Year's End

"O LOVE BEYOND COMPARE,

Thou art good when thou givest,

when thou takest away,

when the sun shines upon me,

when night gathers over me.

Thou hast loved me before the foundation of the world,

and in love didst redeem my soul;

Thou dost love me still,

in spite of my hard heart, ingratitude, distrust.

Thy goodness has been with me during another year,

leading me through a twisting wilderness,

in retreat helping me to advance,

when beaten back making sure headway.

Thy goodness will be with me in the year ahead;

If thou hast appointed storms of tribulation,

thou wilt be with me in them;

Only glorify thyself in me whether in comfort or trial,

as a chosen vessel meet always for thy use."

-italics added, prayer from The Valley of Vision

A few favorite "serious" wedding photos

Morning Needs

"O GOD THE AUTHOR OF ALL GOOD,

I come to thee for the grace another day will require

for its duties and events.

I step out into a wicked world,

I carry about with me an evil heart,

I know that without thee I can do nothing,

that everything with which I shall be concerned,

however harmless in itself,

may prove an occasion of sin or folly,

unless I am kept by thy power.

Hold thou me up and I shall be safe.

Preserve my understanding from subtilty of error,

my affections from love of idols,

my character from stain of vice,

my profession from every form of evil.

May I engage in nothing in which I cannot implore thy blessing,

and in which I cannot invite thy inspection.

Prosper me in all lawful undertakings,

or prepare me for disappointments;

Give me neither poverty nor riches;

Feed me with food convenient for me,

lest I be full and deny thee

and say, Who is the Lord?

or be poor, and steal, and take thy name in vain.

May every creature be made good to me by prayer and thy will;

Teach me how to use the world, and not abuse it,

to improve my talents,

to redeem my time,

to walk in wisdom toward those without,

and in kindness to those within,

to do good to all men,

and especially to my fellow Christians.

And to thee be the glory!"

-prayer from The Valley of Vision, pg 118

Starting Over

Since I am starting over, I feel the need to re-introduce my beloved family.

 Titus, handsome boy!

 Maya, the prettiest female lab ever!

 Delta, looking beautiful on her 1st real duck hunt.

Last but certainly not least, Silver...she might be small but she is fierce! 



And here is my beloved husband, the love of my life!

Here is the whole family....Delta is hiding behind her Daddy and little Silver had not come along yet. But here we are!  The Harpers :)

A New Blog.

Well folks we have a new blog. Unfortunately somehow my old gmail account got "hacked" into and I had to cancel my entire account. Including everything linked to it.....aka my old blog. :(  Hence, the new blog. I am sad on one hand b/c I really liked my old blog and it was nice to look back at old post. But on the other hand this is a new beginning in my new married life. :) So.....here we go!