Annie's Blog

The day you gave us, Lord has ended the darkness falls at your behest; to you our morning hymns ascended, your praise shall sanctify our rest.

when does it start?  are those some planes flying overhead?  ah. look, here they come...  yes, here they are, marching, marching  the oldest servicemen, who are often called "diggers", and women, traveled in vehicles  descendants followed and there go those planes overhead again....great to see you!

In memory of so many people in distress in these days For those waiting for news of their children in the South Korea ferry disaster, and for families of those who flew on the missing Malaysian Airline flight on March 8. and in memory in of innocent children who have lost their lives at the hands of others, mostly adults. May God go with all who suffer. May they have moments of Peace in their confusion and distress.

Enjoy your walk through some of the gardens at Buderim...a nice place to be at this time of year! I hope you have a great Easter weekend, for those of you who celebrate it. God Bless you this week!

These are my entries in the Personal Photo Challenge this month.. Close Up /Macro. This is about as close up or macro as I get. Fortunately I took these shots while my good camera was working, and I actually had it on my person when the opportunity arose! Talk about lucky, in the case of the lizard and lorikeet. A Personal Photo Challenge is hosted by the lovely Donna from her blog Cottage Days and Journeys I hope you will visit her blog one day and enjoy her photography and if you would wish to view other contributions to this month's challenge,  or even participate, then visit The Personal Photo Challenge link above. Many thanks to Donna for all the effort you put in to the challenge, and for your wonderful photography!

For a wonderful post on living the extraordinary everyday life... please take the time to read the wonderful writing of Ann Voskamp in one of her latest posts I do hope you will enjoy it and that it will  make the rest of your week extraordinary.

  PRAYING THROUGH Our generation desperately needs to rediscover the difference between praying for and praying through.   There are certainly circumstances where praying for something will get the job done.  I believe in short prayers before meals because, quite frankly, I believe in eating food while it's still hot.  But there are also situations where you need to grab hold of the horns of the altar and refuse to let go until God answers… you refuse to move from the circle until God moves.  You intercede until God intervenes. Praying through is all about consistency.  It's circling Jericho so many times it makes you dizzy.  Like the story Jesus told about the persistent widow who drove the judge crazy with her relentless requests, praying through won't take no for an answer.  Circle makers know that it's always too soon to quit praying because you never know when the wall is about to fall.  You are always only one pr...