November 18th 2014

ORANGE

Have you been out and about looking for

items to complete your Thanksgiving Day

meal?

Yes . . . then this won't come as a surprise:

Our time of year to give thanks has

been usurped by the commercial call

of black Friday. 

Before grace and blessings shared, before

turkey and pumpkin pie, we are overtaken

with ads.

To everything there is a season. . .

So here's to orange.

                 Bravo to the creative hands 

                 that produced this unique

                 pumpkin face. (No name was

                 given.) Congratulations!

And from long ago . . .

Apples Fall, But Oranges

This is fall.

I would like to write

A poem about apples.

Jonathans, Romans, and Gravensteins.

Only apples can only be apples.

But those oranges

In the next rack – oh orange:

Sunset

Bonnet in the rain

Flowered hillside

Work crew on a crane.

So many things

Without a proper name.

Orange, hurray!

You take my teeth and tongue

To say.

                            -Kathleen Gunton

©1983 The Christian Science Monitor

Peace & Blessings To All

         

                                                    

November 15th 2014

Georgia O'Keeffe

A great artist of the 20th Century 

was born on this day in 1887.

She was a painter & illustrator who became

known for her work in natural forms.

Georgia O'Keeffe was awarded the National 

Medal of Art by President Reagan in 1985.

In 1996, the U.S. Postal Service came out 

with her "Red Poppy" on a commemorative 

stamp. The 15-stamp sheet included a quote:

"Nobody sees a flower, really--it is so small--we haven't time,and to see take time, like to havea friend takes time."                           -Georgia O'Keeffe

Thank you!

  Georgia

Today might be a good day to think about

the art/artist that has inspired you in your own

work.

And for other birth days . . .have a joyous

celebration. And if your name is Robert 

have an extra special day!

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Veterans Day 2014

Today we honor all who have served
in the U.S. Armed Forces.

From big cities to small towns we salute
them; and for their dedication and bravery
we ask God to bless and protect them. 

Let our flag represent your heart today.

November 10, 2014

Are We There Yet . . .?

"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness"

Thank you John Keats for your poem--and for

reminding us that we too have seasons in our

individual life.

What season are you in? Begin a poem today

and look deep within for the words.

The West Coast may have a cooler note

to the days this week--while much of the

U.S. may suffer an Arctic Freeze.

The days are short; life is short. Let us fill

each day, each season with Love. 

Wednesday, Oct 29th 2014

If A Cat . . .

Has ever stroked your heart with its purr--

then you will celebrate that little gift today.

To all who celebrate in other ways today--

like birthdays-- Hurrah! and enjoy.

Tuesday, Oct 28th 2014

"Liberty Enlightening The World"

Steel & 

Copper 

& Hope

With torch

& Tablet . . .

On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland

dedicated the Statue of Liberty.

"Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

by Emma Lazarus, New York City, 1883

Emma's poem is much longer but these
are the words that often bring a lump in
our throat and a tug at our heart.

Maybe you will someday see this beacon of hope
in the dark early hours of a rainy morning as your
ship enters New York harbor.
Maybe you will find new words . . .

Sunday, Oct 26th 2014

SMILE
A friend sends you a YouTube video and says, "Watch
this. It will make you smile."
It does and so you pass it along.
As it happens today is Priesthood Sunday. A day to
recognize & thank those who wear the collar and the calling;
those who have left much of what our world has to offer--
in order that they might serve the Lord and his people.
We thank God for sending these good priests--and we
pray for the priests who have done harm, remembering
the stern warning for anyone who hurts a child.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/viral-video/11184127/Priests-surprise-dance-off-is-a-YouTube-sensation.html

Enjoy this video and the interview that follows.

Let yourself smile today in thanks for all the 

good and generous people who walk through

your life.

                                                         

                                                                Blessed are they who serve.