It’s Friday and I’m once again with Gypsy Mama and friends doing the five minute Friday.
Gypsy will prompt us with a word and we write for 5 minutes. Today’s word is OPEN. Here I go!
Rain has cleared out revealing blue skies, that are always there. The three mile walk clears my mind of worries and returns my soul to a more peaceful state.
The rhythm of my life song sets the pace for my feet.
“As a deer, pants for the water, so my soul longs for Thee. You alone are my hearts desire and I long to worship Thee. You alone are my strength, my shield, to you alone may my spirit yield…”
I am quietly listening to the words of the song, when I hear the song of the hawk above my head. His wings are opened wide as he glides on the wave of the wind, landing in the top of the pine tree. Again, the hawk sings out.
My heart opens a little more to the Lord speaking.
“I sing over you.”
The hawk opens it’s massive wingspan, soaring again overhead, calling out.
Again, I hear the Lord say,
“I sing over you.”
This thought stays with me the rest of the walk.
Returning home, I pull out my Bible.
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Diane W. Bailey is the founder of The Consilium – an online community of wisdom and purpose for women over 45 years of age. She is a published author. Her books include String of Pearls – From Tears to Treasure, and 30 Days To A Better Stepfamily.
She creates her own line of precious metals bracelets.
Diane lives in the Deep South with her husband Doc. Together they have created a stepfamily, each having two stepchildren and two birth children, and share three grandchildren, one black lab named Charlie and one long haired tabby cat named Lil Girl.
Diane’s passion is to encourage women to be all God has created them to be by pressing past fear and daring to live life as an adventure. Some of her life adventures include traveling to Israel, speaking, entrepreneurship and backyard farming with Doc. She loves Gumbo, fried shrimp and seeing all sunsets across water.
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Beautiful photography and beautiful words.
Thank you, Rick. Happy New Year to you and Charlotte!
When I was reading, I had a real sense of peace.
Thank you for stopping by Life Images. I'm so glad you were blessed with peace. Hope you'll visit again.
the rich blue sky is so soothing! I love open skies like this!
Loved this post! And the Scripture verse. What a great verse to begin a new year!
Oh how encouraged I feel in your words today! I can picture it all in my mind's eye…and as you repeat "I sing over you!", I hear His voice resounding in my spirit.