"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

Around The House ~

the sun

the wind

and

the cold

play winter tag

* * *

"Even silence speaks."

 Hausa Proverb

Move In Peace ~

"Being still does not mean don't move.

 It means move in peace.”

E'ven A. Gardner

*  *  *

today is my son's

birthday

due to the unusual

circumstances leading up

to his birth there were times

during those months that I was tempted

to fret, to worry, to stew

the words that repeatedly came to me

each time were words that

brought peace to my heart

"Be still, and know that I am God"

Psalm 46:10

he is an enormous blessing

to me and to those who

know him and his family

 

 

Can You Beat That ~

 we're all

in this together

 and it is nice

to have a friend

by your side

when you are

feeling

 beat-up

and

 broken

or when you just need

something fun to do

*  *  *

I have a friend that raises chickens

and one of the chickens lays blue eggs

the shell is blue inside and out

*  *  *

the eggbeater

has a patent date

of

 October, 1923

it belonged to my grandmother

and still works just fine

*  *  *

There is a friend

that sticketh closer

than a brother. 

Proverbs 18:24

The Lookout ~

"The snow has quietness in it; no songs,
no smells, no shouts or traffic.
When I speak
my own voice shocks me."

Anne Sexton

*  *  *

there is still much

quietness to enjoy before

spring arrives

 but it is getting closer

A Time To Read ~

"It is what you read

 when you don't have to

 that determines what you will be

 when you can't help it.”

Oscar Wilde

*  *  *

“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends;

 they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors,

 and the most patient of teachers.”

Charles William Eliot

*  *  *

do you have

a favorite book

or books

?  ?  ?

~

"May you take time to celebrate

 the quiet miracles that seek no attention."

John O'Donohue

*  *  *
joining
Sandra and others
at

Not A Spelling Lesson ~

and

 you live it

 even when

 you don't feel it

 *  *  *

"Beloved, let us love one another."

1 John 4:7

*  *  *

Happy Valentine's Day

from my heart to yours

 

The Gift Of Light ~

"Give light, and the darkness

 will disappear of itself."

 Desiderius Erasmus

"Worship is a way of seeing the world

 in the light of God."

Abraham Heschel

*  *  *

let your light shine

we all have

some to share

 

Unbuttoned ~

“If thou must love me, let it be for nought
Except for love's sake only. Do not say
'I love her for her smile ... her look ... her way
Of speaking gently, ... for a trick of thought
That falls in well with mine, and certes brought
A sense of pleasant ease on such a day'
For these things in themselves, Beloved, may
Be changed, or change for thee,
--and love, so wrought,
May be unwrought so. "
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

poem in its entirety

here

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the how

of love spoken

here
*  *  *
as Valentine's Day
(February 14)
approaches I am reminded
that it may have begun
as a liturgical celebration
to honor those Christian saints
 who had been martyred
rather than a day for romanticized love
accompanied by the giving of
 candy, flowers, and cards

love lived well requires sacrifice
the unbuttoning of hearts and sleeves
for those we know and for those we don't know
*  *  *
chocolates and flowers
never hurt of course
!  !  !
a brief

and somewhat

controversial history

 here