Posted in Nature Study and Journaling

I am still enjoying the book, Pocketful of Pinecones, by Karen Andreola. Remember when I shared about it here?

In the latest chapter, she writes the words out for This Is My Father's World. What a fabulous hymn for spring! In fact, I think we will make that our copy work for the month of April, as we do a full month of nature units - spring, plants, birds and butterflies. I think it would be nice to do a few lines on different pages of our nature journals and illustrate! While we are at it, we will learn to sing this hymn for our morning devotion time in April.

We put out a new birdfeeder this week! You know how we love our birds around here! This feeder was done very cheaply! Our neighbor had several trees trimmed down, so there were a lot of logs and branches in her front yard. I took a small sized log and spread peanut butter on the top of it, then the kids helped me sprinkle bird seed on it! We set it on our back porch and have been watching the birds enjoying it!  Now, the peanut butter has been washed off, but we sprinkle more seeds on it still. Some go down in the crevices and it is fun to watch the birds stick their beaks down in there searching for seeds!

This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears

All nature sings, and round me rings, the music of the spheres.

This is my Father's world: I rest me in the thought

Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas, His hand the wonders wrought.

This is my Father's world, the birds their carols raise,

the morning light, the lily white, declare their Maker's praise.

This is my Father's world: He shines in all that's fair;

In the rustling grass I hear him pass, He speaks to me everywhere.

This is my Father's world, O let me ne'er forget

That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.

This is my Father's world: the battle is not done;

Jesus who died shall be satisfied, and earth and heaven be one.

At the end of this chaper, Karen Andreola states, "Life can be stressful. What a comfort it is to 'rest me in the thought' that God is ruling, that Christ is sustaining all things by his powerful Word. Have you comforted yourself with such thoughts lately?"