Double Post.. Outdoor Wed & Target Birds on Holiday

Welcome to A Double Post Wednesday..

Outdoor Wednesday

&

Target Birds On Holiday

Combined.

Today is Target Birds On Holiday

@

Between Naps On The Porch

Hosted by: The Talented & Witty Susan

It's also Outdoor Wednesday
@
A Southern Daydreamer
Hosted By: The Always Gracious Susan


First I need to warn you..
because Dale is a tad bit self conscious.
Just as Dale an Danielle set out
on their lil adventure..
An excited Dale jumped up
on the porch railing ..
started shaking his tail feather and
lost his footing
and fell on the rocks below.

All is well..

We scooped him up

put his tail on ice

and off to the ER

we went.

As you can see below..

Dale had the best Doctors

in town working on him.

Good as New!

Back to doing tricks again.

The first time Danielle saw and fell in love

with Dale he was riding

his high wheel bicycle.

So, the

first thing he wanted to do

on their vacation was

impress his love by

taking a lil stroll across the

very same rocks

where he broke his tail feather.

If you look closely..

she's rolling her eyes

and muttering something about

macho man.

After finishing the bike trail..

with no other injuries..

they headed off to get

washed up for dinner.

For dinner Dale & Danielle dined

at the

Red Barn Inn..

Where they feasted on

Black oil sunflower seeds,

Safflower seeds and Millet.

After dinner they met up

with their close friends

Roxie & Rex

for a lil dessert treat.

On Saturday morning

Dale and Danielle went out

scouting for the perfect nesting spot.

This Bradford Pear Tree

was spacious and green.. but

wasn't quite right.

Next they checked out this coconut husk

hanging basket..

It wasn't much for shelter..

but they enjoyed swinging in the breeze.

On to the next stop..

A Bluebird Box.

It was occupied

so they quickly left without

disturbing the Momma.

A quick snack

at the Goldfinch feeder..

Checking out Jeff's handy work

on the new fence he just finished putting up.

Great job Jeff!

Candle light dinner reservations for 2

at the Green Hightop.

Being the romantic that he is..

Dale gifted his wife with

a Magenta Pearl Necklace.

In appreciation of her new gift..

Danielle gave a bashful Dale a

lil sugah.

On Sunday morning

both Dale and Danielle headed over to Church.

Where they rejoiced in fellowship

and celebrated the resurrection

of our glorious Jesus.

Afterwards they headed over to visit

another friend Greenleigh

who is also expecting.

As Greenleigh and Danielle

chatted about pregnancy Dale

checked out the foundation

of Greenleigh's nest.

Once back home..

Dale surprised Danielle with

a nest he had built while

she was sleeping.

Danielle had a lil surprise of her own..

She was in labor..

Their first arrival...

Welcome to the World

Little Della.

Dale, Danielle and Lil Della

are all anxiously awaiting the

hatching of the

rest of the clan.

Soon there'll be enough Target Birds

for tablescaping

for everyone in Blogland.

Thank you for taking the time to visit

Dale & Danielle's Adventure..

We certainly hope you enjoyed your time here.

Make sure you stop by and visit all the others

participating today.

Thanks to both

Susan at Between Naps On The Porch

and

Susan at A Southern Daydreamer

for hosting these fun events.

Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

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Reminder .. Tomorrow is Target Birds on Holiday

Tomorrow is

Target Birds on Holiday

at

Between Naps On The Porch

A lil sneekie peekie at my

love birds ..

I'll reveal their names tomorrow..

along with their adventures from this

past weekends Easter holiday.

What are Target Birds?

They are those cute lil salt & pepper shakers

that are proudly displayed all around blogland

on everyone's pretty tablescapes.

Well Susan at

Between Naps On The Porch

has declared a tablescape strike

for the cute couple...

and while on strike they're off

running around enjoying their

newfound freedom.

Make sure you stop by and see all of their

adventures.. and if you have a pair of your

own.. set them free and join in on the party.

Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

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Sunday Song... Arise My Love

Arise, My Love

By: Newsong

Not a word was heard

at the tomb that day.

Just

shuffling of soldiers feet

as they guarded the grave.

One day,

two days,

three days

had past.

Could it be

that Jesus

breathed His last?

Could it be that His Father

had forsaken him?

Turned his back on his son

dispising our sin.

All hell seemed to whisper'

Just forget Him,

He's dead.

'Then the Father looked down

to his son and he said..

Arise,

My love

.Arise,

My love.

The grave no longer has a hold on you

No more death's sting

No more suffering

Arise...Arise...my love.

The Earth trembled

and the tomb began to shake,

and like lightening from Heaven

the stone was rolled away.

And as dead man the guards

they all stood there in fright

As the power of love

displayed its might

Then suddenly

a melody

filled the air

Riding wings of wind,

it was everywhere

The words all creation

had been longing to hear

The sweet sound of victory,

so loud and clear.

Arise, my love.

Arise, my love.

The grave no longer

has a hold on you.

No more death's sting

no more suffering

Arise...arise....

Sin,

where are your shackles?

Death,

where is your sting?

Hell; has been defeated.

The grave could not

hold the king.

Arise, My love.

Arise, My love.

The grave no longer has a hold on you

No more death's sting

No more suffering

Arise !

Arise !

Arise !

He Is Risen

Happy Easter!

Thank You For Visiting
Have A Blessed Day,

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Decorating Spring Fling

The Decorating Voice is having a Spring Fling.

Drop by and see all those participating in this event.

The Bunny Lamp..

A touch of Easter year round.

A touch of Spring
in my foyer...
with my newly painted walls.


The Bunny on the stick
leaping high on the fireplace mantle.

Spring daisies and forsythia

in recycled Easter basket.

Vintage Lauren Trace Bunny

and birds nest.

Some paper mache eggs I found the other

day that I'd brought a few years back..

finally got around to painting them.

They look pretty real huh?

Placed the paper mache eggs in a

tin Easter hanger that I also found

tucked away from years past.

The Target Birds are new ..

They have a new home in this

stand I got on clearence at

Hobby Lobby last year.

Thank You For Visiting

Happy Spring & Happy Easter To All.

Have A Blessed Day,

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Wordless .. Friday Edition

Wordless Friday Edition..

To see worded post scroll down page.

Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

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The Easter Miracle

The Easter Miracle

Jesus was arrested in the

Garden of Gethsemane

by the Temple Guards through

the guidance of his disciple,

Judas Iscariot.

Judas received money

for betraying Jesus

and told the guards that

whomever he kisses is the

one they are to arrest.

Jesus is brought

bound to Caiaphas the high priest.


Conflicting testimony against Jesus
is brought forth by many witnesses,
to which Jesus answers nothing.


Finally the high priest adjures Jesus
to respond under solemn oath, saying
"I adjure you,
by the LIVING GOD, to tell us,
are you the
Anointed One, the Son of God?"
Jesus testifies in the affirmative,
"You have said it,
and in time you will see
the Son of Man seated at the
right hand of the Almighty,
coming on the clouds of Heaven."
The high priest condemns Jesus
for blasphemy,
and the Sanhedrin Trial of Jesus
concurs with a sentence of death.



In the morning, the whole assembly
brings Jesus to the Roman governor
Pontius Pilate,
under charges of subverting the nation,
opposing taxes to Caesar,
and making himself a king.


Pilate authorizes the Jewish leaders
to judge Jesus according to their own Law
and execute sentencing,
however the Jewish leaders reply
that they are not allowed by the Romans
to carry out a sentence of death.




Pilate questions Jesus, and tells the assembly
that there is no basis for sentencing.
Upon learning that Jesus is from Galilee,
Pilate refers the case to the ruler of Galilee,
King Herod.
Herod questions Jesus but receives no answer;
Herod sends Jesus back to Pilate.
Pilate tells the assembly that neither he
nor Herod have found guilt in Jesus;
Pilate resolves to have Jesus whipped and released.



It was a custom during the feast of Passover
for the Romans to release one prisoner
as requested by the Jews.
Pilate asks the crowd who they
would like to be released.




Under the guidance of the chief priests,
the crowd asks for
Barabbas,
who had been imprisoned
for committing murder during an insurrection.
Pilate asks what they would have him
do with Jesus, and they demand,
"Crucify him".



Pilate's wife had seen Jesus
in a dream earlier that day;
she forewarns Pilate to
"have nothing to do with this righteous man".

Pilate has Jesus flogged,
then brings him out to the crowd to release him.
The chief priests inform Pilate of a new charge,
demanding Jesus be sentenced to death
"because he claimed to be God's son."
Coming before the crowd one last time,
Pilate declares Jesus innocent,
washing his own hands in water
to show he has no part in this condemnation.
Nevertheless, Pilate hands Jesus over
to be crucified in order to forestall a riot.




The sentence written is
"Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews."
Jesus carries his cross
to the site of execution
"Calvary".

There he is crucified

along with two criminals.

Jesus agonizes on the cross for six hours.

During his last 3 hours on the cross,

from noon to 3pm,

there is darkness over the whole land.

With a loud cry,

Jesus gives up his spirit.

There is an earthquake,

tombs break open,

and the curtain in the Temple

is torn from top to bottom.

The centurion on guard

at the site of crucifixion declares,

"Truly this was God's Son!"

Pilate asks confirmation from

the centurion whether Jesus is dead.

A soldier pierced the side of Jesus

with a lance causing blood and water to flow out,

and the centurion informs Pilate that

Jesus is dead.

Joseph of Arimathea

takes the body of Jesus,

wraps it in a clean linen shroud,

and places it in his own new tomb

that had been carved in the rock

in a garden near the site of crucifixion.

Another secret follower of Jesus

named Nicodemus also came

bringing 75 pounds of myrrh and aloes,

and places them in the linen

with the body of Jesus.

They rolled a large rock

over the entrance of the tomb.

On the third day, Sunday,

which is now known as Easter Sunday,

Jesus rose from the dead.

The Tomb No Longer Holds

The King.

He Is Risen!

All of the pictures posted

belong to me an are from a live

Easter Drama that our Church did

a few years ago.

All of the costumes,

other than the leather guard gear,

were handmade by

Me

and two other ladies.

The set was built by

my husband and four other men.

It was a huge production

that my family was

so proud to be a part of.

Anytime

We can be a witness to

the story of Jesus,

and His Precious Love for

Us all..

We're gonna do it!

May You and Yours

Have A Blessed Easter.

Thank You For Visiting

Have A Blessed Day,

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