Skywatch Friday

Rockets Red Glare

 Few things in this world are more exciting and fun to watch than a good fireworks show.  Every 4th of July thousands of cities across this country put on displays for their citizens meant to celebrate our independence, inspire our patriotism, and entertain us.  While a lone burst is a beautiful sight, nothing lights up the night sky like a combination of shells exploding simultaneously.

For the Christian, everyday is Independence Day.  We can celebrate our independence from the bondage of sin in our lives.  Repentance and accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior frees us from sin and gives us access to the Abundant Life.  Without Christ there is no life.  With Christ there is life and life more abundantly. 

Thank you Lord for filling my life with more blessings than I can name.  Thank you for a family that loves me.  Thank you for the privilege of living in this country and for blessing this nation more than we can possibly identify and certainly more than we deserve.  Please, restore unto us the joy of our salvation and give us the boldness to share our faith with those that you bring into our lives.

Give us the courage to be salt and light in this world and never hide the light of eternal life under a basket.  May we NEVER be ashamed of the Gospel and may we always be ready with an answer for the hope that lives within us.  Have a blessed week-end.

Amazing Grace

Wordless Wednesday

Classic Details

Ruby Tuesday II

Fire House No. 1, Memphis, TN

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

All In One

Here I managed to get all of the prompts in one image, that is, if you're willing to think a little outside the box.  Red, white and blue are visible in the uniform.  These kids are the Cal Ripkin 9 year old All-Stars, and at some point in the game you're going to see a sparkling baseball play, even at this level.  See...all five prompts in one image.  Okay, now let's try a more traditional route.

  Red

 One of my favorite summer toys is my bass boat and it is mostly red.

White

The truck that I use to tow my boat is white.  How convenient for this hunt.

  Blue

If you attend a little league baseball tournament you will find that red or blue are among the most prominent uniform colors.  

  Stars

Technically, this meets four of the five prompts, and if you add my oldest grand daughters sparkling personality, you get all five in one image.  However, I'm going to stick with the stars that are on her shorts that she hand decorated for the fireworks show at the local park.  She's pretty creative too.

  Sparkle

I'm guessing that this will be the most popular subject matter for this prompt from all of the participants this week.  Fireworks have a sparkle all of their own and they are great fun to watch.  I have a camera that actually has a "Fireworks" setting on it.  All you really need to add is a tripod.  A tripod is an absolute necessity if you're going to get images of fireworks that are in focus.   Well, I hope everyone had a great holiday.  See you next week.

Wordless Wednesday

Elvis 1968

Ruby Tuesday II

Viva Las Vegas

One of the things that Elvis was most remembered for was the stage costumes he wore during his Vegas shows.  There is a collection of these outfits on display at his home, Graceland, in Memphis TN.  While I was never a big Elvis fan, I did truly enjoy the tour of Graceland.  If you're ever in Memphis, take a few hours and visit Graceland.