Sunday, May 11, 2014

In Due Season ~

(a little click will enlarge)
 the arrival of spring
 seems slow
this year
perhaps
 it is
 my patience
that is wanting
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For the vision is yet for an appointed time,
 but at the end it shall speak,
 and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it;
 because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Habakkuk 2:3
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Friday, May 9, 2014

Living Truth ~

"Do the truth quietly
without display."
Brennan Manning
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 Teach me Your way, O Lord,
 that I may walk and live in Your truth;
 direct and unite my heart
 [solely, reverently]
 to fear and honor Your name.
Psalm 86:11
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Wishing you a gentle weekend.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Measured ~

Be a yardstick of quality.
  Some people aren't used to an environment
 where excellence is expected.
  Steve Jobs
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And whatever you do, do it heartily,
 as to the Lord, and not to men;
Colossians 3:23

Friday, May 2, 2014

Awareness ~

Open your mouth and taste,
open your eyes and see
how good God is.
Blessed are you who
run to Him.
Psalm 34:8 MSG
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may your weekend
be blessed
with the goodness
of God
 

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Making The Rounds ~



"We shall not cease from exploration
 and the end of all our exploring will be
 to arrive where we started
 and know the place for the first time."
 T. S. Eliot
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there is an abundance
of these little critters here
brought into eat the aphids 
from the soy bean fields
a few years back
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you can read a bit about it


Friday, April 25, 2014

A Fresh Covering ~

Those who contemplate
 the beauty of the earth
 find reserves of strength that
 will endure as long as life lasts.
 There is something infinitely healing
 in the repeated refrains of nature --
 the assurance that dawn comes after night,
 and spring after winter.
Rachel Carson
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there are times
when it takes longer than
 other times but it
 will come

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

A Gradual Transition ~




"Do not allow yourself to think
that your life is insignificant.
You are God's handiwork,
chosen and commissioned
for His purposes
."
Charlotte Gambill
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the
Pine Grosbeak
have returned and provide
a little spring color
 

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Risen ~

He is not here:
He is risen as
he said.
Come, see the place
where the Lord lay.
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enjoy the gift of this
 Resurrection Day
(comments are off)

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Poured Out ~

the Lord Jesus
 on the same night
 in which He was betrayed
 took bread;
 and when He had given thanks,
 He broke it and said,
 "Take, eat;
 this is My body which is broken for you;
 do this in remembrance of Me."
 In the same manner
 He also took the cup
 after supper,
 saying,
 "This cup is the new covenant
 in My blood.
 This do, as often as you drink it,
 in remembrance of Me."
1 Corinthians 11:23b-25
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Your Going Out And Your Coming In ~

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,
from whence comes my help.
 
My help comes from the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth.
 
He will not allow your foot to be moved:
He who keeps you will not slumber.
 
Behold, He who keeps Israel
shall neither slumber nor sleep.
 
The LORD is your keeper:
The LORD is your shade at your right hand.
 
The sun shall not smite you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
 
The LORD shall preserve you from all evil:
He shall preserve your soul.
 
The LORD shall preserve your going out
and your coming in from this time forth,
and even for evermore.
Psalm 121
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