Thursday Theme Song ~



                           Today, I am honored to be guest posting for Sharon, 

                                              at Faith, Hope & Cherrytea.  

                            I offer my Thursday Theme Song for your enjoyment.



                                               Somewhere over the rainbow ~



                                                             Way up high,

                                                 There's a land that I heard of

                                                                Once in a lullaby.



                                                      Somewhere over the rainbow



                                                              Skies are blue,



                                        And the dreams that you dare to dream 



                                                         Really do come true.



                                                   Someday I'll wish upon a star



                                            And wake up where the clouds are far



                                                                       Behind me.



                                                  Where troubles melt like lemon drops



                                             Away above the chimney tops

                                                

                                                 That's where you'll find me.





                                                    Somewhere over the rainbow



                                                                       Bluebirds fly.



                                                     Birds fly over the rainbow.

                                                      

                                                      Why then, oh why can't I?



                                                   If happy little bluebirds fly

                                        

                                                      Beyond the rainbow



                                                           Why, oh why can't I?



                                                       With <3 felt appreciation for

Linda from 

Taking Time and a Walk ~

and

 The Road Awaits ~

for 

sharing her beautiful generous spirit

and creative photography with us today

~ on my behalf !


Thank you, Linda !

Much Love and Strong Hugs !




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Victoria Day Long Weekend Reading Challenge 5/19 ~ 5/21

Only just discovering a particular book challenge was on

at this time again this year ~

definitely tried joining !

{ my way to motivate Moi ! } ~

 

unfortunately, not allowed to enter

soooo ~

going it on my own !

 

Queen Victoria's Birthday

 Long Weekend !!

 

 

too Great a Weekend to miss out

when it's umbrella weather outside and

my teapot is at hand with delish flavoured tea leaves awaiting ...

 

 

 

 

posting updates here... as below ~

 

my goals?  4-5 books

{since i'm only operating now with 1/2 my vision!} 

and b/c i'm starting my challenge later on Saturday..

 

books i'd like to read?

 

Hiddenness and Manifestation ~ Graham Cooke

Done! this week May 16

 

The Language of Promise ~ Graham Cooke

 

currently pg 57 now Done! 10.30 pm

 

The Nature of God ~ Graham Cooke

YaY Done!

now onto the great interactions included in the book ...

Reading + Writing = Learning !

 

 

Pilgrim's Process ~ Brian West

currently 2/3 thru now pg 123

Done !

 

for when eyes are too tired to carry on, we listen !

1st cd Done and Delited !

this is the audio of a weekend spent with Graham in Vancouver WA

wonderful to have it to hear once again..

 

EnJoying all the extra Learning in the retelling at hand plus

intentionally MAKING time to Grab it !!

 

Hoping to add something FuN to this.. will check my kindle lists..

OK - I'm thinking because

I'm joining Sheila at The Book Journey's

May Read a Long of The Secret Garden

~ just click title for your own FREE download ~

I probably will add that to my Weekend Challenge reading list via kindle..

 

i'm now into the story by 13% at 2.30 pm

19% at 4 - stop for now..

Sheila is setting this as a Garden Party on May 31st

if you'd like to sign up and participate

just click the pic..

 

If you're reading this weekend too

as always, you're invited to join me !!

let me know... when and where ~

 

 

Remember ~

Wherever you are 

 

 

No Ordinary Blog Hop

 

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Tuesday TeaTime 1st for May !

Hoping you'll love this clip for our first TeaTime for May !
too cute to pass up
and a great reminder of the influence our love of tea can be 
on our next generation of 
TeaTime trainees !

enjoying May's 1st TeaTime today with friends


join us?

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Living as Easter People in a Good Friday World ~

 

Easter

 

“Oh, what joy for those

 

      whose disobedience is forgiven,

      whose sin is put out of sight!”

 

The Alleluia of Easter 

while living in a Good Friday world, 

King David’s words resonate with me increasingly 

as I near the day of celebration.

Caspar David Friedrich 1833

My Lenten journey has been long 

as I’ve plumbed new depths of relationship 

with Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  

Spiritual discoveries gained through exploration 

of new directions led by Holy Spirit, 

that voice behind me saying, 

"This is the way you should go,”” Is 30.21. 

From the very inception of this Lenten journey 

I have been led on a new path.  

Not a common path of caffeine or sugar sacrifice; 

A path of inner recognition; a path of listening and hearing; 

a path of relational focus;  

An uncommon path of sacrificing distractions.  

I was impelled to answer the searching gaze that queried, 

“What is keeping you occupied?  

What has your attention?  

Your focus?  Your heart?” 

 

Which is, of course, what God is always pursuing; 

our heart.  My heart in this case. 

 And was it a worthy focus?  A worthy occupation?  

These attractions; these distractions 

that so cleverly kept my attention?  

Anaesthetizing me to the very relationship 

to which I’m called and for which I’m created.  

The questions searched the depths of me; my core.  

Which they must if I am to be changed.  

To be transformed.  

To be conformed to the image 

of the One who designed and desires me as His own. 

And so the journey continues.  

Hearing, now that I’m listening.  

Listening, now that I’m hearing.  

The joy and beauty of a developing love relationship.  

How do we fall in love?  

By spending time together.  

Which is exactly what this Lenten journey has provided.  Focused time – together. 

Time intentionally redirected to God.  

Sitting in His Presence.  

Reading and re-reading His love letters.  

Conversation.   Notes taken in those conversations.   

Ah hah  moments of revelation.  

Resting in His embrace.  

Gratitude and reflection.  

Contemplation of beauty – His beauty.  

Of person, heart, love, nature.  

‘Altogether lovely’, isn’t He described in scripture?  

And I’ve - we’ve – been invited 

to discover this loveliness for ourselves. 

And so I enter into Easter.  

Into this celebration of joy.  

Focused.  Intentional.  

Undivided in heart and attention.  

In heart satisfying relationship with my Saviour.  

And with all Easter people I joyfully proclaim, 

Alleluia!  Christ is risen!  

The Lord is risen indeed!  

Alleluia!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faith Hope & Cherrytea  
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