Dear Summer: Only 10 days till you arrive and I can’t wait! Now don’t get me wrong I love my kiddos at school, but ooohh to sleep in till 10:00 every morning! YES!!!
(ok so it will only be two days then the summer j.o.b. will start but they will be glorious days!!!)
Think you could shave a few days off the count down?
Great Is Thy Faithfulness is one of my absolute favorites so much in fact that my friend Deborah sang it at mine and John's wedding. I love love love Carl Cartee's version but alas I couldn't find a video of his version.
In praise of God, 'Great is Thy Faithfulness,' a hymn written by Thomas O. Chisholm (1866-1960), is a worship song that uplifts through trials and tough times. It was a result of a writer's daily experiences and realization of God's faithfulness.
The tune is composed by William M. Runyan (1870-1957), with scripture reference from the Bible's Lamentations 3:22-23 -"Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail."
This sacred song has been an all-time favorite among Christians. Popular gospel singer and songwriter Beverley Shea says that it was first introduced to audiences in Great Britain by the Billy Graham Crusades in 1954.
Thomas Obadiah Chisholm was born in a log cabin on July 29, 1866, in Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky. At age 16, Chisholm's career began in the same small country school house he had elementary training. He did not undergo high school or further training. At 21, he became the associate editor of his home town weekly newspaper, The Franklin Favorite.
Chisholm accepted Christ as personal Savior aged 27, during a revival meeting conducted in his hometown by Dr. H. C. Morrison. At Dr. Morrison's invitation Chisholm moved to Louisville to become office editor and business manager of Morrison's publication, the Pentecostal Herald. Later he was ordained a Methodist minister but had only a year of pastoral work due to failing health. After 1909 he became a life insurance agent in Winona Lake and later in Vineland, New Jersey.
In a heart-uplifting letter dated 1941, Thomas O. Chisholm wrote that although his income has not been enough due to his impaired health, he must record the unfailing faithfulness of God for the "wonderful displays of His providing care" and for which he is "filled with astonishing gratefulness."
In 1923 Thomas Chisholm sent several of his poems to the Rev. W. M. Runyan, a musician associated with the Moody Bible Institute and an editor with the Hope Publishing Company.
Thomas Chisholm wrote more than 1200 poems, many of these have become prominent hymn texts, but 'Great is thy Faithfulness' remains his most famous. Many of his poems have also appeared frequently in religious periodicals such as Sunday School Times, Moody Monthly, and Alliance Weekly.
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
there is no shadow of turning with thee;
thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not;
as thou hast been thou forever will be.
Refrain:
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
all I have needed thy hand hath provided;
great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
sun, moon and stars in their courses above
join with all nature in manifold witness
to thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. Refrain
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! Refrain
This is one of my favorite spring & summer dessert recipes. When I was little my mom helped cook all the Wednesday night suppers at the church we attended. She would make this in huge quantities, for like over 300 people. I loved it so much that she figured out how to make it in a normal family sized recipe. It’s always the first dessert I make to usher in spring. It’s so easy to make and great for family dinners, potlucks, or just about anything.
First you will need to make your crust and here’s what you will need for that.
1-1/4 cups Honey Maid Graham Cracker Crumbs
1/4 cup sugar
5 tbsp butter, melted
Melt butter
Mix sugar and graham cracker crumbs together
Using the back of a spoon or spatula press crumb mixture firmly on the bottom of a pie pan.
Chill in fridge for 10 minutes. For this pie recipe I use two square pans-
so I make two recipes of the crust.
Now here is what you will need for the pie filling:
1 - 6oz package of Jell-o vanilla instant pudding & pie filling
1 – 8oz can of crushed pineapple
1 – Tub Cool Whip
2 cups (1 pt) Sour Cream
1 Tsp. Sugar
Combine pie filling mix (jell-o pudding), pineapple with juice, sour cream, & sugar.
Once that is mixed well you add ¾ of the Cool Whip container.
Beat mixture together and then pour into crust. Top with the remaining Cool Whip.
Chill (at least 2 hours- best overnight)
Garnish with a cherry if you want but since no one at our house likes them we enjoy it start out of the pan no flourishes necessary.
So here at the Halfmann Huddle we are starting a new weekly series called Sunday Sing. I wanted to start this series because we all have favorite hymns and praise songs that we love to sing but do we know the story behind the song, the origin of it? Every Sunday I plan to share with you one of my favorites and together we will learn the history behind the song.
What better way to start than on Easter Sunday and I couldn't think of a better song to start with than"Christ the Lord is Risen Today". Did you know that it was originally called "Hymn for Easter Day" ?
"Hymn for Easter Day"written in 1739 for the inaugural service at the Foundry Meeting House, London's first Wesleyan chapel. Composed by the most famous hymn writer of all, Charles Wesley, one year after his conversion.
As with many of the most popular hymns, "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" has survived the centuries thanks to a successful marriage of lyrics and music. Its tune first circulated in 1708 with the Lyra Davidica hymnal, but no composer has ever been acknowledge. However, if you examine Hymn 716 from "A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists", John Wesley's hymnbook first published in 1780, you may notice a conspicuous absence. Charles Wesley's original text does not include the song's most distinctive characteristic- the "Alleluia!" that ends each line. It seems the lyrics didn't quite fit the tune, so an unknown editor added the famous alleluias later.
Given the special Easter significance of alleluia, it's a match made in heaven. Alleluia, meaning "Praise the Lord", prominently leads off Psalms 106,111,112,113,117, and 135 in the Hebrew hymnal. In the years immediately following Christ's resurrection, alleluia particularly connoted praise for Jesus' victory over death. Early Christians began greeting each other on Easter with the now-familiar call and response: "Alleluia! He is risen!" "Alleluia! He is risen indeed!" Alleluia is meant to convey emphatic joy, thanksgiving, and triumph.
Christ, the Lord, is risen today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth, reply, Alleluia!
Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Lo! the Sun's eclipse is over, Alleluia!
Lo! He sets in blood no more, Alleluia!
Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Alleluia!
Christ hath burst the gates of hell, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia!
Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia!
Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death is now they sting? Alleluia!
Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where they victory, O grave? Alleluia!
Soar we now where Christ hath led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia! Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia! Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!
Hail, the Lord of earth and Heaven, Alleluia! Praise to Thee by both be given, Alleluia! Thee we greet triumphant now, Alleluia! Hail, the resurrection, thou, Alleluia!
King of glory, Soul of bliss, Alleluia! Everlasting life is this, Alleluia! Thee to know, Thy power to prove, Alleluia! Thus to sing and thus to love, Alleluia!
Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia! Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia! Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia! Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!
But the pains that He endured, Alleluia! Our salvation have procured, Alleluia! Now above the sky He's King, Alleluia! Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!
Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia! Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia! Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia! Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!
I have been married to my wonderful husband for 4 years now! And yes we did meet on e-harmony, thanks for asking! I am a preschool teacher by day and a Thirty-One Consultant by night! I am addicted to Reading, My Friends, Dr. Pepper, Disney, Gilmore Girls, and McDonald's Fries with Barbecue Sauce, in no particular order of course. I am a mission minded gal driven by the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ. Without HIM I would be nothing!
He is the most wonderful man on earth! He loves movies, anything military, to draw and well he loves ME! WOW! Most of all he loves Jesus and is a man after God’s own heart. I am so proud to call him mine!
The Pup
Tank Marie is a fun loving pup who loves to curl up with us while we watch movies. She loves to run and play. She is such a good girl!
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