Happy in the Rocky Places

Posted on August 5, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

Antigua

I’ve always been impressed by trees and flowers that can hang on and thrive in rocky inhospitable places. At first, I begin to feel sorry for them, but then I realize that that is ridiculous, as these strong little miracles are amazing, and strong, and happy where they’re planted. The wind blows, the soil is far down, but they grow deep roots and grow. And they tell us so much. 🙂 Slainte, Lisa

Flowers in the Burren, Ireland

“Keep your roots deep in him and have your lives built on him. Be strong in the faith, just as you were taught, and always be thankful.” – Colossians 2:17

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Posted on August 2, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

Somewhere, this beach, these chairs are waiting…

Waiting for work-weary bodies to sink down into them

Waiting for the island breezes to blow

Waiting for the surf to tickle their legs and wash away the weight

Waiting, peacefully with no worries

Have a blessed weekend. Slainte, Lisa

Birds In a Bush

Posted on August 1, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

These beautiful snowy egrets are plentiful on St. Kitts in the Caribbean. Delaney, our taxi driver, said that these birds had been brought onto the island to get rid of tics. I think that if they would be happy in my yard, they would be a welcome sight here in Virginia. Tics, be gone! 🙂 Have a wonderful day. Blessings, Lisa

What If It Tilted?

Posted on July 31, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

I sometimes love to take strange pictures…ones that aren’t quite straight, not lined up correctly. Why? Just because I get tired of the same old thing and just want to see the world a little differently. What if the world went sideways for a day? You know, like in one of those funhouses, where the room is tilted and you can’t walk straight? I guess I should be very thankful that the world doesn’t actually tilt so that I can feel it; that gravity and all those other forces I don’t quite understand keep me feeling upright and standing firm. Because a disoriented and falling around Lisa can be a scary thing. 🙂 May your feel be solidly planted today, and may God keep you upright and planted on the Rock. Slainte, Lisa

With All Your Heart

Posted on July 25, 2013 by lyonsroarforgod

“A bell’s not a bell ’til you ring it,

A song’s not a song ’til you sing it

Love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay

Love isn’t love ’til you give it away.”

-Oscar Hammerstein II, Sound of Music, “Sixteen Going on Seventeen”

Ringing, singing, loving…whatever you’re doing today, go for it with all your heart! Slainte, Lisa

Think About These Things

Lisa Lyons

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