Today's Edification (31 August 2026)

Hello sisters! 

Good day to you in the Lord and hopefully all is well with your faith. Faith is so important to keep strong as it effects so much! We must overcome by faith! 

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

3 John 1:2 

 

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Ephesians 6:16 

Another month has slipped by and I am able to be here with a monthly catch up picture post. It's been quite a busy month but the Lord has gotten me through it all to the end! Hopefully you've had a good month in the Lord too and held fast through it all. Even if we have much the same things in our days, there's always changes of some sort! Through it all, may we cling to the Lord who is our Rock! 

There's more garden pictures as usual here. It is a blessing to have one to work in! By the sweat of our face will we eat bread, God said...until we too return to the dust. That's really sobering to ponder. It's our spirit that's important. This physical body is perishing and dying. May our souls be safe in the Lord's care. He is our Saviour.

Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

1 Peter 4:19 

So much weeding has been needed and soon it will be drying out and it will be watering season. The Lord has been sending a good amount of rain so I'm thankful for that! 

The garlic is thriving... 

And the artichokes... 

And broad beans... 

And garden creatures... 

Thankful for whatever can be harvested too! There usually is something! Of course work has to go into it, behind it, and I have various amounts of time to work in the garden and it seems less lately, but whatever we get is good! Always a lot of predators to ward off too, or try to anyway! Seems it's snails this year which are doing the most damage. 

A simple pleasure...picking snow peas in the sunshine and fresh air, listening to birds! So many blessings just in that! 

Occasionally, I get to make something with sourdough. It's been sitting in the fridge most of the time! Life gets busier at times. 

Sourdough pizza bases and crackers I got to make. 

Satisfying when there's a lot of home-grown veggies in a meal! This one has six different ones, pumpkin, cauliflower, lettuce, snowpeas, potatoes, and spring onions. 

The Lord is good to provide. 

I sometimes need to go on a quick 'grocery shop' to the garden to pick things to cook a meal with! 

Such a blessing to be able to do! 

And here's a little pumpkin fudge treat for my sisters:) (Recipe here.) Good fuel for energy to work hard! 

God has been giving us wonderful spring like weather too. Such beautiful sunny days! 

Quite a rugged but pretty drive to a new cleaning job. This was the driveway. 

Satisfying bringing shine back to dirty places... 

This was such a pretty tree at a cleaning job... 

There's so many flowers bursting out this time of year. Glory to God! 

And such tiny ones too... 

Such a beautiful canola crop where I help with my nephews and niece... 

God's mercies are many in our days. 

Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised.

Psalm 113:2-3 

 

Another season is over technically, winter for me and summer for the northern hemisphere. God's creations just keep doing what He set them up to do!

But one day this world as we know it will be gone.

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 

Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?  

Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

2 Peter 3:10-14

So that's a bit of a snapshot into my days this month and what the Lord allowed me to see and do. It is a blessing to have relatively good health, though it sometimes seems there's always weakness or sickness coming along, and then going for the most part, thankfully. May we have our hearts set on things above for when these mortal bodies fail completely. 

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 

If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 

For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

2 Corinthians 5:1-4 

I do not know what the next month may bring but Lord willing I will be back with a picture post at the end of it! (You can see last month's picture post here. And this month last year here.) Only the Lord and His faithfulness are sure. In that, let us hope!  

Keep going in all your duties where you are, sisters! God sees us all! 

Love, mercy, and peace to you in Christ our Lord. 

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Today's Edification (31 July 2026)

Greetings sisters! 

I trust you're all pressing on strong in the Lord wherever you are! 

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Ephesians 6:10-13

God sees and knows where all His saints are on this earth! Let us keep faithful where we are! 

Another month has slipped by! It is time for a picture catch up post from me then too! Time really does pass rather quickly. It's just sobering to stop and think about and how our life will be over and past just like all the generations before us. They have returned to dust physically but their spirits continue in eternity. Yes we wait for our Lord's return, but we do not know when that will be, so we keep occupying in what callings He has given to us. But we do need to be ready to meet Him at all times. That of course should be our priority in life. He is worthy to be obeyed and glorified! 

There's mostly a lot of creation pictures here for God's glory!

Pretty 'autumn' leaves in winter... 

Sunny days in winter can be so beautiful!

Such a huge mushroom! It looks smaller than it actually was. An amazing creation! 

Little garden critter... 

The garden is still coming along, though growth is slowed in the cooler weather. But it is a blessing to be able to grow things through the winter! There's only been a few mild frosts...so far. 

I have been doing so much weeding too. And now it is also time to be getting summer crops sown though in a warmer place than the garden. 

The Lord is providing daily bread.

I had travels and helping duties with my nephews and niece. Some of them were quite sick and then I got it, or something bad anyway, so it's been really quite a full month indeed! Health is such a blessing! 

I get glimpses of the ocean at some cleaning jobs. Though I usually can't stop and just look as I need to keep working steadily! 

Yeah I do admit I really need to press through cleaning jobs, some more than others as yeah it's a lot of cleaning all at once! But I'm really thankful for them though and being able to support myself and not be a burden or sponge off other people when I don't need to. The Lord allowed me to buy my first car this month too so that should help me be more flexible and help where needed. 

It is satisfying turning dirty places into shiny clean ones though! 

And my clients really appreciate it greatly, so it helps them too, of course, even if they're paying for it. I'm glad I don't have to pay anyone to clean for me though. 

I got some sewing finished too so I'm thankful for that. 

I appreciate having quite a variety of things to work on! But being able to do everyday necessities is a huge blessing that we have the health and strength for. 

There's so many rainbows this time of year, some small and some more brilliant like this one!

A beautiful start to the day. Glory to God! 

Rain is such a blessing. They say it will be a drier season here but you never know and even if it is, we do not have anything to complain about. We have life very comfortable compared to many. Most of all we have a Saviour and hope laid up in heaven that we strive for! 

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Habakkuk 3:17-18 

A peaceful ending to a day...

So beautiful and good are His creations. 

So that's it for pictures for another month. Only the Lord knows what the next one will hold and we trust it to Him. If He wills, I will continue to post edifying here daily. Keep striving on in your own duties as unto the Lord, sisters! 

Love, mercy, and peace unto you in Jesus our Lord. 

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