To Make You Happy ~

to make you happy
 
~ ~ ~ 

Lyrics to
Sunshine on My Shoulders
by
John Denver

Transition ~

sometimes

the end

of

a thing

is

really

the beginning

of something

very beautiful

{June 2009}

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  

Something to Ponder ~

The same God

that

created

THIS

numbers

the hairs on our

head

now

that's

pause for thought

~ ~ ~ 

these photos were taken

through

the

kitchen window

at 4:30 PM

February 24, 2010

Happy Birthday, Son ~

from

the very beginning

when

you

were brand new

and

on through

the wearing times

and

the knotty times

and

the less-than-clear times

the 

times

when we have gone

toe-to-toe

and

all of the 

together times

yes

from the very beginning

you have brought

a

song

to my heart

The steps of a good man

are ordered

by the Lord,

and

He delights in his way.

Psalm 37:23

~ ~ ~ 

my son was born six months

after

I was paralyzed

due to a spinal cord injury

I rejoiced 

then

and

I am still rejoicing

Kindness Leads ~

hiding

hiding

hiding

until

the

kindness

of God

led me to change

free at last

~ ~ ~

God is kind, but he's not soft.

In kindness he takes us firmly by the hand

and

leads us into a radical life-change.

Romans ~ TMB

~ ~ ~ 

The poem that led to these photos can be found on 

Joanne's blog
Kindness is the word of choice for the blog carnival
hosted by Bridget Chumbley

Making Room ~

occasionally
we 
need
to empty

our

hearts 

to make

room 

for that
which

 binds 

us 

together

are
there

words

that

you
would like
to add

When I Look Up ~

No 

matter

how
gray the day

when
I look up
there

is 

light and gift
~ ~ ~

this

sun catcher

hangs

in 

the kitchen window

The Light ~

shadows

of

the past

needn't distract
from
the present
~ ~ ~ 
water goblets
that were a gift to my parents
on the occasion of their wedding in 1940
in the buffet
that belonged to my maternal grandparents
who wed in 1910

Reminder ~

wind planted

golden reminder

that

seasons pass

enjoy

the

moment

winter's tryst

will

soon

be done