birthday girl

Henri Matisse

Bouquet of Mixed Flowers, 1917

Woman Beside Water, 1905

The Goldfish, 1911

 The Riverbank, 1907

 
Open window, 1905

     Pansies on a table, 1919

Open Window at Collioure, 1905


The Terrace St Tropez, 1904


Aht Amont Cliffs at Etretat, 1920


The Snail, 1953

all images via wikipaintings

DIY Playhouses

campaigning for 'auntie of the year'
via a beautiful mess

DIY mugs

Gold sharpie marker, bake at 350 deg F for 30 min and let cool in oven

j'adorable

Leslie Mann at the 18th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards

creema.jp

wind & willow

Proverbs 4:23

• Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. - Prov 4:23 NIV

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

--- how does one do this? ---

Avoid all perverse talk; stay away from corrupt speech.

Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you.

Mark out a straight path for your feet; stay on the safe path.

Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil. - Prov 4:23-27 NLT

• Put away from you false and dishonest speech, and willful and contrary talk put far from you. - Prov 4:24 AMP

• The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. - Luke 6:45

• But the words you speak come from the heart--that's what defiles you.- Matt 15:18

• If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. - James 1:26 NLT

James 3
² Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.³ We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. ⁴ And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. ⁵ In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.
But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. ⁶ And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.
⁷ People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, ⁸ but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. ⁹ Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. ¹⁰ And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! ¹¹ Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? ¹² Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.

¹³ If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. ¹⁴ But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. ¹⁵ For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. ¹⁶ For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.

¹⁷ But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. ¹⁸ And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.

Love Me Tender

Our God is so sweet! ♥ I was in the kitchen and found myself singing and I knew the Holy Spirit was singing it to me cos it was just so utterly random. Never been an Elvis fan, but this is pure gold. New worship song! *swoon*

Love me tender, love me sweet
Never let me go
You have made my life complete
And I love you so

Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For, my darling I love you
And I always will

Love me tender, love me long
Take me to your heart
For it's there that I belong
And will never part

Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For, my darling I love you
And I always will

Love me tender, love me dear
Tell me you are mine
I'll be yours through all the years
Til the end of time

Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For, my darling I love you
And I always will