Aishling the AIrstream: Update No. 036

 Chewacla State Park

Auburn, Alabama

[You can go to this post from last year to learn about the park - ] 

The weather was PERFECT during the day - 

a little rainy at night... 

and a storm caused us to be without electricity for 6 hours one night -- 

Otherwise it was GREAT!

  

Let me just start by asking - 

HOW HAVE WE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PLACE?

 They know what they do well - 

Hot Dogs and Ice Cream

and stick to that with a line out front

 from the time they open until they close -  

It was GOOD.

[Someone said it was on the Top 100 Places in Alabama to Eat...] 

We always enjoy being in Auburn with this group of camping friends! 

We shop, we eat, we enjoy the great outdoors...

 

and we also help a buddy out -

[The guys, that is - lol - helped put some skins back on...] 

 

The gals enjoyed a fun crafty project -

a cute carrot made from a clothes hanger and mesh! 

And of course we enjoyed a campfire or two...

This really is the best weekend to relax and catch up 

with friends we don't see often enough!

#HardwickAdventures

Happy

 

 HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!

[Photo from 1993 - complete with the shorts-suit for Mama - lol] 

Those were seriously sweet days!

The dogwood behind us reminds us of the death, burial and resurrection 

of our Lord and Savior - Jesus Christ. 

I hope you know the peace that only He can give.

[John 14:27]

The last section of this devotional

 

 

  talks about the Unblemished Lamb....

And God's redemption plan for us as sinners -  

 

Here we are in Section 4: in the #if_foreverredeemed study - 

 

I'm so glad I created these little cards to add in to give a little "who-what-when-where-how" to the scripture we're studying -

 

Marvelous Grace of our Loving Lord

This song just played over and over in my head as I studied...

And here's another double tip-on 

for the second annotated card... 

 

Jesus is the perfect lamb 

The One Without Sin

And he gave himself as a sacrifice  to atone our sins...

 

So thankful that God walks with us in all the ups and downs in life!!

[And yes, I know there's some doubling of words there - no big deal...] 

The back of my last added page - using some of the kit items 

and printables I had left.

This is the first time I've taken the book apart and had it spiral-ized - 

and I REALLY enjoyed it!

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Thursday Three

 

[YAY! I'm on time this week!]

(Have I told you lately how much I love spring in the south?!)

 

1. Last weekend we enjoyed some PERFECT daily camping weather... Nights were a little rainy... and no power for 6+ hours was a treat - but we had a wonderful time with our camping buddies!

2. Spent some time with Craig's mother throughout the week as she's seen a couple of doctors following up on her health.

3. We were able to set aside time this morning to get some much needed yard work done. -- And yes, that's our 65+ year old azalea on the far left...[the light pink one -]

 I love it...

Here we are starting Section 3 in

Illustrated Faith's #if_foreverredeemed 

In this section several scriptures were referenced... 

So I printed out each of the annotated cards and added in them 

in as "double tip-ins", if you will...

 

And I kinda love the layers in my little book -

Also continued using the bits and pieces from the kit -  

 

Plus those 'girls' from the Kelly Bangs ' printable - 

and other bits from a recent printable...

 

Enjoyed learning more about God's covenants -  

They are sacred agreements...

 

God's covenants reflect His character and authority -  

 

The Promise of Redemption

God alone will bring His covenant to completion -  

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@judyinhuntsvilleal 

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Aishling the AIrstream: Update No. 035

 

Davy Crockett State Park

Lawrenceburg, TN 

Located in the hills of Tennessee [lol]

About halfway between Huntsville and Nashville - 

[You can read more about the park here.]

Y'all know we love this campground - 

and we ALWAYS enjoy hosting this rally of vintage campers!

The campers are adorable!

And we think the people are pretty cool too! 

 

Craig and Peter do a great job cooking sausage and pancakes

 for everyone on Saturday morning -

And we always enjoy a great big pitch-in meal

where we gather the 60+ campers to visit together....

And of course there's The Bingo afterwards.... 

AND THE CAMPFIRES!

We so enjoy relaxing and sharing around a cool evening campfire!

We usually stay over for the 'post-camping' Sunday night re-cap,

but had some things we needed to get ready for at home ...

We're already looking forward to seeing everyone again next year!!

I'm continuing with

  

 Section 2 in @illustratedfaith 's #if_foreverredeemed devotional. 

As I've said before - I added a smaller page I created with the 'who-what-when-where-how' of the scripture.... keeping it very focused on the passage, not necessarily background of the passage.... 

On the back I wrote some thoughts that came to my mind as I was studying...

And added a tip-in with one of the annotated cards to give me more room for notes as I studied... 

 

I'm enjoying this study and how it relates to the blood of Christ covering our sins... 

I used bits and pieces from the kit - 

and of course, some washi...

Oh - and the girls are from a previous Kelly Bang's printable -  

Our God is holy, and He loves [sinful] mankind enough to provide the ultimate atonement for our sins so that we can live in relationship with Him.

 

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Thursday Three

[I am sooooo late with this ---]

1. It's taken me a few years, but I think I've finally embraced the "I don't have to rush" mentality of retirement - I enjoyed a nice pedicure with friends followed by a leisurely 2+ hour lunch together. SO GOOD.

2. Had a weekend of scrappy times and enjoyed seeing everyone, made two new friends whom I hope to visit with again

3. Ended the week catching up with some sweet camping friends we don't see often enough...

[Posted late on the FB]

Continuing with

 

 the #if_foreverredeemed study...

   

Each month Illustrated Faith puts out a sweet devotional  - 

and I enjoy them so much - 

 

Here's some more pages from this month's study --

 

As always, everyone puts their own spin on it - 

 

I'm enjoying having these tip-ins and smaller pages with a bit more room to annotate the scriptures each day...

 

And this pocket holds some extra thoughts...

Great study!

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Hey, Hey! I'm loving this month's

 

 #if_foreverredeemed devotional from @illustratedfaith and wanted to share a bit of what I'm doing -

 

I took the devotional apart, added in a few smaller pages / envelope pocket, etc. Then I put in scripture tip-ins to give me a little room to study. . . I also added in 4x4 squares for the w's of studying. 

 

THEN̈ I took it to staples and had them put a spiral binding on it - I'm enjoying working within the devotional book and keeping things all in one space... keeping it simple...

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