What We Are Up To

We haven't been posting many pictures of people lately, so this week we decided to take some random shots of the everyday things we do.

Amanda practicing harp

Melissa working with an art student

Jonathan studying his law course

Anna practicing a duet with a student

Emily tracing a pattern

Sarah and one of her students

Deborah baking bread

Rebekah and one of her reading studentsDavid cutting down tree branches after last week's ice stormJamming together Amanda teaching piano Rebekah crocheting an afghan Mama giving David a haircutDeborah and Sarah

Emily teaching one of her violin students

Anna writing an email :)

Amanda working with one of her students

Daddy and David practicing together

Amanda studying

Melissa starting some seeds

Sunshine and Ice

I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.

Psalm 108:3-5

Our Ice Storm

Yesterday we had a winter storm with a mixture of ice and snow (mostly ice). Everything is so beautiful outside today!

We have quite a few branches down because of the weight of the ice.

A lot of people in our area lost their power, but ours only flickered off and on. This is a power line that is down at our neighbors'.

You can see how thick the layer of ice is around the line.

Riding the four-wheeler is always fun in the ice!

The grass in our yard

The ice is so pretty !

Ice-coated power lines......and clotheslines

Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.

He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

From Psalm 147

More Bird Pictures

This bird got stuck on our screened-in porch (the door was open) so, before helping him find his way out, we took pictures of him.

Another unfortunate bird stuck on the porch

Because of the winter storm that is coming, our feeders have had many visitors.

For Christmas David gave me (Deborah) a remote for the camera. Yesterday I set the camera on the tripod by a feeder, then went up on the porch to wait for the birds to come back. When they landed on the feeder all I had to do was push the button!

The Cardinal and the Goldfinch

"How DARE you take my picture!"

"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?...

...But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows." Luke 12:6-7