A Need for Quiet Stillness

Sometimes we need to retreat and dwell
in the quiet stillness of a candle's flame.
Therefore, I will be taking a break from my blog
for a few days, returning February 13th.

The Ultimate Tug of War

It's an interesting combination:
Having a great fear of being alone,
and having a desperate need for solitude
and the solitary experience.
  - J.Foster

What's Punxsutawney Phil Saying

Happy Groundhog’s Day!
Today we hear from Punxsutawney Phil
on whether or not he has seen his shadow.
If he does, then winter will last longer than usual.

Lord, Mold Me into a Worthy Vessel

Jeremiah 18: 1-6
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. Then the word of the LORD came to me. He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the LORD. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand.

TODAY, more than ever before, we need to submit ourselves into the hands of the Lord. However, are we truly willing to let the Potter mold us and make us into a worthy vessel?

One at a TIme

We must climb one mountain at a time.

Draw Me Nearer

I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith
And be closer drawn to Thee.

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  Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
  To the cross where Thou hast died;
  Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
  To Thy precious, bleeding side.

What'cha See?

When you look at this picture, what do you see? Think carefully for what you first see might not be what is actually there.

Yes, first there is the headlight of a car traveling down a street with signs of a storm that has passed. The storm has left many ruts, making the travel to the fill-up (gasoline) station a little nasty. But that's only the beginning of what's in store. After the station, there is a crossing. The choice being whether to turn to the right or left - or choose the road ahead.

May I liken this to our walk with the Lord. Many times it is only His Light that leads us down a road that has drenched our very being. In life's storms we would drown if possible but there is always His headlight guiding us as we go through (repeat, GO THROUGH) the storm to the other side. The refilling station supplies the strength to go on after weathering the storm. After that, it is our choice as to which way to go. We can say it's too hard to follow this path so I'll make a turn to something a little easier. Easier? Hmm. Or, we can elect to go on in a straight direction, seeing storm clouds on the horizon. If that's what we choose, after another storm or two, it won't be long before everything will be bright and clean. There's something to say when we decide to use the road that keeps our journey headed straight toward Heaven. Knew you'd agree.

Inner Sense of Calm

Peacefulness is an inner sense of calm - it comes from becoming still - in
order to reflect and meditate on our inner wisdom and receive answers. A
peaceful heart is one that is free from worry and trouble. It's becoming quiet
so we can look at things quietly, so we can more clearly understand them and
thus come up with creative solutions. It is learning to live in the present.
- Barbara Jean

What Are Our Lives' Colors?

Circumstances and situations do color life,
but you have been given the mind to choose
what the color shall be.
- Robert Holden

We are given ONE life in which to determine how we will color its pages? What colors will we choose, what lines will we draw, and where will we place each color? Each process offers its unique part in revealing the finished product. Will our Life's book be one colored to fit ourselves and our selfishness, or will we color it in shades of servitude with its splashes of color falling onto others lives? We have a choice you know.

Joy, JOy, JOY

NEVER Done

The Size of Happiness

Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands,
but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.
- Maxim Gorky

Burn On

A man must live like a great brilliant flame
and burn as brightly as he can.
In the end he burns out.
But this is far better than a mean little flame.
- Boris Yeltsin

The More the Light, the More the Potential

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.
- J.Keller