#221... a gift *in silence

#220... a gift *in silence

#219... a gift *in silence

#218... a gift *round

#217... a gift *round

#216... a gift *round

#215... a gift *in water

#214... a gift *white

#213... a gift *in the wind

#211... a gift *read

#211... a gift *read

#210... a gift *found in Christ

#209... a gift *found in Christ

#208... a gift *found in Christ

#207... a gift *carved

#206... a gift *carved

#203... a gift *loud

#204... a gift *loud

#199... a gift *in the kitchen. Homemade Granola.

#200... a gift *in the kitchen.

#201... a gift *in the kitchen.

#198... a gift *broken.

Child's Bedroom Door... Broken Lock = Gift!

#197.. a gift *bent.

Boys are so hard on mini-blinds.

#196... a gift *beautiful

The ongoing chess game in the music room.

#193... a gift found. The original Abstract of Title dating back to 1866. Note: "Selah!"

#194... a gift found. Sun setting ---> IN THE WEST!!! {not the south} This is to be thankful for...

#195... a gift found. CLEARANCE Stuff. Seriously LOW prices!

#192... 1 of 3 gifts *hard to give thanks for.

#191... 1 of 3 gifts *hard to give thanks for.

#190... 1 of 3 gifts *hard to give thanks for. He tried...

#186... a gift *green. Lessons today about trees: "Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit." ~Matthew 12:33

#185... a gift *green. A clean kitchen aka/schoolroom,family room, practice room, computer room, et. al

#184... a gift *green. Pencils handed out [think cigars] when Shepard was born. 10-01-04

#183... a gift *at 3:00 p.m.

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#182... a gift *at 3:00 p.m.

#181... a gift *at 3:00 p.m.

#178... a gift *cleaned.

The adage “Cleanliness is next to Godliness” is NOT found in the Bible. But consider this:

“The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever.”
~ Psalm 19:9 (KJV)

The Hebrew word בָּר -- 'tahowr' is translated “clean” in the KJV. (The word “pure” is used in other translations.)

By definition, it means to be ceremonially & morally clean or unpolluted. In other words, true fear and reverence of God is pure, and those who fear the Lord are pure in heart. They are clean.

So... in a sense, cleanliness is next to Godliness. What do you think?

#176... "a gift from the past..." Old Family Recipes that I will pass down to my daughters. This one's from Tammy Bentley Fahey

#175... "a gift from the past..." The LORD has BLESSED us with a beautiful home. This is the original key from 1890-something.

#173... *Beauty in Ugliness: Dirty, wrinkled, hard-working hands. The children call them ugly.

#172... finding *beauty in ugliness.

#171... a reflection.

#170... a reflection.

#169... a reflection.

#167... a gift *new. And -- look carefully -- that's an eagle flying over our house in Podunk. He's new too.

#166... a gift *made-do. Living Room window repaired with clear tape because...

#165... a gift before 11:00 a.m. Pooh for breakfast... As we collect old books for Book Fair.

#164... a gift before 11:00 a.m. Purring cat on my pillow.

#163... a gift before 11:00 a.m. Memory Work. Handwriting. GOD's Word.

#161... a gift in *tin [foil liners]. To honor my boy.