October Storm

The lilac bush bent in surprise at the snow, but not as surprised as the cherry trees whose greenery waved strong in the wind.   The oaks swayed and branches snapped off of the firs under the weight of the snow.  Our season's first Nor'Easter. 

Kept safe through the storm,

with love,

From God.



Dreams Fulfilled

Don't wait until you have the time to do what you really want to do;
do what you want to do and you will have the time to do it.
 

He

He

loves me

as I am ........

nothing

with nothing to give
but what He gives me.

He gave Himself
for me,
He for
    gave me

He lived so
I won't die
He died
so I could live

He suffered
so I would not

He bore my pain
He bore my shame
He called me home
and walks beside me

i
who am nothing
have been given all
because
He
gave His all.

I
who have nothing to give
He
died and arose
so I could live

He gave His all
so I could have
what I could not
get myself

Before I knew Him
He knew me
Before I loved Him
He loved me.

Before I was,
He knew my name
He called me out,
when I knew not where I was

He called me His
when I knew Him not,
He loved me then
He loves me now

I am not perfect
I am just ........

His.

Social Network

The participants of the social media publish their statements and complain about everything they can, anticipating their audience to understand that they are witty, funny and have a snobs intelligence; if you don't agree with them, and jump on their bandwagon, then you just don't get it, and you are sub-intelligent.  Almost every status is a quip, a quote or an adulteration of someone else's thoughts. But mostly, these status statements are complaints.  I have begun to "unfriend" the complainers, and strangely enough, after listening to their rants, I have become very much aware of my own attitude, and watch what I say, because, truthfully, I have a lot to be grateful for.  I am sure they do also, but they don't see it. 
Life is not a list of complaints, but a series of events that we should be grateful for.  Look at the Israelites.  For everything God did for them, they still complained, feared, turned from Him.  We have not changed much from that time.  Not at all.  It is our humanness that confounds us.  The more we think we 'have' it, the less we understand.  I am just glad God doesn't "unfriend" us, although I guess He kind of did that when He sent the snakes to bite the Israelites, when He dropped the fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, flooded out the earth and foretells of one big 'UNFRIEND" in Revelations.  But right now, we have every chance to be His friend.  He never lets go.  He loves us.  He was the first tweeter, the first blogger, the first Internet.  I just want to put Him first, more and more. 

Thank you to "Positive Inspirational Quotes".

Thanks to "Risky Betts Comedians Photos".

The first Internet....... Love from God. 

The News

The horrible things people do to each other
in
an attempt to survive the catastrophes
they
set in motion in their own lives;
the horrible things people do
to obtain
the things
they want to own
that will do nothing
for them
and
will stay behind
when they leave this earth.

(c) Ria Sanacore

Seasons of the Heart

Genesis 8:22
"While the earth remains,
Seedtime and harvest,
And cold and heat,
And summer and winter,
And day and night
Shall not cease."

He created it all.  What an Awesome God.  Selah.

Contentment

Philippians 4:11

11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: I know how to 4be abased, and I know how to 5abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things uthrough 6Christ who strengthens me.

From The Book of Joshua

Joshua 1:7
"Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go."