Lily Grace and Hurricane Elsa!

Today we are having my very first hurricane ever! Her name is "Elsa".  

I've been sitting in front of the window all day long, watching the rain coming down on 

Still Waters Pond.

I was hoping Mrs. Bluebird would stick out her head and say hello, but she's staying inside her warm, dry, snug little house, keeping her new baby's eggs nice and warm.

Mommie and I went out on the back porch to listen to the rain coming down on the tin roof. It was really really loud.

Sometimes the rain was almost deafening, and we couldn't even hear each other talk! I bet it was noisy inside Mrs. Bluebird's house too. I hope she's not afraid of Hurricane Elsa.

Mommie said the birdies know just what to do in a storm.  God has taught them how to stay safe and to not be afraid, because they know God is taking care of them.  I said to Mommie, "Well, if God is taking care of the Bluebirds, then surely He must be going to take care of me too, right?"  Mommie said,

"Oh Yes, Lily!  God tells us in the Bible that 

"The very hairs of your head are all numbered. 

Do not fear therefore; 

you are of more value than many sparrows."

Luke 12:7

I asked Mommie if bluebirds are like sparrows? And she said yes, they are all God's special little creatures, and He watches over all of them, and even more so, He watches over you!

Then I remembered that my Auntie Debbi and Identical cousin Tracie sent me a little book about two girls named Anna and Elsa!  I knew I'd heard that name before!

So I asked Mommie if we could read it again to be sure if I was right about the little girl being named Elsa, just like the hurricane...and sure enough...there she is!  Right there in my book!!

Anna and Elsa are sisters, and they look after each other.  They are very blessed to have each other!

Mommie said that we have lots of friends, and we look after each other too...right here in "blogland".

When one of our friends is sad or hurting, we pray for them and try to cheer them up.

When one of our friends is happy, we celebrate with them! That's what friends are for! Like sisters, we look out for each other!

Mommie said that we are all stronger together.  Two are better than one.

"The Value of a Friend"

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

"9 Two are better than one,

Because they have a good reward for their labor.

10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.

But woe to him who is alone when he falls,

For he has no one to help him up.

11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm;

But how can one be warm alone?

12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.

And a threefold cord is not quickly broken."

After we read my little book about Anna and Elsa, I decided that today being such a rainy day, it would be a good day to play with Mommie's special dollhouse, "Pamela's Victorian Cottage".

My little friends were all so excited to see me. 

Even my little fairy friends were there waiting in the garden.  It wasn't raining in their garden.  We could play there all day long!

My friends invited me into their house for a little tea party, and we had such a nice time.

And then I went down the lane to the little cottage on the farm, where the farm family lives.

They were busy working in their garden and on the farm, but they were so happy to see me.

And so we had another little tea party in their yard!

Then Mommie said it was time to finish our story and put things away...but not before 

she had a cup of tea too!

And then we read a little from the devotional book that Auntie Opal gave me:

Mommie said this one fits right in with what we've been talking about:

Yes, we should thank God for our friends.  And I hope I can always be a "true and loving friend" too.

It looks like Hurricane Elsa has pretty well passed by. It is still raining just a little bit,  but we haven't had any bad winds or any kind of damage. Our pond is pretty full, but we are sitting high and dry.

We are very thankful and praise God for His lovingkindness to us. We pray that everyone else comes through this storm safely too.

Bye Bye for now!

Love,

Lily Grace