Kabongers

Have you ever done something over, and over, and over which gives you the same results each time? I know I have.

I recently found an old toy from back in the 60's or 70's called, Kabongers. Kabongers were two acrylic balls with an attached string. You would hold on to the top of the string and rotate the balls up and down, hitting them together repeatedly. Oh, how I loved this toy! I believe they finally took it off the market for safety reasons.

Maybe today is a good day for us to look at the things we do over and over while getting the same results. I have a few bad habits I could start with. What about you? 

Blowing in the Wind

The Wind
by Robert Louis Stevenson

I saw you toss the kites on high

And blow the birds about the sky;

And all around I heard you pass,

Like ladies' skirts across the grass

Oh wind, a blowing all day long,

Oh wind, that sings so loud a song!

I saw the different things you did,

But always you yourself you hid.

I felt you push, I heard you call,

I could not see yourself at all

Oh wind, a blowing all day long!

Oh wind, that sings so loud a song!

O you that are so strong and cold,

O blower, are you young or old?

Are you a beast of field and tree,

Or just a stronger child than me?

O wind, a blowing all day long,

O wind, that sings so loud a song

!t worth going out to see.

The Golden Tree

If each leaf on the Golden Tree represented what it is that you hold dear in life what would your tree speak of? These are a few of my whispers...

Don't wait around and ask God what you can do to help. Help whoever needs you and then ask God to stop you if your doing it wrong. Remember too, that you can never out give God.

Forgive everyone and don't forget to forgive yourself.

Speak well of others. We all have our good points. You never know when God is listening.

Smile at your child when they walk into the room. They will remember that you were always happy to see them.

The only thing you can control in life is yourself.

Gratitude blots out the fear.

When I say out loud, " I will never give up!" The angels hear me and send help.

Words are cool and have such power. Use your best words.

You have to fill yourself up with Love so that you always have enough left over to give away.

It's not what you put into your mouth that hurts you, it's what comes out.

Give away that which you want and it will come back to you.

If you don't think you can make your life better, whose life can you make better?

Enchanting Forests

As Angels dance in forests
And winds blow through the trees
Chimes break sounds of silence
While green shows up in leaves

And as our God looks down
A smile shines on his face
For happy days like this will come
To all who share his grace.

Written & Photographed by: Samarazone

Family

There's one sad truth in life I've found
While journeying east and west -
The only folks we really wound
Are those we love the best.
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best.
~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Photo by Samarazone

Beauty

Don't you just want to know all about the one who created these?





Pictures by Samarazone. Taken at Tulip Time in Holland MI.

My Light Shines

Whenever I embrace you...My Light Shines.

When I tell you the truth...My Light Shines.

When I'm playful and happy...My Light Shines.

When I tell you I'm sorry, and I mean it...My Light Shines.

When I forgive you...My Light Shines.

When I help you in any way...My Light Shines.

When I use my kind words...My Light Shines.

When I keep your secret...My Light Shines.

When I pray for you without your knowing it...My Light Shines.

When I only have nice things to say about you...My Light Shines.

For at night, when it's dark out and I'm all alone,

My Light Still Shines

because today, I had an encounter with you.

Samarazone

Stairway to Heaven

Will you be filled with fear or take a step of Faith?

Will you be walking alone or bringing others up?

Will you carry Love or didn't you care?

Weren't you aware... of how much you mattered?

The Cry

When times of trouble come, as they often do,
We find ourselves in worry, trying to get through.
Looking for solutions to help us win our fight,
Longing for some peace so we can sleep at night.
We think to ourselves, I have done my best.
There are no more answers, I have no happiness.
It seems that all is lost, my heart is broken too.
I have no more answers, I don't know what to do.
My problems overwhelm me, I can barely think what's right.
I'm ready to give up, I have no strength to fight.
With my head down on my pillow, I can not get to sleep.
The darkness hides my face and allows me time to weep.
All I feel is sadness, hopelessness and pain.
Why has this all happened? Why does misery reign?
I need so much help, I don't know what to do.
Please, God, just help me, help me to get through!
Then I hear this voice speaking in my head,
I wondered when you'd ask for me, you know, I'm not dead!
You thought you were alone, but I was always near.
I waited for your call so I know you're thinking clear.
You're world has many troubles, but I know what to do.
Great changes are coming, I've arranged them all for you.

You're faith must be tested, is it great or is it small?

Some have given up and they have no faith at all.

I want you to be strong and I want you to surrender,

I can do amazing things, don't you remember?

I hold all your heartbeats in my gentle hand.

Have faith and be patient and know that I AM!

Written by Samarazone-Eyeseeu

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A Small Faith

Today my faith feels very small,
But at least I have some faith at all.
God seems too quiet, he won't speak to me,
I'm asking for help, his light I can't see.
I turn to my anger, I ask where he's gone,
I blame him for things he shouldn't have done.
I question his motives, I use my bad words.
Why doesn't he hear me, is my faith blurred?
Maybe his silence is really a blessing.
I should be grateful instead of just stressing.
I have my health, my family an friends.
He's giving me time for a heart cleanse.
Then when I'm ready his voice will be heard
And I will be sorry I've been such a nerd.

The Book

The abandoned house

where lessons were taught,
waits, in stillness and silence.
A Book on a table with answers inside
for the curious, questions about us.



The Samaritan Woman
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Gerber Baby

A few weeks ago we put my Mother-in-law in an Assisted Living home after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Upon going through her household belongings I came across this cute photo. Scribbled on the front were the initials DHS. With over sixty kids running around her house at any given time, (grandchildren and great grandchildren),I figured one of them had defaced the picture. Well, I was wrong. After doing some research I discovered that the picture was sketched by Dorothy Hope Smith and is a 1931 Lithograph of the original Gerber baby, who became the official trademark of Gerber in that same year.

Ann Turner Cook is the name of the baby in Dorothy's picture and I think Ann is just as cute today as she was then. (See Photo Below)






















This posting is in honor of my Mother-in-Law, Johanna, who raised 12 Gerber Babies of her own. May God Bless her.