Ode to Cindy!

On the first day of Christmas, my best friend gave to me…
A bouquet of flowers to cheer me!

On the second day of Christmas, my best friend gave to me…
Phone updates to mommy friends and a bouquet of flowers to cheer me!

On the third day of Christmas, my best friend gave to me…
Phone call to comfort, Phone updates to mommy friends and a bouquet of flowers to cheer me!

On the fourth day of Christmas, my best friend gave to me…
Prayers to our Father, Phone call to comfort, Phone updates to mommy friends and a bouquet of flowers to cheer me!

On the fifth day of Christmas, my best friend gave to me…
Three Kids’ Vacation in the Keys!
Prayers to our Father, Phone call to comfort, Phone updates to mommy friends and a bouquet of flowers to cheer me!

On the sixth day of Christmas, my best friend gave to me…
“I’ll be there tomorrow!”,
Three Kids’ Vacation in the Keys!
Prayers to our Father, Phone call to comfort, Phone updates to mommy friends and a bouquet of flowers to cheer me!

On the seventh day of Christmas, my best friend gave to me…
Lots of Love and Laughter…
“I’ll be there tomorrow!”,
Three Kids’ Vacation in the Keys!
Prayers to our Father, Phone call to comfort, Phone updates to mommy friends and a bouquet of flowers to cheer me!

On the eighth day of Christmas, my best friend gave to me…
A Whirlwind of Cleaning…
Lots of Love and Laughter,
“I’ll be there tomorrow!”,
Three Kids’ Vacation in the Keys!
Prayers to our Father, Phone call to comfort, Phone updates to mommy friends and a bouquet of flowers to cheer me!

On the ninth day of Christmas, my best friend gave to me…
Lessons in Buoyancy…
A Whirlwind of Cleaning…
Lots of Love and Laughter,
“I’ll be there tomorrow!”,
Three Kids’ Vacation in the Keys!
Prayers to our Father, Phone call to comfort, Phone updates to mommy friends and a bouquet of flowers to cheer me!

On the tenth day of Christmas, my best friend gave to me…
Healing soak in clean tub…
Lessons in Buoyancy…
A Whirlwind of Cleaning…
Lots of Love and Laughter,
“I’ll be there tomorrow!”,
Three Kids’ Vacation in the Keys!
Prayers to our Father, Phone call to comfort, Phone updates to mommy friends and a bouquet of flowers to cheer me!

On the eleventh day day of Christmas my best friend gave to me…
Candlelight meals with Tim…
Healing soak in clean tub…
Lessons in Buoyancy…
A Whirlwind of Cleaning…
Lots of Love and Laughter,
“I’ll be there tomorrow!”,
Three Kids’ Vacation in the Keys!
Prayers to our Father, Phone call to comfort, Phone updates to mommy friends and a bouquet of flowers to cheer me!

On the twelfth day day of Christmas my best friend gave to me…
Painting, reading, playing…
Candlelight meals with Tim…
Healing soak in clean tub…
Lessons in Buoyancy…
A Whirlwind of Cleaning…
Lots of Love and Laughter,
“I’ll be there tomorrow!”,
Three Kids’ Vacation in the Keys!
Prayers to our Father, Phone call to comfort, Phone updates to mommy friends and a bouquet of flowers to cheer me!

Dawn's Gleaming Light

Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day...

Psalm 37:5-6 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

Up before first light this morning and, as the 25 mile trip commenced, dawn appeared in its first gleaming... a beautiful sunrise... (just for me, God?)   Pinks, lavenders, and greys beautifully prismed in haloed horizon of rose, brightening slowly until, seemingly suddenly, the sun burst forth in glorious Light!

In that sunrise, Y’shua painted an illustration of sanctification unto salvation:  Were the newly saved to receive immediate full Righteousness, that Light of Righteousness would be like the Full Light of day… painfully impossible for anyone to look upon (much less be attracted to or to learn from).  Instead, imperfect moments and days become sanctified...  like glimmers of dawn… beautiful, diverse, fascinating to those who watch---even the angels! (I Pe 1:12)

As is oft the case, meditation in The Spirit quickens The Word, and brings new understanding:  When lives are offered as a "living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, in worship” (Ro 12:2), YHWH Tsidkenu mysteriously transforms the very flaws and limitations shared by all humankind, into an Allure of Hope--- a confident Expectation, so appealing! A caress of The Artist’s Brush blurs imperfection to rosy glow, beautiful to gaze upon… intriguing to watch… fascinating to those with eyes to see and ears to hear.  

Herein lies a paradoxical twist of Faith:  His Grace is Sufficient... in my weakness, His Strength is made perfect… (2 Corinthians 12:9) 

Ultimately, those who observe LifeSongs proclaiming His Glory, see El Shaddai, High and Lifted up. 

          …amen…