my daily wonders

2012-01-04T14:43:00.000-08:00

For those who discover Saint John, the most captivating thing is to glimpse this radiant insight: “God is love.” And Christ did not come to earth to judge the world but so that, through him, the Risen Lord, every human being might be saved and reconciled.
daily meditation from Taize

Raindrops Falling on my Head by BJ Thomas

2011-11-27T07:31:00.000-08:00

Julie London - Fly Me to the Moon

2011-11-05T08:08:00.001-07:00

Anna Maria Jopek & Beto Betuk- Niema

2011-10-26T11:03:00.000-07:00

Coralie Clément - Samba de Mon Coeur qui Bat

2011-10-24T03:09:00.000-07:00

Nouvelle Vague

2011-10-22T09:01:00.000-07:00

Melody Gardot - Gone

2011-10-04T00:52:00.000-07:00

my fave song recently - enjoy

just a thought ...

2011-08-20T10:43:00.000-07:00

credits:
Sue Cummings - 52 inspirations
Nina designs - read and relax
Creashens - simplyswell2
Something Blue Shop - mostly antique photo textures
photo found at: http://audrey.buzznet.com/user/journal/6493691/bird-nest-hair/

2011-08-15T14:44:00.001-07:00

credits:
Julie Kneipp - S2vacations!
Creashens - simplyswell2; hopes dreams goals & schemes; tornbits v.4 ; upright

summer

2011-08-10T03:46:00.001-07:00

credits:

S.Cummings – 52 inspirations /tło, szycie, taśma, zielony chlapany dodatek/

Splendid Fiins – make a mess : splatter overlays v.1 /chlapanie overlay/

Julie Kneipp -S2vacations /tektura użyta jako maska do ramek/; practically perfect / ramki/

zdjęcia:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/haoz/3512288106

http://pinterest.com/pin/62703784/

http://pinterest.com/pin/62705962/

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer....
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape
Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

wiosna wiosna

2011-04-27T00:39:00.000-07:00

"when you stop and look around this life is pretty amazing"

credits:
textures by kim klassen
photo mask - LivE

spring is in the air

2011-04-05T11:43:00.000-07:00

credits:
photo - me
textures kim klasen
photo mask - livE

seeds ...

2011-03-18T12:28:00.000-07:00

All who journey from one beginning to another in a life of communion with Jesus, the Christ,
do not focus on their own progress or backsliding.
By day and by night,
the Gospel seed,
placed in the depths of their being,
sprouts and grows.
/From the book: Peace of Heart in All Things, by Brother Roger of Taizé, /

the absolutely beautiful song - boston by augustana

2011-03-16T14:11:00.000-07:00

so happy to discover it today ... gonna listen to it again and again in the next days - for sure ...

super beautiful table design

2011-03-14T11:24:00.000-07:00

I'm always in search of a beautiful table design and food photos - and that's what I've come across today while flickering through the net - absolutely stunning ! They are by Dietlind Wolf and you can see more here.

xoxo

2011-03-13T03:48:00.000-07:00

textures by bliss&folly, kim klassen, dj pettitt

Create in me a pure heart, O God ...

2011-03-12T06:56:00.000-08:00

textures by: kim klassen, bliss&folly

Cleanse me ... and I will be clean ...
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness
/ps 51/

stillness

2011-03-11T05:34:00.000-08:00

quote reads:
Meet everyone and everything through stillness rather than mental noise. /e.tolle/

i used kim klassen and bliss&folly textures

London vs. Paris

2011-03-04T13:08:00.001-08:00

I've just found out about a great daily photo inspiration blog - a collab project of two shuttersisters - Xanthe and Irene
a must to follow London vs Paris
i added it to my photo links ;-)

have faith

2011-02-21T13:43:00.000-08:00

textures by Kim Klassen

happy valentine's day

2011-02-14T13:54:00.000-08:00

photo action by Coffee shop

Love our time today

You know all trivials fade away but

love is here to stay

I don't know another way

...

Don't leave it late now

Love cannot wait now

Let's get it started
...

from this lovely song by Yamit Moto

embracing love

2011-02-05T12:57:00.000-08:00

credits:
S.Cummings - 52 inspirations (week5) & BAsics
photo action - coffee shop

2011-01-29T15:00:00.000-08:00

credits:

coffee shop - vanilla glaze photo action
K.Pertiet - vintage frames
Vibeke Breivik - tapestry

I pray that
your thoughts will be flooded with light
and revelation knowledge; that
you will clearly picture
His intent in identifying you in Him so that
you may know how precious you are to Him.
/from the letter to ephesians/

2011-01-08T07:54:00.000-08:00

credits:
Nancie Rowe Janitz /hopeful/
V.Pearce /Apple OME /
Nina /clip your pic, number one/

my prayer for today

2011-01-07T12:46:00.000-08:00

credits:
Nancie Rowe Janitz - hopeful /background paper art/

hear the rhythm

2011-01-06T14:10:00.000-08:00

credits:
S.Cummings - bg paper (52/week1)
S.Cummings+ESH - gracious ... wordart /gratitude/
Paislee Press - border /sociologie/
Coffee Shop - Hot Cocoa photo action

the journaling is a quote from the poem by Tara Mohr
you can download her beautiful pdf booklet of poems ilustrated be art at:
http://wiselivingblog.com/2011/01/my-new-years-gift-for-you/

2011-01-05T14:55:00.000-08:00

We await the revelation of God in our lives, just as the first disciples did.
And, we are tempted to ask, if any good - any revelation -
can come from the simple, ordinary, deep seated patterns of our lives.
The invitation is to "Come and see."
It's an invitation to make a move into those simple places
and to discover Jesus there.

quoted from http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Advent/c-week2-INTL.html#1sun

May All Your Dreams Come True

2011-01-05T00:45:00.001-08:00

May All Your Dreams Come True
Originally uploaded by Ciel Photography

2010-12-23T12:12:00.000-08:00

today's prayer

2010-12-16T12:20:00.000-08:00

Dearest Lord,
Your invitation settles in my soul:
"Turn to me and be safe."
Something lets go inside when I take those words into my heart.
They are an invitation for me to rest.

So many moments of my life are filled with my own needs.
"Turn to me and be safe," you say to me again.
Give me the great grace to let go from the depths of my soul.
Help me to be released
from the demons I cling to with so much fear.

I hear your invitation to ask for help
and I begin to list all the places in my life that need healing.
"Turn to me and be safe."

You promise your saving help
and I know it is the only thing that can heal me.
I feel your presence in my life
and am aware of the growing joy I feel
as I anticipate celebrating the birth of your son.

found at Online Ministries

Warm Fuzzy Thoughts.....

2010-12-06T14:29:00.001-08:00

Warm Fuzzy Thoughts.....
Originally uploaded by Kim Klassen

2010-11-02T01:08:00.000-07:00

credits:
S.Cummings
Feifei's stuff designs
me

inner light

2010-10-31T12:51:00.000-07:00

credits:
photo - me
photo action - Coffeshop
textures - pareeerica and me

I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.

~Hafiz

isn't she lovely

2010-10-29T11:37:00.001-07:00

Is what I see when I close my eyes
Originally uploaded by eL niNio iNviSibLe

a beautiful drawing by eLNInio

2010-10-24T13:30:00.000-07:00

credits:
W.Furstenberg
S.Cummings
Catrine Hallingstad

love that heals

2010-10-08T11:24:00.000-07:00

credits:
S.Cummings /art notes/
Nina /clip your picture 2/
Wilna Furstenberg /leaves /
Creashens / bye bye bird/

rain of blessings

2010-09-25T02:31:00.001-07:00

my another collage/art journal page made with some elements by :
Taylormade - fallen sun (stamp and word art)
Wilna Furstenberg - (paint brush)
pareeerica - (texture)

na ChmuRkoWe wyzwanie w ARt Piaskownicy

loving yourself the way you are

2010-09-23T08:29:00.000-07:00

credits:
V.Pearce /schooldays; grunge floral masks/
Feistuff / reflections/
Creashens /bye bye bird/

capture loveliness

2010-09-22T00:22:00.000-07:00

credits:
K.Pertiet
S.Cummings
creashens - uptown/bye bye bird
photo mosaic - unknown

na wyzwanie w /for a challenge at Art Piaskownica ;-)

each & every day LOVE

2010-09-02T12:41:00.000-07:00

credits:
S.Cummings
R.Farrer

Some Kind Of Wonderful - Michael Bublé

2010-08-04T11:22:00.000-07:00

a song a day - Brand New Day by Joshua Radin

2010-08-03T06:51:00.000-07:00

Brand New Day by Joshua Radin

Some kind of magic
Happens late at night
When the moon smiles down on me
And bathes me in it’s light

I fell asleep beneath you
In the tall blades of grass
When I woke the world was new
I never had to ask

It’s a brand new day
The sun is shinning
It’s a brand new day
For the first time
In such a long long time
I know
I’ll be ok

Most kind of stories
Save the best part for last
Most stories have a hero who finds
You make your past your past
Yeah, you make your past your past

It’s a brand new day
The sun is shinning
It’s a brand new day
For the first time
In such a long long time
I know
I’ll be ok

This cycle never ends
Gotta fall in order to mend

And it’s a brand new day
It’s a brand new day
For the first time
Inn such a long long time
I know
I’ll be ok

Don't Give Up

2010-08-01T14:36:00.001-07:00

#60 - Don't Give Up
Originally uploaded by JohnONolan

Love

2010-02-12T13:19:00.001-08:00

Love Week Day 5
Originally uploaded by Michelle in Ireland

2010-02-08T13:26:00.001-08:00

Originally uploaded by Ainhorn

2010-01-31T13:10:00.001-08:00

Originally uploaded by nikaa

The winds will blow their own freshness into you ...

for the love of tea ....

2010-01-29T11:49:00.000-08:00

another yummy food blog

2010-01-29T11:36:00.000-08:00

I've just found another wonderful food blog and want to share a few pictures from it here - some more great photos of food and delicious recipes on Hanna's blog Honey and Jam . Now I really need to get round to taking some food pictures ... and to baking ;-)

gourmet

2010-01-24T05:23:00.000-08:00

I've been in search of still life and food photography recently ... thank to flickr I found Cannelle and Vanille blog with wonderful pictures of food and great recipes.
The author - Aran Goyoaga was so kind to allow me to put a few here- check her delicious blog for more.

2010-01-20T12:35:00.001-08:00

Originally uploaded by Berta...

Old bowls

2010-01-19T01:37:00.001-08:00

Old bowls
Originally uploaded by Foto Album Tierelantijntjes

"Remember this---that very little is needed to make a happy life."

2010-01-18T12:27:00.001-08:00

"Remember this---that very little is needed to make a happy life."
Originally uploaded by polkadotandplaid

2010-01-17T12:39:00.000-08:00

more of these inspirational beauties here
a creative mint

2010-01-17T03:52:00.000-08:00

credits:
Nina
K.Pertiet

simply delicious

2010-01-16T12:52:00.000-08:00

made by Kup Kup

so cute

2010-01-16T11:35:00.000-08:00

lovely pictures and clothes at Saltwater

sheer bliss

2010-01-15T13:15:00.000-08:00

credits:
photo DJ Petit
brushes: K.Pertiet
mask: V.Pearce

some lovely blogs ...

2010-01-12T13:49:00.000-08:00

Loveology

Record the day

Lobster and Swan

Froken

just a thought worth living out

2010-01-11T10:59:00.000-08:00

found here
and made by Live Inspired

a song a day - a snowfall kind of love by Ingrid Michaelson

2010-01-10T11:51:00.000-08:00

Baby it's cold outside ...

2010-01-09T13:03:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas

2009-12-26T07:48:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas :o)
Originally uploaded by {Jenny}

Christmas Eve

2009-12-24T00:51:00.001-08:00

Last chance!
Originally uploaded by lizet87-nl.

May the God of Hope fill you with all Joy ... /Romans 15:13/

Advent day ...

2009-12-14T15:30:00.001-08:00

Originally uploaded by Cherry Kisses

Advent day 10

2009-12-09T13:02:00.000-08:00

credits:
feistuff - border
sdesigns /wornwhites/ - paper

Advent day 7

2009-12-05T23:30:00.000-08:00

And now, God, do it again—
bring rains to our drought-stricken lives
So those who planted their crops in despair
will shout hurrahs at the harvest,
So those who went off with heavy hearts
will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing.
/Ps 126:4-6/

Advent day 6

2009-12-05T16:28:00.000-08:00

"You are all I want

You are all I need

draw me close to You

help me find the Way

bring me back to You

help me know You are near ... "

Advent day 5

2009-12-04T13:58:00.000-08:00

i said to myself
relax and rest
God has showered you with blessings

soul - you've been rescued from death
eye - you've been rescued from tears
and you feet were kept from stumbling
/Ps 116:7-8/

Advent day 4

2009-12-03T03:59:00.000-08:00

This is my winter song to you.
The storm is coming soon,
it rolls in from the sea

My voice; a beacon in the night.
My words will be your light,
to carry you to me.

Is love alive?
Is love alive?

...

I still believe in summer days.
The seasons always change
and life will find a way.

Ill be your harvester of light
and send it out tonight
so we can start again.

Advent day 3

2009-12-02T08:12:00.001-08:00

credits:
Wilna Furstenberg - watercolor picture
Sue Cummings - paper / paint overlay
Lynnemarie - mask

Advent day 2 - sense of wonder

2009-12-01T14:26:00.001-08:00

Brighton
Originally uploaded by bootsieking

As children we had a sense of wonder. Our eyes were wide open and drinking in the fascinating gifts we beheld…Our thirsty souls could not have enough of the wonders of creation.

"Then, somehow, we grew too old to dream. We tired of the abundance of the world, or at least grew weary of keeping up with the feast of life, and stepped away from the banquet of life. The natural gift of wonder God gave us as children was meant to be kept alive.…Instead we let wonder go to sleep. We entered the typical dream state of most humans.Why else does Jesus tell us today, ‘Stay awake!’…Advent says, ‘Wake up and realize the gifts of love you have received.’
/Rev. Alfred McBride/

Advent day 1

2009-11-30T00:56:00.001-08:00

credits:
Bible verse - Message version
paper - scdesigns (wornwhites)
tree - v.pearce (running and jumping)
stiches - taylormadedesigns (meremodesty)

crocheted fabric rug

2009-10-16T01:16:00.001-07:00

השטיחון בסלון
Originally uploaded by osnat.ganor

just love it !!!!
check her other works - gorgegous

a song a day - Beautiful Mess by Jason Mraz

2009-10-14T14:21:00.000-07:00

great song and beautiful video!

the morphoses

2009-10-09T05:31:00.000-07:00

whoo ... hoo

2009-10-07T06:09:00.001-07:00

owlgroup1
Originally uploaded by ElisabethD

a song a day - Waiting for the rain by Misty Edwards

2009-09-30T03:16:00.000-07:00

a song a day - I will waste my life by Misty Edwards

2009-09-28T14:26:00.000-07:00

for the love of tea ...

2009-09-23T09:39:00.001-07:00

Quilted Teapot & Lavender Teabags
Originally uploaded by PatchworkPottery

Quilted Teapot & Lavender Teabags

potholders

2009-09-22T01:05:00.001-07:00

Originally uploaded by silje/vanilje

a song a day - Details in the Fabrics by Jason Mraz (feat.James Morrison)

2009-09-10T00:30:00.000-07:00

Calm down
Deep breaths
And get yourself dressed instead
Of running around
And pulling on your threads and
Breaking yourself up

If it's a broken part, replace it
If it's a broken arm then brace it
If it's a broken heart then face it

And hold your own
Know your name
And go your own way
Hold your own
Know your name
And go your own way
And everything will be fine

Hang on
Help is on the way
Stay strong
I'm doing everything

Hold your own
Know your name
And go your own way
Hold your own
Know your name
And go your own way

And everything
Everything will be fine
Everything

Are the details in the fabric
Are the things that make you panic
Are your thoughts results of static cling

Are the things that make you blow
Hell, no reason, go on and scream
If you're shocked it's just the fault
Of faulty manufacturing

Everything will be fine
Everything in no time at all
Everything

Hold your own
And know your name
And go your own way

Are the details in the fabric (Hold your own, know your name)
Are the things that make you panic
Are your thoughts results of static cling (Go your own way)

Are the details in the fabric (Hold your own, know your name)
Are the things that make you panic (Go your own way)
Is it Mother Nature's sewing machine

Are the things that make you blow (Hold your own, know your name)
Hell no reason go on and scream
If you’re shocked it's just the fault (Go your own way)
Of faulty manufacturing

Everything will be fine
Everything in no time at all
Hearts will hold

abundant life

2009-09-09T13:21:00.000-07:00

Jesus tells us in John 10:10 that He came so that we might have life and have it more abundantly. Abundant life doesn't tie us to some convoluted vision we have of the "perfect" Christian woman. Abundant life is full of adventure and making a difference. God wants us to go on a great adventure with Him. A relationship with God is a great adventure....
more here

a song a day - Lucky by Jason Mratz

2009-07-29T14:18:00.000-07:00

Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel your whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard ...

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Lucky we're in love every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday ...

2009-07-20T03:36:00.000-07:00

http://marciescudderphotography.com

Nothing is more beautiful than the uniqueness that God has created.

… You don’t have to create the beauty - you’ve got the beauty.

… You don’t have to create the freedom - you’ve got it.

… You don’t have to create the image of God in you - you have it.

… You don’t have to win over God’s love - you have more

than you know what to do with.

Thomas Keating, ‘Centering Prayer,’ Heartfulness: Transformation in Christ

i heart summer .... and etsy ;-)

2009-07-07T13:08:00.000-07:00

found on etsy in SophieIsobelDesigns's Shop

my refuge

2009-07-06T13:44:00.001-07:00

credits:
Creashens - pillow talk kit
font: pea laura

I'm ok

2009-06-24T03:31:00.000-07:00

I found this beautiful layout by Gabi at Pixelcanvas gallery with even more beautiful quote about being ok with yourself. It's here for you to read it.

a quote a day

2009-06-20T05:52:00.001-07:00

"Life is what happens while you're making other plans."

perfect

2009-06-14T13:12:00.000-07:00

A photo taken in Taize last summer
recolored with Coffeeshop action and then I added S.Cummings background paper and perfect wordart

'Again and again I've taken quick glances and then for some reason ... it's opened up like one of those Japanese flowers that you put into water and something you thought wasn't worth more than a casual, reaspectful glance begins to open up depth after depth of meaning'
/s.Wendy Beckett/

2009-06-08T13:17:00.001-07:00

The Lord God is my Strength, my personal bravery, and my invincible army; He makes my feet like hinds' feet and will make me to walk [not to stand still in terror, but to walk] and make [spiritual] progress upon my high places [of trouble, suffering, or responsibility]!

/Habbakkuk 3:19/ Amplified Bible

a photo a day

2009-05-27T10:44:00.000-07:00

by Marcie Scudder

a song a day - Ocean And A Rock by Lisa Hannigan

2009-05-25T11:39:00.000-07:00

the essence of beauty

2009-05-23T09:48:00.000-07:00

credits:
template: taylormade essence
BG pp:taylormade tenderhearted
photo frame: viewfinderoverlay
photo: me

a song a day - Rise Up by Ben Lee

2009-05-20T12:11:00.000-07:00

Whats in your heart
Whats in your head
Its one of the other these days
The quick or the dead
Sometimes we gotta fight
So don't you complain
Cause I never promised this
Would be easy babe

You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep

And every things weird
But soon they'll be gone
Cause are whispered words
are louder then bombs
so don't you lose faith
say its no fun
cause we've come to far to stop
before we're done

You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep
You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep
(They will be)

Sometimes we get lost
But soon we'll be found
This is far to important
To turn back now

You and me are gonna rise up
and they will be surprised, yep

i'm all over Grey's Anatomy again

2009-05-19T12:59:00.000-07:00

a video clip from my definitely most fave drama - Grey's Anatomy (Chirurdzy) - i've been watching season 4 and 5 in the last few days (still a few episodes to see) and can't get enough of that - great music, great dilemmas, great plot, great dialogues - love especially the beginnings and opening of each episode ... so if you haven't seen that - go and see ...

greatness to live out

2009-05-18T12:55:00.000-07:00

^1-10Companions as we are in this work with you, we beg you, please don't squander one bit of this marvelous life God has given us. God reminds us,
I heard your call in the nick of time;
The day you needed me, I was there to help.
Well, now is the right time to listen, the day to be helped. Don't put it off; don't frustrate God's work by showing up late, throwing a question mark over everything we're doing. Our work as God's servants gets validated—or not—in the details. People are watching us as we stay at our post, alertly, unswervingly . . . in hard times, tough times, bad times; when we're beaten up, jailed, and mobbed; working hard, working late, working without eating; with pure heart, clear head, steady hand; in gentleness, holiness, and honest love; when we're telling the truth, and when God's showing his power; when we're doing our best setting things right; when we're praised, and when we're blamed; slandered, and honored; true to our word, though distrusted; ignored by the world, but recognized by God; terrifically alive, though rumored to be dead; beaten within an inch of our lives, but refusing to die; immersed in tears, yet always filled with deep joy; living on handouts, yet enriching many; having nothing, having it all.

^11-13Dear, dear Corinthians, I can't tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life. We didn't fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren't small, but you're living them in a small way. I'm speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively!

/2 Corinthians 6: 1-13/ Message

eat.pray.love

2009-05-15T10:03:00.000-07:00

I've just finished this book by E.Gilbert - and loved it! i'm sure i'll come back to it many times ... it's one of this books that are captivating and eyes and mind opening ... and are on this always relevant and interesting subject of search for meaning and hapiness in life ... becoming more

dać sobie czas ...

2009-05-15T10:00:00.000-07:00

W nas jest to, czego szukamy,

Nie trzeba za tym gonić.

Jest przez cały czas,

I czas wystarczy temu dać

a samo nam się objawi.

a song a day - The Long Winding Road by the Beatles

2009-05-15T09:57:00.000-07:00

The long and winding road
That leads to your door
Will never disappear
I've seen that road before
It always leads me there
Lead me to you door

The wild and windy night
That the rain washed away
Has left a pool of tears
Crying for the day
Why leave me standing here
Let me know the way

Many times I've been alone
And many times I've cried
Any way you'll never know
The many ways I've tried

But still they lead me back
To the long winding road
You left me standing here
A long long time ago
Don't leave me waiting here
Lead me to your door

don't give up

2009-05-14T13:01:00.000-07:00

Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace.
/2 Corinthians 4:16/ message