The weather is fine
Let’s go and dine
Let’s go and have an adventure
Before all the leaves turn to winter
The drive is divine
We don’t need the wine
We don’t need the activity center
As long as with love we can venture
Penned – MG – 11/5/19
life
Wayward Heart
Oh, you wayward heart
You jump and dance while the sun is shining
You twirl in the breeze, smiling as it rustles the leaves
You flitter like a butterfly, no cares, no worries
Yet as the clouds roll in, you seem to pause
Looking with trepidation, you begin to shake
Your skip turns to a run as you shutter with fear
You scurry for shelter, no courage, no resolve
As the lightening strikes and the thunder explodes
You cower and quake even in the eye of the storm
You forsake any promise, any proclamation of hope
Oh, wayward heart, how quickly you have forgotten
Penned – MG – 11/2/19
Now or Never
What significance do you seek?
What purpose do you pursue?
What destiny do you chase?
Where are your passions?
Where is your calling?
Do you even know?
Do you even care?
Will you go?
Will you?
Now?
Penned – MG – 10/22/19
Friday Fun Day
Last Friday, we ended up with a free evening. The wind was right; the fall temperatures were perfect, and my husband decided to go sailing. I was working on a project, and I almost stayed home while he and our youngest left for the boat.
I’m so thankful I didn’t say no!
Sometimes, your “no” will cause you to miss out on the best moments and the most unforgettable memories.
Go on now. Go have a Friday Fun Day! 😉
*these pictures are my own. No filters or alterations.
My Hearts Weeps No More
You converse with me
But no one is standing there.
You laugh and tell me the stories
But no one is smiling.
You rewrite the history to fit your look
But no one hears the news.
You embrace my form and shed a tear
But no one sees your charades.
You reach once more for my hand
But my heart weeps no more.
Penned – MG – 10/21/19
Whimsical Wednesday
It’s amazing how one drive can purify a mind.
Look at the swirls of color passing by and see now with clarity.
Breathe deep the air that settles the thoughts of despair.
Let the wind surround your skin, calming the restless soul.
Just step out beyond the norm and find yourself again.
Penned – MG – 10/22/19
Friday Fun Day
It’s finally feeling like Fall around here!
How about you?
We built a campfire in our fire pit the other night, and it was amazing! I love to watch the fire “breathe” beneath the logs. It wasn’t even a huge fire, but the flames blue and sweltering hot.
It’s just another reminder of how amazing my God is. He creates something so beautiful and dangerous and comforting, even healing at times. His creation is always amazing me.
How about you?
What do you love about the Fall and this time of year?
Live Life BOLD
Sometimes, I think we get so consumed with the agendas we keep and the responsibilities placed upon us that we forget who we are. We step into the whirlwind of calendars, appointments, wishes and desires, and we forget our purpose, our progress and our potential. We simply lay down who we were meant to be and pick up all the expectations of someone else.
STOP IT! LET IT GO! REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!
Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think so. In this modern culture, Christians are relegated to being these hyper, over-the-top, radical, nonsense-speaking idiots simply because we do not want to conform to the liberal mindset of the world. Just because the louder voices among us hate who we are doesn’t mean we should listen to them. Just because those voices threaten to disagree or spew ridicule doesn’t mean we should lay down every bit of goodness and righteousness simply because they can’t see.
Who gave them that kind of authority? Who released their judgement as right and true? Unfortunately, WE DID. We’ve got to STOP!
We were never called to be like this world. We were never destined to yield our beliefs and our standards to the crowd who disagrees. They oppose our very being, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t exist.
We need to stop listening to the lies of hatred and start reading again. We need to shut off the news and the media and get back to our prayer closets and our houses of worship. We’ve stayed in the mainstream so long, we’ve forgotten who we’re called to be. We’ve sought after man’s approval for far too long, and we’ve neglected Whose affirmation matters most: His. We need to return to our first live and forsake our worldly adorations.
Does that mean we become hermits, shut off from the world, never listening, never speaking, never approaching the differences around us? NO. Does that mean we become relics, hovering over our Bibles, never engaging in intellectual conversations, never debating our faith, never communicating the gospel to those who dispute our every move? NO. Does that mean we become hate-filled and ridiculously unapproachable, “preachy,” and “religious minded.” NO.
It simply means, we return to Him, and allow His light to shine once more. It means we remember our purpose, our calling, our destiny. It is not to settle into this world nor the things of it. It means we recollect our history, our heritage and our home, and we seek to live in Him and not of them! It means we go out, take this story He has given us and all we’ve learned of Him and share it, sprinkle it, “seed” it into the ground He places before us. It means we recollect those promises He’s given, we reminisce those moments of victory He has delivered, we relive those miracles He’s brought to our everyday life, and we share them with this world around us.
Stop trying to fit in and follow, and start standing out and LEAD!
“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.” 1 John 4:4-6
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9
Whimsical Wednesday
Where does the trail of life lead you?
Do you run down it, trees and grass, asphalt and people, just a blurt around you?
Do you saunter down it, the environment just there for your parade?
Do you drag your feet behind, dreading every step as you draw closer to your destination?
Or could you possibly walk, pausing along the way to take in the sights, breathe in the air, let it consume you in the moment?
Could you possibly stop to smell the roses and count them, one by one?
Don’t miss out on what’s right in front of you because you’re looking too far behind or searching too far ahead… ❤️
Penned – MG – 10/9/19
Tell Somebody
I love this little conversation between Pooh and Piglet. It speaks volumes on so many levels. It speaks to both the depressed and the friends of those who may be struggling.
It truly breaks my heart when I hear of a person who remains in depression, or due to that depression, a person who has committed suicide, and in the current cultural push of awareness, we hear so many blogs, posts and notices that we should check on our friends, we should reach out, and we should be there for those suffering. Yes, I wholeheartedly agree, and I believe the awareness should be alive and well. However, what I see happening in this push, and what I wish would also be pushed at the same heightened state, is those who are struggling desperately need to speak up just as much as friends need to be aware!
I love what Pooh says to Piglet, he had a difficult day, but he didn’t really want to talk about it. Too often, it seems the focus of awareness is so pivoted on those left behind, but if we say anything directed toward the one who remained silent, then, we are relegated as being insensitive, cold and even cruel in our approach.
Yet, if I could intervene with this blame (and justification) game, I wish I could. Speaking truth into someone’s life, especially, someone who is in trouble and may even become dangerous to themselves or someone else, is not being cruel and heartless. Sometimes, it can be a lifesaver!
If I am standing in the street, and a Mack truck is flying down the road, and I am just too sad, too depressed or even too blind to see it, please, someone scream, yell, or run over to me and yank me out of that street!! Because sometimes, the best thing for a person is not a coddling and pampering but a spoken word of truth that helps to bring them back to reality.
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