Why I Haven't Posted In Awhile

This is why I haven't posted in awhile:

I bought a new home in a lovely gated lake community. It required some slight rehab work, mostly paint, and then the move after living in the same home for ten years. We have been extremely busy, and still so much to do. We aren't even completely out of the old home yet. We still have the entire lower level to rehab, both bathrooms, the deck, shed, and yard. I purchased the necessary components to create a water garden, and my daughter is going to help create it with my direction. Hope you enjoy looking at this photo slide of the transformation of some of the rooms.

God's Wings

When you can't control the wind, adjust your sails!!!  This is so beautiful-make sure you read to the bottom.  The painters of these Feathers are outstanding, But the message below the Feathers,
"God's Wings," will touch your heart.

  

  

God's Wings
After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park , forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother's wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise. She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. Then the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast...because she had been willing to die, so those under the cover of her wings would live. 'He will cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you will find refuge.' (Psalm 91 : 4) My instructions were to send this to people that I wanted God to bless and I picked you. Please pass this on to people you want to be blessed. Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone Special. To realize the value of a Friend...lose one.
 How to paint on feathers by James Ward:

Lightning Strikes As Signs From God

I am not Catholic but my daughter, her husband and four of my grandchildren are Catholic. His late uncle devoted his entire life as a priest and service to the poor, as well as his aunt a nun who started up a home for unwed mothers as so they would not choose abortion. My son-in-law's mom is an extremely devoted Christian woman who prays many times each day, and devotes much time to "Right to Life" causes. My daughter's paternal grandmother was a lovely devoted Catholic woman who was good and kind and lived to be 100 years old. 

I dislike seeing derogatory comments about this elderly physically ill Pope resigning and the fact that lightning happened to strike that day. There are approximately 40,000 storms with over 8 million lightning strikes all over this world on a daily basis and the statue of Christ that stands above Rio has been hit a multitude of times, because lightning always hits the highest object and that is that!

There are good and bad people in all the world's religions, and if God was going to make a statement with lightning perhaps he would have struck down all the self righteous Christians I have seen online multiple times for their judgmental attitudes and not so loving comments...like the hateful words of Westboro Baptist Church.

The First Weekend Of February In My Neck Of The Woods

"Cockadoodledoo"

From my friend Brendan Mooney: 

Grumpy St Peter, standing at the gates of heaven, says to naughty Tommy

"You can't come in, you've been real bad"

Tommy says, "How bad?"

St Peter says: "Well, for starters, Tommy, you did not believe in God, drank too much whiskey, swore and cursed...need I go on Tommy?"

Tommy shrugs and says: "Oh that's too bad, but in my defense I only have one thing to say to you Peter".

St Peter says: "And what is that, Tommy?"

Tommy says: "Cockadoodledoo" 
Luke 22:34
St Peter says: "Eh, yeah, I forgot about that...Welcome home!"

If we live in glass houses, put down the stone!

Walk In The Forest, Be A Part Of Nature

“This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy.”
― Susan Polis Schutz






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                                Lost
                                                   David Wagoner

Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,
And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,
Must ask permission to know it and be known.
The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,
I have made this place around you.
If you leave it, you may come back again saying Here.
No two trees are the same to Raven.
No two branches are the same to Wren.
If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,
You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows
Where you are. You must let it find you.

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