Your Star to Wish Upon

"When you wish upon a star

makes no difference who you are...."
Paul Smith

 When I first heard that song as a little girl
I took Jiminy Cricket at his word 

and I have been wishing on stars all of my life

But Jiminy- have you been holding out on me?

  There is a second verse to this song:

 If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme

Ah....now I have it
you have to put your heart in to it!

Thanks, Jiminy!

 and that's poetiquejustis

Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart

 and with all your soul

 and with all your
mind.'

 Matthew 22:37

Slightly sunny with a chance of roses

It will never rain roses

When we want more roses,

we have to plant.

George Eliot

 I guess this is on my mind because last year at this time

we gave six rose bushes a home

It was a good fit-

they needed a bit of earth

and wanted to share our yard

It took some work

It took some planning

It took some investment of time and money

but all good things do

We are still learning about our roses

what they need and where the thorns are

but just like life,

planning, investing yourself, and learning

gives you the rewards you seek

-and that's poetiquejustis

  The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

Isaiah 35:1

Behold!

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, 

we must carry it with us or we find it not

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The wonders of the world

The magnificence of the heavens

The majesty of the sea

All there for those who believe in beauty

But first- you must 

and that's poetiquejustis

How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty!

Psalm 84:1

It All Begins Somewhere

With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere,

C S Lewis 

Thoughts begin somewhere and move on

Love begins somewhere and grows

Dreams begin somewhere and become real

Now you must begin somewhere and be who you are

and that's poetiquejustis

 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me. They replied, "Let us start rebuilding." So they began this good work.

Nehemiah 2:18

Rain Dance

Some people walk in the rain

Others just get wet

Roger Miller

Do you know what we do when people try to rain on our parade?

Throw cold water on our dreams?

WE...

Make a splash!

Let it rain!

soak it up!

 soak it in!

wring every last drop out of life

and then dance

between the raindrops

and that's poetiquejustis

In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, 

and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.

Matthew 5:45

A Lesson in Gardening

Gardening is an exercise

in optimism

Maria Schinz

You have to keep an eye on any garden 

for weeds 

and visitors

How much more so

The garden of you soul

Yank bitterness out by the roots!

Weed out the unkind thoughts

Leave the rest to grow

in the sunshine of your smile

and that's poetiquejustis

And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden 

in the cool of the day

Genesis 3:8

The Weight of Time

And when is there time to remember

to sift

to weigh

to estimate

to total?

Tillie Olsen

Young people racing to get ahead

Older people racing to keep up

No people keeping count

of what is happening 

Rich people racing to spend

Poor people racing to earn

All people caught in the race

when are we going to learn?

Today

Stop!

Sift!

let time run through your hands for a minute 

and see how it feels

Weigh your priorites

Estimate where these have a place in your life

then make your next move

and that's poetiquejustis

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Psalm 19:14

Spurring Life On

I got spurs that jingle jingle jangle!

Lyrics: Joseph Little and Frank Loesser

On the spur on the moment

what does that mean?

Is it something that grabs you

Before it was seen?

On the spur of the moment

you can flip life end to end!

 you can flip and fold it

you can patch it and mend

On the spur of the moment

without thought or regret

you can do something for someone 

that they will never forget

it won't cost you a nickel

it won't cost you a dime

it won't even cost you

much of your time

you can spur people on 

when their courage is dragging

To spur on - to encourage-

To cheer on those who are lagging!

Just with a listen

Just with a smile

Just with an attaboy

Once in a while

On the spur of the moment

You can make it all right

and that's poetiquejustis

 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds

Hebrews 10:24