Silent Prayerful Solidarity

There has been a swelling social media campaign using the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls, as the world expresses concern for the girls who were stolen from their school in Nigeria in mid-April. Critics of the campaign suggest that even if well-intentioned, these movements rarely affect the outcome of such events, and in this case, if you aren’t a

My Rock

. The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. Psalm 18:2 . ~ Joining with Sandra and Deidre: ~  ~  ~

Still Saturday: Light

“Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.” Jim Rohn “By your words I can see where I’m going; they throw a beam of light on my dark path.” Psalm 119:105 [The Message] ~ Joining with Sandra and Deidra: ~  ~  ~

Still Saturday: Glory of the skies…

For the beauty of the earth For the glory of the skies For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies, Christ, the Lord, to you we raise This, our hymn of thankful praise.  Folliott S. Pierpont, 1835-1917 ~ Joining with Sandra and Deidra: ~  ~  ~

Still Saturday: Pathways

“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate

Still Saturday: Leaves of Spring

. Leaves come in every shape and form perfectly designed by the Invisible Designer busy at work his artistry weaves its magic dipping in the most colorful palette Trees empty and bare they would be if leaves did not adorn them so rustling and dancing in the wind playing to that invisible orchestra of nature

Still Saturday: a Sunbeam’s Kiss

THE HUMMINGBIRD The sunlight speaks. And its voice is a bird. It glitters half-guessed, half seen, half heard Above the flower bed. Over the lawn… A flashing dip and it is gone. And all it lends to the eye is this – A sunbeam giving the air a kiss. Harry Kemp ~ ~  ~  ~

Still Saturday: Splendor

“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours.” 1 Chronicles 29:11 ~ Linking with Sandy and Deidra: ~  ~  ~

Weekend Reflection: Light and Shadows

“In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.”  Aaron Rose “He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into the light.” Job 12:22 ~  ~  ~ . Linking with Sandra and Deidra:

Not-So-Still Saturday: Making Things Happen

. When pursuing our faith and our goals in life and writing, the things we wish for can only happen if we work to make them happen. We must choose to act. For some, this is a controversial concept. What’s your take on it? . “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while