that Heaven is a real place and its streets are pure gold??

Revelation 21

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.

And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

Thanks to Bible Resource.org.

that Jesus fed 5000 people with 4 loaves of bread and 2 fish? AND, after everyone was full, there was enough left to fill 12 baskets.

Matthew 14:13 - 21

that elephants are the only animal that has 4 knees?? And they typically live between 50-60 years in the wild and up to 70 in captivity. And that their tusks are actually over grown teeth?

At least according to some
About.com
The Elephant Site

…that the Cheetah is the fastest land animal, running at 95 km/h (60mph). Unlike other “big cats” it does not roar - however it does purr and make high pitched yelps, barks and chirruping sounds. They are found in Africa and in some parts of Asia.

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Information thanks to:
A-Z of Animals

The brain has always fascinated me. It shows God’s greatness! Here’s a picture of a brain and its parts.

As seen in the photo, I found this cool picture at Brain Health and Puzzles.

According to ClassBrain.com

At birth the human body has about 350 bones, but by the time adulthood rolls around, some of our bones have fused together to give us a total of 206 bones in our body!

Here is the breakdown:

The adult skeleton consists of 206 bones . . .

- 28 skull bones (8 cranial, 14 facial, and 6 ear bones);

- the horseshoe-shaped hyoid bone of the neck;

- 26 vertebrae (7 cervical or neck, 12 thorax, 5 lumbar or loins, the sacrum which is five fused vertebrae, and the coccyx, our vestigial tail, which is four fused vertebrae);

- 24 ribs plus the sternum or breastbone; the shoulder girdle (2 clavicles, the most frequently fractured bone in the body, and 2 scapulae);

- the pelvic girdle (2 fused bones);

- 30 bones in our arms and legs (a total of 120);

- There are also a few partial bones, ranging from 8-18 in number, which are related to joints.

Thank you ClassBrain.com

Megan, owner of Po(sey) Sessions, introduced me to Georgia O’Keefe, famed artist of the Cala Lily.

I had never heard of Ms. O’Keefe, so I did a little research.

I found out there’s an O’Keefe museum right here in NM. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Ms. O’Keefe was born in the state of Wisconsin, in 1857. She became interested in art quite early in her life and studied at many art institutes and colleges.

In 1916, a former classmate of hers showed O’Keefe’s work to internationally known photographer and art impresario, Alfred Stieglitz. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Actually, Mr. Stieglitz, offered O’Keeffe financial support to paint for a year in New York. So in, 1918, she joined him in New York, leaving Texas, where she had been affiliated with West Texas State Normal College.

Soon, they fell in love and were married in 1924. In 1929, O’Keeffe discovered New Mexico and began spending her summers here, using the stunning vistas as her motivation.

In 1943, after her beloved husband passed away, she move to New Mexico for good. She continued her oil painting until the mid–1970s, when her failing eyesight forced her to turn to pencil and watercolor. Ms. O’Keefe became frail and passed away in 1984 at the age of 98.

Somehow the cala lily has more meaning to me now. How about you?