Lullaby of Rain and Rainbows Prayers for Japan

And God Gave Us Rainbows....

Acts 14:17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

HIS protection

His Love

Nature's Beauty

Shelter from the storm.

 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant. Genesis 9:14-15 (NIV)

Life Is A Mystery To Me... The Talents Of Photography

you know i always includes photos in my posts -
with great pleasure, often wit, color, varied topics
and imagination

today i want you to enjoy through my eyes

the wonders of others and their creative vision

e•lu•sive ( -l s v, -z v) adj.
1. Tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory
2. Difficult to define or describe

mysterious [mɪˈstɪərɪəs] adj
1. characterized by or indicative of mystery
2. puzzling, curious, or enigmatic
mysteriously adv
mysteriousness n

strik•ing (str k ng) adj.
Arresting the attention and producing
 a vivid impression on the sight or the mind.

sub•tle (s t l) adj. sub•tler, sub•tlest
1. a. So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe; elusive: a subtle smile.
b. Difficult to understand; abstruse:
an argument whose subtle point was lost on her opponent.
2. Able to make fine distinctions: a subtle mind.
3. a. Characterized by skill or ingenuity; clever.
b. Crafty or sly; devious.
c. Operating in a hidden, usually injurious way; insidious: a subtle poison

what's your style....your vision....your colors?
just what do you see?
what does drama mean to you?
do you search for serenity?

what mystery stirs your soul?
Note: These images are from a collection of Royalty Free Images called "Vetta" by various photographers and other collections. I wish I could claim credit for their fantastic work but I cannot - to name a few : Igor Balasanov, Nuno Silva, Famke Backx but there are many more with endless creativity as you can see.

Tiny Fingers, Tiny Toes - Our Children Are Our Gifts

On Children

Kahlil Gibran

Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you,

And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,

For they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies but not their souls,

For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,

which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them,

but seek not to make them like you.

For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children

as living arrows are sent forth.

The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,

and He bends you with His might

that His arrows may go swift and far.

Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;

For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

Blessings to you this week.
Doesn't God make beautiful babies?

FINGERPRINT FRIDAY .... I'D Love for God to touch your life today through beauty and nature.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1:1

God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done.

 ~Author Unknown

As a gardener, I'm among those who believe that much of the evidence of God's existence has been planted. ~Robert Brault

The kiss of the sun for pardon,

The song of the birds for mirth,

One is nearer God's heart in a garden

Than anywhere else on earth.

~Dorothy Frances Gurney, "Garden Thoughts"

Don't wear perfume in the garden - unless you want to be pollinated by bees.

~Anne Raver

Plants give us oxygen for the lungs and for the soul. ~Linda Solegato
Do I love you because you're beautiful,

Or are you beautiful because I love you?

~Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Cinderella

You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. ~Author Unknown

Wherever you go, go with all your heart. ~Confucius

I've never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful. ~Author Unknown

Beauty... is the shadow of God on the universe. ~Gabriela Mistral

May your worries be small, your joys be simple, your load be light, your garden give you peace, you have comfort from those who love you, you remember to give back and you feel the grace of God in your life in some way daily. Jennifer

When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. Jeremiah 51:16

Keeping White Wednesday Simple

RABBITS UNDER THE MOON
Under the moon, across the snow
the little rabbits come and go.
Out of the forest, deep and white,
Their shadows follow them at night
into the clearing. To and fro
under the moon the rabbits go.
There in the silent silver light
They hold their midnight rabbit rite
as one old rabbit leads the rest
in secret, soundless rabbit fest
and, lifting ears to some high tune,
they raise their tails to greet the moon.
They are not secretive as mice
But dance all night upon the ice
Beneath the moon and leave at dawn.
I find their footprints on the lawn.
Under the moon the rabbits go,
Leaving stories in the snow.

by margaret menamin

In Praise of Creativity and Nature!

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for all the gardeners

and nature lovers

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