Blessings...

This week has started off well, with a wonderful sermon by Pastor Jon on sunday to a great day outside with my sisters.

So I will count my blessings...

217. funny pictures with my friends

218. warm weather to bike ride in

219. snow melting

220. small little green blades of grass peeping up through the mud

221. Mom's plants starting to show up

222. warm sunshine on a back porch

223. Bright Lights with Rachel

224. cleaning house and dancing with M

225. white hyacinthus smelling up the house!

226. mud

227. transplanting little daisie sprout
228. L and her enthusiasm in the garden
229.  sending in my Trout Lake application!!

230. M sleeping better!!

231. PERFECT PEACE (see bottom verse)

                                                 

I love you, Hannah and promise not to post this picture too many times! :) It makes me smile...

Have a blessed and Kingdom oriented week!

Kaye Ann Silver

                             

Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73: 25-26

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts you.
Isaiah 26:3

Blessings of Friends

Here are a few more pictures from the party a week ago....

Lisa and Kelsey

 oh Hannah~ :)

Hannah L. and Me

Betsy and Jos

Here are some more pictures for you all to enjoy!

Doesn't everyone look wonderful?

Thanks for wearing skirts, ladies!

It's been a week since the birthday tea and I am still thinking about it a lot! I find myself remembering this conversation, or that funny comment, or re-reading the blessings for the fiftieth time.

These are my friends who I know that I can never ever replace and this week I am very thankful for all of them!

Kaye

The grass withers and flowers fall, but the word of our Lord stands forever.

Isaiah 40:8

Worlds Apart

This is another one of those videos that makes me want to cry... I love this song by Jars of Clay... enjoy the music video.

Again, if you aren't able to see the video in your email, access my blog here to see it.
God Bless!
Kaye

Everything Skit Video

Hey there...
I love this skit. It shows so well the love of the Lord throughout all of our failures and falls, and how in the end, He WILL be there.
Enjoy!
Kaye
PS- if you get this in your email and the video doesn't pop up, go to my blog by clicking here to watch it

Blessings...

From the tea cups passed down from my great grandpa Lillian Conrad to my new box "Made With Love" from my Papa to start new traditions and heirlooms, there are many new blessings as I start out another year on this earth.

201. a box made with love and full of blessings from my dear friends and family...

202. tea cups passed down to the next generation...

                          This cup and saucer was willed tome by your great, great grandmother, Lillian Conrad. I felt honored to have recieved it from her and thought on this special birthday I would share and pass that honor on to you.

All my love-

Aunt Noelle

203. learning about the Civilian Conservation Corps and loving it

204. oranges on the counter

205. late nights watching Lord of the Rings with Dad

206. Dad's popcorn... I don't know how, but he makes THE BEST popcorn!

207. L's calls about dresses she made and coyotes howling up north  (she's braver than me... if I had heard those coyotes calling, I would've dove under the bed!)

208. Daily Light on the Daily Path book by the Samuel Bagster Family

209. having a warm quilt to snuggle up in late at night

210. My Mom and how she knows me

211. M's sense of humor

212. warm slippers on my feet

213. the smell of wood varnish on my new box

214. pizza with the Wellmans after a long but wonderful day!

215. talking to Kelsey and Lisa

216. R in his Dinosaur hat... makes me laugh!

May your day be blessed and the Lord guide you in all you do!

Kaye Ann Silver

Under Construction...

Hey there!
Just a warning...
My blog is under construction...
So the colors won't be the same for a few days...
Thanks!
Kaye

Weekends are for Partys!

This weekend my family and friends all blessed me with a Jane Austen Tea Party to celebrate my 16th birthday and it was fantastic! The whole thing was so well put together, and I was so happy to have everyone there! The picture on top is one of my favorites of the whole day. All of my family and friends getting together and having a good time was amazing and I loved every minute of it.

Thank you all who were there! I loved seeing all of you and thank you again for your blessings and prayers! I have them all in the box my Grandpa Baker made for me so that I can pull them out and read them when I need to.
Thank you to everyone who brought food! Everything was perfectly scrumptious and tasty. Perfect!
Thank you to everyone who came early to set up!
Thank you COG for letting us use the building!
Thank you Mom and Dad for everything you did to make the day wonderful! Love you!

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My Mamo stood up and shared this with us all, and I wanted to post it because it really describes... well, me.

I had an early run in the woods before the dew was off the grass. The moss was like velvet, and as I ran under the arches of yeallow and red leaves I sang for joy, my heart was so bright and the world so beautiful. I stopped at the end of the walk... a very strange and solemn feeling came over me as I stood there, with no sound but the rustle of the pines, no one near me, and the sun so glorious, as for me alone. It seemed as if I felt God as I never did before, and I prayed with my heart that I might keep that happy sense of nearness in my life.

~ Louisa May Alcott

Dear Lord, I pray that you would bless everyone at the party yesterday ten times what they blessed me. Be with them today and forever, help them to draw nearer to you, and not be afraid to do what they are called to. Thank you for blessing me with friends and family who love me even in my tough days. Thank you for who you are, and how you have worked through ordinary people. Thank you, Lord, for a wonderful day yesterday.

In Jesus' Name,

Amen.

Kaye

Pray for the Persecuted

ALGERIA: status: restricted nation

"For more than 30 years a one-party socialist regime backed by a strong army has ruled Algeria. 'Free' elections in 1999 didn't change the country's leadership, but many have opened the door for peace between Islamic rebels and the government. In recent years, Algerian Christians have suffered the reign of violence from the Islamic Salvation Front. Members of this Muslim rebel group have been known to march threw towns and slit the throats of anyone who has not lived up their call to the Islamic fundamentalism. Two-thirds of Algerians are so young that they have known nothing but the confusion offered by a socialist system. Algeria now has very few Christians (0.4 percent) and the church is suffering discouragement... some believers are withdrawing from the fellowship due to intimidation from family, friends, and Muslim extremists. Prayer Request: Pray that Algerian believers will find opportunities to share their faith and will lead many to Christ." ~ from Jesus Freaks: Martyrs: Stories of those who stood for Jesus by dc Talk Thank you for your prayers for the persecuted church! K. A. Silver

Nation to Pray For

I apologize for being so lax with this when I said I was going to post a new country to pray for every other week. I will update it today and get the column updated by tomorrow! Sorry for the inconsitency! K.A. Silver

New Year...

A new year just started for me a few days ago as I turned that age that everyone waits for, and I am loving every minute of it!

Thank you to all of you who sent me emails and cards on my birthday and for all the blessings you gave me on my special day!

So as I start off this new year, I have many new blessings...

181. tooter horns and bright green hats singing happy birthday all day long

182. My mom and the way she knows me...

183. mom's homemade chocolate cupcakes! YUMMO! 184. phone calls from friends wishing happy tidings

185. B, T, and J singing to me outside the window! That was so cool!

186. posters hanging up around the kitchen with drawings from my siblings on them..

187. balloons bouncing around the house

188. alfredo noodles with chicken and gooey garlic bread! I think my dad and I ate a whole loaf between us two!

189. The Girlhood Home Companion Magazine... very cool!

190. flowers and a card from my daddy... 191. winning the drawing for a free NW college sweatshirt! It is very warm! 192. building legos with my sisters in the basement... 193. The BBC Emma movie! Thank you L, M, and R! 194. Daddy watching the Emma movie with us... he lasted for about an hour of the 4 195. Uncle Jon stopping in just to give me a birthday hug 196. the Lord's guidance through new situations 197. Psalm 139 198. my parents' wisdom 199. my mom's "ice dancing prophecies" tee hee hee! she makes me laugh! 200! God's constant patience with my constant questions May the Lord bless your day! Kaye PS- please continue to pray for Haiti as they recover from the earthquake. Also, please pray for the people of Chile, as I just heard that a 8.8 earthquake hit there today.

The Daytona 500

This is for all those out there who enjoy the sport as much as my family and I do... We have been watching NASCAR races now for five years, and I am still as excited by the "boogity boogity boogity, let's go racing boys" as I ever have been. This afternoon, we ordered our heart shaped pizzas and dusted off our hats, and sat down to watch. Even my little brother likes to watch the race. Kasey Kahne is still my driver and we all have our hats and jerseys for race day. It is a lot of fun, however I am about done with the road construction that continues to happen at this moment, which is why I am up here blogging. So for all you race fans, Enjoy the Daytona and may the best driver win! (hopefully Kasey) Happy Racing and Valentine's Day! Kaye Ann Silver

Valentine's Musings...

my tree in the yard, coated in morning frost

Warm flowers on the table, reminding me that spring is coming I start to think about the coming years, pseo, laptops, trout lake, early college expos and lost plan tests, I lose focus and start to worry and doubt. But the Lord is so good and constantly brings me back and says, "Hey, I'm right here with you. I've got it all figured out. No need to worry." Just like the flowers on the table remind me that spring is coming, the Lord and His word reminds me that it'll all work out for good and reminds me of how blessed I am. How good my life is and how good the Lord is through it all, and I am amazed yet again. God has given me two huge blessings: 1) three siblings that keep me excited about the little things in life 2) strong christian parents who direct me to the Lord Have a blessed Valentine's day! Kaye Clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with cries of joy! How awesome is the Lord most high; Great King over all the earth! Psalm 42:1-2