A poem for the holiday.

At Grandma's House

I like the taste of turkey
Any time throughout the year
But it never
seems to taste as good
As when Thanksgiving's here.

Could be it's all the trimmings
That are cooked with it to eat-
But I think it's
eating at Grandma's house
That makes it such a treat!

~Author Unknown

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

Just BE ...a poem of sorts lol

The sun is out.
I go to sit in my rocker on the deck.
I sink down into its cushions to relax.
I feel the sun beating down on my body.
Its been a long winter,
I haven't felt this in ages.

I close my eyes and rest.
I hear the ducks on the lake,
the crows cawing
and the birds singing in the trees.
Its been a long winter,
I haven't heard this in ages.

I open my eyes and see
everything is finally turning green,
big puffy clouds hanging over the mountains
and a stunning azure sky above.
Its been a long winter,
I haven't seen this in ages.

I feel the heat soaking
into my old bones and skin.
It warms it while a cool breeze
blows over me.
Its been a long winter,
I haven't felt this in ages.

The dog pads around on the deck
finds a spot to settle in
and soaks up the sun.
For a moment its peaceful.
In that moment
I hear in the distance
the rolling thunder of my ocean.
And I realize that
I haven't really seen it in months.
Its been a long, long winter. 



(And then the peace was shattered
The dog barfed!
In 3 places, sigh
So I had to get up to clean it.

And so I got my watering can
filled it up
and drowned the barf thru the decking
off the porch.

Figured since its gonna be warm
a few days,
Id water the deck garden too
End of my peace.....)

SIGH lol

seanymph2011

Goodbye Summer

Goodbye Summer
Altho the calendar says September
Your still here.

I really wish you would go
You have over stayed
Your welcome.

I loved some of the heat
While it was here
But really you just don't know when to quit.

These endless days of
Over 100 degree heat,
And me needing the AC on to breathe.

Enough already!
Go away, I need some fall.
I need rain and cooler weather.

I need to bring out my fall decor.
I need pumpkins and leaves.
I need spice candles.

Today the AC is on again.
Before noon.
Which means you will be hot again.

You are like a guest
Who just wont leave
Until your tossed out.

And so I'm asking nicely summer,
Go away, its time.
I like you but really Ive had enough.

seanymph 2009

Oh my .....God! (pun intended) this is a must read!!!

I'm reading a book called The Shack. Ive seen others talk about it on blogs and reviews. They all say its life changing. Yea, yea, yea. Ive seen that too on other books and they didn't do that. But this one.....oh yea......this one will. It will change how you look at life, yourself, religion and God.

Its set in Oregon. A man takes his family camping and the youngest daughter gets abducted by a serial killer. They never find her body but just a blood soaked dress at the shack. The family of course is devastated but this is the story of the father (yup THE father and the dad). He ends up several yrs later going back to the site where they believe it happened. Now this is where it gets weird...he gets an invite in his mail on a day when no mail was delivered, due to bad weather. Hes invited back to the shack by Papa. ......his wife's name for God. Yes its absurd and he thought so too but his curiosity takes him there.

If you are a die hard Christian who sees God and the Bible and church and all those things only ONE way......you wont get this. You will be so rigid in your thinking you will think this is absurd, insane and irreverent. Push on tho......everyone who picks it up.......push on..........you will never look at any of this the same ever again. I'm only half way thru and my eyes have opened so much already. My mind is reeling with how about this ....or how about that.......and then just with what Ive read, I get it. I cant wait to finish this and most likely will today. Its not a thick book, its an ez read that Ive been picking up in between other things. But I really want to just sit down and finish it now that I'm in the middle. We are Love.......we are God.........God is Love. You have heard it before......now you will understand it.

From the book:

Spirit says "Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to hold power over another is to choose to limit oneself (your own power) -- to serve." {pg. 108}

And to spook you a bit to see how absurd the story is....

An soon as he had put them down for Sarayu (spirit) to wash, Jesus tossed him a dish towel and they both began drying. {pg. 110}




There are three
Father, Son and Spirit.
And then there's me
And I am God.

Son is God made human
He is still God
He is just man
and he is me.

Spirit is creation
God is creation
And human can create,
I am God.

And Father is all
Love, the word,
human, creation.
And I am all.

In him
Thru him
With him.
We are God.

seanymph2009