Science Experiment #5

Our science project today focused on taste, smell and sight. Several of the senses the good Lord has blessed us with. It was interesting and exciting for our scientist as she loved the "faking them out" aspect of it! :)

Our supplies ... lemon jello and food coloring.

Studying up and prepping for our experiment. Very diligent!

Jello divided. Our samplers were to smell the jello first and give their impressions followed by tasting and impressions. The jello was all lemon and the responses were never lemon. Ah, how the eye and mind can trick us.

Taste tester #1.

Taste tester #2.

There are so many spiritual lessons to be learned from this experiment. One of the most important is this: things are not always as our natural eyes see them, or our nose smells them, or our minds imagine them. Satan's job is to trick us into believing God is not with us, that God is a liar, the He will not do what He says, and that God is not the one in charge of all things. Just like the lemon jello parading as strawberry. Didn't matter that it looked like strawberry and didn't necessarily smell like lemon. it was lemon. Same with God, His will WILL be done. What He says will happen. Take Him at His Word because God is not a liar, cannot lie and is always faithful! Praise His name! 

Eating Out on the Coast

On my parents last visit to the coast, we went with (for the last time) to eat at a couple of our favorites ... Shaggy's and Tony's Brick Oven Pizzeria! Shaggy's is right on the beach in Biloxi and all open-air and Tony's all home-made pizzeria is in downtown Gulfport.

Paw-Paw and the big girls.

Three generations!

The gang (minus Daddy, sadly, who was in New Orleans).
Perfect weather. Awesome view.

At Tony's, the peeps get to play with pizza dough.

Attempt at imitating the chefs twirling the dough.

A wee more successful.

One of the best pictures I've taken of Paw-Paw, hands down. He is a smiling, joyful person but it doesn't always come across on camera. This time, I caught it! :)

Bible in 90 Days: Halfway

We are a bit over the halfway mark reading through the Word. And, what an amazing journey! (Day 51, midway through Isaiah) There is much I could write and share, however, we are in the midst of moving and settling, so I'll write a few highlights ...

• One of the things I am loving about this is reading 12 pages at a time. It makes the Old Testament "story-like," for lack of a better way to describe it, which means, there is more noticing what the whole picture is. And, my what an amazing picture!
• When reading Psalms, it is consistent that the writer and the people knew how BIG and MIRACULOUS and STRONG and MIGHTY and what a RESCUER and FORGIVER and LOVER that the Lord is. That really struck me. And, the other thing that really struck me is you can read that TRUTH and not eternalize it. You can hear it and know it and not really, really believe it and live in it. It is the truth. God is all those things and more and it motivated me to call out for those things, those rescues, that love and have a greater expectation as a Daughter of the King. Amen!
• It is clear, man cannot save you, only God can. Why even bother to look anywhere else? 

More observations and revelation to come when I get a minute to write it out. Love reading His Word. Love Him!

Ice Cream!!

Just one of the many awesome things about our season at Majestic Oaks was ice cream! Ice cream is free for kids every day. Yes, every day! :) Not that ice cream was had every day, but, it was ALWAYS had after swimming! And, it doesn't even matter if your freezing because who could possibly resist ice cream! Thank you Mr. Sammy for that sweet treat and blessing!

Swimming Pool!

One of the way fun things about our Majestic Oaks RV Resort in Biloxi was the swimming pool. It was heated! :) And, Paw-Paw always brings his swimsuit when they come to visit. Who can resist the swimming pool?

Warming up on the warm concrete after a way fun swim!

Favorite Substitute Teacher

When my parents come to visit, one of the girls favorite things is to have Grannie read school read-alouds to them. I'll have to admit, she is an awesome reader. She makes every book super entertaining. Here, here to the substitute teacher! :)

Science Experiment #4

Which came first? the chicken or the egg? Oh wait, that's a different experiment! :) So, our scientist set out to see what it takes to make an egg float.

Hypothesis (to be proved) first.

Scientific tools (cup, egg, salt, water).

Measuring and stirring salt into cup.

It didn't float. :(

Four tries later (and much more added salt) our egg floats
and our scientist is happy! :)

This experiment made me think of Israel, the Holy Land, home to the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is so salty, a person can actually float in it without trying, just like this egg. Isn't God so cool in what He has imagined for our pleasure on earth? A mighty, mighty God we serve!