Painting the Deck

The reason I’ve been blogging less these days? I’ve been scraping, sanding, washing, priming and painting one of the decks.  This is a big deck, a foot on three sides less than the size of the living room, to be exact. It’s been a big job, but with a little touch up later today, I’ll be done.

Here’s a photo of the view into the neighbours backyards from that deck, which is on the second story.  I’ve been forced to use the old camera, so the quality won’t be the same as some of the other photos on this blog, but you get the idea.

 

Originally, the plan was to put a hot tub on that deck, but we never got around to it. But it’s a very good place to watch the sunset or keep track of everything that goes on in the neighbours’ backyards.

What is repentance unto life?

Repentance unto life is a saving grace,[1] wrought in the heart of a sinner by the Spirit [2] and word of God,[3] whereby, out of the sight and sense, not only of the danger,[4] but also of the filthiness and odiousness of his sins,[5] and upon the apprehension of God’s mercy in Christ to such as are penitent,[6] he so grieves for [7] and hates his sins,[8] as that he turns from them all to God,[9] purposing and endeavoring constantly to walk with him in all the ways of new obedience.[10]

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Recipe Round Up: August is for Grilling

Ellen has posted this month’s collection of grilling recipes at The Happy Wonderer.

My contribution to the Recipe Round Up is posted below, and you’ll find lots of other delicious sounding grilling recipes at the link above.

If you have a good grilling recipe, but no blog, I’m willing to post your recipe on my blog if you email it to me today at the address under Contact in the sidebar. The more recipes, the better, right?