Looking for Life © 2013 D Rasmussen She walks around the old cemetery, looking for life under all of the stones. Many secrets hiding in dark places, voices calling, the demons are faceless. * The more she walks in, the deeper it gets. Depression clouds want to bury her yet. The stones promise life, love, … Read more
NOTHING IS WASTED By Jason Gray The hurt that broke your heart And left you trembling in the dark Feeling lost and alone Will tell you hope’s a lie But what if every tear you cry Will seed the ground where joy will grow And nothing is wasted Nothing is wasted In the hands … Read more
What is the Liebster Award? “The Liebster Blog Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. The Meaning: Liebster is German and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome.” A big thank you from Jubilee Journey for this award. I love reading … Read more
Dance with a limp – just keep dancing! 🙂 Check out all of Ken’s Posts, you will be blessed, and called for more…
This song is in response to the Daily Post: Fantasy The Tooth Fairy (or Easter Bunny, or Santa Claus . . .) : a fun and harmless fiction, or a pointless justification for lying to children? Many of you have read yesterdays post My Everyday Life – plus Court. It sort of inspired a song/poem. … Read more
Miss Diana needs to vent today, please forgive me in advance, I just have to be honest with myself today about how I feel… Is there anyone who has been to court for your ex not paying child support? Yesterday, I had the pleasure (yeah right) of going to court AGAIN. I have been divorced … Read more
I totally love Maria’s poem “An Allegory of Love and Hate”. I have felt both of these emotions, and sometimes at the same time! Check it out for yourself…
Thank you to Geophilia for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award! Geophilia; it’s a place where photography meets geography! Aka Jubilee Journey, has had an exciting life. I love her stories and pictures of the many places she has visited. Talk about a road trip! In Jubilee’s words: “The idea of the jubilee journey came … Read more
I have to admit, one thing that drives me up the wall is when people judge. I am not my past, I am not a mistake. Why do people look at me through tainted lenses? Let me explain. I ran into an old “friend” last week. We haven’t talked in about 4-5 years. The first thing out of her mouth was “Are you still married?” I think she was shocked when I said yes. It seems some people just want you to fail.
Then, I had to look at myself. If I see something in someone else and it bothers me, it may be that I have that same issue. Do I want myself to fail? Do I look at myself through my mistakes and failures? Or do I look at myself through the Word? I have to admit, sometimes I see myself through my failures. Sometimes I think that things will never change. Once again, I am amazed at how quickly I go back to the old tapes, and beat myself up. Help us Lord. Let me not put a period on my life, You are still writing my story…
I like this song Unwritten because it reminds me that my future is yet unwritten. I don’t need to have all the answers, I can trust God with the end of my story. Jesus is the Author and Finisher of my faith…
“I am unwritten
Can’t read my mind
I’m undefined
I’m just beginning
The pen’s in my hand
Ending unplanned”
So be merciful (sympathetic, tender, responsive, and compassionate) even as your Father is [all these].
Judge not [neither pronouncing judgment nor subjecting to censure], and you will not be judged; do not condemn and pronounce guilty, and you will not be condemned and pronounced guilty; acquit and forgive and release (give up resentment, let it drop), and you will be acquitted and forgiven and released.
Give, and [gifts] will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will they pour into [the pouch formed by] the bosom [of your robe and used as a bag]. For with the measure you deal out [with the measure you use when you confer benefits on others], it will be measured back to you. (Luke 6: 37-38 AMP)
Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.
God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him. After God made that decision of what his children should be like, he followed it up by calling people by name. After he called them by name, he set them on a solid basis with himself. And then, after getting them established, he stayed with them to the end, gloriously completing what he had begun. (Romans 8:28-30 MSG)
MY PRAYER FOR YOU:
Dear Lord,
Help me see the good in people. Help me see the good in me. Help me see what You see. I do not want to throw rocks at your children, or beat myself up with them either. Let me be slow to speak, and quick to listen. I trust You to work all things out for my good. I am not the Savior, and it is not my place to “fix” someone else. Don’t know about you, but I’m putting down my rocks today. 🙂
Morning Story and Dilbert – Carrots, Eggs, and Coffee
(some bad language, may be offensive to some – no harm intended)
It’s Valentine’s Day, so write an ode to someone or something you love. Bonus points for poetry!
OK, Valentines day is tomorrow. The Hallmark Holiday that reminds all of us who have been heartbroken that we got lied to. Thanks. So glad we get to celebrate that one! Anyway, this post is only for those who have a sense of humor, and are not afraid of the truth. If you want to … Read more