with God's help...fill in the blanks

I'm HIS favorite!

 

You are too!

God's miracles in nature

Community Garden at Common Ground, Stanley, NC

needy in the stillness

I need a day away from home to sit quietly with God, paper and pencil with a view of glory.

I need a family who forgives, forgets, and forbears.

I need a home that is simple and organized, calm and peaceful.

I need a life that is tranquil and easy going.

I need friends who are less needy.

I need sleep that restores and invigorates.

I need chores that are finished quickly.

I need errands that are in one place.

I need a God who knows I’m just a whiny wimp.

Oh, yeah, He does.

Psalms 46:10

Heart of Gold

Let God complete you!

always there

my favorite thing

so quarantine is not so bad for us homebodies

the only answer to the world's problems

one word- what the world needs now

I will with God's help!

I will keep hoping.

I will believe in God’s timing and plan.

I will trust things to be ok.

I will find true happiness.

I will accept life as it comes.

I will not let hate, anger and fear rule me anymore.

I will pray.

I will worship.

I will praise.

I will understand.

I will forgive.

I will love the life I have.

I will care for the people in it.

I will count my blessings.

I will know that God will never forsake me.

I will read and study my Bible.

I will get rid of things I don’t need, that no longer serve me.

I will live in a quiet peaceful home.

I will get myself healthy.

I will ask for little.

I will appreciate all things.

I will do what God wants me to do.

faith grows in stillness

 

In the stillness

Of the morning

I wait for God’s voice

In the quiet of my heart

I hear him

In the solitude of spirit

I feel him

In the serenity of soul

I know him

In the silence of grace

I am one with him

angels unaware

take time...be still...pay attention

Good things happen all around us, do we notice?

Why does the news start with bad news?

Why does the media relay on terrible things for their validation?

Why do we spread bad news faster than good news?

I guess I will never know.

The Message doesn't change!

Yesterday I was reading in one of my devotionals from Unity. (One of my son’s former Sunday school teachers gave me a subscription to Daily Word, a Unity devotional.) This book was about healing. I was enjoying it until I came upon a story about a gay male couple. I was so upset I threw it away. How can a Christian publication not know the scripture? How can they rewrite it and make it okay. God calls it an abomination. I believe it. I will not renew my subscription and I will send a note saying why.  I will no longer use their prayer line. This is the trajectory all over the world and I do not like it. It is the reason so much is wrong in the world. Who knows? Maybe it even caused the pandemic. It’s so hard to explain to believers, let alone non-believers. Maybe there are too many versions of the Bible. God’s word is God breathed. His word states truth when it is read from the original translation. There are too many versions that not only try to take out thee’s and thou’s but it takes out truth. Lord, we need your guidance in putting your truth out in the world and keeping it out in the forefront. People need to know what God really said and says. His message does not change. Never has. Never will.

How many Happy Father's Day greetings?

Past, Present and Future and don't forget to say it to you Heavenly Father!

relationships are always evolving

You can always find rest in Christ.

a room of one's own

 

 

A place to be alone, quiet, and free.

A place to rest, retreat, and reflect.

A place to create, write, and make like sweet.

A place to paint, pray, study, and BE with GOD. A War room of sorts.

Outdoor service in the rare cool June day

This came to me during church:

 

Sky above me

Earth below me

I honor your presence Lord

Friends to the left

Friends to the right

I honor your presence Lord

God before me

God behind me

I honor your presence Lord

Love to give

Love to receive

I honor your presence Lord

sometimes you just need to be incognito

Have we forgotten the GOLDEN RULE?

 

I think that and respect are the root causes of our society's ills.

 

Look it up in your Bible

Luke 6:31

still tough

Current reflection on the world of chaos!

 

 

 

Reading Maria Shriver’s  Sunday Paper. Of course she is as always speaking to the current world issues. In this case the racial unrest (again). This time the man who was brutalized by police and died. Now we know he was not the upstanding citizen the people tried to make him. He was black and the police were white. They have honored him in numerous protests, walks, signage, and services. How is that possible? Being a criminal, big or small, is no reason to be killed but neither is killing a criminal to be considered as a reason to honor him, just because he is black. What is wrong with our world today? It is not racism. It is not anger. It is not pain. It is not illness. IT IS LACK OF GOD. God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

 

If people will follow God’s word, examples, and teachings, the world will find the peace it needs. The world can find hope. The world can know joy again. If people will forgive and look forward, they will know abundant life. If people will simply think before speaking or reacting, the world will benefit. Everything you think does not have to be stated aloud. Everything you want doesn’t always come to you. No one gets or deserves everything they want. Grace, mercy and love, stronger faith, gratitude, and forgiveness heals.

 

Pray. Talk to God. Request from God. But LISTEN twice as much. Share resources. Ask for nothing in return. Extend love.

 

Return to God’s simple rule

 

DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU! Sounds simple, silly even, it is not. It can

heal a world. It can heal a relationship. It can heal all ills, socially, emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually, and economically.

 

The world is falling apart because God has been ignored, left out and forgotten. Take a little time today and talk to Him and be sure to listen too. He will guide you. If we each do this, we will see change. The change we have been looking for. The answers start there.

 

We are being tested. We are being tempted. We are failing. It is time to choose God, know God, and show God to others, to a world of hurting others. We cannot do this alone but together, even in a small community or congregation, progress can occur and people will heal, reach out and support.

 

In another direction. I know that I will have less room at Vinewood for my art but I will take what I can get, at this moment, along one wall.

 

be detail oriented

illustration from Sunday service

 

check out service here:

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaJCGB0Smms

 

 

 

God

I cannot change people’s minds or hearts.

You can.

I cannot make people understand.

You can.

I cannot compel anyone to believe as me.

You can.

I cannot see inside someone’s mind.

You can.

You alone know the way to recovery.

Help us see the possibility.

Help us see the completion of your will.

Help us see the way of peace and love.

Help us see each other as you do.

Amen.

 

Where did that little girl with dreams go?

Do you make a lasting impression?

 

Share God's love.

Listen to God's people.

Pray for your Christian family.

Give to support Christ's work in the world.

Spoil each other with holy impressions from God.

find some stillness

bring God's light to the dark

Hope is a must!

a Coastal Psalm 23

The Lord is my navigator, I shall not perish.

He helps me walk down sandy shores.

He leads me beside crashing waves.

He takes me down paths of Spanish covered oaks.

Even though my mind wanders He gives me new views.

I will fear nothing.

He is with me.

His love and joy comfort me.

He refreshes the surf and sand before me

in the presence of fellow beachcombers.

He anoints me with salty air.

Surely His mercy and grace will follow me home and

I will dwell in His glory forever.

 

Despite our problems

 

with God we prevail!

Today Vs Tomorrow

tribute to a dear lady

supplies dwindle

I'm recycling old pieces along with Somerset Studio pages.

we learn much in stillness

the way to peace

God in your heart

the strength of forgiveness

God in your spirit

the grace of mercy

God in your marrow

the truth to a contented life

God in your soul

 

 

In stillness

My sanctuary

Dwells

 

In quiet

My soul

Surrenders

 

In peace

My body

Relaxes

 

In hope

My spirit

Fills

 

In joy

My heart

Swells

 

In faith

My life

Returns

 

Hope--Not Alone

Lord,

I can’t go it alone.

You must go before me.

If You can answer all the prayers of those I lift up each day,

Then I need nothing more.

Carrying these prayer needs is a burden that hurts me daily.

I know You oh Lord are busy meeting every single need.

I thank You humbly.

I need only trust

Your way, Your truth, Your life.

I am depending on You.

In Christ,

Amen

seeking God's presence during CV19

Happy Mother's Day!

listen to yourself sometime

Psalm 115:12

seeking fellowship

 

In this world of stillness

We bow in reverence to the

One in control

We ask for strength to carry us through

And grace to see us to the end

And faith we will not forget

To continue sharing God’s abundance and love

Why do we wait till it’s too late?

Why do we allow time to be wasted?

Why do we show so little love?

Why do we think we have tomorrow?

Why do we think we can do it later?

Why, why, why?

 

balance and nature

 

 

Finding balance involves

Being calm amidst storms.

Exhibiting balance is a matter

Of choosing to not sweat the small stuff.

The best effort for balance is not allowing

The negative to rule.