“The more I study nature, the more I am amazed at the Creator.” – Louis Pasteur
“Go outside, to the fields, enjoy nature and the sunshine, go out and try to recapture happiness in yourself and in God. Think of all the beauty that’s still left in and around you and be happy!” – Anne Frank
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” – Psalm 24:1
Have a blessed and happy weekend. Slainte, Lisa
“Pink is a beautiful color, because it is one of the colors that the sun makes at twilight and in the dawns.” -C. Joybell C.
Our cherry tree is really showing off this spring, and we’re all glad of it! 🙂 When you walk underneath her boughs, it feels like, for just a moment, that you have entered some enchanted fairyland where anything is possible. And I like that, so I walk beneath these pink blossoms as often as I can. Enjoy the beauty today, whether it’s a drop of rain slowly falling on the windowpane, a brand new spring green clover, or a pink cherry tree. Slainte, Lisa
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” – Psalm 118:24
“You’re With Me”
c 2012 Lisa Lyons
I don’t know what this road is; I don’t know where it leads…
I only know I’m safe when You’re with me.
I get so turned around; so many detours call me…
But I only know the way ’cause You’re with me.
And when I feel far from You, I know You’re still there beside me
Holding my hand, leading me on and on…
My feelings change; my moods rearrange like the trees out in the wind
But I don’t fly alone ’cause You’re with me
I need to see that You’re living in me…You’re my only Constant
Remove this discontent…Breathe in me…
And when I feel far from You, I know You’re still there beside me
Holding my hand, leading me on and on…
He never leaves you or forsakes you. He promised. Blessings on your weekend, Lisa
*You’re With Me is from the CD Flight of Freedom, Lisa Lyons, available on www.amazon.com, www.cdbaby.com, www.apple.com/itunes
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sadness, sorrow, disbelief, anger…mostly sadness, for all those innocent people hurt, killed and traumatized by the Boston Marathon attack. What kind of person or group of people is capable of such a senseless act? A person with no love or compassion in their heart. A person who can’t think beyond him or herself and their own personal agenda. We need to take a hard look within our hearts, find what is in there, and go after the love. And love is only found in God.
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” – 1 John 4:7-11
Find and hold onto God with all your heart, soul and mind. Because He is love. He is hope. And He has the answers, although we might not understand until we’re with Him one day. Love and blessings, Lisa
What are you walking on this morning? Flip-flops, scruffy house slippers, sensible lace-ups, or teetering high heels? Now check out your soles…are they in good shape, or are they wearing down in places?
“If you have one pair of good soles, it’s better than two pairs of good uppers.” – Irish proverb
It’s no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.” – Irish proverb
Just like our shoe soles, our life’s soul can get worn down too. Hardships, weariness, illness can all wear us out and make us feel like we have soggy shoes. When I get like this, and I do, I know I need to take a step back from life, and focus on being thankful, even for the bad stuff, because it means that I’m alive. That God still wants me here for a purpose of some kind, and that’s a great thing. He’s my foundation, my good sole for my shoes.
“Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.” -Matthew 7:24-25
May your feet be safely on the Rock today. Blessings, Lisa
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