Friday Foto Friends-Some Habits are Hard to Break!

Good Morning Everyone! It is Friday, and even though we no longer have a link-up for our Friday Foto Friends,  some habits are hard to break! When I think of Friday, I think of sharing "fotos" with my Friends!  I hope that many of our other blogging Friday Foto Friends will continue this "habit" as well!  We can still visit each other and enjoy what you've captured on your camera throughout the week.  Visitors are always welcome to join in! Just let us know when you do!!

So, I've been waiting all week for my azaleas to start opening up in the Secret Garden!  Finally, this morning they are beginning to put on a lovely display of color.  It's a little early still to get a good bright picture, but I couldn't wait any longer.   I am particularly happy about this because I planted most of these last year, and was really looking forward to seeing how they would do this year...and then we put the house up for sale and I was afraid we would be moved away before they got to bloom...boy was I wrong!  After four months on the market, here we still sit...so...I guess the Lord wanted me to see the azaleas bloom!! 

I know you are probably saying, "What azaleas?"  Yes, they are still a bit sparse in their blossoms, but they are starting, and this picture really doesn't do it justice.

This pretty little reddish pink is all alone on it's bush, but it is so pretty. I wish I had more of this color!

Along the path into the Secret Garden:

Another lovely, cool morning to be in the Secret Garden with the Lord...

Aren't they sweet? 

This is in our Memorial Garden, where I also planted some azaleas last year.  For those of you who are new here, this garden area was created in loving memory of our son Matthew, who passed away on May 25, 2014, after a four year battle with cancer. He was 41 years old.  His birthday is coming up on February 25th, so he's very much on my heart and mind right now...well, actually, he's always in my heart...but we know where he is and we look forward to a grand reunion one day.

Our next door neighbor, who likes to surprise us with little "gifts" at our back fence, left these bunnies at the gate one day...

They looked so real, I was startled to think there was a whole family of bunnies sitting there...

But once I realized they were not going to hop away, I moved them into the 

Memorial Garden, where they could keep Mr. Froggy company.  They all hop around together now and have a good old time. Mr. Froggy looks pretty proud of his new friends, don't you think?

I know, this is a weed...but it is a pretty weed, and it is growing in a flower pot!  This lovely little flower opens up during the day on the wild shamrocks.  I love it. I think it brings me good "luck"...but I don't believe in luck...so it brings me good blessings as I enjoy it's sweetness.

And in another pot is a smaller wild shamrock growing, and it has a this delicate little yellow flower! How amazing is that?  Sometimes it is better just to let the weeds grow...and you will be blessed!

Now here is a perfect blessing for our day... this Pink Perfection Camellia is blooming again!!

All these little blessings just help to make our day so much brighter.  I think of these flowers like I think of you, my friends.  I was having a bad day yesterday over on "Facebook", and was ready to call it quits.  But so many of you and others jumped in and encouraged me and helped me to see that our worth here and there is so much more valuable than what the "world" may think.  We do have a purpose in being here... and my purpose is to share the love of the Lord with you in what ever way He leads each day.... as so many of you do the same.  It could be a verse from scripture, or a photograph of God's beautiful creation...or even some kind of humorous cartoon to give us a laugh on a gloomy day.  We are all His ambassadors of love to a fallen world, and that is going to be even more necessary as the days go by.

So thank you, dear friends, who came to my rescue yesterday when I was feeling a little down.  You know who you are.  I thank you, and I thank the Lord for the wonderful friends we have made here in blogland in particular.  You are a blessing to me, and I pray that in some small way, God may use me to be a blessing to you.  Thank you.

"Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, 

and the pleasantness of a friend 

springs from their heartfelt advice."

Proverbs 27:9 NIV

Traveling Through My Week So Far

These people riding on horses in the sky caught my eye the other day as we took a ride...

 I saw several different people riding by...how about you?  I love watching clouds...

Here it is Wednesday already...this week , like these clouds above, seems to be flying by right before my eyes!  First of all, let me say thank you to all of you who have been praying for our pastor and our church this week.  Your thoughtful words and heartfelt prayers have truly meant a lot to all of us.  By way of an update, the only news I have is that our pastor is at home, resting and recuperating. The tests seemed to be inconclusive at this time, and I'm not sure exactly what the diagnosis is, however he is still weak and unable to be out and about. Therefore, your continued prayers are very much appreciated.  On a personal note, I would also like to request prayer for my husband, who will be filling the pulpit this Sunday in our pastor's absence.  He is happy to be able to minister in this capacity, but it has been awhile since he's done much preaching, so prayers are always appreciated. May the Lord be glorified in all that is said and done. Amen.

On another note, our Friday Foto Friends group will not be gathering each week as before over at our friend Deb's Place  at Breathing in Grace.  Debbie needs to take a little break due to pressing family needs, which we all understand.  I don't know if any of our group will take up the mantle and be the hostess for this group. I haven't heard if anyone is...and I don't feel like I can be dependable enough right now to take that on, so I guess we are on our own to do our own thing with photos.  Since that is a large part of my blogging, I will continue to post pictures from around my world as often as I can. I hope others will also continue to do that.  I just noticed as I was scrolling through my blog friends' list that I am a bit behind in reading everyone's posts since last Friday...can this week have already gotten so far away from me? I apologize friends...it's just been a bit busy. 

Saturday we celebrated my hubby's birthday with a gathering of friends and family here at our house. 

 The Birthday Boy...Yes...He had to wear the ceremonial birthday hat when he blew out his candles...it's a family tradition! 

As most of you know, we are also trying to sell our house. Well, about an hour before my guests were to arrive for lunch, I received a phone call from our realtor asking if they could show the house at 12:30.  I thought to myself, "Where have you been all these weeks when I had nothing going on?"  But I cheerfully said, "Well, of course! Just so they don't mind that there will be a large group of people here at that time sitting down to dinner!  The more the merrier!"
  

 Our family and friends gathered together

So, just as the family sat down at the table to eat, the realtor and prospective buyers drove into the driveway. I went out and greeted them, invited them to join us for lunch, (which they declined), and got them started on their tour of the house and grounds.  After showing them around and answering their questions, they piled back into their vehicles and took off, and I rejoined our group and finally sat down to eat.  We haven't heard a word from them or the realtor since...so I guess we didn't make that great of an impression.  Maybe they don't like crowds.  Oh well.  When the time is right, the right people will show up and love this house...and everything about it!! Until then, we will keep carrying on and enjoying doing what we do here...which is called, living.

Speaking of living and birthdays...last night we celebrated the 90th birthday of one of our dear choir members at church... Here's Earl, surprised and happy that so many showed up to celebrate his birthday! 

Such a beautiful and delicious cake!!  Sadly, Earl is getting ready to move back up north soon, to be with his family as he is pretty much alone down here, except for his church family.  90 years old is a time when one really should be closer to loved ones, don't you agree?  He's sad about leaving, but I think he realizes it is for the best.  We will miss him. 

Speaking of family, this morning we took a little ride up to our son and daughter in law's house. My son wanted me to see how beautifully their flowers are growing in their yard!  This is a high-fragrance camellia...the bush was just loaded with beautiful, fragrant blooms! They reminded me of peonies. 

 This is the bush...still a small bush, but just loaded with beauty!

This is one of the rose bushes my son bought for his lovely wife for Valentine's day...

And this is the other one.  Her name is Rose, and she loves roses, so giving her rosebushes makes wonderful sense to me!! Why buy cut roses that will only die in a day or two, when you can grow your own beautiful roses that will bloom many times for years to come? 

And this was really special...they have a lovely navel orange tree, and it is loaded with blossoms! I wish you could smell these flowers!  Wow!! They were so pretty and fragrant!!

Okay folks, I guess that is all for now.

Here's a few words of praise from Psalm 116, which we read this morning in our time of devotions:

1.  "I love the Lord, because He has heard my voice and my supplications.

2.  Because He has inclined His ear to me,

therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.

3.  The pains of death surrounded me,

and the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me;

I found trouble and sorrow.

4.  Then I called upon the name of the Lord:

"O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!"

5.  Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;

Yes, our God is merciful.

6.  The Lord preserves the simple;

I was brought low, and He saved me.

7.  Return to your rest, O my soul,

for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

8.  For You have delivered my soul from death,

my eyes from tears,

and my feet from falling.

9.  I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

16.  O Lord, truly I am Your servant;

I am Your servant, the (daughter) son of Your maidservant;

You have loosed my bonds.

17.  I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

and will call upon the name of the Lord.

18.  I will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all His people,

19.  In the courts of the Lord's house,

In the midst of you,

O Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!"

Have a blessed week, my friends!!

Sermon Notes and a Prayer Request

Our beautiful little white church

Today our pastor preached a wonderful message from the book of Mark, chapter 6:30-44, about the feeding of the five thousand with a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish.  I will get into the "meat" of that in a minute, but first I want to request prayer for our pastor.  He was not feeling quite up to par all morning, but persevered to the end of the sermon, and then at the time of the benediction he started to sway, and collapsed down safely to the pew in front of him with the help of some quick thinking people.  He remained conscious, but very weak and faint.  9-11 was called, and he is now at the hospital having some tests run.  Please keep him in your prayers.  His name is "A.C."...which stands for something wonderful I am certain...not sure exactly what, so we just call him A.C.  Only a couple of weeks ago our pastor announced his plans to retire in June, so we were already feeling the sadness of seeing him leave our little church after seventeen years of ministry. Now we pray that he will be able to finish out his remaining months with us before his retirement commences, and that he will have a blessed and healthy retirement.  I know he and his wife (and our congregation) would appreciate everyone's prayers. So thank you!

Here are a few pictures of our little church. Most of these you may have already seen.  Our little flock is a very conservative, Bible believing, Spirit-filled and happy group of people.  I would ask you to pray for our church not only as our Pastor is recuperating from whatever illness this may be, but also as we begin the process of selecting a new pastor to lead our flock when he retires.  This will not be an easy transition for us since our pastor is dearly beloved and has been here, as I said, for about 17 years.

Also, please pray for the denomination of the United Methodist Church at large, as next week they will be voting on some very serious issues that plague many churches today. It seems as though Satan is trying to destroy God's church in any way that he can in these last days...causing division and strife and sorrow for many.   Pray for a strong and mighty movement of God's Holy Spirit in the hearts of the leaders of our denomination, pointing them to turn to God's Word for clear direction and to seek biblical, scriptural responses to those who would seek to have their own way regardless of the truth of God's Word. May God's Holy Spirit prevail, and may God's people stand strong in their faith in Jesus Christ and the truth of His Gospel.  Many of us are praying and watching and waiting to see what is going to be decided, and the results of that decision may bring about big changes for many of our churches.  And that will lead to each of us making personal decisions regarding the direction of our local churches.  May Jesus Christ be glorified and honored and exalted, and may His Church stand strong.

The Fellowship Hall...and the building on the far right is a little house that holds our church's Thrift Store Ministry, which supports several ministries in the church, including a housing ministry for recently released prisoners who need a place to live.

This little building  (above) used to be the parsonage many years ago, but now is used for our ladies' quilting ministry. They make beautiful lap quilts for use at the Ronald McDonald House, Hospice, and VA hospital.  (btw...the camellias are gorgeous all around the church right now!)

This is our Sunday School and office building, including a lovely prayer chapel.

Lovely camellias

The windows inside the sanctuary

Those same windows from outside.

Now, to the sermon notes. First of all...the Church is not really about the building at all...it is about the people inside the building...and also those same people inside taking the Gospel outside that building to the world.  That is essentially what our sermon was about today...here are the notes as best I can tell you:

• The compassion that Jesus was showing to the multitudes of people who were following Him is an example of something He wanted us and His disciples to learn...
• Look at Mark 6:30-44, and then especially at verses 34-36:

"34.  And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd.  So He began to teach them many things.

35.  When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to Him and said, 'This is a deserted place, and already the hour is late.

36.  Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat."

But look at what Jesus told the disciples in verse 37:

"You give them something to eat."

Of course, the disciples were rather surprised at this idea...they could only think of the physical means of feeding all those people, when all they had was a few loaves of bread and few fish...they really didn't see how they could feed so many with so little...

But Jesus showed them how...and He is showing us how today...we are to be the church to the LOST...those who have not heard the gospel...those on the outside of the church walls who are waiting to hear the gospel. It's not about US, who already are the saved...but about those who are perishing without Christ.  We've already been "found"... but the Church isn't supposed to be just for the "found" ones, but for the "LOST and FOUND".  We are to take the Gospel outside the walls and feed the hungry...not just those who are physically hungry, but those who are hungry for the truth...hungry for the love of Christ to touch their lives.

We may be like the disciples who look at the multitude and say, it is too great a task for us to feed them...send them somewhere else.  We don't have the money or resources to take care of such needy people.  But when we listen to the call on our lives from Christ...when we answer that call and open ourselves to the Lord God Almighty...He will make a way..

Even though Jesus Himself was tired and hungry (see Mark 6:31), He still was moved with compassion on the multitudes (vs. 34), "because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things."

Have we ever been so tired or busy that we missed an opportunity to introduce someone to Christ?

When we decide to show the love of Jesus, we will never want to send them away...we'll never say we don't have enough.

• Jesus took something, blessed it, and made it more...
• We say to ourselves that we don't have enough time, desire, money, energy...
• Rather than trust in Jesus we drown under our own fear of failure...we want to send them away to someplace else...
• Jesus has called to each one of us in an appointed place of worship...to go out and reach people...
• That's not the preacher's job...that's OUR job.  ("You give them something to eat!")
• God wants to open our hearts to people who are hurting
• We need to pray and ask Jesus..."Where do I go, how do I get there?"
• He will lead us as we follow Him.

Our closing hymn was "I Have Decided to Follow Jesus"

Have YOU decided to follow Jesus?  No turning back, no turning back....

Thank you for your prayers for our pastor and our church.  May Jesus Christ be praised.

Sermon Notes: FUMC, Interlachen, FL, Pastor A.C. Myers, 2/17/2019

Please Note : I want to repeat this disclaimer here...the notes, outline, and content included here are based upon my own personal understanding of the message that was being given. I am not attempting to completely quote or reproduce this message or any other message I've shared previously. Just as each person reading these notes may glean insights and thoughts that seem to directly apply to one's own situation and interpretation, my own delivery of these messages is skewed by my hearing and translation of what is being said. Some may read my notes here and wonder if they were hearing the same message as I...and I say, God speaks to each of us as He wills...there are things He is trying to get across to each individual that may be entirely different than what the person sitting next to you in the pew is needing to hear... That is how the Holy Spirit works! He knows what we need to hear and how to apply it to our hearts. So it is with that understanding that I present these sermon notes to you.

Valentine's Day Fifty Years Ago! (Friday Foto Friends!)

Yikes! I totally forgot today was Friday and I didn't do a special "Friday Foto Friends" Post, so I guess this will have to be it. Most of you have already seen it since last night. Sorry I totally forgot today was Friday!!

Now, let's try to remember how to get over to Deb's place at Breathing in Grace and see what our other Friday Foto Friends have been up to!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Do you remember where you were and how you celebrated Valentine's Day fifty years ago?

I sure do...

Fifty years ago I was a newly engaged young lady (engaged on January 25, 1969), and here I am with my sweetheart, celebrating his 21st birthday, which was on February 16th...so we celebrated our engagement, Valentine's Day, and his birthday all at once.

It was a very exciting time!!

Today it hit me that this was all fifty years ago, because this year will be our 50th wedding anniversary on August 16, 2019!  We met and had our first date in October of 1968, and by January 25th, 1969, we were engaged! It was a whirlwind courtship and engagement...but it must have been ordained by God, because we are still here together fifty years later!!

So I was looking through our scrapbook of our first year together, and reminiscing about our first Valentine's Day.  If you can read the newspaper clipping above, I saw this recipe for a heart shaped cake  and baked it for my sweetie on Valentine's Day.  Then we had the other big cake on his birthday two days later, at a family party at his Aunt Nellie's house.  That was the first time both sides of the family were together...my parents met his parents for the first time...and it was an exciting time for all.

Not long after we  put our engagement announcement in the local newspapers:

And then the fun began. 

But I won't share all the details of showers and parties and plans now. Maybe I will do that as a series over the next few months leading up to our anniversary. After all, we only have a 50th Wedding Anniversary once in a lifetime! So we might as well spend a little time celebrating and remembering.  We are not planning to have any big party to celebrate. I would like to take a trip somewhere. But these are things we are still talking and "dreaming about".  

Here is the birthday card I gave to my sweetheart on his 21st birthday, as we were "looking to this day"...

Some pretty poignant thoughts as we were envisioning what our life would be together:

Little did we know at that time just where the Lord would take us on this journey of the next fifty years.

I like what the card said:

"But today, well lived, makes every yesterday

A dream of happiness, 

and every tomorrow a vision of hope."

Here we were on Easter Sunday of that year, at my family home, after attending church together, looking forward to our dream of happiness and a vision of hope.

I thank the Lord that we started our life together seeking God's plan for our lives.

It hasn't always been an easy road...actually quite the opposite many times...

But He has never failed us.

So very thankful for my sweetheart, and for the years God has blessed us with.

We truly have been blessed.

The Secret Garden Chronicles ~ Who Do You Love? Revisited for Valentine's Day 2/14/2019

Original Post written 2/14/2017, but it seems to be worth repeating, since I didn't have anything new to share today...Hope you are having a beautifully blessed Valentine's Day, wherever you are, and whoever you are with.  Jesus Loves You...and that's the best Valentine you could ever have!!

Happy Valentine's Day!  

Seems like a lot of hype over today...but it is a great day to express and 

show love to each other in a tangible way; 

cards,

candy, flowers, or a special dinner...but it shouldn't be a day that causes one to feel sad or forgotten or left out if they don't receive any special treatment on this day.  For those who may not have anyone "special" in their lives to share this day with...perhaps one should find someone who could appreciate an extra word of encouragement, love, or kindness.

Don't let it be a day that is just "all about me", but make it a day that brightens someone else's life...young or old, rich or poor, lonely or overwhelmed with too many mouths to feed...a day to show love to those who may feel unlovable.  What a great way to share the love of Christ with others!

Here are some thoughts about love....

I John 4

7.  Beloved, let us love one another...

for LOVE is of God;

and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

8.  He who does not love does not know God, 

for God is LOVE.

9.  In this the LOVE of God was manifested

toward us,

that God has sent His only begotten Son

into the world,

that we might live through Him.

10.  In this is LOVE, 

not that we loved God, 

but that He LOVED us and sent

His Son to be the 

propitiation for our sins.

11.  Beloved, if God so loved us,

we also ought to LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

15.  Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God,

God abides in him,

and he in God.

18.  There is NO FEAR in LOVE;

BUT PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR!

20.  If someone says, "I love God", 

and hates his brother,

he is a LIAR,

for he who does not love his brother

whom he HAS seen,

how can he love GOD, Whom he has NOT seen?

Wow!  These are some strong thoughts about love, Lord!

Verse 21 further says:  

"And this commandment we have from Him:

That he who loves God MUST love his brother also!!"

So, on this day set aside to show love to one another, perhaps we need to think a little more deeply about who we really love...not just in the romantic sense...but in a holy, pure, Godly way.

Do I,  Do YOU, Truly love our fellow "man"...brothers, sisters;  Or do I just "tolerate" them for the sake of keeping peace?  It would seem that "tolerance" is rapidly becoming a thing of the past in today's society.  Many people have moved away from being "tolerant" to just being downright hateful.

It seems as though people, even members of the same family, community, and even some churches, are becoming less and less loving because of strong differences in opinion politically and socially.  Certainly there are some behaviors that we as Christians cannot approve of or even begin to tolerate; but can we love others who may disagree with us?  Can we overlook some opposing views and still love the person?

It's a challenge...and as the day draws closer to the Lord's return, we may find it becoming even more and more difficult...

But God's Word tells us that if we do not "LOVE OUR BROTHER" whom we HAVE seen, then how can we LOVE GOD whom we have NOT seen?

Something to ponder...Something to cause us to look deep within, and pray for that kind of love that looks beyond one's faults and differences...and sees the person that God wants us to love instead...and perhaps even win that brother or sister to Christ because of our unwavering love.

Lord, Help me to be able to stay true to my convictions 

without driving away the people 

to whom You want me to show Your love.

I can't be a true witness for Christ if I harbor 

resentment or intolerance

for those who need to know YOU, Lord.

It's a fine balance between 

standing strong in what I believe,

and being strong in acting upon those beliefs 

by loving others the way YOU want me to.

Lord, I need YOUR help and guidance

and courage to love like YOU.

I John 5:14-15 says:

14.  "Now this is the confidence 

that we have in Him,

that if we ask anything according 

to His will, He hears us.

15.  And if we know that He hears us,

whatever we ask,

we know that we have 

the petitions we have asked of Him."

Hear my prayer, O Lord!

"Let the beauty of Jesus 

be seen in me;

All His wonderful passion and purity;

O Thou Spirit divine,

All my nature refine;

Till the beauty of Jesus 

be seen in me."

Amen.

(Let the Beauty of Jesus by Albert Osborn)

Well, this is certainly a different way of looking at Valentine's Day, huh?

I pray it has been a day of joy and blessing for each of you!

Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in you today!!

Even a couple of buzzards know how to love!!!  

And So do these two camellias!!!  Back to Back, stuck tight together!!

An Evening Meditation: Sunset on Golden Pond

 I looked out our window this evening and noticed the glorious sun going down behind the trees, so I jumped in the car and drove down the road a little ways to a little pond where I could get a better view of the sunset on the "golden pond".  I was almost too late, but thank the Lord, still right on time for His marvelous majesty on display!

"O Lord, our Lord,

How excellent is Your name in all the earth,

Who have set Your glory above the heavens!

Psalm 8:1

"Bless the Lord, O my soul!

O Lord my God,

You are very great;

You are clothed with honor and majesty,

Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment,

Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.

He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters,

Who makes the clouds His chariot,

Who walks on the wings of the wind,

Who makes His angels spirits,

His ministers a flame of fire."

Psalm 104:1-4

"May the glory of the Lord endure forever;

May the Lord rejoice in His works.

He looks on the earth, and it trembles;

He touches the hills, and they smoke;

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;

I will sing praise to my God 

while I have my being.

May my meditation be sweet to Him;

I will be glad in the Lord."

Psalm 104:31-34

Amen

I Will Rise - A Morning Meditation

This morning as I took an early walk, I headed to my favorite spot in the neighborhood...you guessed it, the little pond around the corner from our house.  It was another foggy morning and I knew it would be a beautiful time to spend with the Lord as the sun rose above the waters.  What I didn't know was that one of the nearby neighbors had left their radio playing loudly when they went back home from their weekend at their cottage.  Thankfully, they left it tuned into a Christian radio station, and when I stepped onto the dock, this is the song that was playing:

What a perfect background music for my morning meditation with the Lord:

I Will Rise

Chris Tomlin

There's a peace I've come to know

Though my heart and flesh may fail

There's an anchor for my soul

I can say "It is well"

Jesus has overcome

And the grave is overwhelmed

The victory is won

He is risen from the dead

And I will rise when He calls my name

No more sorrow, no more pain

I will rise on eagles' wings

Before my God fall on my knees

And rise

I will rise

There's a day that's drawing near

When this darkness breaks to light

And the shadows disappear

And my faith shall be my eyes

Jesus has overcome

And the grave is overwhelmed

The victory is won

He is risen from the dead

And I will rise when He calls my name

No more sorrow, no more pain

I will rise on eagles' wings

Before my God fall on my knees

And rise

I will rise

And I hear the voice of many angels sing,

"Worthy is the Lamb"

And I hear the cry of every longing heart,

"Worthy is the Lamb"

And I hear the voice of many angels sing,

"Worthy is the Lamb"

And I hear the cry of every longing heart,

"Worthy is the Lamb"

And I will rise when He calls my name

No more sorrow, no more pain

I will rise on eagles' wings

Before my God fall on my knees

And rise

I will rise

I hope you enjoyed this morning meditation. It was really a special time with the Lord  for me.  Praying it was also meaningful to you.

 (Note: The Eagle and "Angel Cloud" pictures are from previous posts in the past, but I thought the pictures fit the message.  All other pictures are from this morning's meditation on the dock)