proverbs 11:28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Psalm 16:5  The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot.
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
Psalm 73:25-26 Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.
Psalm 47:2 For the Lord Most High is to be feared, a great King over all the earth.

Verse 5:
High King of Heaven, my victory won,
1 Corinthians 15:56-57 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
May I reach Heaven�s joys, O bright Heaven�s Sun!
2 Peter 3:13 But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
The Lord said in Malachi 4:2 �But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall."
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego said in Daniel 3:18 "But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.�
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
Psalm 16:8 I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Psalm 47:7 For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with a skillful psalm.

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Bible Verses for Lead Me To The Cross


Lead Me To The Cross


by Brooke Ligertwood

Savior I come,
Quiet my soul
Zephaniah 3:17  �The Lord your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy. 
Psalm 131:2 Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, my soul is like a weaned child within me.
Remember
Redemption's Hill
1 Corinthians 11:25 In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, �This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.�
Where your blood was spilled
For my ransom
Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.�
Everything I once held dear
I count it all as loss
Philippians 3:7-8 But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,

Lead me to the cross
Where your love poured out
Mark 14:24 And He said to them, �This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
Bring me to my knees
Lord I lay me down
1 Peter 5:6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,
Rid me of myself
I belong to you
Ephesians 4:22-24 that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
 Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Oh lead me, lead me to the cross
Hebrews 12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

You were as I
Tempted and tried
Of Jesus in Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.
Human
The Word became flesh
1 John 4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God;
Of Jesus in John 1:14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Bore my sin and death
Of Jesus in 1 Peter 2:24 and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.
Now You're risen
Matthew 28:6 He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.
Everything I once held dear
I count it all as lost
Philippians 3:7-8 But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,

Lead me to the Cross
Where your love poured out
Bring me to my knees
Lord I lay me down
And rid me of myself
I belong to you
Oh lead me, lead me to the cross

Studying the Pharisees in the Bible

Free Printable to Study the Pharisees in the Bible

Free Printable to Study the Pharisees in the Bible | scriptureand.blogspot.com

Matthew 23:1-3 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, saying: �The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.

I was reading this verse in Matthew 23 when I noticed that it said to not be like the Pharisees. It made me think that maybe I should take a look at the Pharisees to see what I shouldn't do and what it is that I should do instead.

So I made this printable chart that has many passages about the Pharisees so that you can take a look at what the Pharisees did and what their attitude was.  Then, you can say what God would have you do instead.  You can even try to find some Bible verses for what you should do instead.

Feel free to print these to use for personal use, Sunday School classes, or group Bible studies.  You may also share them online, but please include a link to this webpage.

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Travelling with Lucy again......

The sky is changing.... .. So is the scenery..... And a little Lucy is happening........ Road tripping with Fairy Girl.......
Catch you later.....
Chookyblue......

Monday, 19 June 2017

dinner anyone.........

Heading to the big smoke for the quilt show..........
anyone want to have dinner Friday night in Darling Harbour????
Image result for dinner Darling Harbour
Catch you later..........
Chookyblue........

Friday, 16 June 2017

Life....

Loving the late after light......
It's different and special.....
Loving the autumn colours........ 
Loving the light on this tree.... 
Loving that I have friends to share these moments with.....
Catch you later..... 
Chookyblue....... 

Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Cows.....

Its always sad when you drive into a paddock and the cows come running.......
it means they are hungry..........
a new baby..........
they come running following the ute........
chasing the bale of hay....
there is a slight hint of green but it is only a few mms long...........nothing for the cows to get hold of..........and no rain forecast to help it along so it is dying now.........
some stragglers........

Mr Chooky had dumped me to go get some others at the other end of the paddock...........I wanted to take pics.......they all stopped confused..........
then they saw /heard the ute again and off they went............
finally they got what they wanted............
poor Mumma isn't doing so well............the biggest feed/energy requirements for cattle are late in the pregnancy and the first 3 months with a calf............
cute or what..........


hang on Mum I want some milk......
splat.......
Catch you later...............
Chokyblue.............

Keeping the love of blogging alive

Tuesday, 13 June 2017

Sewing.......

Last Sat was another sewing day with friends.........
Nundle last year...............Sue worked on this quilt...........just attached the binding...now to sew it down............
Janice also got some binding on a quilt............. sorry I missed getting a photo of her quilt..........
I've got all my blocks done and started joining rows............just getting a little piece of yellow to make another yellow block for the top left corner...........
Take two on my tincy pincushion.........and I succeeded.........next to the reject of last week......much better to iron as you go with this tincy sucker and also to cut the pieces a little wider then the instructions said.......
When I looked at the second picture with this pattern it is a cushion in a dolls house.......2 1/4" finished
Janice even had a go.......we just need to stuff and stitch opening closed........
Its been a busy time with visitors.....kids friends staying too........
now another mountain of sheets and towels to wash.........at least its been windy and I have water..........
I thought it was all going pear shaped Friday afternoon when I spent a few hours at the hospital with Boy Wonder and an eye injury but luck was on his side....... and things were not as bad as they could have been.........
Hope you have enjoyed a great weekend..........
Catch you later.....  
Chookyblue....  

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Monday, 12 June 2017

Scrub Stitchin' 2018...........

Just a little excited................our Scrub Stitchin' retreat (which I initially blogged about here) for 2018 is just about full.....only a couple of beds left now.........
when you set out on a big adventure i'm so pleased others think it is a good idea too..........and more importantly they want to come too.........
We have a secret project to work on.......heaps of time to stitch whatever you want to bring with you...............someone preparing every meal.........
a beautiful bush location full of bird life..........
it will be heaven..........
the rate 2017 is flying by it will be here in no time........
maybe your name could be on one of the last beds.....
we have a wonderful mix of girls from 3 states so far........
no distance is to big........
3 nights accommodation, secret project, all meals $350
email me  or Sonia if you want to know more info.......
but you better be quick......
Catch you later......
Chookyblue.....

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Sunday, 11 June 2017

Farm stuff...........

a few showers scatting around yesterday nothing in them..........but some amazing rainbows..............caught this one on the way home from town.........
Just made for dramatic skies great for photos...........
these are just on my phone........
went for a long walk...........
Remember Lamby from last years Chookshed birthday party.........shes grown heaps.......she is a big fat sheep now..........
Goaty was on the feeder so I went out to see her.......one of the fresians with her they have grown heaps too........
And Goaty has not made an apperance for quiet some time........she is always inquisitive...........
and trying to nibble my hair........she will eat anything..........
nice silhouette..........
more of the calves.........
Bit of a farm update........it's been awhile........
Catch you later.....  
Chookyblue......

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Thursday, 8 June 2017

nature...........

Bring on the June long weekend............we have visitors.........most of the district has visitors this weekend.........
Winter sure is here......which is great........
Boy Wonder has mates floating around.......
tripping around numerous properties on boys adventures......
Its going to be a glorious weekend..............well it won't rain so we may as well have nice weather............
please don't complain about being too wet...........I don't want to hear about it.............
A seed bursting on the Chinese Tallowwood
Catch you later......
Chookyblue.....

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Tuesday, 6 June 2017

Chookshed Party...........part 2...........


the autumn colour is gorgeous on my Chinese Tallowwood..........
the days were glorious and the nights pretty chilly............
thank you girls for joining me to celebrate the Chooksheds 5th birthday......... I think 7 would have to be the max number in the chookshed..........

Diddles picked up her new turtle family from Sonia..........

I always say quilting is an addiction...........and it sure is when your opening dodgy little foil packages.............

but look what appeared...........
Sonia worked on hand stitching all her flowers down.........

progress on my quilt...........
stacks in progress..........

Progress of one of Lea's hand piecing projects............
Diddles working on Dancing Chickens and Flying Pigs.........Kate also worked on the same BOM............

Lea had show and tell.........it's gorgeous.......
Girls busy stitching.........
don't bump that tray on the chair or the whales will be a disaster...........
I am making my quilt from this book............
I saw Debs quilt at GDITC show and tell.......I knew  I wanted to make one.......
the book arrived last Friday...........
slowly getting there..........I think it needs another block of yellow...........
And I still have a few to move around by the looks of this pic..........
in the end I just shoved the unfinished block up to get an idea of how it  was going.............
Sadly all to quickly everyone was gone and the weekend was over..............
thanks to everyone who joined in virtually....
blogland is the best and i'll be hanging out here for many years to come yet
I've been getting around the blog commenting and i hope I have not missed anyone............
thankyou for helping celebrate......its nice to know we are sewing together in our own little spots on the planet..........linked with needle and thread..........
Catch you later.......
Chookyblue.........

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