But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. Psalms 5:11 NKJV
Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God. Psalms 43:4 NKJV
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me [by your] generous Spirit. Psalms 51:12 NKJV
Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. Psalms 125:5
A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And a word [spoken] in due season, how good [it is]! Proverbs 15:23 NKJV
**And yes, it is a real bee smiling at the camera 🙂
B Is for Blessed! 
Always such beautiful pictures…(and the thoughts aren’t bad either!)
TTL
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Thanks so much!
Sorry for the delayed response, I’ve been bogged down getting ready for a conference. Thanks as always for the encouraging words. 🙂
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Yes, life has a way of taking up our time! I appreciate the reply and know that sooner or later I’ll hear back from you. I do enjoy reading your posts…
Good luck with your conference!
TTL
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Thanks so much1
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This is an incredible photo Lilka, how do you do it? The scriptures are perfect too…this post is reason enough to be joyful. You always lift my spirits my friend 😀
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Well, then mission accomplished! 🙂
It is done by taking dozens if not hundreds of photos. I have a huge mound of lantana that make photographing butterflies and bees not very difficult at all.
Peace to you Sherri!
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What an amazing photo
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Thanks Sue!
He kind of looks like the bee on the box of cheerios. It makes me think of God’s creatures in a totally different light when I see them smiling like that 🙂
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GREAT pic. Enjoyed the post as well.
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Thank you!
I nearly fell out of my chair when I was going through the photos on the computer. I’ve probably taken a thousand photos of these same bees this summer but never caught one quite like that. 🙂
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