Sane, Simple, Sacred: Giddy with Excitement!

Giddy with Excitement!

LIFE LESSON HERE!

I don't know when I've been so excited about a post lately!

CLICK on the caption above to see it.
It just evolved on me...

(I would have repeated it here except that

a person is limited to a certain number of free photos

used on blogs before you have to pay for them.

I KNOW that because I've already paid once.)

Rather than repeating the post with pictures,

I invite you to join me in this

money-saving click.
I really hope you're not disappointed.

And I hope you see the Life Lesson
that jumped out at me this morning.
Hint: I want to be like the Rudibeckia.

Minutes later: OK. My husband didn't get the
same Life Lesson as me.
So maybe there's MORE than one.
I'm curious. What did YOU "see"?

6 comments:

DianaJuly 23, 2011 at 4:02 PM
They are very hardy aren't they? I split up several Black eyed Susan's in my yard. Started with one and have five now. I couldn't help but notice your St Francis statue. Maybe he helped!
Love Di ♥
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MaryannJuly 23, 2011 at 5:37 PM
They were not standing alone, they had the support of others?
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UnknownJuly 23, 2011 at 5:45 PM
Hi Rebecca,
Great to be back Thanks for your concern. I too would like to be like the Rudibekia and still look great after the storms, but I fear the winds of time and difficulties have taken their toll. However, I am still standing tall!!!!!
Haven't been here in so long and wow are your blogs beautiful!!!! Think i need some tutoring again.
God Bless your Sabbath, Fondly Meg
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BrendaJuly 23, 2011 at 11:21 PM
I am eager to hear your life lesson—and Gary’s as well.

How about something like this?

When we rejoice even in the midst of difficulties, we reflect our Creator and look more beautiful and make everyone around us better as well.

Were either of you thinking of the verses from 1 Thessalonians 5:15-18?

Always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
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Kathleen July 24, 2011 at 7:21 PM
Regardless of contrary winds, some things (AND people) hold their beauty.
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JereleneJuly 24, 2011 at 11:43 PM
That's so funny! I went black-eyed susans crazy this year. I have them all over too :) They are so happy looking...I'm glad that you are able to enjoy them as much as I am..They do nicely in a jar with a hydrangea bloom or rose too:)
Hope you are staying cool..
Love and blessings, Jerelene
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"We simplify, not just to be less busy, even though we may be right to pursue that. Rather, we simplify to remove distractions from our pursuit of Christ. We prune activities from our lives, not only to get organized, but also that our devotion to Christ and service for His kingdom will be more fruitful. We simplify, not merely to save time, but to eliminate hindrances to the time we devote to knowing Christ. All the reasons we simplify should eventually lead us to Jesus Christ!" (Donald S. Whitney)

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"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry,
and see a fine picture every day of his life,
in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Contentment makes poor men rich.

-Benjamin Franklin

"What I am gradually discovering is that in the writing I come in touch with the Spirit of God." ~ Nouwen

~~"Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting."~~Edmund Burke

C.S. Lewis: "To trust Him means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in trusting a person if you wouldn't take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him."

"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard; to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common--this is my symphony." William Henry Channing

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Apostle Paul: "But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14)

"It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand. It stops us from taking anything for granted. It has also taught me alot about living in the immediate moment. I am somehow managing to live one day, one hour at a time." Madeleine L'Engle

FIVE CERTAINTIES
WITH WHICH TO
START YOUR DAY

God holds you. Each day he carries us in his arms. Psalm 68:19 NLT
God sustains you. THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack. Psalm 23:1 AMP
God covers you. He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust. Psalm 91:4 AMP
God pours His love upon you. Through each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me. Psalm 42:8 NLT
God will not fail you. The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! Lamentations 3:22 NLT

THE BLOGGER'S PRAYER Lord, help me to learn to spell without spellcheck, manage to visit all that visit me, and post regularly - all in 5 minutes a day, so that I can clean house and take care of my family. Help me to not look at every occurrence in my life as a blog post, and to quit taking pictures of weird things to share as well. Please Lord, help me to stop talking about my blog friends as though they are next door neighbors or someone I have known all of my life. And help me, dear Lord, to think of something witty and wise to post tomorrow.
Love, The Dust Bunny Hostage

Sane, Simple, Sacred

Mercy

Giddy with Excitement!

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