I wanted each child to have enough bread to eat, beautiful dress and bonnet to wear. And, yes, a perfect match of purse and shoes. The color and match suited for each child and not what another thought might be right for them. I would dress the little goats and lambs alike. (Literally the animal) I was shy@times so my voice could not express my heart. So off to the little Creswell stores to convince the owners to charge to my Mom’s account enough food and other to feed and clothe a hungry child. I would take my Mom’s crochet, and colorful fabric she needed for her own child and turn them into wraps that were weird, to say the least, but thrilled many a child. I have been able to continue my joy of being a grown up dressing and feeding the hungry child. I’ve travelled to Nations and given from my heart hoping to develop a gift of another’s heart. Yet, little it seems in the light of the needs. But, I won’t lose heart of wanting each child to be feed and clothe in beauty and loved regardless of _____? I believe your poetry, your art, your song, story and other’s gifts coupled with love continues to make a road for others to travel and reach their destinies and goals.Maybe I’m just a dreamer!
Cold
and windy! ‘I’m going to huff and puff and blow your house down’….is the way it sounded in my neighborhood last night and still puffing a little. The big bad wolf is on the move!
What’s the weather like around your home?
Debi’s Art on my comment;
Move furniture from in front of the picture window of my soul so light can come in and the eye can see out! “I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” John 4:35
Gratitude is the lens through which I see the harvest and not a bucket list of when I will see the world.
All about me!
Sara’s Words and Debi’s art. See Debi’s children’s books with original art @Amazon.com, Deborah Chaves
I think a major hold back from experiencing the new is ” letting go” of things in our past. Could be one or all of these three; people, places, things….Always wanting to look back either in thought or word. Trying to go back, instead of enjoying the surroundings of our new wanting to run back to the old. Things we onced enjoyed…leave them for others to enjoy. Could be our youth, clothes or cover girl? Heck, we might as well leave our minds free from this old …because it could only be a fallacy for some of us. We might just be the shopping bag to hold the items that just robbed us of our time, dime and fun. People we let go of are happy to be free of us and we them but we sure can clay mountain build in our minds a fantasy bigger than life. Some precious people we had to let go of because their journey here had ended but we won’t let them go because their memory helps to bury another old poor me thought. This blocks our view and cripples our limbs from serving others with compassion, love, giving and doing.
Do I have dead limbs or am I a sick stick tree? Would one see me flourishing like a green olive tree in the house of The Lord? Behold, beauty is seeing lush- fresh- blemish free fruit- ripe -and ready to eat not hours invested in a spa while I try and dream my way to make myself believe I deserve this. This comment is all about me. I sure hope in 2013 I crawl out of the old me hole!
Earth Gospel
This (see writing below, Hamilton) brings to bear; thoughts of our prayers when others, or ourselves, are aged, sick, dying. When Nations are at war. When a little child has cancer or other illness. When so many unknowns lurk around us each day, how does one pray, think and act?:UNTAMED SPIRIT:
Rough up my “conventional values”
with the wildness of your love and creativity.
Help me to let go
of my need to predict and control
and let me enter
the unmapped regions
of your grace.- Sam Hamilton-PooreEarth Gospel
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Inauguration Day
Has this day lost its glamour? Or, do you still feel and love the pomp of this day every four years?
Do we see and hear so many reprehensible things that its hard to appreciate hairstyles, clothes and pomp.
Hearing and watching the loss of lives in Algeria for the last few days; does it make you want to sit and cry and wonder why so much glib from Our Nations Leaders rather than a comforting, consoling voice to Our nation. Just read news with the following; “Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal is expected to give details at a Monday news conference about one of the worst international hostage crises in decades, which left American, British, French, Japanese, Norwegian and Romanian workers dead or missing. …”
Sometimes I think Sackcloth and Ashes should be the dress code for the day.
Guess the Root?
and from whom? Found this in my mail from a friend in NC. That’s love, don’t you think? There were a few more. But, guess where they are?
Anyone got a good recipe? Soon, or they will be where the others made a home!
Words of Comfort;
by Rena Oynes;
Join God’s Team in 2013. The Benefits are Terrific Tired of hearing what the Devil can do Pray and See what God can do Lonely! Plug into God He’s Waiting for You to Join Hi Exciting Team Have a Problem Call on Jesus He has All the Right Answers Are you in Distress, Disperate Call Out; God’s Listening Trust and Obey…Then Count on Jesus Put Your Eggs in one basket Jesus Can’t Wait His for You has been Empty too Long Walk and Talk to an Expert Call Anytime Jesus Want a Power Boost Plug into the Source God
Falling Apart, God’s Waiting to Pick up the Pieces .Call for HelAt the bottom of the Barre Look Up, God’s trying to Get to You!In the Dark,God’s Light is Seeking You Out! Broken, Call on Jesus He can fix You! Need a Creatice Idea Go to the Creator Want Forgiveness I’m Listening, God Need a Touch of Love I can Provide Need a Plan I Have Many, God Want Something Unique I Can Provide Need a Job Done Professionally/Top Notch You Can Count on Me God! Need Someone Now! I’m Here Anytime, Call My Words Creates Need Answers Seek Me, God Prayer for friend….
After reading Smith Wigglesworth devotional – January 14…His thought for the day: The Word of God is marrow to your bones. It is resurrection from every weakness; it is life from the dead.
Lord we lift up ____ to you and we proclaim The WORD, your WORD the HOLY SCRIPtures are marrow to ______BONE. YOUr Word – SPOKEN WORD to HIS MARROW is resurrection to his BONEs. We proclaim that by YOUR WORD
HIS BONES are resurrected and NEW again in the Name of the Lord JeSUS. They LIVE by the power of YOUR WORD! In Jesus’s name. Amen and amen
What are you guys doing these days?
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