"I guess my feet know where they want me to go walking on a country road." James Taylor

Monday, February 18, 2013

God's Wings



When you can't control the wind, adjust your sails!!!  This is so beautiful-make sure you read to the bottom.  The painters of these Feathers are outstanding, But the message below the Feathers,
"God's Wings," will touch your heart.

  

  


God's Wings
After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park , forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother's wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise. She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. Then the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast...because she had been willing to die, so those under the cover of her wings would live. 'He will cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you will find refuge.' (Psalm 91 : 4) My instructions were to send this to people that I wanted God to bless and I picked you. Please pass this on to people you want to be blessed. Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone Special. To realize the value of a Friend...lose one.
 How to paint on feathers by James Ward:

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Lightning Strikes As Signs From God


I am not Catholic but my daughter, her husband and four of my grandchildren are Catholic. His late uncle devoted his entire life as a priest and service to the poor, as well as his aunt a nun who started up a home for unwed mothers as so they would not choose abortion. My son-in-law's mom is an extremely devoted Christian woman who prays many times each day, and devotes much time to "Right to Life" causes. My daughter's paternal grandmother was a lovely devoted Catholic woman who was good and kind and lived to be 100 years old. 

I dislike seeing derogatory comments about this elderly physically ill Pope resigning and the fact that lightning happened to strike that day. There are approximately 40,000 storms with over 8 million lightning strikes all over this world on a daily basis and the statue of Christ that stands above Rio has been hit a multitude of times, because lightning always hits the highest object and that is that!

There are good and bad people in all the world's religions, and if God was going to make a statement with lightning perhaps he would have struck down all the self righteous Christians I have seen online multiple times for their judgmental attitudes and not so loving comments...like the hateful words of Westboro Baptist Church.