Power

Hold Tight

Every life is precious.

This finger holds my history

The beating of my heart

The years of my life

The finger extends to assure the future

Hold on dear child

To the history

The love

The years

The knowledge

In your baptism

The waters that flow

The hands that hold

The oil that anoints

We the family

Commit to love you

To bring you to the table

To teach you the stories

To sing you the songs

To shower you with God's love

This is your day, dear Eloise

BELIEVE

Old Blue Eyes

circa 1920

"Carl has great big blue senstive eyes. He is sensitive. that expresses it best. His eyes are soft and his voice is soft. .... Carl smiles if a person just walks past him.

"It is 9:30 now, and Arthur is holding one and Amy the other. They are both real patient with them. Arthur helps so much around the house and with them. Arthur is so good natured and he talks all the time, and he is so affectionate to Amy and the kids, and fusses over them all the time. Arthur says, 'This is the life, meaning twins!

....

"Carl moves his feet up and down [in the little bath tub on the kitchen table] and then he looks at Amy and smiles. He is so lovable!"

Happy 90th Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday to You!

To those out there today, for whom you celebrate your day of birth ... may it be a wonderful day! Today is my mom's birthday ... I was going to track down a picture of her from years gone by, instead I give you a garden of flowers! Enjoy them ... as their beauty is short lived.

Tulips you see are like us ... planted carefully in one season ... blooming in another. Their beauty only lasts a short amount of time and during that time they bring such joy to folks.

Each of us knows someone who is celebrating a birthday today ... check your contacts ... give them a call! see the beauty in them!

Tulip Bed

ahhh such a delightful colorful bed!

makes me smile just looking at it.

Evening Reflection

I often do my writing and reflecting in the morning. But now that spring is here I find myself drawn once again to the soft translucent colors of dusk. Its often the greens outside my living room window that call to me ... but tonight as I headed to the park near my house I found the reflecting pond (where soon there will be ducklings swimming around) .... then the discovered the yellows and oranges of the setting sun reflecting on the trunks and in the distance.

So as spring moves into your neck of the woods ... take a stroll at dusk!

What do you see?