golden linings

When days are dark

God's light always reappears.

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But what do I know of real darkness?

The clouds that move through my life

blow away easily.

consider the heavens

When life is but a breath,

and nations come and empires fade

and "nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky"

who am I to feel self important and self absorbed?

Breathe into us

eternal life

and make us heirs

of a new earth.

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We have been studying the history of the kings of Israel and Judah in our bible lessons as well as beginning an overview of world history, in an elementary fashion, from creation to the end of the Roman Empire. Truly few earthly kingdoms lasts more than a handful of centuries and rulers fade from glory after scant decades. Man's life is only a breath.

This earth, this lovely planet, He created and upholds. These nations, full of sin, He loves and was willing to die for. This person, undeserving, He breathes His Spirit into.

Unbelievable.

Breathe deeply of "all things new".

american gold finch

purple finch

american gold finch

The hanging baskets are taken down from the porch and replaced with bird feeders.

Flowers traded for feathers in a great variety of yellows, browns, reds and mottled.

more

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and when the sun is out again the world is glorious

jewels

when it rains

if you venture outdoors,

the garden is full of diamonds

that lay around in bunches

ready to be admired

high above the garden

High above the garden the 4:30 moon

is already halfway across the sky.