MOTHER’S HARD TASK

Kahlil Gibran, in The Prophet, expresses well the hard task of a mother to love completely and deeply and yet always with the task of letting go. “You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts.” “You may house their bodies but not their souls,  for their souls dwell […]

TRAVEL THEME: DANCE

LITTLE DANCERS AT THE REGATTA These photos were taken at a performance during Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Regatta in 2012. Visit Where’s my backpack? to see more entries to challenge. BE ENCOURAGED!  BE BLESSED!

TRAIN UP A CHILD

This month’s bloggers for peace challenge will focus on children.  How do we raise children to be peaceful? What do children need to know about peace? How do we teach them what peace means? I found these “Ten Commandments for Parents”, excellent for creating peace in the family. “Train up a child in the way […]

KEY TO PEACE

KEY TO PEACE      Who is the best cared for in every household?  Is it not the little children?  And does not the least of all, the helpless baby, receive the largest share?  We all know that the baby toils not, neither does it spin; and yet it is fed, and clothed, and loved, […]

ENCOURAGEMENT

TAGGED “E” – ENCOURAGEMENT HANG IN THERE BE ENCOURAGED! ( click on below video to see more photos ) DON’T QUIT When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,  When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,  When the funds are low and the debts are high,  And you want to smile, but you have […]

SUNDAY POST: FOCUSED ATTENTION

PEOPLE AT PLAY AND WORK MAN AT WORK FOCUSED ATTENTION WITH BLURRED BACKGROUND IN THE SPOTLIGHT To see more of Jakesprinter’s Sunday Post Challenge, click here. All photos were taken while out and about with camera in hand.  I hope you enjoyed my selections.   Have a wonderful week focusing on those things that are […]

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: LOVE

FACES OF LOVE   Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, […]

“LOVE FRONT PORCH”

LOVE FRONT PORCH & THE ART HOUSE Located on Hamilton Avenue in the Homewood section of Pittsburgh, PA is a home straight out of Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood: A woman Vanessa German, paints and sculpts on her front porch, and kids flock to her place as if it were an ice cream stand, so they can […]

PHOTO FRIDAY: YOUNGSTER

“Children are a gift from God; they are his reward.” Psalm 127:3 TLB Below are some of our most beautiful and precious gifts, our legacy, our inheritance.  Let us love, cherish and protect them and their future. The above photos are entered in Photo Friday’s weekly challenge under the theme “YOUNGSTER”.  If you would like […]

SUNDAY POST: VILLAGE

“IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD” When I was growing up back in the 50′s, 60′s we were taught to respect our elders by addressing them as Mr, Miss or Mrs. so and so.  To say thank you and speak when you entered a room.  If a neighbor chastised you for something you […]