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Something Beautiful, Something Good

Friends of ours were replacing a split rail fence. We salvaged what we could, and last night my husband installed this corner fence around what was previously a nondescript bush in a undefined space. Now it is a thing of beauty, in my opinion.

Something beautiful, something good...
All my confusion He understood.
All I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife,
But he made something beautiful of my life.
(Gaither)

"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10)

In Jesus, I have found my description and definition!

12 comments:

DeniseAugust 19, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Very lovely sweetie.
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BernieAugust 19, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Rebecca, it is a lovely bush and does look better with the fence....Good job hubby! Have a wonderful day my friend.....:-) Hugs
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Mrs. TeapotAugust 19, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Dear Rebecca,

Your husband is a great "handyman". Wow, he sure does a lot of work around the house... that's wonderful. I think it looks great. As you said, it defines the space. I wouldn't be surprised if he decides to paint it = )

I love the way you incorporate Scripture into the little everyday happenings.... Thank you for sharing.

Blessings,
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DianaAugust 19, 2009 at 11:38 AM
Hi Rebecca,
I enlarged the photo of your bush as it looks just like one that Jake and I planted last year. The photo was a little fuzzy so I am not 100% but it looks like a Dappled Willow Bush. I am probably wrong but it sure does resemble ours. I do love that bush!
Love Di
P.S. I do like that fence!
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lady mAugust 19, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Hello there...The fence looks so good there! It is wonderful to be blessed that way, isn't it?

You are totally blessed to have a husband that enjoys working around the house :)

lady m
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RebeccaAugust 19, 2009 at 1:43 PM
I AM blessed and I KNOW it - to have a hard-working and skilled husband. Diana, that well could be a Dappled Willow! The gentleman who gave it to us didn't know. He just wanted it removed & we liked it :)
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EileenAugust 19, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Everything looks better with a 'home', doesn't it? Your bush looks loved and cared for, and I'm sure it is!
You are Blessed, Rebecca, and I know that you know it too! You got one of the good ones! You look loved and cared for too! God Bless!
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GinaAugust 19, 2009 at 3:26 PM
The bush is lovely, Rebecca. I haven't heard that old hymn in such a long time, thank you for the reminder. Something beautiful...
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Wanda.....August 19, 2009 at 8:26 PM
The fence is just what your bush needed...very pretty!
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PatAugust 20, 2009 at 9:32 AM
I love your blogs..I have bookmarked them and will be back often!
The fence is so pretty. I have wanted one myself for our little lake house in northern Michigan...now I really want it! Someone needs to discard one for me!
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DeeAugust 21, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Hi Friend, I love a pretty yard, the peole across the street have a yard to die for. My daughter and family do what they can with their busy schedule.Uunfortunately Frank and i for health reasons can not do the yard work, the good side is we have some one else to do it, the down side is we have to wait for someone to do it.The Lord has placed me in an opportunity to fight perfetionism :-) I really appreciate your comments on my doodles-i think with age-my top doodle-we do feel a little more confident in who we are in Christ, i know i do. Perhaps that is why her eyes came out that way..and yes, thats me in the profile picture not a doodle :-)
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AnonymousOctober 3, 2010 at 5:05 PM
found your site when googling the something beautiful Gaither song for my sister who is in cancer recovery and today is her birthday. God bless your ministry. Amazing Grace. In Christ.
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"We simplify, not just to be less busy, even though we may be right to pursue that. Rather, we simplify to remove distractions from our pursuit of Christ. We prune activities from our lives, not only to get organized, but also that our devotion to Christ and service for His kingdom will be more fruitful. We simplify, not merely to save time, but to eliminate hindrances to the time we devote to knowing Christ. All the reasons we simplify should eventually lead us to Jesus Christ!" (Donald S. Whitney)

Dedicated to my sister-in-law, Beth--a TRUE home manager....

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

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God pours His love upon you. Through each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me. Psalm 42:8 NLT
God will not fail you. The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! Lamentations 3:22 NLT

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