Love's thrills

Life is risky business. In fact, you can't get out of it alive. But you can't sit around with your hands folded in your lap trying to avoid the consequences of taking a risk either.

It's like the trapeze artists in the circus. They swing back and forth hanging on to the trapeze bar. But if that's all they do, there's no thrill for the audience. It's that split second when the artist lets go of the bar and is "flying through the air with the greatest of ease" that makes the audience stand up and cheer. It's the letting go, taking the risk that the other trapeze will arrive at just the right moment, that gives life excitement.

Sure, the danger of falling is always there. But the guy who clings to the trapeze bar and never lets go cannot know the exhilaration of the guy who releases himself to take the risk. He may live longer, but he won't live better.

-Paul Faulkner

I live on hugs

"Benny! Could you give me a hug?"
While he thought about it, I very soberly explained that in the same way he must breath to live, I need hugs.
"You can't breath?" I shook my head.
"Let me see" and he put his hand to my nose. "Oh".
He hurried up and hugged me and then Janine did so too.

Unmeasured love

For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have.
And if you go to draw at the true fountainhead, the more water you draw, the more abundant is its flow.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Cute ones, for Mari and Ali

My way of entertaining myself, and the kids with me: using them as models!
Even Benji, who usually won't let me take pictures of him said: "Will you take a picture of me with the doggy?"
These kids always come up in my blog, I must love them. One thing is for sure, I can't forget such cute little people, so they'll be in my prayers throughout life.

You

By Edgar Guest

You are the fellow that has to decide
Whether you'll do it or toss it aside.
You are the fellow who makes up your mind
Whether you'll lead or will linger behind
Whether you'll try for the goal that's afar
Or just be contented to stay where you are.
Take it or leave it. Here's something to do!
Just think it over --- It's all up to you!

What do you wish? To be known as a shirk,
Known as a good man who's willing to work,
Scorned for a loafer or praised by your chief,
Rich man or poor man or beggar or thief?
Eager or earnest or dull through the day,
Honest or crooked? It's you who must say!
You must decide in the face of the test
Whether you'll shirk it or give it your best.

Nobody here will compel you to rise;
No one will force you to open your eyes;
No one will answer for you yes or no,
Whether to stay there or whether to go.
Life is a game, but it's you who must say,
Whether as cheat or as sportsman you'll play.
Fate may betray you, but you settle first
Whether to live to your best or your worst.

So, whatever it is you are wanting to be,
Remember, to fashion the choice you are free.
Kindly or selfish, or gentle or strong,
Keeping the right way or taking the wrong,
Careless of honor or guarding your pride,
All these are questions which you must decide.
Yours the selection, whichever you do;
The thing men call character's all up to you!

Be brave

While you're at it, remember to not pee in your pants, smile, and be sexy!

Believe in the Invisible -it's there

Our eyes may not see, nor our ears hear but deep within our hearts know.
"Whats the use in believing?" "Will I only feed my hope to see it die?"
I rather believe and draw strength and love from that which my mortal eyes can't see; than to believe nothing and miss all that the invisible world can give.

Happitty, happitty day!

Mari and Micks, I'm quite late for a birthday note, so I'll just wish you happy days together!
Talk about missing you; your smiles, funny remarks, talking and laughing, your dancing, youthfulness :D, love, your kid, your supportive and kindred spirits and easy-to-be-with nature.
Keep getting old! Keep being crazy! Keep rocking the world with the Lords love!
Love you guys.
p.s. Micks, don't get too foolish.

Janine shall kiss a frog one day.

Not as faithful

So I haven't been updating, my mind has been elsewhere.
Some people can be highly distracting.

This is how I feel

By Esther Frenette

Distance may keep us away,

and oceans may throw us apart,

but i think of you every day,

I know I should trust my heart.

I dream of you every night,

your laugh, your touch, a smile.

this feeling has to be be right,

you gave my life a new style.

I wish I could hold your hand,

to tell you how i feel about you.

spare the distance, oceans and land,

show you how love stories are true.

You bring out the best of me

something no one ever could do

somehow you made my blindness see

and I want to be the same to you

You gave me a reason to try

and I found out that it was real

although I really don't know why

but I love you, and this is how I feel.

What remains

(Jesus:) The unhappy times, when the tears fall, water the flowers that grow and blossom when the sun returns, and their beauty remains while the tears pass.


Low times have a greater purpose, isn't that just wonderful?

Art stroke

I started this with a sudden desire to draw something, and so I made the tree trunk. Consequently there had to be leaves, and then I thought apples would look nice, give it some more color. I realized that the tree was placed slightly to the left, and since I felt that couldn't be, I added the birds. Looking at it some more another day, I thought of Sandy -dear of dearest friends- and put the two girls there, and on it went until I finished it today.
I wonder if my artwork would come out better if I thought about it first. Like I added the sun at the end, when a source of light like that affects the rest of the picture.
To those of you who wonder, I did this with color pencils in hand and mp3 player in my lap.

SIDE NOTE: Sandy, thanks for being here for me. Jesus truly knows what we'll love the most, and so He made sure you came along!