Showing posts with label Beads and Trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beads and Trees. Show all posts

Monday, May 18, 2009

Just a thought.....

I have deep thoughts now and then.  Often I think about too many things at one time and am not able to clearly explain myself.  This blog will be somewhat of a journalling of my thoughts.  I am trying to work through issues myself.  The past year and a half has been a major learning time for me.  One of the themes that has emerged is that I must know what and why I believe and do.  Motives must be questioned.  I cannot do or believe just because "people do" or "they say".  (are "they" the people who live in Greenwhich, England and tell us the "real" time?)  Anyway, I am constantly made aware of how little and sinful I am.  And prideful.  In my spiritual self I want to glorify God with all of me.  But then my fleshly self gets in the way.  It is so annoying!  Life would be so much easier if I wasn't human.  But I am.  I am here on the earth for a short time for His glory alone.  

So, in everything I do and say I want to glorify Him.  

My original point was this:  I am just going to write as if I am talking.  That way I don't think too hard about the actual typing and grammar.  It just comes out of my head.  I truly welcome anyone, if anyone is out there, to critique anything that I say or how I am saying it.  I strongly believe that we learn differently and I welcome your advice.

Thanks for your patience.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Why Beads and Trees?

Why?  Because I love beads.  I love shiny things.  I love to put plain rocks in water and see them shine.  I sew beads onto my clothes.  I wear beaded bracelets.  I tie beads onto the ends of my drawstring skirts.  And they jingle a little when you move.  That jingling noise is happy and makes me smile.

Why Trees?  Because I love trees.  Trees are one of the most lovely things God has created.  I just love to walk by trees.  I am sad whenever a tree is chopped down.  I have never seen an ugly tree.  
Even when a tree become diseased and must be cut for safety, I think it is so cool when people carve something from the remaining stump.

I enjoy many blessings in life, but I think that maybe trees are my favorite God-made blessing and beads are my favorite people-made thing.