March 28th... And It's SNOWING AGAIN!!!

IT'S SNOWING!!!!! There's SNOW mixed in with my rain!!! Not just an "opps, I forgot it's 40 degrees" sort of snow, but HUGE GIANT MAN EATING SNOWFLAKES OF DEATH!!!!
Okay, so none of it is sticking... but the outrage remains the same!!! :)

Quiet Saturday

A rainy Saturday morning,
nothing urgent to do.
I'll run out in a little while,
run an errand or two,
then I'll come back and take a nap.
It's a Saturday thing to do!

A Restful Night

Whither tonight the restless wind?
Whither the misty star?
Whither tonight the ice cold moon?
I wonder where they are.

Whither tonight the restless dream
Whither the misty tear?
Wither tonight the ice cold pain?
Praise God, they’re far from here!

The wind will blow back through again
The moon will shine somehow;
And I’ll once more know tears and pain
But not right here and now.

In Memory...

The day of mourning now has passed
My tears begin to dry
And new buds blossom on the trees
Beneath a clearing sky

Eagles On The Wind

I catch a glimpse, now and again,
Above the winter land,
Of eagles, soaring on the wind;
Sent by my Father’s Hand.

Sent to remind me of His Love
To heal my broken will;
For when I see the eagles fly
I know He loves me still

I love to see Your face, oh Lord,
There in the windswept sky;
And I rejoice, my faith renewed
To see the eagles fly.

Al Gore is a SLOW LEARNER!!!!

One More time, Mr Gore..... There is No Global Warming!!!! Actually TWO more times, this week, Mr Gore.

We are supposed to get RAIN in the Pacific Northwest. You don't have to shovel RAIN, Mr Gore. But apparently you just can't retain the lesson so the lesson keeps repeating....
YOU ARE A SLOW LEARNER, MR GORE!!!! There is NO GLOBAL WARMING!!!!

But it really is kind of pretty, isn't it?

Buds in Snow

Bold in the warmth of coming spring
Bright the glow of new green,
All is proceeding as it should
Amid the warming scene

Then over night as darkness fell
More winter fell again
It wrapped the world in ice and snow
Instead of soft spring rain

The soft stroll into summer time
Disrupted by the snow
A time of testing has begun
Will blossoms fail or grow

Does faith that summer still will come
Outweigh the icy day
Or will the winter’s cold destroy
The new life on its way

And as the buds, trapped in the snow,
Face this new test of will;
So I am challenged in my faith
Will I survive the chill?

All Things Considered...

The little quirks that filled the day
The problems that arose,
The clock that hadn’t been reset
So I was late to go
The car that hit the power pole
And blacked out Libby Road
The phone lines that still aren’t back on
The website that just closed

And now to add the real insult
To all this injury
I find I’ve just run out of milk…
There’s none for morning tea!
So I think I’ll call it a day,
I think it’s plain to see
That although it was not half bad
It WAS Friday thirteenth!!!

The Message

Return to your place of worship
Far from the busy throng
Return to your place of worship
Oh, sing a joyful song

Lift up your heart at the altar
Bask in His loving grace
Return to your place of worship
Dance in the holy place

Return to your place of worship
Go where you hear His voice
Return to your place of worship
And let your heart rejoice

Return to your place of worship

Raise up your voice on high
Rejoice in your place of worship
For God is always nigh

From Women's Praise Night at Trinity Church

Strong Heart

Silent prayers the heart won’t whisper,
Dreams it can’t believe,
Scattered hopes like falling teardrops
That nothing can relieve

Yet still the heart clings to the prayers
And dreams the futile dream.
It gathers up the scattered hopes
And stills the tearful stream,
Then turns anew to face the day;
Stronger than it would seem.

Mist and Moonlight

Mist entwined in winter branches
Moonlight snared in its midst
Still dark night, ghostly enchantment
Winter, moonlight and mist

Blue Leaves on Winter trees

Twisted branches in morning mist,
A tangled barren maze
Devoid of color of their own
Through all dark winter's days.

Yet vibrant color can be found,
Despite the frosty haze,
Brilliant winter leaves abound,
In raucous bright blue blaze.