Catch It #devotion #football #poetry

football

Toss determines the start

a mere flip a coin falls

snap into another’s hands

numbers roll with the ball

so much rests on a moment

but you will never see the heart

as man looks at appearance

God sees past the start

all the money in your grasp

can’t be measured against the stars

“what are they playing for?” a child asks

 

“The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

1 Samuel 16:7

 

Luke 16:15
He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.

John 8:15
You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one.

 

I love watching football but over the years the love for the game, the athleticism, the challenge has been tainted by the money for the players and for the sponsors. Saying that, I hope your heart is touched by this lost puppy Budweiser ad.

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California Dreaming… #photography #poetry #dpchallenge

The

dream

like a

butterfly

fluttered about

not wishing  to be caught

flaunting its winged victory

I grasped

at the very edge

holding tight

to yesterday

***

And what dream do you hold in your hands????

The wordpress photography challenge is “Show us something Dreamy“.

Come Dream with us:

photo-challenge-one #photography #poetry #Christmas

One candle shone brightly

on a lonely face

where a smile once belonged

One candle shone brightly

through solitary leaf

worn by days

one candle shone brightly

a tiny creature

burdened and alone

one candle shone brightly

on a world

reaching for the light

fall light

This week’s photo challenge at WordPress is One

Wishing each of you a wonderful and warm Holiday season!!!

Photographers I enjoy and appreciate:

  1. One (Weekly Photo Challenge) | Icezine
  2. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Flickr Comments
  3. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Ese’ s Voice
  4. Weekly photo challenge: One | An Enchanted Eye
  5. Week Photo Challenge: One | nancy merrill photography
  6. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | autopict
  7. Weekly photo challenge: one | MyBlog – solaner
  8. Weekly Photo Challenge – One | Chittle Chattle
  9. Photo Project “52 Bolivian Sundays” [‘One’] | 3rdculturechildren
  10. My.Vivid.Visions | Weekly Photo Challenge: One
  11. Just One | The Ambitious Drifter
  12. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Single Yellow Blossom | puncta lucis
  13. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Stephen Chapman
  14. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Different Isn’t Wrong, It’s Just Different
  15. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | yarnwuseleien
  16. Crumbling Face of Depression | Broken Light: A Photography Collective
  17. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Steve Says….
  18. weekly photo challenge – one | myguiltypleasures
  19. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Wind Against Current
  20. Cheery hue | Detours by Deepali
  21. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | The Eclectic Eccentric Shopaholic
  22. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Under the Monkey Tree
  23. One, two. | Hope* the happy hugger
  24. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Chicomallorca’s Blog
  25. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | 2812 photography
  26. Emptiness Insults My Intelligence | Bumblepuppies
  27. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | roastbeefandrakija
  28. Weekly Photo Challenge – One | Just Snaps
  29. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | castelsarrasin
  30. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Ritva’s Art – Photography
  31. Solo Swan (Weekly Photo Challenge: One) | photo potpourri
  32. B&W Legs | Cardinal Guzman
  33. Humpty goes solo… | thoughtsofrkh
  34. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | A mom’s blog
  35. Weekly Photo Challenge : One | I see beauty all around by rob paine
  36. Graffiti 0424 | artishorseshit
  37. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Cee’s Photography
  38. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Dim Lamp/קנה רצוץ לא ישבור
  39. Weekly Photo Challenge; One | Day One
  40. One Evening = An Entire Life | Home’s Cool!
  41. Yes! One. | A Crazy Chef
  42. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Uncle Spike’s Adventures
  43. Weekly Photo challenge : One – our little puppy dog in the Ray of light | parislux
  44. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Rooktopia
  45. Weekly Photo Challenge: On the First Day of Christmas | Rewired and Retired in Nicaragua
  46. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Creative Mind
  47. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Travel. Garden. Eat.
  48. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | The World Is a Book…
  49. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Northwest Frame of Mind
  50. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Finale to an Entrance
  51. Photoworld 20-12-13 | ~~~ nur ein “Klick” ~~~ ein Kompendium
  52. Weekly Photo Challenge: One ~ Snail | A Dose of Dharma
  53. Weekly Photo Challenge: One – Joy and Woe
  54. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | This, that and the other thing
  55. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Today, on Earth
  56. weekly Photo Challenge: One | paintedwords
  57. Weekly Photo Challenge: One [Lucky] Duck | PonderTheIrrelevant
  58. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Rainbow Photography – Scotland
  59. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Irregular Ventilator
  60. weekly photo challenge: one | Musings of a Random Mind
  61. Weekly Photo Challenge One: A Real Green Man | Light Words
  62. Weekly Photo Challenge: One « LIVING WITH MY ANCESTORS
  63. The Eyes Have It | Virginia Views
  64. WordPress weekly photo challenge: One | Milka Pejovic
  65. Weekly Photo Challenge: One (II) | Uncle Spike’s Adventures
  66. Focus. — On One. | mommyverbs
  67. Weekly Photo Challenge: ONE ANGRY DINOSAUR ! | V A S T L Y C U R I O U S
  68. Weekly Photo Challenge – One | Perceptive Pot Clueless Kettle
  69. Weekly Photo Challenge: One‏ « Sasieology
  70. One | Kansa Muse
  71. One: photo challenge. | My world in short posts
  72. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Tim Wolverson – Photo Blog
  73. Weekly Photo Challenge: One (Wishing Each One of You Happiness) « Delightfully Different Life
  74. Weekly Photo Challenge : one | Mon beau manoir
  75. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | For the Love of Living Things
  76. Holy Cow! | The Urge To Wander
  77. Weekly Photo Challenge: One & Travel Theme: Winter | wordsvisual
  78. weekly photo challenge: one | Curls n Skirls
  79. :: WP Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Belo Horizonte daily photo
  80. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | LenzExperiments
  81. Weekly Photo Challenge: One (Opening Night) | What’s (in) the picture?
  82. Weekly Photo Challenge: One, Or: Fort Zoutman, Aruba | polymathically
  83. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Captured With My Phone, iPhoneography
  84. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Foto Challenge
  85. Odd One Out | Travel with Intent
  86. photography ~~ one (weekly photo challenge) | vintage french chic
  87. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Healthcare Updates
  88. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Ohm Sweet Ohm
  89. weekly photo challenge: one | wise monkeys abroad
  90. “My Cat Wins” Weekly Photo Challenge: One | “The Ish,” presented by the Bohemian Rock Star
  91. One is the Loneliest Number, Or is It? | Ron Mayhew’s Blog
  92. Weekly Photo Challenge: One | Lucid Gypsy
  93. Weekly Photo Challenge: One, Or: Another Seagull Of The Wharf | polymathically

 

Picture Desire #photography

I hope 2

believe

Picture desire

the belief           in goodness

 sweet, confident      repose  of a puppy

waves  carelessly lapping at your heels

the ability to resist hatred and war

the intertwining of beauty

love’s pas de deux

Desires are central to the soul’s unfolding and should not be dismissed before giving them careful attention.

THOMAS MOORE

Thanks so much to Ese for the weekly phot and quote challenge. This week’s theme: Desire 

And the expression of many talented photographers:

http://managuagunntoday.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/eses-shoot-quote-desire/

http://forestwoodfolkart.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/eses-weekly-shoot-quote-challenge-desire/

http://yarnwuseleien.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/eses-weekly-shoot-quote-challenge-desire/

http://drieskewrites.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/desire/

http://cynthiamcclendon.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/eses-weekly-shoot-and-quote-challenge-desire/

http://ledrakenoir.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/desire-as-energy/

http://artifactsandfictions.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/eses-weekly-shoot-quote-challenge-desire/

http://vosperdruiter.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/desire-to-just-go-on-living/

http://lynneayersbeyondthebrush.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/strangers/

http://bastetandsekhmet.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/eses-weekly-shoot-and-quote-challenge-desire/

http://raleighcatdaddy.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/desire/

http://eyekensee.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/eses-weekly-shoot-quote-challenge-desire/

http://alwaysbobswife.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/eses-weekly-shoot-quote-desire/

http://mang0pe0ple.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/eses-weekly-shoot-quote-challenge-desire/

http://creatingreality1.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/caught-in-the-middle/

http://wadingthestream.com/2013/09/23/desire-intent-the-singularity-of-trueness/

http://uhurumahlodi.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/human-behaviour-unconquerable-souls/

http://charlesbonaventure.wordpress.com/2013/09/22/object-desire/

The Glass

Many of you should be able to relate to this poem as you go by the window at the pet store.

Some of us have soft hearts and would love to adopt every animal in the glass.

The Glass

Its between

you and me

please set me free

I like

your face

want to be in your place

I don’t

want to be on display

rather come out to play

Please

take me home

where I can roam