Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Thought for the Day: Whine and Roses 2

Posted on August 5, 2012by apronheadlilly

Still recouping from my attack at the dermatologist. My lips look like Angelina Jolie, only not as cute; and my arms look like I disturbed a hornet’s nest.
Today, when the guy at the plant nursery dropped his shovel and left me out in the heat with my wood chip pile while he went to wait on other more worthy customers, I punished him. Yes sir! Besides the evil eye, I denied him the satisfaction of knowing why I was standing there with two kneesocks on my arms in 105 degree heat! Huh!! I really got him, don’t you think.

Neighborhood Bullies

Posted on August 5, 2012by apronheadlilly

Our neighborhood bullies came to call. What is the world coming to? They look like they’re packin’.

You’d be like heaven to touch . . .

Posted on August 7, 2012by apronheadlilly

. . . I want to hold you so much. ♪♫♪

You’re just too good to be true . . .

Posted on August 6, 2012by apronheadlilly

. . . can’t take my eyes off of you.

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth

Posted on August 3, 2012by apronheadlilly

Growth can mean so many things, but what comes to mind is a Bible verse I read which was a paraphrase of Matthew 6:28. It said to consider how God takes care of the lilies of the field, who grow in dark and difficult places. Though we would like our growth to be with ease, often it is the straining, the turmoil, and the pain that produces the most Christlikeness. This lone pine stretching out of a rock at Lake Tahoe illustrates that to me.

Come Home

Posted on August 4, 2012by apronheadlilly

Dying flame that once shone fingers into the ever-black,
shattering dark thoughts, replacing them with Logos light,
your evanescent swirl, a whisper of former things
makes me hunger for what was, what you were,
makes me ache for redemptive fire.
Come home.