Assurance ~

let not your heart

be troubled

neither let it be afraid

John

*  *  *

may your day

be one of peace

Love Come Down ~

Finding Him

    in hidden

       obscure

         ordinary

Finding Him

    in still

       quiet

       waiting

Finding Him

     in love

     no longer

     hidden

  Love

  come down

Finding Him

    because by Him

    we weren't unfound

Afternoon Visit ~

 he came

 the largest of the bucks

so far

 this little one

watched attentively

two or three others

remained

 in the woods
{a little click will enlarge}

*  *  *

“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest

 waiting for others to

 come to you.

 You have to go to them sometimes.”

Winnie the Pooh

A.A. Milne

Pure In Heart ~

Blessed are the pure in heart

 for they shall see God.

Matthew 5:8

*  *  *

with Sandy

for a Saturday of quietness

Shadows ~

{a little click will enlarge the photo}

The eye is always caught by light,

 but shadows have more to say. 

Gregory Maguire

*  *  *

On The Edge ~

of the woods

 

 You only need sit still

 long enough

 in some attractive spot

 in the woods

 that

 all its inhabitants

 may exhibit themselves

 to you by turns

Thoreau

: : :
I know and am acquainted

 with all the birds of the mountains

 and the wild animals 

 of the field are

 Mine and are

 with Me

 in My mind

Psalm 50:11

A Time of Listening ~

Advent

the time to listen

for footsteps

you can't hear footsteps

when you're

running yourself

Bill McKibben

: : :

but as for me

I watch in hope for

the Lord

I wait for God

my Savior

my God will hear me

Micah 7:7

Reality Check ~

note to self:

things

aren't always

as they might appear

~ ~ ~ 

please feel free

to add your thoughts

!!!

Secrets ~

"Hold thy peace, dear little Pearl!"

whispered her mother.

"We must not always talk

in

the marketplace

 of what happens

to us

in the forest."

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Journeying On ~

sometimes

it's

difficult

to stay

on
top of things

eventually

this little deer

and her

two companions

continued

their laborious journey

through

the woods

~ ~ ~

it was no easy task

Wherever You Go ~

"Go in peace,"

the priest replied.

"For the Lord

is

watching

over

your journey."

Judges 18:6

Just Wondering ~

who

is this arm-weary

lady

tugging reticent frost-bitten

plants

from

the ground

and

why doesn't she seek warmth

from

the autumn-chilled air

before the sun

disappears

he

wondered

as he braved a closer

look

at the crest of the hill

"it's you"

"you're the why"

her heart

quietly smiled
in reply

~ ~ ~

he thought it best

to return

to the others

at the edge of the woods

 ~ ~ ~

this is part of LL Barkat's

On, In and Around Mondays

please

feel free to join her

~ ~ ~

and it's all of you who visit

here

who make my heart smile as well

Watching ~

in the warm glow

of

the kitchen

thinking

of

supper

I

glance

through the window

and see

him

he doesn't

see me

yet

but somehow he knows

someone's watching

another day

a

similar time

I

see her

she doesn't

see me

yet

but somehow she knows

someone's watching

I go

about my days

I

can't see Him

yet

but

I know

Someone's watching

and

guarding me

in

all of my ways

~ ~ ~

You gave me life

and

showed me kindness,

and

in your providence

watched over my spirit.

Job 10:12 NIV

~ ~ ~

you can share more window views

{including your own

if you like}

at

LL Barkat's "Seedlings in Stone"

it's a lovely place

to visit 

 

Listening ~

"I know

you

believe

 

you understand

what

you think I said

but

I'm not sure

you

realize

that

what you heard

is

not

what I meant"

 

am

I

alone

in this?

Tagged ~

When I paid a visit to Jeanne at Daily Reflections from Atwater Pond

  I noticed that I had been tagged to provide a photo.

~ these were the guidelines ~

1. Open your first photo folder
2. Scroll to your 10th photo
3. Post that exact photo with its story
4. After you've done that, tag 5 people to play along.

I had been hoping to purchase a digital camera for quite some time.

Finally, in January of 2008, a friend provided the impetus I needed

to take the plunge.

He told me about a sale Kodak was having that seemed too good to pass up.

Unfortunately, a lot of my early photos were lost

when my computer decided to delete them

for whatever reason computers use

to perform

non-requested tasks.

I was able to rescue this one from an email I had sent.

It is one of the first photos

I took

and

I was hooked when I saw her little pink tongue sticking out.

It was taken through my BR window.

It is the only time

a deer has come this close 

to the BR.

You may have to enlarge 

the photo

{by clicking on it}

to see her tongue.

I would like to pass the fun along

to the following

five people

Addicted to the click 

Brookwood Letters 

lodestar 

Eternal Rewards 

He Gives a Song  

While you wait ~

when

the

unexpected

alights

address

the 

issue

then

with patience

carry on

before 

your know it

it

will 

be gone

~ ~ ~

Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

~~~

clicking on the photos

will enlarge them

so

you can see

the little bird

on the deer's rump

~ ~ ~

linking this to the Blog Carnival hosted by Bridget Chumley

The Journey ~

Hope you have

a

great

week-end!

Take time ~

When life is out of focus
and
time is rushing by

Take a moment ...

And nourish one another ...