Breath in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy.

Augustine

Beautiful scenery and beautiful girls!

♥ Awww, my Sethers is such a cutie♥

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Gen. 1:1). …When these words were first written, they presented a challenge to all religions of the world.  They made a claim for the God of Israel, the God of the Bible:  He alone is God; He alone is the Creator.  Ever since, they have challenged the philosophies and world views of mankind, and continue to do so today.  They affirm, without reservation, that the universe in which we live is not an accident, not the chance result of ‘nature’ or ‘evolution.’  It is the handiwork of the living God.

~Sinclair Ferguson

A Heart for God, 1987, p. 24

The beauty of it all fairly takes your breath away.

My little sweetie!

If you don't see the greatness of God then all the things that money can buy become very exciting. If you can't see the sun you will be impressed with a street light. If you've never felt thunder and lightning you'll be impressed with fire works. And if you turn your back on the greatness and majesty of God you'll fall in love with a world of shadows and short-lived pleasures.

John Piper

Sermon: Malachi 1:6-14, November 1, 1987, www.DesiringGod.org. 

Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God.

John Calvin

God was under no constraint, no obligation, no necessity to create.  That He chose to do so was purely a sovereign act on His part, caused by nothing outside Himself, determined by nothing but His own mere good pleasure.

~A.W. Pink

The Attributes of God.

Mr. Fournier took those who wanted to go, to see the top view of "The Gorge" which was...

MAGNIFICENT!

Before man can work he must have both tools and materials, but God began with nothing, and by His Word alone out of nothing made all things. The intellect cannot grasp it. God “spake and it was done, He commanded and it stood fast” (Ps. 33:9). Primeval matter heard His voice. “God said, Let there be… and it was so” (Gen 1). 

~A.W. Pink

The Attributes of God, Baker Book House, p. 49.

Getting a few more hours closer to home we then stopped by King Arthur's Flour. Just because we're spontaneous like that.

Comparing icing prices, 

making our own is still the least expensive and most satisfactory route.

 

Chefs in the making!