slow down.....

                

Grandson Hanan Samuel, 3 ish

Watching Hanan see the World

Spider, bug,

Ant and bee

In my garden,

At my knee.

Provide a show

For this young one,

Eyes tuned tight

In midday sun.

He alone can see them move

We pass so fast his dawdling proves

Were we more still

We’d find delight

In this wee world

Through childs’ sight.

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I wrote this several years ago when our son and his wife and Hanan lived with us. I remember when he was a toddler and he enjoyed crawling around in our yard....there are spiders galore this year--he would love it!

He started back to school a few weeks ago and is now a fourth grader; the years have gone by so fast.

Life especially seems to gear up and get going each Fall as school begins again. I thought this was a good reminder to   s l o w d o w n....

Linking with the fine folks at dVerse Pub for Open Link night 63.
More good reading over there!

Missing Peace

Sometimes I don't know which direction I'm going
until I get in the car and
drive.......

Sometimes I don't know what's on my heart
until I start to write.

sometimes I don't know what's on my mind
until I open my mouth and speak
and my Father gives the words.

Sometimes I don't know what I'm missing
until the piece presents itself
and I realize, 'wow, there it is!'

Then I am at peace.
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Philippians4:6,7

Amplified

^"6 Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything,

but in every circumstance and in everything,

by prayer and petition (definite requests),

with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.

⁷ And God’s peace [shall be yours,

that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ,

and so fearing nothing from God and

being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is,

that peace] which transcends all understanding

shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."

 

Linking with Miss Emily for Imperfect Prose Thursdays
and Jennifer for God Bumps