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This post is originally from October 20th. Just a walk around the neighborhood seeing God’s beauty. Whenever I go for a walk, I am grateful for so many things. I am always reminded of the great hymn How Great Thou Art.

This hymn was written by Carl Gustaf Boberg after he went for a walk: Mr. Boberg was enjoying a nice walk when a thunderstorm suddenly appeared out of no where. A severe wind began to blow. After the storm was over, Mr. Boberg looked out over the clear bay. He then heard a church bell in the distance. And the words to How Great Thou Art begin to form in his heart.

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

When through the woods, and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees.
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,
And then proclaim: “My God, how great Thou art!”

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art.
Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

Here is the post after my walk:

This past weekend, the weather was so beautiful. After the football games, my husband, the dog (Bailey) and I took a walk in the neighborhood. I took along the camera to capture some of the Autumn beauty.

This beauty was in my bird feeder before we left.
This beauty was in my bird feeder before we left.
Grabbing a bite to eat.
Grabbing a bite to eat.
Beautiful bush in front of a neighbors house.
Beautiful bush in front of a neighbors house.
Decorating for the season. Love the red hat.
Decorating for the season. Love the red hat.
At Master Gardeners we would say this rose bush had good hips!
At Master Gardeners we would say this rose bush had good hips!
I love how the have landscaped around the mailbox.
I love how they have landscaped around the mailbox.
This is a tree in our own backyard.
This is a tree in our own backyard.
The stems of the pokeweed are such a pretty red/purple.
The stems of the pokeweed are such a pretty red/purple.

A little outdoor red for Outdoor Wednesday with A Southern Daydreamer and Rednesday! with It’s a Very Cherry and today’s lagniappe is a great idea for Crockpot Wedneday with Dining with Debbie.

Today's Lagniappe: Slow Cooker Apple Praline Crisp 6 medium-size crisp tart apples (Granny Smith or Jonathan), peeled if desired, cut into 1/2 inch slices (about 6 cups) 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup toffee bits Ice cream, if desired 1. Spray a 3-4 quart slow cooker with cooking spray or use a crock pot liner and spray it. In a large bowl, mix apples and cinnamon to coat. Place in slow cooker. 2. In medium bowl, mix oats, brown sugar, flour and butter with pastry blender or fork until crumbly. Stir in pecans and toffee bits. Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over apples. 3. Cover; cook on LOW heat setting 4 to 5 hours. Serve with a scoop of ice cream Reminder: Project Valour IT is still going on (through November 11). Many of our military who are wounded receive comfort by way of technology. The Valour IT project is a fund raising  effort to help provide the purchase and shipment of laptops and other technology for severely wounded service members. If you would like to donate to the help and comfort of our military, please go to the Wharton blog and click on the Valour IT link on the top right.

How else can you help? Join the effort yourself by posting about this on your blog. Help us get the word out. This fund raising effort runs from October 26 through Veterans Day, November 11!

Other needs you can help with: One-time Care Packages
We have nearly 2,000 heroes waiting to be adopted!  Would you consider sending a one-time package to help in the interim while we work on getting these soldiers adopted? If you are able to help us with this request, please send an email to [email protected]. Adopt a Military Family for Christmas
As the holiday season is just around the corner, we are starting our Operation Outreach for the holidays.  This program involves adopting a military family for Christmas.  If you would like to help make a military family's Christmas a bit brighter, please send an email to [email protected].
Sweats for Military Hospitals All Combat Support Hospitals and military hospitals are in need of SWEATS.  Sizes needed are Medium to XXL with tan or olive drab for the Marines and tan or black for the Army. If you would like to help with this request, please send an email to [email protected] or if you would prefer to send a monetary donation or a gift card, please send to: Soldiers' Angels 1792 E. Washington Blvd. Pasadena, CA  91104


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6 responses to “Southern Sunday Favorite”

  1. Denise Avatar

    This entire post is very awesome.

  2. ginger Avatar

    I love this song, thank-you for the information about it. Your pictures are so beautiful. I love seeing all of God creations.
    Blessings,
    Ginger

  3. Debbie Avatar

    How Great Thou Art has ALWAYS been my favorite hymn. I just can’t hear it enough. What beautiful pictures of your neighborhood walk. The recipe sounds sooo yummy, thanks for sharing all of this. Have a great week. Blessings to you, Debbie

  4. Lori E Avatar

    A lovely post to revisit.
    We have wild roses all around our cabin property and the hips are plentiful. We always leave them for the birds.

  5. Chari Avatar

    Hi Christi…

    My friend, I really, really enjoyed this post…thank you so much for sharing it with us for Sunday Favorites! What a lovely walk that must have been…so many beautiful sights!!! Of course, Autumn is my favorite time of year…God certainly blesses us with all the majestic color!!! Ohhh…I have to tell you that “How Great Thou Art” is one of my favorite hymns! I cannot listen to it without getting goosebumps and tearing up! Mr. Boberg was definitely led by the Spirit of God…how great…how awesome…how majestic is our God!!! I’ll never forget the first time I heard this hymn…I was only 5 yrs. old. A man named Bro. Teeters from Alaska was visiting our church and he sang “How Great Thou Art”…he had a magnificent voice…as he sang, it sounded just like the thunder that the song speaks about! Isn’t that funny…I can still remember that…just like it was yesterday! It made such an impact on me…and I was only 5 yrs. old! Just wanted to share that with you!

    Well my friend, I’m so happy to hear that Project Valour IT is still marching forward!!! I am so thankful for people like you and your husband…as well as the others that were mentioned…for helping our servicemen and women!!! Lord bless each and every one of you! You know…I’ve just got to say this…as I was reading about the sweats that are needed for our military in the hospitals…that just breaks my heart and at the same time just makes me mad! I mean…can’t our government supply our men and women these needed items? What’s wrong with this picture? We can spend billions of dollars bailing out all these failing businesses (banks, car manufacturers, ect.) but they can’t see to the needs of our men and women who sacrafice for our freedom!!! Okay…getting off of my “soapbox” now! Sorry…just had to speak my mind!

    I hope that you’re having a wonderful weekend, my friend!!! Lord Bless you and your family!
    Chari

  6. Sue Avatar

    One of my favorite hymns, but until today had not heard of the story behind the writing, thank you for sharing.
    I so enjoyed looking at the beautiful colors and sights in your neighborhood.God does love colors.
    Thank you also for the reminders and sites to help others.
    The recipe sounds delicious too. Enjoy your day,
    Blessings,
    Sue

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