The Sounds of Silence

Picture taken from the website of http://www.missionhopeproject.org/

Please visit there and see how you could help them.

Do you ever wonder where all those missing children may have gone?

Do you know that young blond haired girls are a favorite among human traffickers?

Are you going to be a part of the problem by putting this in the back of your mind and remaining silent or are you interested in helping, perhaps one life at a time?

If you thought slavery was a thing of thing past in our country you would be wrong. It's become a very serious problem. How would you feel if it was you or your child?

Other sites to visit and give help:http://humantrafficking.change.org/ and http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/civilrights/slavery.htm



Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.-Galations 6:2 ESV

Goodbye Summer 09

Speak thee of beautiful things and there you will find me... God

Photo taken at Shrine of the Pines

The Holy Family. Photo taken at The Cross in the Woods

Photo taken in Petoskey,Michigan

Heart Cloud

Who can complain about a day like this where God lets you get a peek at his heart?

The Cross in the Woods

I wonder what that day was like when God hung on the cross.

Did the sun hide behind darkened clouds refusing to come out?

Was the color of the sky that day dark blue or was it light?

Was it hot or was it cold as the day turned into night?

Did the birds continue singing did the breeze refuse to blow.

One day I will know these answers when I ask the one who knows.

Photos by Samarazone. Taken at Indian River, not far from Petoskey, Michigan. The cross stands 55" tall. For more information visit http://www.crossinthewoods.com/

The gift of a Rainbow

My husband and I had been celebrating our 24Th Wedding Anniversary when big storms came rolling into Michigan. Afterwards, I went outside to look for any damage and saw this. I ran into the house and told my husband to come and see what God had sent us! That's' my story and I'm sticking to it.

Once Upon a Tree

If I could collect anything it would be trees.

I love how they stand tall yet sway in the breeze.
I watch as they change and prepare for a season.

They provide shelter and hide dear for a reason.

They ask me for nothing, they give me so much.
They hide me from sun and allow me to touch.

I remember the days when I use to climb them.

I'd sit on a branch and dwell on my problems.

It was hard to get down after what I was smoking.

But then I found God whose words were provoking.

He told me he loved me; I thought it a joke.

I just knew that fathers tortured and spoke.

But he wasn't like that he was strong as a tree.

He gave me free will so I could chose to be me.

And because of his love I wanted to please him.

Behave with a purpose and not foolish whim.

So God is to me as birds are to trees,

a place to find safety with faith to be free.
He provides what I need and holds out his branches
of love and forgiveness and life ever after.

And one day my leaf will fall to the ground

but I have been saved and will live with the crowned.

I hope there are trees with God up in heaven

and he'll give me the job of helping take care of them.

Photos and Writing by Samarazone. Taken at Shrine of the Pines in Baldwin, Michigan

The Free and the Brave

Thank God that we still have some Freedoms and we that we still have some that are Brave.

Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens? Job 35:11 ESV

Photos By:Samarazone

Taken at John Ball Park Zoo, Grand Rapids, MI

A Love Revolution

Why do you believe I've put these problems upon you? Maybe I'm not to blame.

Why do you think I've done this to punish? That's not a game I would play.

Where did your hope go? How strong's your faith? Whens the last time you thanked me?

You can make changes, it's in your hands. Stop worrying about what you are lacking.

Share with your neighbor. Help a stranger or friend. Live life with a Spirit of Giving.

Then lights will ignite;one at a time, and with love and abundance you will be living.

I do hear your prayers. I feel all your pain. I love all of you so deeply.

But darkness has made you forget what you have so start sowing what you want to be reaping.

Written by: Samarazone

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