Psalm 103; one of my favorites! :D

A Psalm of David.

Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:

Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

The Lord executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed. He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel. The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him.

For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more.But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children, To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them.

The Lord has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all. Bless the Lord, you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word. Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, You ministers of His, who do His pleasure. Bless the Lord, all His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!

I love this Psalm so much! It's so comforting, and amazing, to know that even though we sin, God loves us, and has mercy upon us! He even removes our sin, "as the heavens are high above the earth" and as "far as the east is from the west".

(oh, and the graphic is from Source of Joy. :-))

A graphic I like...

I love this graphic! The picture's pretty, and its a very good reminder. :-)

(grapic by Source of Joy. See the link in my sidebar for the site.)

wow...

...it's been almost a whole month since I've posted! Sorry! It's just that December is a very busy month for us, what with the holidays, plus three of us kids have birthdays in December, and one in early January! Busy busy! ;-)

So, how was everyone's Christmas and New Years? We had a nice quiet Christmas Eve at home opening gifts and celebrating just our family, and then on Christmas Day we went to Massachusetts to celebrate with my dad's family! We had a lot of fun on both days. :-)

For New Years, we went to a friends house. We had dinner there, than talked and played games til midnight, and celebrated the end of an old year, and the beginning of the new year! It seems hard to believe its 2008 already! Wow!

Well, this is going to have to be all for now! Sorry its short...just be happy I'm finally posting again! ;-)

I'll try not to let a whole nother month go by before I post again!

Happy New Year everyone!
~janna~

Award, music meme....

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted! :-/


My sweet friend Amy gave me this "award". Thanks Amy! :D All right, so, I guess I have to give it to a few other people who I want to stay "blog friends forever" with. I'd give it back to Amy, but she already has it so....

I'll give it to:

~Samantha. She's so sweet, and I've really enjoyed getting to know her through blogs and forums! She also always has really pretty templates and really nice posts on her blog! :)

~HannahBeth. I've gotten to know her through forums lately too, and she's a lot of fun and really sweet! And I love visiting her blog...she always has great pictures and posts about her and her family! :D

To end with, here's a fun music meme:

1. Put your music player on shuffle.

2. Press forward for each question.

3. Use the song title as the answer to each question.

NO CHEATING...

What does next year have in store for me? "I Can Only Imagine" - MercyMe. (That's for sure! :D)

What’s my love life like? "Wonderful, Merciful Savior" -Selah (lol! ;-))

What do I say when life gets hard? "Bring the Rain" MercyMe (hmm..interesting...)

What do I think when I get up in the morning? "You are the Music in Me" -Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron. (umm...not normally... ;-))

What song will I dance to at my wedding? "He is Exalted" -Twila Paris. (really? oookay...)

What do you want as a career?. "Bless the Broken Road" -Selah

Your favorite saying? "Who am I?" -Casting Crowns. (lol, that could work, I guess, though I don't say it all that often....)

Favorite place? "Get Ready, Get Set, Don't Go" -Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus. (lol, I guess I don't go there very often?? ... ;-))

Where'd you go for a road trip? "You Raise Me Up" -Selah.

What would you listen to while driving? "Chorus of Faith" -Michael Card. (yeah! I have listened to it in the car before, and would again. :D)

What do you think of your parents? "East to West" -Casting Crowns.

Where would you go on a first date? "El Shaddai" - Michael Card. (ok, that one just plain doesn't make sense. No matter, I don't plan on dating anyway!)

Your life’s theme song? "Voice of Truth" - Casting crowns.

Describe yourself? "Nobody's Perfect" (Lol! that's true! ;D)

What is the thing you like doing most? "Hold Fast" - MercyMe. (oookaay, whatever..)

What is my state of mind like at the moment? "Days of Elijah" - Twila Paris. (That doesn't make much sense either...)

How will I die? "Bet on It" Zac Efron.

Your funeral? "In Christ Alone." -Adrienne Liesching & Geoff Moore (well, I should hope so. :-))

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! :D

O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. ~Psalm 95:1-6

I hope you all have a blessed Thanksgiving today, as you visit with family and friends, enjoy good food, and most of all, thank God for His many blessings!

Another tag....

Ten Things about You:

1. Are you in a relationship?

2. Are you happy? happy enough. :-)

3. Are you bored? I was....but now I'm not really anymore. I mean, I'm blogging, and listening to music. How could I be bored? ;-)

4. Are you sad? Nope.

5. Are you Italian? A bit.

6. Are you German? A little bit.

7. Are you Asian? Nope.

8. Are you Mexican? Nope.

9. Are you Irish? A little bit.

10. Are your parents still married? yeppers!

Ten Facts

1. age: 15

2. Hair Color: brown

3. Height: Not sure.

4. Hair style: ummm....

5. Eye color: brown

6. Birthday: December 30th.

7. Mood: umm...just right.

8. Crush's name: I don't have a crush.

9. Available: I like the answer Sam has, so I'm going to steal it! hehe ;-) I'm not available, because I believe that God has a man already picked out for me. (if I'm going to marry, that is.) :-)

10. Lefty/righty: righty. :-)

Ten this or that's

1. Cats or dogs? I like both, in different ways! :-)

2. A few best friends or many regular friends? I have lots of best friends!

3. Television or Internet? I like both, but probably the internet more, cause I can keep in touch with my friends. :-)

4. Pepsi or coke? I actually don't like any soda.

5. Books or Movies? It depends on my mood, but I enjoy both.

6. Black or white? both.

7. Night or day? I like them both...

9. IM or phone? IM. I don't generally like talking on the phone.

10. Glasses or Contacts? I don't have either, but if I had to get any, I'd prefer glasses, I think. :-)

Ten Have You Ever

2. Pulled a prank on someone while they were sleeping? nope.

3. Done something you regret? of course.

4. Bungee Jumped? nope, and I never want to.

5. Been on a house boat? not that I recall.

6. Finished an entire Jaw breaker? I don't think so.

7. Wanted something/someone so badly it hurt? I'm not sure...but I don't think so.

8. Read the whole Bible through? I'm working on it!! :-)

9. Cried because you lost a pet? of course!!

10. Wanted to disapear? hehe yes, actually. ;-)

Your Lasts

1. Last phone call you made? I can't remember exactly, but I'd bet it was to my mom....

2. Last phone call you recieved? From my mom.

4. Last person you hugged? hmm...my little brother, I think.

5. Last person you IMed? My sweet friend Amy. :-)

6. Last text message you recieved? I don't text message.

7. Last person you went to the movie with? my mom and my oldest brother. :-)

8. Last person you missed? not sure....

9. Last song you heard? some of "defying gravity." :-)

10. Last thing you ate? lunch! (a turkey sandwich...yum)

well, there you have it. :-)

Tagged! :-)

What color are your eyes? Brown

How tall are you? Um, I'm not really sure actually...

What is your favorite cereal? I don't really have cereal that often, but my favorite is probably Cinnamon toast crunch. :-)

Who are your favorite artists? Not sure...

What are you favorite colors? I love lots of different colors...blue, pink, purple, green...

What state do you live in? Connecticut.

Do you have any blogger friends that you know in real life? Yup!! :-)

What's your favorite type(s) of gum? Mint or bubble gum. :-)

Do you live in town, or in the country? Country, kind of... :-)

Whoever wants to do this is tagged. :-)

One of my chickens, Rocky, died this morning. :-( It was so sad!! The poor little guy. He was a really sweet chicken too, especially for a rooster.

Here are some pictures of him:

*sighs* aw, he was so cute. I'm gonna miss him. :-(

Random Pictures

Sorry its been a while since I've posted. So, here's more pictures! (sorry if I'm posting too many pictures....they're fun though!) :-)

My adorable little brother!! (taken a few weeks ago.) :-)

One of our sunflowers.

This was taken out in CA at Yosemite.

This one was either from California or Nevada too...not sure exactly where...

And these are some more of our flowers! :-)

I hope you enjoyed them all! :-)

Aw...baby bunnies!!

Okay, since they're so cute, and I don't know what else to post, I'm going to post a few pictures of our bunnies that were taken this summer! Aren't they just so cute?? :-)

Well, that's it for now! :-)

Ah, autumn!

Don't you all just love this time of year? I do! :-) It's so pretty out, with the leaves changing color, and with the weather starting to get chillier, yet not too cold. Oh, it's so great! :D

Have a wonderful autumn day today! :-)

(sorry this is a short post...I'll try to get a longer one out soon, but I'm not making any promises. ;-))

All things are possible...

Isn't that such a pretty graphic? I love the Bible verse too. :-)

(the graphic is from Christian Graphics...the link to the site is in my sidebar.)

Michael Card Concert!

Yesterday, after church, Mom, Joy and I headed up to Altamont, New York, to see a Michael Card concert. We stopped in Massachusetts for lunch, and to do some shopping. :) Then, around 5:00, we left for Altamont. The concert was going to start at 7, but the doors were opening at 6:15. We ended up getting to the church where the concert was going to be held at about 6:30. Some of our friends saved us some seats close up, so that was really nice of them!
This was our first time seeing Michael Card, and we all enjoyed it so much!! It was so much fun, and the songs were great!! :D We got a lot of his cd's too, so we can listen to him at home. :)

Well, that's all for now! I'll post again later.

~Janna

Great things!

Some of the great things the Lord has done for me are:

1. He's saved me from my sin and given me eternal life!
   
2. He's given me wise, godly parents!
   
3. He's given me four wonderful siblings!
   
4. He's given me some really sweet people as friends!!
   
5. He's given me health and happiness!
   
6. And oh, so many other wonderful things!!

Here's one of my favorite hymns:

To God be the glory, great things He has done;

So loved He the world that He gave us His Son,

Who yielded His life an atonement for sin,

And opened the life gate that all may go in.

Refrain
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,

Let the earth hear His voice!

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,

Let the people rejoice!

O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,

And give Him the glory, great things He has done.

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,

To every believer the promise of God;

The vilest offender who truly believes,

That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

Refrain

Great things He has taught us, great things He has done,

And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;

But purer, and higher, and greater will be

Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.
Refrain

Have a wonderful day!!
~Janna

Graphics

Here are some graphics from Source of Joy. I really love all the graphics there....they're so great! :D If you haven't already, you should go to her site and see all the other graphics she has! (The link to the site is on my sidebar.) Enjoy the pics! :)

Pictures

Here are some pretty pictures my brother took of some flowers around our house a few months ago:














Well, that's all for now!
~Janna

Hello!

Hi! Welcome to my blog!

I don't really have much to say right now, but I hope to post more later! :-)

Have a good night!
~Janna