Snow!

Yes, we finally got the Christmas snow!! :-D and it's still snowing

Christmas :-D

My bed is ready for Christmas! :-D

Dinner

Pasta with ground beef and fetacheese :-)

Candles

Scented candles from ikea :-)

Nativity set

Bought this cute little nativity set today while Christmas shopping

Orchid

Bananabread

Made bananabread today :-)

Purse

Knitted this little purse :-)

Cookies

Let the Christmas baking begin! :-)

Decorations

Bought a couple of Christmas decorations

Snow

Just woke up and saw that it had snowed during the night! :-D

Sunset

Nice colors

Christmas lights

Put this light up yesterday :-)

Brunch

My brunch today, rice and wild rice with raisins, fresh dates and almonds.

Tacos

I'm having tacos for dinner :-)

After 2 weeks. Haven't been working on it much lately. Have to start on another picture to finish it before Christmas

Blueberry muffins

Made some healthy blueberry muffins. Used spelt instead of flour and xylitol and a little agave syrup instead of sugar.

New cookbook!

I bought a new bread and cake cookbook :-) I collect cookbooks and I want more for Christmas ;-)

Chocolate cake

Made a chocolate cake yesterday

Carrot cake

Baked a carrot cake yesterday but forgot to take a picture before I put it in the freezer. So here is the picture from the cookery book

Flower

This is after 2 days

Cross-stitch

This is what I will be cross-stitching

Lasagna

Whole wheat lasagna, and no it's not burnt ;-)

Shoes

New shoes :-)

Cookies again

Made cookies with cacao and raisins, experimenting a little ;-)

Cookies

Just made some oat & raisin cookies

Quilt

A kit I bought to make a quilt

Banana bread

A piece of banana bread I made a couple of days ago

Vero moda and Zara

Went shopping today after work :-) bought a tunic, a shirt and a skirt.

Vitamins

7 different kinds of vitamins I take each morning ;-)

Shawl 2

Finished my second shawl today

Dress

Went shopping today and found this awesome dress but unfortunately it was too big.

Doll

My porcelain doll, got it from my grandma when I was 9 years old

Postcards

Old postcards from my friends and a cross I made when I was 13 years old, 10 years ago!! :-o

A mirror that I bought in IKEA

Body butter

Very good strawberry body butter from body shop

Todays photo

A teddybear I made when I was 10 years old. I even made the dress too

Handmade caramells

New haircut

I got my hair cut a couple of days ago :-)

Shawl

A shawl that I crocheted

Caramell

Made caramell this morning :-)

Rainbow

Monday the 17th of August 2009

Read Psalms 31-32

Psalm 31:14

 ¹⁴ But I trust in you, O LORD; 
       I say, "You are my God."

Psalm 32:1, 5, 11

 ¹ Blessed is he 
       whose transgressions are forgiven, 
       whose sins are covered.

⁵ Then I acknowledged my sin to you 
       and did not cover up my iniquity. 
       I said, "I will confess 
       my transgressions to the LORD "—
       and you forgave 
       the guilt of my sin. 
       Selah

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; 

 I will counsel you and watch over you.

¹¹ Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; 
       sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Tuesday the 18th of August 2009

Read Psalms 33-34

Psalm 33:4, 11

⁴ For the word of the LORD is right and true; 
       he is faithful in all he does.

¹¹ But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, 
       the purposes of his heart through all generations.

Psalm 34:12-14, 18

¹² Whoever of you loves life 
       and desires to see many good days,

¹³ keep your tongue from evil 
       and your lips from speaking lies.

¹⁴ Turn from evil and do good; 
       seek peace and pursue it.

 ¹⁸ The LORD is close to the brokenhearted 
       and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Thursday the 20th of August 2009

Read Psalms 35-36

Psalm 35:9

 ⁹ Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD 
       and delight in his salvation.

Psalm 36:10

¹⁰ Continue your love to those who know you, 
       your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Saturday the 22nd of August 2009. 

Read Psalms 37-38

Psalm 37:3-7

³ Trust in the LORD and do good; 
       dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

⁴ Delight yourself in the LORD 
       and he will give you the desires of your heart.

⁵ Commit your way to the LORD; 
       trust in him and he will do this:

⁶ He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, 
       the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

⁷ Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; 
       do not fret when men succeed in their ways, 
       when they carry out their wicked schemes.

Psalm 38:15

 ¹⁵ I wait for you, O LORD; 
       you will answer, O Lord my God.

Friday the 14th of August 2009

Read Psalms 27-28

Psalm 27:11, 14

 ¹¹ Teach me your way, O LORD; 
       lead me in a straight path 
       because of my oppressors.

 ¹⁴ Wait for the LORD; 
       be strong and take heart 
       and wait for the LORD.

Psalm 28:7a

 ⁷ The LORD is my strength and my shield; 
       my heart trusts in him

Saturday the 15th of August 2009

Read Psalms 29-30

Psalm 29:11

¹¹ The LORD gives strength to his people; 
       the LORD blesses his people with peace.

Psalm 30:4, 11-12

 ⁴ Sing to the LORD, you saints of his; 
       praise his holy name.

¹¹ You turned my wailing into dancing;

you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.

¹² that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. 

O LORD my God, I will give you thanks forever.

Thursday the 9th of July 2009

Read Psalms 23-24

Psalms 23

 ¹ The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

 ² He makes me lie down in green pastures, 

he leads me beside quiet waters,

 ³ he restores my soul.

He guides me in paths of righteousness 

for his name's sake.

 ⁴ Even though I walk 

through the valley of the shadow of death,  

I will fear no evil, 

for you are with me; 

your rod and your staff, 

they comfort me.

⁵ You prepare a table before me 

in the presence of my enemies. 

You anoint my head with oil; 

my cup overflows.

⁶ Surely goodness and love will follow me 

all the days of my life, 

and I will dwell in the house of the LORD 

forever.

Psalm 24:4-5

 ⁴ He who has clean hands and a pure heart, 

who does not lift up his soul to an idol 

or swear by what is false.

 ⁵ He will receive blessing from the LORD 

^{and vindication from God his Savior.}

Monday the 13th of July 2009

Read Psalms 25-26

Psalm 25:4, 12, 20-21

⁴ Show me your ways, O LORD, 
       teach me your paths;

 ¹² Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD ? 
       He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.

 ²⁰ Guard my life and rescue me; 

let me not be put to shame, 

for I take refuge in you. 

²¹ May integrity and uprightness protect me, 

because my hope is in you.

Psalm 26:2-3

 ² Test me, O LORD, and try me, 

examine my heart and my mind. 

³ for your love is ever before me, 

and I walk continually in your truth.

Continuing

Saturday 4th of July 2009

Read Psalms 17-18

Psalms 17:6-7, 15

⁶ I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; 

give ear to me and hear my prayer. 

⁷ Show the wonder of your great love, 

you who save by your right hand 

those who take refuge in you from their foes.

 ¹⁵ And I—in righteousness I will see your face; 

       when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.

Psalms 18:30

 ³⁰ As for God, his way is perfect; 

       the word of the LORD is flawless. 

       He is a shield 

       for all who take refuge in him.

Sunday the 5th of July 2009

Read Psalms 19-20

Psalm 19:7-8

 ⁷ The law of the LORD is perfect, 

reviving the soul. 

The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, 

making wise the simple.

⁸ The precepts of the LORD are right,

giving joy to the heart.

The commands of the LORD are radiant, 

giving light to the eyes.

Psalm 20:4

 ⁴ May he give you the desire of your heart 

       and make all your plans succeed.

Monday the 6th of July 2009

Read Psalms 21-22

Psalm 21:2

 ² You have granted him the desire of his heart 
       and have not withheld the request of his lips. 
       Selah

Psalm 22:11, 24

¹¹ Do not be far from me,

for trouble is near

and there is no one to help.

²⁴ For he has not despised or disdained 
       the suffering of the afflicted one; 
       he has not hidden his face from him 
       but has listened to his cry for help

Even though I haven't blogged verses for a while I did continue reading the Psalms up until a month ago. Then I started again today. 

I always wrote down some verses that stood out from each chapter in my notebook, like usual. And now I want to post them.

Saturday 27th of June 2009

Read Psalms 11-12

Psalm 11:1a, 7

 ¹ In the LORD I take refuge. 

 ⁷ For the LORD is righteous, 

       he loves justice; 

       upright men will see his face.

Psalms 12:6-7

⁵ "Because of the oppression of the weak 
       and the groaning of the needy, 
       I will now arise," says the LORD. 
       "I will protect them from those who malign them."

⁶ And the words of the LORD are flawless, 

like silver refined in a furnace of clay, 

purified seven times.

⁷ O LORD, you will keep us safe 

and protect us from such people forever.

Tuesday 30th of June 2009

Read Psalms 13-14

Psalms 13:5-6

⁵ But I trust in your unfailing love; 

my heart rejoices in your salvation.

 ⁶ I will sing to the LORD, 

for he has been good to me.

Psalms 14:1

 ¹ The fool ^[a] says in his heart, 
       "There is no God." 
       They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; 
       there is no one who does good.

a. Psalm 14:1 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Psalms denote one who is morally deficient.

Wednesday 1st of July 2009

Read Psalms 15-16

Psalm 15

 ¹ LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? 
       Who may live on your holy hill?

 ² He whose walk is blameless 
       and who does what is righteous, 
       who speaks the truth from his heart

 ³ and has no slander on his tongue, 
       who does his neighbor no wrong 
       and casts no slur on his fellowman,

 ⁴ who despises a vile man 
       but honors those who fear the LORD, 
       who keeps his oath 
       even when it hurts,

 ⁵ who lends his money without usury 
       and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. 
       He who does these things 
       will never be shaken.

Psalms 16:8

 ⁸ I have set the LORD always before me. 
       Because he is at my right hand, 
       I will not be shaken.