Seducers and the Seduced

  But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, 

deceiving, and being deceived. 

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned 

and hast been assured of, 

knowing of whom thou hast learned them 

2nd Timothy 3:13-14(KJV)

We've been warned and see it happening all around us...please guard yourselves with the armour of God, be a wise virgin with enough oil in your lamps, and know that many will fall into the deception that is already taking hold more and more:

 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another,
and shall hate one another.
 And many false prophets shall rise,  
and shall deceive many. 
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.  

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 

 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations;

and then shall the end come.

.... Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

 (Matthew 24:10-14; 44 ( KJV

Jesus also stated that it would be as the days of Noah were, not many were saved, the prevailing wisdom of the time was to ignore Noah's "silly warnings", after all the majority ruled so obviously those of the minority (Noah and his family) had to be wrong.  But God had the final say in the matter.

Be sure to read this link about the many flood legends from around the world: 

http://creation.com/many-flood-legends

 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.  

For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,  

And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; 

so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.   

Matthew 24:37-39 ( KJV)

The ship is about to sail, and the mockers are plentiful saying:

  Where is the promise of his coming? 

for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 

2nd Peter 3:4 (KJV)

 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;  How that

 they told you 

there should be mockers 

in the last time, 

who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, 

having not the Spirit. 

But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, 

praying in the Holy Ghost, 

Keep yourselves in the love of God, 

looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ 

unto eternal life. 

Jude 1:17-21 (KJV)

                                  Therefore be ye also ready: 

for in such an hour 

as ye think not 

                                                                                   the Son of man cometh.

Summer Days

This summer is turning out to be glorious!

The lilies are just beginning to open

the photos don't do the lilies color justice...

the potted plants take my breath away, 

these are just outside of our indoor dining room

in our outside dining area :)

our plants have been taking a beating

from the recent hailstorms and hard rain

over the last couple of weeks;

the hastas are a little shredded,

but they're pushing out flower stalks...

Ken made the Adirondack chair from scratch!

 and from the street side (what passing cars see)

Happy Canada Day!

(July 1st)

Today...

Busy morning, but oh so beautiful!!!

I needed to take a trip to the market. I got a few sale items...thought it would come to about $30-40...Ha! Over $50, sigh. On the way back home I decided to stop at a landmark that I pass often and always say to myself: "One day I'll stop there and take a look". Today was that day.

That is the main monument where the "last stand" took place in the

Battle of the Longwoods

...and the beautiful wooded area behind the monument

men fought here bravely...

...this plaque tells the story of the events that took place here

...and a close up of the British casualties brings up a familiar name

When I got home, I saw a little friend, and was able to snap a photo with my phone:

taken through a double-pained window

the effect is a little blurry...

can you see him?

Hope you are having a beautiful day as well!

Spring Things

Last weekend we were really busy. Because the weather is finally more springy we've been getting a bit of gardening done. Weekend before last we put in some perennials along the side of the house

There is a path at the front of our house which my hubby says he will extend to wrap around the side, linking the paths that are now at the front and the back of the house, and give a frame to our planted areas...but that won't happen until next year, so it'll look a little messy in the meantime. Our plants are doing so well that we decided to add color with some annuals we found on sale

The bright red flowers are New Zealand impatiens. I'm going to try to bring them into the house during the winter, as well as the geraniums and the begonias in these next planters:

I got these little starter plants at a really good price. By the time I got to the garden store the nicest plants had already found other homes. There wasn't much left to choose from, so I got an assortment of odds and ends of what was left. They were a bit beat up, and only one or two six-paks of each kind to choose from, so I have a bit of a hodge-podge. This is how it looks from the street:

We just did it this way for a quick temporary fix

Next year the planter boxes will be at the bottom of the picket fence, and it will be a more sturdy construction

We also got some plants that weren't on sale:

These cost a bit more but the effect was worth it (I think)...I wasn't so sure about the black petunias, but when we put it all together it worked out very well. Hubby said "I told you so" :)

The bright red flowers at the front and rear of the bicycle are the same type as in the previous picture of the front of the house; New Zealand impatiens. I had a couple left over so I put them in with our perennials. I also had a few of our bargain flowers left over, so I put them here:

Aren't the hastas beautiful!!??!!!

That's where our sidewalk ends for now, but it will wrap around the side...hopefully next year.

Now that I've gotten so much spring gardening and cleaning accomplished, maybe I'll be able to spend a little more time blogging.

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