Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
A Butterfly starts out as a caterpillar, then metamorphosis
takes place, transforming the once pitiful caterpillar into a beautiful new creature, now able to fly in freedom from flower to flower taking in sweet nectar of many many beautiful flowers.
"New Beginnings"
Poem January 29,1995
I saw a caterpillar one day, Inching along with not much to say.
A pitiful creature of greenish yellow, Not much character, the ugly little fellow.
Then one day transformed into a chrysalis so tight,
To be alone and out of sight.
As new life unfolded in that dark solitude, The Sun shone down on that tiny prelude.
The day had arrived, a crack in the casing, New life merged up, O how amazing!
A wing unwrapped in colors a new, Another spread out, there were two.
A delight to behold, a new creature in Christ, Able to fly in freedom with its newfound life.
(page 102, "Lord, You Are Real.")
The design on the underside
of the Blue Morpho Butterfly
has seven horizontal circles of red in center, then a yellow ring around it.
A design much like the lit candle portion of the tabernacle lamp stand.
Amazing!
The upper surface of the Blue Morpho butterfly is an iridescent blue. The High Priest wore a blue robe with gold bells and pomegranates at the hem of his garment. The blue robe is symbolic to the covering of the Holy Spirit.
Blue Morpho Butterfly
Has a iridescent blue on its upper wings.
Blue is one of the three primary colors, along with Red and Yellow.
The three primary colors represent the Trinity. The Father~Yellow,
The Son~Red,
The Holy Spirit~Blue.
These three colors produce and make up the 7 colors of the rainbow.
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, & Violet in order. Red + Yellow=Orange
Yellow + Blue=Green
Red + Blue=Indigo & Violet
No coincidence. All point to the Creator. Amazing!
Morpho Butterfly
A beautiful visual from God~Our Creator, to remind us of our Lord, The Holy Spirit, and the Tabernacle/Temple furnishings of the LampStand, atop with the seven burning vessels full of His Holy oil~His Presence.
What an Awesome God we serve!!!
Splash for Jesus!
May 5, 2021
Photo taken at a local restaurant.
(Enhanced the color from the original photo.)
(the June 16, 2020 photo "Splashing for Jesus" resembles this photo.)
June 19, 2021, Bride of Christ
The beautiful bride of Christ is making herself ready.
7. "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife has made herself ready.
8. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
9. And He says unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And He says unto me, These are the true sayings of God." Revelation 19:7-9
I took this picture of a wedding display at a local antique market on June 19, 2021 and on March 19, 2024, as I was scanning over the many photos taken over the years, this one stood out to me. I began to fade out the surrounding background until the beautiful bride appeared.
Isn't that the way the Holy Spirit moves in a believer, allowing the things of this world to fade away. As Paul says in Philippians 3:14.
"I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
January 4, 2023, Bouquet of Peace
Bouquet of Peace
25. "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for it;
26. That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27. That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." Ephesians5:25-27
April 11, 2021, Purity of Heart
Purity of Heart
"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8
This photo was sent to me on April 11, 2021, three years ago.
On March 19, 2024
I cropped the photo, focusing on those blue eyes.
This beautiful blue-eyed girl has her young heart and eyes stayed on Jesus, and her beauty radiates from within. She loves God's creation~His fragrant flowers as well as the weeds, and makes pretty dish bowl bouquets with them.
1956 Photo enhanced3-21-2024
Little feet of a four year old.
Christmas 1956
"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8
Bought Childs Shoes 1996, Photo July 21, 2020
Shoes of Righteousness
Poem February 6,1995
Published in book, "Lord, You Are Real", page 104
"Instruments of glory! All praise unto Your Most Holy Name! Footprints of gold!
A path of righteousness shall be upheld in the footsteps of my way!
You have gone before me!
I shall not be afraid!
You have made the shoes that I must wear.
They are a perfect fit for me.
No one else can walk where You have called me to walk.
Only side by side and hand in hand shall we go.
The path is laid out! Walk ye in it! Finish the race! Mark it
well! Do not look back!
You know every hair on my head!" (page 104, "Lord, You Are Real.")
Splashing for Jesus.
"The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea."
Psalm 93:4
Photo of old, scuffed up and worn shoes from an antique shop January 31, 2019.
The shoes are filled with delightful outdoor greenery.
May our walk be as Ephesians 6:15 says:
"And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;" Ephesians 6:15
and Isaiah 52:7
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that brings good tidings, that publishes peace; that brings good tidings of good that publishes salvation; that say unto Zion, Thy God reigns!" Isaiah 52:7
My father loved gardening.
He grew the tastiest tomatoes and vegetables!
This photo is a pair of dad's old gardening shoes. . . a sweet reminder of him, but most importantly a reminder of my Heavenly Father, the gardener of my heart. He always plants "good" seed and carefully waters it!
Proverbs 4:18
"But the path of the just is as the shinning light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day."
Proverbs 4:18
Photo from a brochure, Ballet Magnificat! May 1996.
Photo enhanced.
"My soul magnifies the Lord." Luke 1:46
Jesus is Praying for us. John 17:1-26
Jesus is Praying for you.
(1990's photo, enhanced March 21, 2024.)
Romans 8:34
"Who is he that condemns? It is Christ who died, yea rather, who is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us."
Romans 8:34
Psalm 107:14
"He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces."
Psalm 107:14
HALLELUJAH, He is Risen, and He Reigns!!!
Stain glass window of Christ Jesus, the Messiah.
(photo taken in the 90's, photo enhanced March 21, 2024.)
Romans 10:15
"And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the Gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!" Romans 10:15
The Beautiful feet of our Lord and Savior. He is the gospel of Peace. He is The Good News!
The Soul of the Rose, 1908
"The Soul of the Rose"
One of my favorite works of art by John William Waterhouse, 1908.
"I have found the one in whom my soul loves."
Song of Solomon 3:4
30. "Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
31. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates." Proverbs 31:30-31
Photo of a Sherwin Williams Sign taken March 25, 2024
The "Cover The Earth" logo, created by George Ford, was introduced in 1893.
"It is known worldwide as one of the most "environmentally unfriendly" graphic symbols because the bucket of red paint that pours over the Earth from space looks like a threat to the planet."
Nevertheless, I could see a Redemptive message in the the letters S.W.P. and the red paint pouring out on the whole earth.
The blood of Jesus was poured out for the whole world. SWP~Spirit, Water, Power. (the Power is in the Blood.)
I John 5:7-8
7. "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one.
8. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the Water, and the Blood: and these three agree in one." I John 5:7-8
Yes!
"There is Power in the Blood!"
My jewelry box March 4, 2019
I love surrounding myself with God's word in my home. This is one of three jewelry boxes from Hobby Lobby~a lovely Christian-based company.
The word of God is like a jewelry box, filled with Sparkling Treasures.
Jesus is the "Sparkle!"
Psalm 91:4
"He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall find refuge."
Photo taken January 23, 2019
In my home, I love to surround myself with the word of God.
A hand painted mural over a doorway. " but the greatest of these is LOVE."
I Corinthians 13:13
Photo of a Sherwin Williams Sign taken March 25, 2024
The "Cover The Earth" logo, created by George Ford, was introduced in 1893.
"There is a fountain filled with blood Drawn from Emmanuel's veins."
Author: William Cowper (1772)
Tune: CLEANSING FOUNTAIN
1. "There is a fountain filled with blood Drawn from Immanuel's veins; And sinners, plunged beneath that floor,
Lose all their guilty stains: Lose all their guilty stains,
Lose all their guilty stains;
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their Quilty stains.
2. The dying thief rejoiced to see That fountain in his day;
And there may I, though vile as he,
Wash all my sins away:
Wash all my sins away;
Wash all my sins away;
And there may I, though vile as he,
Wash all my sins away.
3. Dear dying Lamb, They precious blood Shall never lose its pow'r, Till all the ransomed Church of God
Be saved, to sin no more:
Be saved, to sin no more,
Be saved, to sin no more;
till all the ransomed
Church of God Be saved to sin no more
4. E'er since by faith I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply, Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be till I die:
And shall be till I die,
And shall be till I die;
Redeeming love has been my theme,
And shall be till I die.
5. When this poor lisping, stammering tongue Lies silent in the grave, Then in a nobler, sweeter song
I'll sing Thy pow'r to save:
I'll sing Thy pow'r to save,
I'll sing Thy pow'r to save;
Then in a nobler, sweeter song I'll sing Thy pow'r to save."
"Sing Joyfully"
Subject: Photograph of an old wooden box with fern greenery, and stenciled on it "Come Sit On My Poach"
Reminds me of Jesus' words to His followers:
"Come Sit at My table."
Luke 22:30
Matthew 11:28-30
28. "Come unto Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls.
30. For My yoke I easy, and my burden I light."
Matthew 11:28-30
Photo: Dogwood Blossoms
Date: April 5, 2024
Time: 10:48 A.M.
Description: A forty year old White Dogwood in
my backyard.
Photo: Dogwood Blossoms
Date: April 5, 2024
Time: 10:48 A.M.
Title: "A Multitude of Heavenly Angels"
Description: A forty year old White Dogwood in my backyard. The sun peeping through its branches. Reminds me that the "Son" is always watching over me. My covering, and I am under Your "Wings". Shalom Shalom Shalom my Peace.
Photo: Dogwood Blossoms
Date: April 5, 2024
Time: 10:48 A.M.
Title: "A Multitude of Heavenly Angels"
Explanation: A closeup view of a beautiful Visual.
Point one: I noticed two of the dogwood blossoms with petals outstretched like they are in flight, one on the right and one on the left. Similar to the two angels placed on the Ark of the covenant~God's Mercy Seat, and
Point two: The two angels that miraculously appeared in the empty tomb~God's Mercy Seat.
Above these two blossoms the sun~Son brilliantly shining in multi~rainbow colors through the branches.
I can hear Jesus speaking
John 15:5. "I Am the Vine, you are the branches: He that abides in Me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without Me you can do nothing."
John 15:5
Photo: Dogwood Blossoms
Date: April 5, 2024
Time: 10:48 A.M.
Title: "A Multitude of Heavenly Angels"
Description: A forty year old White Dogwood in my backyard. The sun peeping through its branches. Reminds me that the "Son" is always watching over me. My covering, and I am under Your "Wings". Shalom Shalom Shalom my Peace.
Your multi-color rainbow Light is so beautiful!!!
