More than night sky stars,
And tiny specks of sand
That litters the beach,
Are the marvels of Thy hand;
For the numbers are
Out of our mind’s reach!
Galaxies that swirl in space,
Intricate design, scale magnificent.
Delicate pattern of flowers;
Royalty isn’t dressed as opulent
As the bloom’s exquisite face;
I marvel, Lord, at Thy creative powers!
Whether it be large or small,
I marvel at Thy marvels;
The creation of the universe,
Or the creation of a cell,
Thy cosmos and all,
Therein of Thy glory, tell!
John 5:19&20: Then answered Jesus and said unto them, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He seeth the Father do: for what things soever He doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth Him all things that Himself doeth: and He will shew Him greater works than these, that ye may marvel…”
**You may have noticed that the second photo of the moon is obviously more than my 3X zoom camera can do. My parents saw that my old camera had about reached its end (seriously, the rubber band and Coke Cola cap that was screwed into the bottom was not keeping it alive anymore and it required twisting the camera and pushing on different parts a certain way to make it work at all), and so instead of waiting until my birthday in October, they put in $200 to go with the money I was saving and we picked out a Cannon PowerShot that has a 50X zoom. I think I have fallen in love, haha! 😊 I plan to post soon comparing the two cameras; taking the same shot with both to see how much better the new one is! I sort of did that in this post too; the first photo was the best my old camera could do with the moon. A white glowing blob. 😂 What a difference!!!
Excellent pictures. I wish I had a zoom lens. I also marvel at His marvels.
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Thank you! 😊 ❤
I hope you can get a zoom lens soon; it’s a lot of fun to play with. 🙂
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So true! God’s creations…good reminder to give Him our thanks and praise. Thank you for sharing you walk of faith!
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😊 ❤ Amen to that! It’s hard to walk through nature or look up at the sky and not marvel and give thanks and praise. 🙂
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The poem is delightful, and your pictures are too! What a blessing your new camera is :):) Just think of all the images you will be able to share.
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Thank you! 😊 ❤
It is! 😁 Hard to believe, but the only photo in this post that was taken by the new camera is the one of the moon. The others are the old camera. I can’t wait to start sharing photos taken by the new one! 😀
Yes! I really want to try taking photos of birds. They always got too scared when I tried with my old camera. 🙂
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We are made in the image of God. For relationship with God. God made all of creation to glorify Himself. Your images of God’s creation help us all to worship through your God given gifts. Thank you Grace.
Denny
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Amen! 🙂
Aww, thank you! 😊 ❤
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Loved the poem and the pictures 🙂
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Thank you! 😊 ❤
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Early happy birthday to you. Excellent shot of the moon and the close-up moth. My Canon is 30x zoom. Obviously, yours is newer. Very nice poem!
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Thank you! ❤ My birthday is at the end of October, so that’s how much in advance this gift was!
Thank you! 😊 Oh, wow! 30X is still really good. 🙂 Haha, the only photo in this post that was taken with the new camera is the close up of the moon. Amazingly, my old camera did the others.
Thanks!! 💙 💚 💛 💜 🙂
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Oh that photo is amazing, it’s so clear, and has the glow! 😅♥😅♥😅♥😅♥
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Thank you!! 😊 ❤ I was so surprised!
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Now you’re a professional!
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😀 Thanks for saying so! I don’t feel like one yet; I need more practice. 😄
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Yes, we all need to practice. Post some more photos! 🙂
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I just did! 🙂 (Haha, good timing there. 😂)
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You’re having fun with your new camera. That’s wonderful!
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I am having fun! 😀 I hope to post a few photos from the new camera soon! 🙂 (The photos from today’s post were actually taken with the old camera months ago.)
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Yes, I want to see photos from the new camera!
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😀 I hope to post some soon!
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I look forward to seeing it!
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😀 ❤
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♥*♥*♥
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Breathtaking pictures and an awesome read. Great poem.
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Thank you! 😊 ❤
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Welcome.
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Because God is the best and the most perfect of artists. When people say they don’t believe in God, I ask them, was all this an accident?
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Amen to that! 🙂
I agree. I saw a special on TV about the sun and the eclipse and there were a lot of “just happened that way,” “happened by coincidence,” etc, and it’s so sad. There is no way that everything is an accident.
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It’s crazy..but God is amazing
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He sure is! ❤
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You write really beautiful poems. Always a delight to read your posts! ❤
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Thank you! 😊 ❤
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Great photos and poem. Sounds like the old camera got its use.
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Thank you! 😊 ❤
It sure did; it took over 3,000 photos this year alone. 🙂 And if I hadn’t dropped it in the cemetery last year, it would probably still be working properly now.
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Isn’t it fun taking photos. It is so great you are using it. Some folks have a camera but never really USE it.
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Yes, so very fun! 🙂
And that is so sad. What’s the point of having it if it isn’t used?
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Also CONGRATULATIONS on getting a new camera! Looking forward to your clicks. 🙂
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Thank you! 😊 ❤
😀 And I look forward to sharing them! I can’t wait to see what all this camera is capable of! It even has special effects, which might be fun to play with.
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Oh mai GOODNESS, Grace!!! The last picture you took with your new camera turned out AMAZING! ❤ so glad you're liking the new cam! I would love to get one of my own one day, but for now I just use my iPhone. haha
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Thank you! 😊 ❤ I was so shocked how it turned out! I’m finally getting the hang of macro with it too. It’s weird that it will focus on things all the way up to the lens; my old one had to be about 5 inches away.
The photos you’ve been posting were taken with an iPhone?! That’s really cool; I didn’t expect an iPhone to take such great photos! 😀
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