Sane, Simple, Sacred: Proud as a Peacock

Proud as a Peacock

I was blessed to participate in a beautiful evening last night.

Well-planned, well-attended and beautifully decorated!

Here are just a few of the scenes I photographed before people arrived.

Men of the church served the beverages

and waited the tables in grand style!

There were tables full of carry-in salads, etc.
and a wonderful dessert bar that included these colorful cupcakes and cookies!

Prior to the program, the girls gave everyone a feather....

and after the program sent everyone home with a cookie wrapped in cellophane.

It was fun to incorporate "feathers" into my talk
(custom-made for this event - which is my favorite approach to speaking).

Psalm 91:4 was the verse I hope everyone remembers:

He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge.
I have a new and very personal appreciation of this verse
after narrowly missing being in an accident on my trip
to this speaking engagement!
Driving down the road afterwards, I sang,

♫ Under His wings I am safely abiding;
Though the night deepens and tempests are wild,
Still I can trust Him, I know He will keep me;
He has redeemed me, and I am His child.

Under His wings--what a refuge in sorrow!
How the heart yearningly turns to His rest!
Often when earth has no balm for my healing,
There I find comfort, and there I am blest.

Under His wings--oh, what precious enjoyment!
There will I hide till life's trials are o'er;
Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me;
Resting in Jesus I'm safe evermore.

Under His wings, under His wings,
Who from His love can sever?
Under His wings my soul shall abide,
Safely abide forever. ♫

14 comments:

GlendaMay 2, 2012 at 8:04 PM
Beautiful decorations and food! The peacock theme is unique; at least I've never seen it used before. Psalm 91 is very special to me, so I know I would have enjoyed your talk. Glad the angels were watching over you!
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BookieMay 2, 2012 at 8:33 PM
Interesting out they carried out the peacock theme right into the cookies!

Glad you are safe!
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JackieMay 2, 2012 at 9:04 PM
Great photographs of a splendid event, Rebecca.
I love the theme, and it was carried out beautifully...the desserts included.
I'm glad that you missed being in that accident. Praise God for that!
Hugs and love,
Jackie
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Cheryl May 2, 2012 at 10:08 PM
Wow...that certainly was beautifully decorated!
Praise the Lord for His protection over you!!
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Terra May 2, 2012 at 10:55 PM
What a great event; the food and the colors are pretty, and that is a favorite Bible verse of mine, of how He protects us with his wings and feathers. I am sure your talk was a great success.
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TamaraMay 3, 2012 at 8:06 AM
What a gorgeous theme! We have a monastery in St. David AZ that has peacocks all over the place! So glad you were protected under His wings! God is good.
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Janettessage.blogspot.comMay 3, 2012 at 8:48 AM
So glad you weren't in a accident. Everything is beautiful and wonderful scripture for your talk.
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myletterstoemilyMay 3, 2012 at 7:39 PM
wish we could hear the talk. is there a recording?
thank the Lord for protecting you.
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DeboraMay 3, 2012 at 10:10 PM
Beautiful goodies! I find myself singing that old hymn from time to time...I truly believe that there is divine intervention in our lives more than we could ever imagine. Glad you are safe.
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VickiMay 4, 2012 at 7:00 AM
How cool to be a part of so many blessings! I love all things peacock! There is a book floating around somewhere called "Peacock Feathers" that was written by an ancestor of mine. It traces the Brown family back to days in England up to my generation. It came up missing and no one seems to know who has it. It would be so fun to read again! I love those cookies too!!
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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)

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in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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-Benjamin Franklin

"What I am gradually discovering is that in the writing I come in touch with the Spirit of God." ~ Nouwen

~~"Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting."~~Edmund Burke

C.S. Lewis: "To trust Him means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in trusting a person if you wouldn't take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him."

"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common--this is my symphony." William Henry Channing

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FIVE CERTAINTIES
WITH WHICH TO
START YOUR DAY

God holds you. Each day he carries us in his arms. Psalm 68:19 NLT
God sustains you. THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack. Psalm 23:1 AMP
God covers you. He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust. Psalm 91:4 AMP
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

THE BLOGGER'S PRAYER Lord, help me to learn to spell without spellcheck, manage to visit all that visit me, and post regularly - all in 5 minutes a day, so that I can clean house and take care of my family. Help me to not look at every occurrence in my life as a blog post, and to quit taking pictures of weird things to share as well. Please Lord, help me to stop talking about my blog friends as though they are next door neighbors or someone I have known all of my life. And help me, dear Lord, to think of something witty and wise to post tomorrow.
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Proud as a Peacock

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