See 10th Blogaversary + NBUS Beccy's Place Christmas + WOYWW

 Well, two posts in four days is a record, and to be honest as I’m really weary this won’t be a long post. The reason I’m saying a SECOND post for this week is that on 1st of November 2020 was my ten year Blogaversary, so I opened a blog candy which PLEASE do join in with over HERE!!

Say hi and chose which candy you’d like on offer.. and please do not say no, I so want to THANK wonderful encouragers! They’re both almost normal post or shipping cost. 

And as it’s Wednesday I have to share my Workdesk over at Julia's! It’s boring but there it is! I’m going to stamp up some more of these lovely Woodware images, cards down the track. If you like this stamp set (also has two great greetings), it’s only $11.99 from Scrapdragon in Oz, with free post. It well worth it.

This was on back of my desk a 1990 Printblocks Aust company, I pray blessings upon you all especially in lockdown, + USA etc. See also Thought of Day below..

I’ve another card made with stamp as I’ve a birthday coming up in ten days so going to mail it to a dear friend, added the same Sweet n sassy rather apt greeting.

This is one of my 81 Christmas cards and it’s made with a truly beautiful wreath from Beccy’s place, so I’m linking over to her C challenge as it’s C for Christmas! This set is also a NBUS, sometimes I’m a bit ashamed how long I take to use NBUS, so off to the NBUS Challenge too. The verse is a Digi "the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the World." That's the gospel in a nutshell.  

Now to some Aussie shots, two collages I made for my Christmas letter which I did yesterday, and mailed my first card, one to Whistler in Canada, as birthday card took nine weeks, I’m praying this one will be quicker. Later this week I’m mailing to USA and also Norway. I’ve done my card list and I’ve enough cards made plus twenty left over to give away so I’m very grateful.

This is floral collage, below is up close of orchid cactus. With red Anthirium in the background.

Very beautiful but unlike orchids the flower only last 36 hours. Has most buds it ever has, think it’s because I’ve watered it! 😁The floral collage is mostly my roses except for cactus.

And this is scenic collage, and they’re all within my walking range but may walk to location on way home. Second lot are courtesy of my wandering family, who’ve been up north of here.

Firstly the very large elegant staghorns, on a Hoop pine, I really love them, they were in a national park.

Above are Minyon falls.

This is their motor home, it was hit by hailstorm while there bigger than golf balls.

Damaged windscreen, dented bonnet (hood) broken plastic vents behind the bonnet, dented satellite dish, rip in awning, but very surprised no damage to four solar panels! Obviously very durable. (Edit: hail this size is not that unusual in storm season which we are now in, on the same day, our family in Brisbane had same sized hail, and friends south of me had it also. Mercifully we seem to miss them here, but not always. When we first moved here, mother told of a hail storm that banked hail up a foot deep at our glass courtyard doors. Seems amazing but our new carpet has those scars from that water damage.

 

Sign posted, “goanna about", a  parking lot with one resident 😆 And no! not gonna 🙄 argue with him either! They’ve big claws and move quite quickly. And love human food.

Some rather pretty mistletoe, which really is a parasitic plant.

So that’s it for today, and please do not forget my 10th Blogaversary post over HERE! And please leave me a comment if you’re a wonderful encourager. You’ll make my day.

 May the Lord bless and keep you all well and safe.

Prayer hugs 🙏🤗

 Shaz in Oz.x 

Edit: sorry to folks I’m not commenting on. Things were just fine till last couple of weeks blogger won’t let me comment on embedded comment boxes, I lose all multiple attempts to comment.

The pop up comment boxes are fine. Not embedded. So I’m not ignoring you, just can’t comment or if you have pop up and no comment, I am not well enough to do it. 

Eg today an off day, very little done, but lots of prayer.😊

Thought for the day.

Praying we all seek daily the Anchor of the heart found in God's word. 

**Seeking God is the only Anchor and our hope in the midst of the storm.
Cast all your care upon Him for He cares YOU!.
Praying earnestly for all nations, peoples. 

Our prayers don't evapourate, they are lifted before our Father God until they're  answered, His time and ways not ours.
Praying with and for many sad, hurting ones across this planet, dear precious Lord.
"Where two or three are.. there I am in the midst!" Jesus said.
He also said "Lo, I am with you always:" " I will never leave thee nor forsake thee".

2 Chronicles 7:13-15
"If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

IF my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."

"Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place."

 Linking up with also:

**Word Art Wednesday - anything goes. Both cards  http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au/

Christmas card is linked up to new challenge B. mentioned last week called We love Chocolate Baroque, theme is Christmas, used Digi images.