“Talking, praying, affirming your desires in or over water
is a powerful way to put the universe on notice
that you are in need.”

~ Iyanla Vanzant

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“Everything that slows us down and forces patience,
everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help.
Gardening is an instrument of grace.”

~ May Sarton

~ Art “My Ladys Garden” by Edmund Blair Leighton
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An Earth Full Of Song? – Psalm 98:4-6

Still dreaming of the day
When the Earth is full of song
A song unto the heavens
All praise His mighty name
Still waiting for the voice
So stir the passion of man
To tell of the love of Christ
Maybe one has made a start
Before billions spoke of love
Yet still so far to go
Until there comes that day
When the Earth is full of song

Psalm 98:4-6

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“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,
don’t hesitate.
Give in to it.”

~ Mary Oliver

~ Image by Franci Van der vyver (Carmen Tulum))
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glisequins of rain

dripping off black, bare branches

translucent star fall

© Stephanie Montoya 2018

Stephanie admires Emily Dickinson, Basho, and Ksenia Parkhatskaya and is a compulsive rewriter.

I know that glisequins is not a word found in the dictionary, but it works! The sound and feel of it is like a glissade …

This haiku is part of our Celestial Bodies theme!

Tears of Joy

Jesus did NOT seek 12 with pedigrees.

He invited the tired, sweaty, ordinary 12 who said YES 

and taught them how to change the world!

                                             By Martha L Shaw – © 2018

“May your life be like a wildflower,
growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day.”

~ Native American Proverb

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