Advent II ~

A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes,

and is completely dependent on the fact

that the door of freedom has to be

 opened from the outside,

 is not a bad picture

 of Advent.

 Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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"…to open blind eyes,

 to bring out prisoners from the dungeon

 and those who dwell in darkness from the prison. "

portions of Isaiah 42:1-8

you can read it in its entirety

here

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during Advent

thank you for stopping by

blessings as you prepare for His coming

Advent 1 ~

“The season of Advent

 means there is something on the horizon

 the likes of which we have never seen before.

What is possible is to not see it,

 to miss it, to turn just as it brushes past you.

 And you begin to grasp what it was you missed,

 like Moses in the cleft of the rock,

 watching God’s [back] fade in the distance.

 So stay. Sit. Linger. Tarry. Ponder. Wait. Behold. Wonder.

 There will be time enough for running.

 For rushing. For worrying.

 For pushing.

 For now, stay.

 Wait.

 Something is on the horizon.”
Jan L. Richardson

 Night Visions:

 Searching the Shadows of Advent and Christmas

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during Advent

thank you for stopping by

blessings as you prepare for His coming

Thanks-Giving ~

"There is something about the presence of a cat...

 that seems to take the bite out of being alone."

 Louis J. Camuti

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Wishing you and yours a wonderful

time of Thanks-Giving 

in the days ahead

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the pace will continue to

 be quiet here as

 we move

 into the season

 of

Advent

which you can

 read about

here

Quietude ~

"The snow has quietness in it."

Anne Sexton

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 quietude |ˈkwīəˌt(y)oōd|
noun
a state of stillness, calmness, and quiet

 in a person or place

 

ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French quiétude

 or medieval Latin quietudo,

 from Latin quietus ‘quiet.’

dictionary

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it's a light snow

a hint of things to come

 

Lamplight ~

"May it be a light to you in dark places,

when all other lights go out."

J.R.R. Tolkien

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Your word is a lamp to my feet,

 and a light to my path.

 Psalm 119:105

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the days grow shorter

yet His word gives light

Impermanence ~

"Every leaf speaks bliss to me

Fluttering from the autumn tree."

Emily Bronte

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the poem in its entirety

can be found

here 

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wishing you a new

 month of thanks-giving

as we bid farewell

to October

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O give thanks unto the LORD,

 for [he is] good:

 for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

Psalm 107:1

Seated ~

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin,

 and have it all to myself,

 than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” 

Henry David Thoreau

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 preparing to rest

awhile

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I do appreciate all of you

who stop by and the 

comments that you share

Stonecrop Plant ~

this particular sedum

(stonecrop plant)

is named

Autumn Joy

the color intensifies

as the days grow shorter

the first photo was taken September 14

the last two were taken October 13

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"One of the sanest, surest, and most

generous joys of life comes from being

happy over the good fortune of others."

Robert A. Heinlein

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 Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren,

 whenever you are enveloped in or encounter

 trials of any sort or fall into various temptations.

Be assured and understand

 that the trial and proving of your faith

 bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience.

James 1:2-3

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"Stonecrop" is from the Middle English and literally means

 "sprouting from the stone,"

 a reference to its commonly being seen

 growing amongst stones 

(which provide the drainage that stonecrop plants crave). 

from link above

Autumn Gold ~

"Autumn carries more gold in

its pocket than all the other seasons."

Jim Bishop

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overhead & underfoot
it's a golden time of year

harvest ~

have a wonderful

weekend

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