Hearing and Seeing!

I came across this poem and as I read it, I could not help but wonder a couple of things.... what does one hear when they read this? Does it open the ears to hear the still small voice of our Maker through His creation? Does it open the eyes to see what can be learned of the Creator through His creation! He speaks such beautiful words without words! He shows such beauty through what may seem so lowly 'to us'.



"The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard; yet their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world." Psalm 19:1-4 


 "For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse." Romans 1:20




CONSIDER THE LILIES OF THE FIELD

by: Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)

LOWERS preach to us if we will hear:--

The rose saith in the dewy morn:

I am most fair;

Yet all my loveliness is born

Upon a thorn.

The poppy saith amid the corn:

Let but my scarlet head appear

And I am held in scorn;

Yet juice of subtle virtue lies

Within my cup of curious dyes.

The lilies say: Behold how we

Preach without words of purity.

The violets whisper from the shade

Which their own leaves have made:

Men scent our fragrance on the air,

Yet take no heed

Of humble lessons we would read.

But not alone the fairest flowers:

The merest grass

Along the roadside where we pass,

Lichen and moss and sturdy weed,

Tell of His love who sends the dew,

The rain and sunshine too,

To nourish one small seed.

Think on these things!

Decisions! Decisions! Always decisions to be made. I've been trying to decide on a new blogspot name because I didn't realize there is another with this same name too! I believe that as I move forward with it the name will come to me. I've also been trying to decide where to go with this and what to do with it? I started off thinking I knew the direction I was going with it and then it quickly began to elude me. I began thinking and asking..."What am I doing with this?". =) As I prayerfully consider the above thoughts...I wanted to at least take note of my following intentions. 

 I'm inspired by other blogs, which share information that challenge my thoughts, ideas and practices, and by ones that expose me to new places and interesting facts of  places I would like to visit. I believe in one form or another I would like to do a bit of both. There is soo much beauty around us that seems to go unnoticed and at the same time we are so distracted by the cares of this life, that at times, we fail to see what's right in front of us. It's my hope for it to "not" be a place where I have something to say to the world, but a place to have something to say when it has real value and is worth being shared. 

We are instructed by God to think on certain things....

 "Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things." Phillipians 4:8 

May all future blogs be founded on this principle! 

Beginnings!

Alright! Here I go! The beginning of something I've contemplated for a long time.
At times (even moments) I'm apprehensive to share my thoughts with the world outside of myself. More often than not I've concerned myself  with what others might think of me. Rejection, fear and abandonment have all played a part in that! Experience, time, and age have been changing me and  I'm beginning to be less and less concerned with that. Those who know me understand me and those who don't..well..I guess they don't! =)

Anyway, I decided to name this blog..."Time in a Bottle" because when I think of all the memories I have that I wish I could capture and freeze for an eternity it always makes me think of the song by Jim Croce.

Memories....good or bad have an effect on us that can last us a lifetime. I cherish the good ones because they help me through the bad ones, and the bad ones...welll... they have their place too! Call them bad or call them challenges...they are what have shaped me into the person that I am. I don't always like them, but I know my Father in heaven loves me and I will thank Him in ALL that I must journey through! I venture to say that time is in a bottle to Him also... compared to His eternity!

Challenges or Cherished times...I'm thankful for it all! I'm thankful most of all for His love and the love of those He has placed into my life. Memories are such a precious gift for this "Time in a Bottle"