Esther 7:1-2
So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
The Christian Fiction Girl usually shares books, but Thursday is "His Encouragement."
https://christianfictiongirl.blog/2021/06/10/his-encouragement-151/
For His Purpose reminds us that "It's What's Inside That Matters."
https://forhispurpose.blog/2021/06/11/its-whats-inside-that-matters/
God bless.
Celebrate with a story.
Secondhand Samhain
The seventh
novella in the series...
http://www.amazon.com/Secondhand-Samhain-Holiday-USA-Book-ebook/dp/B01A0IBBQI/ref=sr_1_1
Some of my favorites for the fall season moving into the dark of winter:
Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRU1AJsXN1g
Gustav Holst's Mars from The Planets
https://youtu.be/Jmk5frp6-3Q
Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt) by Edvard Grieg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLp_Hh6DKWc
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J. S. Bach needs to be heard as an organ piece.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY
Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCEDfZgDPS8
Esther 6:10-14
Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour. And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered. And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him. And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.
Photos by Jez shared a Bee Rescue:
https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2021/08/14/bee-rescue-2/
Into the Light Adventures shared Shooting for the Moon:
https://intothelightadventures.com/shooting-for-the-moon/
God bless.
WANTED: Midwife Bride (Mail Order Bride Collection) by Kristin Holt Christian romance. A quick, enjoyable read set in the 19th century American West.
The Sound of Home (Mail Order Bride Collection) by Annette Lyon Christian romance. A good story and sweet romance.
For Better or Worse (Mail Order Bride Collection) by Sarah M. Eden Christian romance. Fun read! I want to read more of her stories.
An Inconvenient Bride (Mail Order Bride Collection) by Heather B. Moore western romance. An enjoyable sweet story.
Esther 6:6-9
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself? And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
Seth Adam Smith shares "The Hardest Thing About Being a Foster Parent":
https://sethadamsmith.com/2021/07/19/hardest-thing-foster-parent/
Jeff Rab, over at RabBits, shared a message I need repeated often:
https://jeffrab.com/2021/07/21/reprise/
God bless.
Rodeo Rescue (Rodeo Royalty series Book 2) by Teri Wilson Inspirational romance. Loved the story! There was supposed to be a 3rd book, but Teri Wilson was given other writing opportunities.
Tim Janis has a lot of videos on YouTube, some short, some long, some Live. This one is only two and a quarter hours of instrumental hymns, with birds, and gorgeous video: "Ocean Morning Sunrise"
Esther 6:1-5 last
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him. And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
Cynthia's War Room posted this last July, and it was exactly what I needed to hear, a facet of what I was working to overcome and master:
https://cynthiaswarroom.home.blog/2021/07/10/its-time-to-confess-your-way-isnt-working/
I love this piece of "Equine Inspired Poetry" over at The Backyard Horse Blog:
https://thebackyardhorseblog.com/2021/07/16/equine-illustrated-poetry-time-for-a-drink/
God bless.
Rodeo Redemption (Rodeo Royalty series Book 1) by Teri Wilson Inspirational romance. What a sweet story!
Esther 5:9-14
Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king. Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate. Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.
Roadtirement shares their travel adventures, which gives me the opportunity to visit new places:
https://roadtirement.com/2021/07/04/mmm-hand-crafted-chocolates/
In all of my blog explorations, I never thought I'd read about hermit crabs:
https://forhispurpose.blog/2021/07/09/our-bittersweet-texas-souvenir/
God bless.
Megan's Hero (The Callahans of Texas Series Book 3) by Sharon Gillenwater Christian romance. A sweet end to a heartwarming series.
