Writing with Light

08 March 2011

Tuesday's Tips -Hiding the Blogger Navbar

Ever wanted to hide that ugly navbar at the top of your blog without getting rid of the useful links it provides? Read on, my friend, for this very simple trick!

1.) Search for

<body>

2.) Copy and paste this right above that.

Sorry, but I don't have time today to dissect the code and show you how you can customize it. Maybe I'll come back later and include that.
Feel free to tinker with it yourself. =)
If you have any questions let me know and I'll get back to you asap.

Have a lovely day!

Sister in Christ,

07 March 2011

Signs of Spring

I came across this quote by A.A. Milne the other day and loved it. =D

Daffodowndilly by ~EmilyGrace on Polyvore.com

The daffodils are just now daring to poke their green stems through the frosted mud.

I'm very excited, for daffodils are one of the first signs of spring!

Well, that and the sap starts flowing. (we make our own maple syrup each year =D) It is delicious stuff, let me tell you! =P We've had our taps in about a week now. This year we have around 70+ taps--according to my sister. =) The best part is sticking your finger as it is just coming out of the tree--cold and just slightly sweet and sticky.

Rain, mud, rain, flooding, and more rain are some of the other signs...=P

If you were to step outside my house right now...
Your feet would either sink in the never ending mud, slip on the hidden ice, or crunch over piles of forgotten snow.
The gentle breeze would lift your hair away from your face.
The drizzle would dampen you.
Sounds of the distant roaring creek would reach your ears.
The smell of spring would bring a smile to your face and a sparkle to your eyes.
You would see lines of light blue tubing criss-crossing through the gray woods as they make their way down to the large blue barrels collecting their contents.

What would happen if you stepped outside your house right now?

Spring, you're very welcome here!
for as the daffodils say

"Winter is dead!"

*edited note: I wrote this yesterday afternoon but decided today to make it a post--we just got 18" of snow...so yeah...oh hello winter, I ~~thought~~ *wished* you had gone...*sigh*...off to scoop our terribly long driveway...

Love in Christ,

05 March 2011

Saturday's Scrawls 3

1.) I got my purity ring back! (It was at the jewelers because the stone came loose.) Let me tell you my hand was feeling very strange not having it for several weeks--and I had only had it for two months. =) (To read the story of my ring and a few more photos go [here]. =D)

This was it before I had it shipped away--it is much shinier now, they must have cleaned it! =P

2.) Prayer request. Please pray for my friend, Kara. She is head of the barn staff at the camp where I worked last summer. This past week she was kicked in the face. She has 4 fractures on the right side of her face. She is having surgery this Monday at 5pm. She has to have 2-3 plates put in.
She is staying strong through it all and recently posted Psalms 121:7-8:‎

"The LORD will protect you from harm; He will protect your life. The LORD will protect your coming and going both now and forever."

3.) BIC Velocity pencils--one word: awesomely amazing! Okay, that was two, but they really are awesomely amazing and amazingly awesome. =P

(now if only they would stop disappearing on me...do pencils ever disappear at your house? 'cause it is a very common, but terrible occurrence here...)

4.) Four Polyvore sets of mine from this past week =P

5.)

God of Wonders
by third day

Lord of Heaven and Earth
(Lord of all creation)
Lord of Heaven and Earth

Lord of all creation
Of the water, earth and sky
The Heavens are your Tabernacle
Glory To the Lord on high

God of wonders
Beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe
Declares your majesty
You are holy, holy

Early in the morning
I will celebrate the light
And when I stumble into darkness
I will call your name by night

God of wonders
Beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe
Declares your majesty
You are holy, holy

Hallelujah (to the lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah (to the lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah (to the lord of heaven and earth)

Holy, holy
Holy, holy

God of wonders
Beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy

Precious Lord,
Reveal your heart to me
Father hold me, hold me

The Universe
Declares your majesty
You are Holy, Holy
Holy, Holy

Hallelujah (to the lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah (to the lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah (to the lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah (to the lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah (to the lord of heaven and earth)
Hallelujah (to the lord of heaven and earth)

Now I'd better get back to work...
Have a wonderful day!

Love in Christ,

04 March 2011

Encouraging Verses

I came across this lovely collection of Bible verses over at Liberty's blog, Teenage Musings. =) Be encouraged!

When you are sad, call on John 14
When you don’t feel loved, call on Romans 8:38-39
When you have sinned, call on 1 John 1:8-9
When you are facing danger, call on Psalm 91
When people have failed you, call on Psalm 27
When God feel far from you, call on Psalm 139
When your faith needs encouraging, call on Hebrews 11
When you are scared, call on Psalm 23
When you are worried, call on Matthew 6:25-34
When you are hurt, call on Colossians 3:12-17
When you feel no one is on your side, call on Romans 8:31-39
When you are seeking rest, call on Matthew 11:25-30
When you are suffering, call on Romans 8:18-30
When you feel you’re failing, call on Psalm 121
When you pray, call on Matthew 6:9-13
When you need courage, call on Joshua 1
When you are in need, call on Philippians 4:19
When you are hated because of your faith, call on John 15
When you are losing hope, call on 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
When you are seeking peace, call on John 14:27
When you want to do good works, call on John 15
When you want to live a happy life, call on Colossians 3:12-17
When you don’t understand what God is doing, call on Isaiah 55:8-9
When you want to get along with others, call on Romans 12:9-21

Have a lovely evening!

(p.s. I'm coming up with a pretty awesome new spring/summer design! =D)

Love in Christ,

02 March 2011

The Bend in the Road

if the path set before her feet was to be narrow she knew that flowers of quiet happiness would bloom along it. The joy of sincere work and worthy aspiration and congenial friendship were to be hers; nothing could rob her of her birthright of fancy or her ideal world of dreams. And there was always the bend in the road!
"God's in his heaven, all's right with the world," whispered Anne softly.

*Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery