Nehemiah

Rebuilding Walls

Brick by brick.
Stone by stone.
Side by side.
Everything takes time.
For Rome wasn't
built in a day.
And neither was Jerusalem.

Sometimes life
can drag you down,
slow you down,
shut you down.
But don't give up
and don't quit trying.
Because...

Sometimes...
it takes baby steps
to get the job done.
And sometimes
you don't realize
that others are helping you
rebuild the wall.

@JoSH Poetic Popcorn Poetry

Nehemiah is a book that I really didn't know much about until I started finding out more about B.R.E.A.D. and listening to messages regarding this passage on the radio.  It's amazing what people can do when they are willing to help each other out.

James

1:17

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Where does the good come from?  Remember Paradise and what happened to Adam & Eve?  That's what I'm talking about.  Where did evil come from and where did it begin?  It all began with one apple.   

Nature's Colors

Vibrant Hues

John Gay

A New Song of New Similies

My passion is as mustard strong;
I sit all sober sad;
Drunk as a piper all day long,
Or like a March-hare mad.

Round as a hoop the bumpers flow;
I drink, yet can't forget her;
For, though as drunk as David's sow,
I love her still the better.

Pert as a pear-monger I'd be,
If Molly were but kind;
Cool as a cucumber could see
The rest of womankind. 

These are just a few stanzas from this poet's poem about a woman he adored.  Unfortunately just because you like someone doesn't mean he/she is going to like you back.  Unrequited love is tragic and therefore a better story line as opposed to happily ever after.  However we all probably would opt for the fairy tale if we had a choice.   

Summertime...

Pink Outburst

William Shakespeare

"A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow."

Here's to friends!  Where would I be without my friends?  Friends who have stuck by me and supported me through thick and thin...  Friends who have encouraged me to live my dreams...  I make new friends everyday but I also have so many awesome friends that I've made over the years.  Difficult times are not easy to go through, but I tell you what...  that is when you find out who your true friends really are.  Thanks for being a friend!  :)

Leslie Vernick

The Emotionally Destructive Relationship

Ever come across a so-called friend in your life that is always trying to manipulate you and lies to you?  I had a friend like that once.  She would tell me who I should go out with and when I would ask her about something she had told me before she would deny ever saying it.  "Shaking my head!"  "Really?"  And she wonders why I no longer want to be her friend?  Read this book.  It gives great insight into some truly inept minds.

A Poem to be Shared

Coming...

Garden Visit

Summertime

Matthew

11:28

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

Sundays are a day of rest.  Time for R&R.  If you have to work, try to still have a day somewhere during the week to rest.  Because...  you need it and you deserve it.  

July 7th

The 7th of July

Be Still

Being Quiet

Just a little bit
of quiet
is all I ever want.

But this happens,
and that happens,
and quiet's not what I get.

Life is always
busy
and fast-paced.

Going to and fro.
Always going,
going, gone.

In an instant
life can pass
you by.

Unless you
learn to live
in the moment.

So...  live in the moment!

Be still.

Be quiet.

Soak in it!

@JoSH Poetic Popcorn Poetry

It's crazy how fast our world is.  Do you really think about the time you spend and what you spend it on?  If you thought you only had a week to live, how would you spend your time?  Know the value of time.  Really know it!

Forefathers

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."--

Why do we celebrate today?  We wouldn't be if it weren't for a document called the Declaration of Independence.  This document changed history.  This document is how we became a nation.  It represents a birth and a separation.  Very much like a baby when the baby grows up and moves away from his parents.  The ties are still there but the baby has gained independence to live his/her own life.  

Splendor in the Grass

Thoughtful

Shirley Geok-Lin Lim

Learning to Love America

"because it has no pure products

because the Pacific Ocean sweeps along the coastline

because the water of the ocean is cold

and because land is better than ocean...

I chose this particular poem in honor of Independence Day because this poet and I have some things in common.  Sometimes the grass is not always greener on the other side.  For people who were not born in this country but are naturalized citizens, I think depending on where you came from, you had to make a choice to come here, to be here.  However that being said changes happen to countries.  And not always for the good.  Makes you think...