a life blessed

              The Potter's Hand Beautiful Lord, Wonderful savior I know for sure all of my days are held in your hands Crafted into your perfect plans You gently called me into your presence Guiding me by Your Holy Spirit Teach me dear Lord to live all of my life Through your eyes I'm captured by your holy calling Set me apart. I know you're drawing me to yourself lead me, Lord. I pray Oh Take me, mold me, use me, fill me I give my life to the potter's hand Oh Call me, guide me, lead me, walk beside me I give my life to the potter's hand You gently call me into your presence Guiding me by your holy spirit Teach me dear lord to live all of my life through your eyes I'm captured by your holy calling Set me apart. I know you're drawing me to yourself lead me, Lord. I pray Oh Take me, mold me, use me, fill me I give my life to the potter's hand Oh Call me, guide me, lead me, walk beside me I gi...

     Recently I ran into someone I had not seen in years.  Our paths crossed in many areas which kept conversation going between the two of us on a somewhat regular basis, even if in passing.  I see her around town from time to time but never within talking distance, and it's usually while we are in transit on the highways and byways.  This is a lady who has had a very rough life from the beginning, and it just seems to continue following her throughout her life.  In spite of all the trials she has been through, and many of them somewhat life-threatening, she always seemed to have a positive frame of mind.  For every challenge she had been through and shared with me, she always seemed to have a "But God....." following and seemed to maintain a certain sparkle in her eye, especially when referring to God and her faith in Him.  This was something that always made me smile about her....that ...

I have always been a sucker for studying the lives of 'real' people.  I would rather learn about the real lives of others than to sit with a good fiction book anyday.  To see what inspires others,  and how they live and love always catches my attention.  With this in mind, I will tell you that I have absolutely fallen in love with a blog I recently stumbled upon.  The author's knack for wording, humor, insights, and outlook on life truly intrigue me, not to mention the author's family as seen through the blog photos is most intriguing as well.  Being a self-professed professional amateur photographer, the author's photos speak volumes.   I am drawn to it.  I eagerly await each new blog post as if it were my next meal, secretly wishing for a camera just as the one the author uses so I myself can become a self-professed professional amateur photographer!; and secretly wishing for the a...