Saturday, April 27, 2013

Awaiting ~

 Wait on the Lord:
be of good courage, and He
 shall strengthen thine heart:
wait, I say, on the Lord.
Psalm 27:14
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32 comments:

Patricia said...

How beautiful! These are my favorite flowers. They are coming!!!

IanH said...

Great advice for the day, and a great photo!

Maureen said...

Beautiful, Susan. Wishing you warm temps.

Ginny Hartzler said...

Beautiful verse and macro picture. And I am thinking, I believe the color blue means faithfulness, too.

MadSnapper n Beau said...

the flower is perfectly purple. so beautiful as is this verse.

Debbie said...

WoW, now that's my color!! Purple, periwinkle!! Doesn't get any better!!i hope your weekend is full of sunshine!!

Anonymous said...

i could use some strength of heart...i suppose. i hope it doesn't hurt too much...

Elizabeth Dianne said...

Beautiful capture--and I'm sure when we come to Him and wait on Him, He considers us a beautiful capture as well.

I need to wait on Him more.

Thanks for the very gentle reminder.

grammie g said...

Hi Susan...A lovely verse that is a hard one to do!! Everything in his time!!
Love the purple flower and your precious post with the cute baking babies : )!!
Grace
Thanks for commenting on my posts, I will try to be by more often!!

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

He does strengthen my heart! Lovely purple/blue color on that flower!

Ruth Hiebert said...

Wonderful words from the Psalmist and a beautiful picture from you.

SimplyDarlene said...

good gravy, this is purty.

blessings.

ju-north said...

so beautiful!

Joan Elizabeth said...

"Be of good courage" I like those words.

Valerie Kamikubo said...

Wow, those are some beautiful blues!

Christine said...

Oh, periwinkle. Isn't it so beautiful? And the texture captured in your photo! I love it.

Jennifer Richardson said...

if I could choose only one color
for the rest of my life, this would be it:)
sooooooooooo beautiful...thank you,
Jennifer

Lisa said...

Purple splendor! The annual waiting for the blessing of these fragile blooms...beautiful metaphor of faith.

Anonymous said...

Oh that color ~ fantastic!
xo Catherine

Tracy said...

How WONDERFUL to be perched on the edge of that petal... The image, the color, the mood, the Psalm all have such a lovely sense of anticipation. :o) Happy Days ((HUGS))

Linda P said...

My favourite Psalm, Susan. A beautiful image - deep bluey/purple-petalled flower with a flowing edge - lovely.

Louise Gallagher said...

You always express such beauty! I feel better after being here! Immersed in beauty.

Vicky said...

Gorgeous! So pretty Susan and captured in a way that only you can bring about. Blessings on your week!

caryjo said...

Beautiful, as usual. Good to "see" you and yours here. [AND won't be too long b/4 it's there...]

Anonymous said...

So beautiful.

Dawning Inspiration said...

Beautiful layers of that flower Susan. And words. Wait on the Lord. I'm learning to do that.

Kerri Farley said...

Lovely verse and image!

rjerdee said...

The Lord awaits our arrivals :)

Unknown said...

Oh my.. this is gorgeous. What a beautiful macro shot.

BTW - I love your new header. Its so sweet.

Hugs~

Megan Willome said...

Yep. That's what I'm doing--waiting on the Lord. (My least favorite activity.)

Susan said...

Waiting on the Lord definitely teaches us patience. But He has blessed me so much, I willing do so.
Love the flower, so beautiful!

Lisa Gordon said...

What a gorgeous macro this is, Susan, and the color is just amazing!