This is the Day ~

may

melody and light

be

your portion

Listen Close ~

You'll

hear

the same

{click to enlarge}

"I have called you by your name; you are Mine"

    Isaiah 43:1b

A Simple Thing ~

be blessed

by

the ordinary

as you go

about

your day

Mailbox Angst ~

Slowly

I

drove
down that

narrow country road

where

the mailbox

called out

"Come,

hear my tale

of woe

I

wait

in the heat

in the storms

in the snow

I

wait

for a word

that

would nourish

the soul
 but

what do I hear

only
bills that come

and
payments that go."

~ ~ ~

do you have a word

of

encouragement
a
word in due season

for someone

today?
Isaiah 50:4 
~ ~ ~
[compassion is the topic for the blog carnival hosted by Bridget Chumbley ]

A Secret Place ~

"It's such

a

secret place,

the

land of tears."

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

and one day

the Lord

will

wipe them

all

away

Isaiah 25:8 AMP

A Fair Question ~

is it

in

the unfolding

the tears

the intrusions

that

beauty

develops

and

blooms

~ ~ ~

Unruffled ~

Her gown

of

integrity

remained unruffled

by

the world's storms

and

the 

Light

still shone

~ ~ ~ 

G'morning, Sunshine ~

 

Awake, my glory (my inner self); awake, harp and lyre!

 I will awake right early [I will awaken the dawn]!

Psalm 57:8

 ~ ~ ~

 I am not

a

morning person

by

any stretch 

of

the imagination

but

at 5:30 this morning

I

went outside and saw this

the

early morning colors

were

unlike any other time of day

[click to enlarge]

Farewell ~

She’s 

gone now

left

Friday morning
to return
to
hubby and home
to

reading and writing and researching and praying
and
more 
reading and writing

a rock solid friend

of fifty years standing

animated extrovert passionate thinker

a smidget "mad hatter"

lover of purple

a
morning
tea drinker

she’s gone now

my

rock-loving friend

a

gift from

the Lord
an ongoing treasure 

Delight ~

may you have

a

simply

delightful

day

Teach us delight in simple things.

Kipling