Countdown to a Wedding…

Posted on February 12, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

25 years ago today, I was waking up and filled with excitement because the next day was my wedding day! 25 years ago today, I was getting ready for our rehearsal and rehearsal dinner at Lake of the Woods. That strange, unique feeling of nervous and excited combined to make for a giddy and unforgettable day.

And then my husband to be sent me a perfect rose and calmed my high-octane spirit down into peaceful happiness and a sense that all was right in this decision. 25 years ago today, I was getting ready to marry the man that I had always loved and still love so much today. Remembering it now, and so grateful and thankful that God put us together. Hold tightly to those you love, and let them know that you remember and are glad. Slainte, Lisa

The Perfect Day

Posted on February 11, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

The perfect day could be….
Walking through the surf, kicking up the foam as you go

Finding an unbroken and perfect sand dollar at the bottom of clear blue water

Listening to the steel drum band as they play beachfront

Taking your boogie board out for the seventh time, but that time you catch the perfect wave that lifts you up and lets you fly along the top of the water, then sets you down and carries you to shore

Holding hands with the one you love as you watch the sun set over the ocean

Hearing God’s voice, like many rushing waters, as you listen to the ocean’s roar

What would be a perfect day for you? Love to hear from you, as always. Slainte, Lisa

All the Difference

Posted on February 6, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

– Robert Frost

I love this poem. It’s not just the road; it’s the choice. The decision and the commitment to walk down that road. Wow…heavy stuff for a Wednesday, but at least we’re awake and thinking now, right? 🙂

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” -Jesus, Matthew 7:13-14

Blessings to you on your road today, Lisa

The Well-Worn Stairs

Posted on February 5, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

This castle hallway in Ireland has been well-used and well-loved over the years. Now, the castle lies in ruins, yet the memories of what was remain for any visitor who is blessed with an imagination. Our old house here in the States has some well-worn stairs as well, but I dare say with a bit more foot space left on them. One of my favorite things to think of is the many feet attached to the many different characters who have run, plodded, skipped and sat upon our stairs over the years. Stories…memories….life. Blessings, Lisa

Batten Down, Button Up…Or Not

Posted on January 31, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

It’s coming. The winds that will bring change. Be it cold front or circumstances…change is inevitable. And the more I can expect it, be ready for the change, even though it’s relatively unpredictable, the better I feel when it comes. Here are a few of my favorite quotes on battening down and buttoning up for change. And sometimes when the winds come, you just need to fling your arms wide and run into the newness. May God bless you with the wind at your back and the sun shining on your fields. Slainte, Lisa

“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” – Gail Sheehy

“When we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor E. Frankl

“You must be born again. The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” – Jesus (John 3:7b-8)

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Lisa Lyons

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