Friday, March 28, 2014

The Key ~

"If there is no door
to your dream,
create one."
E'yen A. Gardner
*  *  *
Behold, I stand at the door and knock:
 if any man hear my voice,
 and open the door,
 I will come in to him,
 and will sup with him,
 and he with me.
Revelation 3:20
*  *  *

 

Monday, March 24, 2014

The Least of These ~



A test of a people is 
how it behaves toward the old.
 It is easy to love children.
 Even tyrants and dictators
 make a point of being fond of children.
 But the affection and care for
 the old, the incurable, the helpless
 are the true gold mines
 of a culture.
 Abraham Heschel
*  *  *

Friday, March 21, 2014

Not Quite Yet ~


"The first day of spring is one thing
The first spring day is another."
Henry Van Dyke
*  *  *
'Nuff said.
 

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

An Abundant Explosion ~



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"Find ecstasy in life;
the mere sense of living is joy enough."
Emily Dickinson
*  *  *
"He gives us abundantly
all things to enjoy."
*  *  *
the rose frozen
 an abundant explosion

Friday, March 14, 2014

The Hatching ~

 “It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird:
it would be a jolly sight harder
 for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg.
 We are like eggs at present.
 And you cannot go on indefinitely being
 just an ordinary, decent egg.
 We must be hatched or go bad.
 C.S. Lewis
*  *  *
hope you have
a spring-filled weekend

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Diversity ~




"The beginning of love is
 to let those we love
 be perfectly themselves, and
 not to twist them to fit our own image.
Otherwise we love only
 the reflection of ourselves we find in them."
Thomas Merton
* * *
the thorns
don't prevent us
from delighting in the roses
 

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

"Love Idols" ~

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"It is only by selection,
 by elimination,
 by emphasis
 that we get
 at the real
 meaning 
of things."
 Georgia O'Keeffe
*  *  *
on
Ash Wednesday
March 5, 2014
we begin the journey
 through
the
 Lenten season
it is frequently considered
a time of self-denial, a giving up of extras
perhaps it can also be a time of
letting go of those mindsets that
hinder rather than help
*  *  *
Jennifer Dukes Lee
refers to them as
"Love Idols"
and you can read more
about them
here
I'm glad I did
*  *  *
her book entitled
"Love Idol"
releases on April 1

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Around The House ~



the sun
the wind
and
the cold
play winter tag
* * *
"Even silence speaks."
 Hausa Proverb