studio41 Sit with me awhile,

about so many things.
overwhelmed.
so that it is hard to breathe easy.
I know someone else- no- one, two or three- that feel the same way. same way as me.

please don't say "sorry." rather, "I'll pray for you."
will you pray without ceasing for my friends' pains, too?

I would never say "don't cry." God counts all our tears. so cry if you must, and only Him fear.

God help us all.
come quickly,...

JMR
February 7, 2012

Do you prefer to walk or run?
Would you take me a picture, just for fun?

When you walk, is it slow-
If you climb trees, do you climb high or low?

When you stop are you panting for breath?
Are you ready to sit, or the whole while sat?

Sometimes we must stay inside our homes,
or in hospital lay till days are new.

I await the 'new day' along with you...

JMR
January 11, 2012

The morning of a heavenly dove
The Christ Child born to hover us
with His precious gift, eternal love
Not free of strife
His life would tell
For some would be a living hell...

Until and after would appear
to those whose hearts would trust, then, tell,
of His riches, heaven's bounty-
opened gates of heaven poured down upon us.

And bid us all, and tiding tell,
eternal life for those in You.

JMR
December 24, 2011


The Shepherds and the Angels

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is ChristA the Lord. 12This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
from Luke 2
New International Version 1984

how to make animated gif
I've wanted to make an animated gif for quite some time as I often have a fun mini-series of photos that seem conducive to chuckling- but, I never knew how. Joe gave me a link to a site now, so here I have tried it. Voilà! That was fun.

Now, off to hunt for some more...

I just cleaned out the utensil drawer. I found birthday candles, thumbtacks, plastic forks, knives, one pinstriped boba straw and either curry or ground cinnamon- didn't detect an aroma, so that tells you how long it's been since I have cleaned it out!

Tell me what you find when you clean out your utensil drawer!

I thought this was an interesting video and want to share with you...

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between "embed" and "src" so that the code is visible to you.

Here is the link:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7388966n&tag=contentMain;contentBody

Birch

Enjoyed a nice afternoon out with a friend taking pictures... Last days of autumn.

Unfolding Fall

Finding Fall

From a former album, I thought I'd try the new widget. Take a look at Deb's blog to learn how. It is easy. If I can do it, anyone can.