hiddenart
'Hidden art' is found in the 'minor' areas of life. By 'minor' I (Edith Schaeffer)mean what is involved in the 'everyday' of anyone's life, rather than his career or profession. Each person has some talent which is unfulfilled in some 'hidden area' of his being, and which could be expressed and developed.
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Church History
1958 - St Luke Episcopal, Atlanta, GA (baptized)
1965 - St Anne's Episcopal, Atlanta, GA
1966 - Mtn Home AFB
1967 - St James Anglican-Episcopal, Atlanta, GA (confirmed)
1978 - Chalcedon Presbyterian, Atlanta, GA
1979 - Harvester Presbyterian, Springfield, VA
1980 - McLean Presbyterian, McLean, VA
1981 - Church Creek Presbyterian, Charleston, SC
1985 - Rainbow City Presbyterian, Rainbow City, AL
1987 - First Presbyterian, Rome, GA
1988 - Chalcedon Presbyterian, GA
Saturday, January 27, 2024
WORD OF THE YEAR - HEART
Saturday, January 20, 2024
ABOUT ME
CREATED by the LORD God Jehovah
SAVED by the sacrifice of His precious son Jesus Christ
EMPOWERED by the Holy Spirit to live on earth and serve (Rom 6:11)
STEWARD of the manifold grace of the one and only true God
FOLLOWER of King Jesus
DAUGHTER of Christian parents
WIFE of one Godly husband
MOTHER of four daughters
GRANDMOTHER of seven
SISTER of fellow followers of Jesus
FRIEND to some
NEIGHBOR to many
Sunday, June 18, 2023
Father's Day Reminiscences
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Mother's Day
This year is my second for *firsts*. In 2021, my father died. Then 21 months later, in 2022, my mother died.
And so, that just means that I am experiencing once again those *firsts* without one or the other.
It's just my turn to suffer loss.
I am thankful for the loyalty and support of my nuclear family and special friends.
I am blessed to have had both of my parents for such a long time in my short life.... to get to know them as an adult as well as an *older* adult is indeed special.
In memory of my recently deceased mother, this year for Mother's Day I made a donation to Frontlineresponse.org This particular organization has a strong presence in my city/state well-known for attracting crowds for special sporting events and conventions.
To show my heart for someone I dont believe I have to have "walked a mile in her/his shoes" (moccasins*). I am willing to be judged by the standard of Holy Scripture and strive to be a good steward ("put my money where my mouth is.") Support for those in crisis pregnancy has long been dear to my heart and now I add support to the rescue of those ensnared in se*-trafficking.
In the past in memory of my father I made donations to topics dear to his heart: pro-life ministries (GRTL) and private practice/education of medicine/surgery (AAPS & GA Vascular Foundation)
PS - Red Tulips on Moma's yet-to-be-marked grave are representative of her battle with Parkinson's.
PPS Family group photo taken 4/21/13 - ten years ago ... on my 55th birthday celebrated after church with dinner at the Canoe restaurant in Vinings, GA on the banks of the Chattahoochee River where I grew up.
* reference to popular poem by M Lathrap
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Judge Softly
“Pray, don’t find fault with the man that limps,
Or stumbles along the road.
Unless you have worn the moccasins he wears,
Or stumbled beneath the same load.
There may be tears in his soles that hurt
Though hidden away from view.
The burden he bears placed on your back
May cause you to stumble and fall, too.
Don’t sneer at the man who is down today
Unless you have felt the same blow
That caused his fall or felt the shame
That only the fallen know.
You may be strong, but still the blows
That were his, unknown to you in the same way,
May cause you to stagger and fall, too.
Don’t be too harsh with the man that sins.
Or pelt him with words, or stone, or disdain.
Unless you are sure you have no sins of your own,
And it’s only wisdom and love that your heart contains.
For you know if the tempter’s voice
Should whisper as soft to you,
As it did to him when he went astray,
It might cause you to falter, too.
Just walk a mile in his moccasins
Before you abuse, criticize and accuse.
If just for one hour, you could find a way
To see through his eyes, instead of your own muse.
I believe you’d be surprised to see
That you’ve been blind and narrow-minded, even unkind.
There are people on reservations and in the ghettos
Who have so little hope, and too much worry on their minds.
Brother, there but for the grace of God go you and I.
Just for a moment, slip into his mind and traditions
And see the world through his spirit and eyes
Before you cast a stone or falsely judge his conditions.
Remember to walk a mile in his moccasins
And remember the lessons of humanity taught to you by your elders.
We will be known forever by the tracks we leave
In other people’s lives, our kindnesses and generosity.
Take the time to walk a mile in his moccasins.”
~ by Mary T. Lathrap, 1895
Saturday, April 22, 2023
2023 WORD OF THE YEAR
STEWARD
I am but a steward of the manifold grace of God ~
Matthew Henry's commentary on Luke 16
An etching by Jan Luyken illustrating Luke 16:1-9 in the Bowyer Bible, Bolton, England.
Phillip Medhurst - Photo by Harry Kossuth
S = SINNER - 1 JOHN 1:8 - If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
S = SAVIOR - LUKE 2:11 - For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
T = TREACHERY - Ezekiel 18:24b - None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die.
T = TRUTH - Ephesians 4:25 - Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
E = EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT - Revelation 20:10 - and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulphur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and forever.
E = ETERNAL LIFE - JOHN 17:3 - And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
W = WICKEDNESS - Luke 11:39 - And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness."
W = WISDOM - Luke 21:15 - for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.
A = APATHY - Rev 3:15-16 - I know your works: you are neither cold not hot. Would that you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm (apathetic), and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.
A = ABUNDANCE - Rom 5:17 - For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
R = REBUKE - Psalm 119:21 - You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones who wander from your commandments.
R = REWARD - Psalm 19:11 - Moreover, by them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward
D = DECEIVER - 2 John 7 - For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist.
D = DISCIPLE - John 13:35 - By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.