Sufficient
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This profound quotation is commonly called St. Teresa’s Bookmark as it was found tucked into one of the great saint’s books. St. Teresa of Avila was a Carmelite nun who lived in Spain and was a great mystic and prolific spiritual writer. I created this image today for three people: for Barbara and Jerry, my mother’s neighbors who lost their home in a fire yesterday. All of their worldly possessions were destroyed in about thirty minutes. Barbara ran out of the house with her purse, her robe and house slippers, and the cup of coffee she was holding when smoke billowed everywhere. The other person I created this for is a friend, Brenda, who emailed me to say she was feeling low and needed a word of encouragement. I thought that these three people who are deeply troubled would be comforted by these words of enduring wisdom and truth. Maybe someone else needs to hear them, too. God help us all to remember that he alone suffices and he alone is unchanging and dependable.
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Grow your own fruit and veges and save the world.
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there is always help…
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Piercing blue eyes – not your dizzy blonde here / Environmental Systems a going for her passions towards her education with no fear!
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Another from my series of Alva Sunrises.. :) / no editing except for some contrast.. sometimes, I wish I had photoshop :)))))) Alva, Florida USA
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His Grace , / sometimes the obscurity / is beyond our understanding, / elusive as a dream / in our common everyday, / yet , when Our spirit listens / to that intangible voice, / the peace is given / beyond our human reach.
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Artist: Angela Legge / Medium: Watercolour & pastel on Brockingford watercolour paper A painted bowl of vegetables & passionfruit I grew in the garden + two apples from the store
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Tulips of Friendship
by Jim MarshalThe yellow just uncurling….........
A moment where all was enough.
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Big Adjustments Ahead...
by Ann RodriquezIt’s January 1st, 2009, and I’m feeling reflective and introspective. Though this has nothing to do with photography, I wanted to share …
It’s January 1st, 2009, and I’m feeling reflective and introspective. Though this has nothing to do with photography, I wanted to share it with those of you that have been such a big part of my life. After months of an increasingly achy body, intensely painful joint problems and multiple doctor appointments and tests, I’ve finally been diagnosed with Celiac Disease. To make it simpler to understand, I’ll draw a couple of quotes from the internet: Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in everyday products such as medicines, vitamins, and lip balms. The only treatment is a lifetime of a Gluten-Free diet. A Gluten-Free diet means not eating foods that contain wheat, rye, and barley. In other words, a person with celiac disease should not eat most grain, pasta, cereal, and many processed foods. Celiac Disease is more common among Type 1 (Juvenile) diabetics (I’ve been diabetic since I was 3), and affects 1 in 133 people, many who spend years without a diagnosis or with a mis-diagnosis. More common symptoms are gastrointestinal issues. Feel free to google it for a full list of symptoms, which vary greatly from person to person. I’m looking at some HUGE changes in my life, and have really gone through (and am continuing) a mourning process. Though losing the ability to eat many foods is certainly not the end of the world, it will drastically change my world, and in reality, food is a large part of our lives, especially our social lives. The hardest part will be eating out or going to people’s homes, as even a slight trace of gluten will make me sick for a week. A roll on the side of my plate, even if removed, has contaminated whatever it has touched. Kissing my husband if he has crackers or a breaded food in his mouth will make me sick. Eating food that was prepared on the same table as something with gluten will affect me as well; a trace of gluten will make me just as sick as eating a whole piece of bread or an oreo. Other places gluten is often present is in vitamins, chapstick/lipstick, medicines, etc. I won’t be able to lick envelopes anymore. So many little things to learn and abide by. I’m fairly overwhelmed by all this, but have taken some time to eat some ‘lasts’ – my last cheeseburger (with bun), last sesame chicken, last eggplant parmesan sub, last french fries other than McDonalds (potatoes are ok but most places fry them in the same oil as things I can’t have, therefore contaminating them), etc. The last food I ate that I can’t now is a dorito just before midnight last night. : ) There are substitutes for bread, pretzels, etc. that I’ll be trying, but I’ve heard that many of them taste like cardboard. Yum! : ) lol Through this all, I’ve struggled to have a positive attitude, and have cried almost every day as I realize new ways I hadn’t thought of yet that this will affect my life. But I know that I don’t walk this path alone…God will be with me, giving me His grace and holding me up when I otherwise wouldn’t be able to carry on. He has proven time and time again that His grace is sufficient, and that He will always be with me. And He’s blessed me with an incredibly understanding, patient and sensitive husband who has been amazing through this diagnosis process and beyond. I truly am blessed, and am so thankful to have a diagnosis and be able to move forward. I look forward to feeling better, and will concentrate on that. If you’re still with me, : ) thanks for your patience and interest. In the busyness of the holidays and with much processing needed for this diagnosis and the news that I’ll lose 8 hours of work per week in 2009 (I found out 20 minutes before I received my celiac diagnosis!), I’ve struggled to put out the mental energy that redbubble and my other favorite photo sites require. Today is a new day though. Today I begin my gluten-free diet; today I make the decision to face life with a new and positive outlook; today I will make the time to upload pictures and get re-involved! : ) Thank you all for your patience, and if you’re one who believes that God indeed answers prayers, I’d appreciate your prayers as I embark on this journey. You’re treasures to me, each one of you, and I appreciate you all greatly! Ann
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