Mid Aug 2021

 "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." ~ John F . Kennedy


Dylan James'    1st Birthday!
 
“A Familiar is such a creature, an animal or bird that sees inside to the very soul of its human companion, and knows what others might not. What fears there might be, and what joys, for it shares the emotions of its human partner.” p. 35 Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
  
"Hummingbirds halo me there, in the great green silence, and my own bursting heart splits me with life." ~ Anne Higgins
"I am with the All and the All is within me."p. 249  Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
Joe Ciriello's funeral...St. Pius church
Know that love is the only answer." p. 396 last sentence of Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
Lovely morning Light and Lighthouse
Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Nasturiums getting some hummer attention each and all of these flowers
Open to possibilites 
 by Tessa Stuart

Rumi "Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow. Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place."
"The choices I make today, lead to the person I'll be tomorrow." ~ Lifepointe Church "Fight (Week 3)"
Up In The Leaves by Shira Boss Illustratid by Jamey Christoph
Verse 7 Proverbs 1:7 " The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction."
“Want can be a hundred times stronger than need, and a thousand times stronger than common sense.”
― Alice Hoffman, Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic
Xylaria polymorpha, known as dead man's fingers in Act IV Scene 7 of Hamlet, is a saprobic fungus." source also mentioned in Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
Yesterday... not really, but I needed a "Y" :)


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Throw it all on the Fire

Be who God meant you to be, and you will set the world on  Fire"
St. Catherine of Siena
Choose to trust that God’s will is best
Daniel 3:25
Every anxious thought... ("I Will Fear No More" lyrics)
From the ground up I will Fear no more..
"Goodness you have in store" ~ "Thy Will" by Hillary Scott
"Heaven bend to take my hand
And lead me through the fire
Be the long awaited answer
To a long and painful fight
Truth be told I've tried my best
But somewhere along the way
I got caught up in all there was to offer
And the cost was so much more than I could bear / Though I've tried, I've fallen...
I have sunk so low / I messed up / Better I should know..." ~ Fallen by Sarah McLachlan 
"I Will Fear No More"  by The Afters
"Jericho walls gotta come down, come down"
Knots... untying and tying them again
"Like a child on my knees all that comes to me : thy will be done..." ~ "Thy Will" by Hillary Scott
"Make Me Brave" is my current prayer after hearing the song again recently: "So I will let You draw me out beyond the shore / Into Your grace / Your grace / As Your love, in wave after wave Crashes over me, crashes over me..."
"No fear can hinder now the love that made a way" ~ "You Make Me Brave" Amanda Cook Bethel Music.
"Only the brave find hope in a second chance" the Fields Of Fire Adventure sign 95 North near Mystic
"Perhaps you were born for such a time as this." ⁠Esther 4:14⁠
Quote in"O" above is from a song called "Another Chance"click here to listen
"Remember that you're God and I am not" from "Thy Will" by Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
"Set Fire To The Rain" by Adele (video for this song) "This song is about the contradictions that are in relationships. I was really, really heartbroken when I met who the song is about, and he kind of brought me back to life, and put me back together and... click here for the rest of the quote." - Adele.
Untying the knots... tying them again... when you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on!

Very interesting comment about this ^ by "Godstrong Daily" in the comments: "For those 
Wondering about the symbolism of the water, the rope, the knots, the horse, etc... when she kneels at the water, this represents the quiet of the still waters to which the Lord leads us in the midst of the confusion, disorder, and indecision. It's only when we allow Him to lead us here that we can find to His voice and His will.... 
NeXt, we can see that the rope represents our life...the knots being the tough times in life, the unsavory relationships and circumstances... 
Your plans are for me (Jeremiah 29:11), goodness you have in store" (Psalm 23:6) could symbolize why she begins re-tying the knots...she realizes they have a purpose and an end goal. When she covers the rope and knots, perhaps this is a declaration that we will NOT be labeled by our past (NOR by the enemy) and that we are a new creations in Christ and reconciled to God (II Corinthians 5:14-21).



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Ahhh... but what am I LEARNING?

I've been "Cartwheeling through Life " for more than a decade (more than 6 decades, actually) but
What have learned? Well, this week, I learned...

Always use this 
Beautiful Birthday gift, especially when walking on the Beach!
Confidence in God's plan and the power of prayer are helpful in every situation.
Dianne, thank you, for sending me everything that you did for my birthday xo
Ellen, thank you for calling Public Library of New London!
Faith in the power of prayer and confidence in God are really one and the same
God you are so, so Good, and this was certainly a faith-filled, Grounding experience
Have faith, and pray, Ask, and it shall be given: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye. shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh. findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened." Matthew 7:7–8
Ideas come from the spiritual realms, be sure to connect with God first
Just before 7am an idea came : text maintenance supervisor and ask if Jack would be willing to be
Knight in shining armor... or a black truck. He was, and I am so very grateful.
Library card was the connecting "clue. It had only been back my keyring a few days, but thanks to Ellen and Savas (who found them at Guthrie Beach, keys returned about 12 hours after 
Misty  and I snuck on to their beach for this
New London Harbor sunrise shot

Opal? or the  Pearl of great price? Found this ring and 
Questions have been swirling around ever since
Savas and Sophia - So great to meet you both :)
Tom and Ellen too. Thank you all for being so very gracious
Using the beautiful Rumi quote bag every day now!
Video Ellen shared with me that Savas made for school project click here or below
What have I learned? We are all in this together!
eXperiencing a deep sense of knowing that God is wanted me to meet these people.
YouTube Commercial Ellen shared with me. Savas! You are an amazing person!
Zest for life! Before, during? yes, and especially since! so of course there were cartwheels!
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July 20 thru morning (mourning) August 1, 2021

"At first, I didn't think much of it. It seemed kind of strange and fragile. I didn't know what to do with it. So I just walked away from it.       I acted like it didn't belong to me."
What Do You Do with an Idea   by Kobi Yamada (Author), Mae Besom (Illustrator)
"But then I realized... This is MY idea... it's okay if it's different, and weird, and maybe a little 
Crazy... Couldn't imagine my life without it."


"D is for Dandelion Elf daintily dancing."
 
"Fight to see things from God's perspective" Lifepointe Sermon Fight (Week 1) Jul 25, 2021 
"God Who Listens" by Chris Tomlin 8am Saturday 31 July 2021
"How fleeting are the wishes and efforts of man! how short his time! and consequently how poor will his products be compared with those accumulated by nature during whole geological periods." Charles Darwin as qtd. in The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate p. 274
Jacqueline Kelly, author of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 
Kelly Magin (Sept 16, 1965 - July 24, 2021) I am so sad... grateful for the reconnect this year, but sad :(
 
Lauren Daigle's "Trust in You" Listen here
"My hands are weary, I need Your rest / Mighty warrior, King of the fight
No matter what I face, You're by my side" ~ Lauren Daigle
Panoply: a complete or impressive collection of things. A splendid display.
 thank you, Linda!
Quote by Mary Oliver “If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it...We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happened better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins....whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb. (Don't Hesitate)”
Rusticated: masonry in large blocks with sunk joints and a roughened surface. p.276 The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 
"Strong, open, willing, teachable heart" Lifepointe Sermon July 25, 2021 listen here
Tell someone a love story about themselves...
"Unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate"
Velvetleaf, Abutilon theophrasti
What do you do with an Idea? Author Kobi Yamada and illustrator Mae Besom created a book with theirs. Here's the last sentence and page:
 You change the world!
Find it on AmaZon or local book store

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