Why are there seasons? When did four seasons turn into two and a half? Why are the autumn leaves so wonderfully colorful with rich reds, auburn, golds, faint yellows and the last clinging life of greens while the brown bark on the trees magnify their brilliance arrayed against the cool brisk grey sky of the obvious season of HARVEST looms the air?
Spring: Full of newness of Life like the tulips coming up quickly the flaunting their face.
Summer: Radiant with laughter faintly in the canvas in the far off distances while the Lily of the valleys shine with simplicity of gentleness
Autumn: The splash of frosts, rainbows of deep rich prisms to behold while the sweet ciders and aromas of wood burning, peculator bubbling, moaning & pots whirring, sizzling preparing for the time to hibernate . . . and the mums cry out to stand strong
Winter: Cold to the bone, warmed with cocoa and coffees, a blanket, the hearth blazing with a wood fire, cuddled in a blanket. Ummmm . . . home baked goodies to melt in your mouth; the fresh snow glitters gently from the sky to make a warm blanket of bright light glistening against the frigid north fronts moving in.
This morning was a nice reflection to hear the girls favorite seasons of the year to realize how uniquely different they are and now, how they all like different ones. The rays of ROARANGE (red and orange) begin to mingle. And Solomon writes it best; There is a time for everything!
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every ACTIVITY under heaven. . . . . He has made EVERYTHING beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end."
Ecclesiastes 3:1 & 11
So I'll ask you like we were challenged for the day. What two things are you waiting to see happen? What helps you WAIT patiently?
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Wisdoms' calling
Amazing
Steps that are just amazing when looking for her ~
How so you might ask, and I do ask from time to time.
Here is her reply . . .
"My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness. . . .
for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you DESIRE can compare with her.
I, WISDOM, dwell together with PRUDENCE; I possess knowledge and discretion.
To fear the Lord is toe HATE evil;
I (wisdom) hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. . . .
I LOVE those who love me,
. . . and those who SEEK me FIND me.!!! . . .
For whoever finds me finds LIFE and receives favor from the Lord."
Proverbs 8: random verses
As reading through the life of scripture . . .
. . . and taking some very serious spiritual baths my mind has contemplated the filth of my life. Yep . . . pretty dirty with sin but the renewing is worth to scouring necessary to take off the scaled filth. The first layer many years ago didn't seem to difficult to remove. There was too much calluses there to know it was the beginning of a long cleaning, no scouring job. Boy has this been an "OUCH - that hurts!" & a "Why do we need to scrub so HARD?!" process lately. Is it worth it?
YES . . . most DEFINITELY YES!
The very GOOD . . ."Lord brought her forth as the FIRST of his works, before his deeds of Old . . . before the world began."8:22-23
My hearts desire. Be one whom LOVES sitting at HIS FEET. Gaze into His eyes and to KNOW His heart! My hearts desire? To live out my names' sake. Like Anna set apart for him in her devotion - LIFESTYLE lived in WISDOM (Ana-). Like Mary; all of them really, but to sit at His feet because He is Key - LIFESTYLE lived again in WISDOM (Maria). Rose - My favorite FLOWER - a reference to Christ - Jesus . . . the Rose of Sharon - LIFESTYLE with an everlasting aromatic deep fragrance of HIM permeating through every pore of my being, therefore lived in WISDOM (Rosine). Oh my, do I have a VERY long bathing process to still go through, however, with each tender step into the proverbial bathtub . . . each layered callous is becoming workable enough to be removed, just at the right moment . Shaving each revealed yucky sticky sin away from the new creation that He really intends me to be. It is with each calling from wisdom's sweet voice to come and bathe again . . . I know it is all in preparation to LIVE eternally with THE KING!
I like how Matthew West wrote a bit about life . . . in his album SOMETHING TO SAY
" You've got your hand on a habit and you can't seem to let it go, it used to be your escape but now it's out of control and now it's you in the mirror but you don't recognize your face and your looking for a reason not to throw it all away. . . When this LIFE makes you wonder, what have YOU GOT TO LOOSE? Just GO BACK - GO BACK to the MOMENT OF TRUTH!!!"
Be wise . . . seek her with everything you have.
Do you hear her calling YOU?
Listen closely . . . she is . . . because HE IS!
;-D
Steps that are just amazing when looking for her ~
How so you might ask, and I do ask from time to time.
Here is her reply . . .
"My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness. . . .
for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you DESIRE can compare with her.
I, WISDOM, dwell together with PRUDENCE; I possess knowledge and discretion.
To fear the Lord is toe HATE evil;
I (wisdom) hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. . . .
I LOVE those who love me,
. . . and those who SEEK me FIND me.!!! . . .
For whoever finds me finds LIFE and receives favor from the Lord."
Proverbs 8: random verses
As reading through the life of scripture . . .
. . . and taking some very serious spiritual baths my mind has contemplated the filth of my life. Yep . . . pretty dirty with sin but the renewing is worth to scouring necessary to take off the scaled filth. The first layer many years ago didn't seem to difficult to remove. There was too much calluses there to know it was the beginning of a long cleaning, no scouring job. Boy has this been an "OUCH - that hurts!" & a "Why do we need to scrub so HARD?!" process lately. Is it worth it?
YES . . . most DEFINITELY YES!
The very GOOD . . ."Lord brought her forth as the FIRST of his works, before his deeds of Old . . . before the world began."8:22-23
My hearts desire. Be one whom LOVES sitting at HIS FEET. Gaze into His eyes and to KNOW His heart! My hearts desire? To live out my names' sake. Like Anna set apart for him in her devotion - LIFESTYLE lived in WISDOM (Ana-). Like Mary; all of them really, but to sit at His feet because He is Key - LIFESTYLE lived again in WISDOM (Maria). Rose - My favorite FLOWER - a reference to Christ - Jesus . . . the Rose of Sharon - LIFESTYLE with an everlasting aromatic deep fragrance of HIM permeating through every pore of my being, therefore lived in WISDOM (Rosine). Oh my, do I have a VERY long bathing process to still go through, however, with each tender step into the proverbial bathtub . . . each layered callous is becoming workable enough to be removed, just at the right moment . Shaving each revealed yucky sticky sin away from the new creation that He really intends me to be. It is with each calling from wisdom's sweet voice to come and bathe again . . . I know it is all in preparation to LIVE eternally with THE KING!
I like how Matthew West wrote a bit about life . . . in his album SOMETHING TO SAY
" You've got your hand on a habit and you can't seem to let it go, it used to be your escape but now it's out of control and now it's you in the mirror but you don't recognize your face and your looking for a reason not to throw it all away. . . When this LIFE makes you wonder, what have YOU GOT TO LOOSE? Just GO BACK - GO BACK to the MOMENT OF TRUTH!!!"
Be wise . . . seek her with everything you have.
Do you hear her calling YOU?
Listen closely . . . she is . . . because HE IS!
;-D
Monday, October 12, 2009
Ahhhhhh . . . Love
Ahhhh . . .
The drizzle dew of the day.
The smell of fresh coffee or tea
The opportunity to see Life blossom
The rays of color in the autumn landscape
Three special moms accept a new one
The breath of prayer over our babes
*** and their walks
The knowledge of accepting the fact that
. . . Life is a moment to apply ACTS
Ahhhh . . . . I LOVE YOU ALL DEARLY
Kent
Mya
Tia
Faith
Emily
Hadassah .. . . . .
ahhhhhh
thank you for being my breath to breathe!
With all my LOVE
. . . . from "the very bottom of my liver!!! ;-D"
The drizzle dew of the day.
The smell of fresh coffee or tea
The opportunity to see Life blossom
The rays of color in the autumn landscape
Three special moms accept a new one
The breath of prayer over our babes
*** and their walks
The knowledge of accepting the fact that
. . . Life is a moment to apply ACTS
Ahhhh . . . . I LOVE YOU ALL DEARLY
Kent
Mya
Tia
Faith
Emily
Hadassah .. . . . .
ahhhhhhthank you for being my breath to breathe!
With all my LOVE
. . . . from "the very bottom of my liver!!! ;-D"
Saturday, October 10, 2009
What's the word?
Honor
Esteem
* show ------- to those who are older
Consideration
regard
as a verb
feel or show honor or esteem for
Show consideration for
*show ------- for authority
reverence
veneration
* synonym
what is the common thread?
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
*heart breaking when it is a lost art
**rewarding when it is a lifestyle
*saddening when brought up in it
but then not taken seriously
**enlightening when given properly
remember when this was the norm?
is it any longer?
Since when did it become so easy to be rude?
inconsiderate?
brushed off?
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
"what goes around, comes around"
Does our lifestyle reflect true respect?
Esteem
* show ------- to those who are older
Consideration
regard
as a verb
feel or show honor or esteem for
Show consideration for
*show ------- for authority
reverence
veneration
* synonym
what is the common thread?
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
*heart breaking when it is a lost art
**rewarding when it is a lifestyle
*saddening when brought up in it
but then not taken seriously
**enlightening when given properly
remember when this was the norm?
is it any longer?
Since when did it become so easy to be rude?
inconsiderate?
brushed off?
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
"what goes around, comes around"
Does our lifestyle reflect true respect?
Full ??? No not really
OkayFull . . .
Fun Filled and Full week!
Hadassah specials of the week:
S:Ashlynn Noel Atkins and Fam
Tu:Henry, Bethy, and Auntie Joan (Irwins)
Thur:Ella & Mama Julia Groce - visits us as her first caretaker
Sat: McFarlands - Danny, Hope(ful), Ben, Noah and Cloe-Lynn
Full with JOY beyond measure, our youngest angel loved each and everyone of them.
We had an unexpected out of town guest surprise our very
special neighbors from the past . . . it was a calm joyful time.
At least for Faith, Haddy and me whom sat with them to give them our full attention
(Kent was ;-( ill) while we enjoyed the evening over homemade chili, biscuits and of coarse hot dogs.
Full? Did you get to love them all "Haddy?"
Yeah - Sure - Ya Betcha!!!
The week was fully loaded with guests but we LOVED it!
Full with plenty of time!
Full with overflowing Love!
Full with smiles!
Full with laughter!
Full with the opportunity to be relaxed!
Yes this full week of fellowship was much like
a full filled harvest that reaped LOVE beyond
the measure of being "FULL" ;-)
Are you Full or not?
We sure have been . . .
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