Regardless of Circumstances ~

And he said to them,

 Do not be amazed and terrified;

 you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth,

 Who was crucified.

 He has risen; He is not here.

 See the place where they laid Him.

Mark 16:6

*  *  *

always

He is with us

 

 

Interlude ~

I was busily being

domestic

doing dishes

et cetera

 when sunlight

and shadows and reflections

called my name

 *  *  *

Calligraphy of the Woods ~

[click to enlarge]

shadows write

the secrets of the woods

*  *  *

a year of snow

a year of plenty

French Proverb

Meeting Caleb ~

Our little Caleb

arrived on the first day

of spring.

They were discharged today and

 they stopped on the way

 home so I could meet this

 little treasure.

... Yes ... 

I'm one smitten

 Gramma!

*  *  *

Grandchildren are the crown

 of the aged, and the glory of

 children is their fathers.

Proverbs 17:6

Then There Was One ~

 Cuties*

appealing

one disappeared

*  *  *

God gives us richly

all things to enjoy

1 Timothy 6:17

*  *  *

Cuties*

a cutie is a cross between 

a sweet orange and a Chinese mandarin

A Little Pooh Bear ~

 

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing,

 of just going along,

 listening to all the things you can't hear,

 and not bothering.

Winnie the Pooh

If the person you are talking to

 doesn't appear to be listening,

 be patient.

 It may simply be that

 he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.

Winnie the Pooh

*  *  *

Joining Sandra

"Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul..."

Psalm 131:2a 

for

The Blank Page ~

{click to enlarge}
A word is a bud attempting to become a twig…
A blank page gives the right to dream.
Gaston Bachelard
from

 Maureen's blog

Writing Without Paper

*  *  *

Your eyes did see my substance,

 yet being imperfect;

 and in your book

 all my members were written,

 which in continuance were fashioned,

 when as yet there

 was none of them.

Psalm 139:16

Someday Soon ~

 

 "The hollowness

was in his arms and

the world was snowing."

William Goldman

The Princess Bride

*  *  *

spring is on the horizon

somewhere

Pressing On ~

When you are told

 at the age of 22

 that you have a life expectancy

 of 20 years
you can't help but

 be more than a little thankful

 to be celebrating a birthday
with your loved ones
some 46 years later

and the best part

awaiting the birth of

your son's son

sometime later

 this month

Life is gift ... God is love.

*  *  *

I press toward the mark

 for the prize of the high calling

 of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:14

 

The Cooks of 1911 ~

The post card

was old

the picture faded

but the message

from one young man to another

made me smile

Hello Carl --

This is a little remembrance

of the cooks in 1911

that could burn water.

The U.S.A. is fine and

 how is Canada.

We have lovely weather.

Your friend

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[texture by Kim Klassen]