After the rain

Sound of drops falling from the trees.

Humidity in the air ... tiny droplets in each breath,

inhaling and exhaling.

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Greetings from the rain,

Nina

[Blogging every day in February - Day 11]

Color-Play Bike [Wordless Wednesday]

... Happy Wordless Wednesday,

Nina 

Sharing with

Wordless Wednesday by NC Sue
Wordless Wednesday by Create with Joy 

 [Blogging every day in February - Day 10]

On Stillness

Stillness is an undisturbed state of the intellect, 

 the calm of a free and joyful soul, 

the tranquil unwavering stability of the heart in God, 

the contemplation of light, 

the knowledge of the mysteries of God, 

consciousness of wisdom by virtue of a pure mind, 

the abyss of divine intellections, 

the rapture of the intellect, intercourse with God, 

and unsleeping watchfulness,  spiritual prayer, 

untroubled repose in the midst of great hardship 

and, finally, 

solidarity and union with God.

 Nikitas Stithatos in “On the Inner Nature of Things”

... Being still on a Tuesday,

Nina 

 
[Blogging every day in February - Day 9]

By the lake

Being born in a duck yard does not matter,

if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.

Hans Christian Andersen

... A little greeting from a lakeside walk to brighten up your Monday,

Nina

 [Blogging every day in February - Day 8]

Light of Life

All I Am by Phil Wickham

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 Blessings to your Sunday,

Nina

Here's a printable

of Psalm 56:13

for you   

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Scripture & Snapshot


Photo:iPhone 5S, Camera+, Snapseed 
Edited in Picmonkey - Posterize & Orton Effect

[Blogging every day in February - Day 7]

Miracles

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. 

But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. 

Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: 

A blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. 

All is a miracle.

Thich Nhat Hanh 

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... Let us spot the miracles around us this weekend,

Nina 

 [Blogging every day in February - Day 6]

Thebirkes - Danish Poppy Seed rolls

Every now and then in the weekends, we treat ourselves with fresh breakfast rolls and some pastry from out local baker. My favorite Danish pastry is Thebirkes - Danish Poppy Seed Rolls. The crispy layers of butter dough are folded around a layer of marzipan, with sprinkled poppy seeds on the top.

I have not tried to bake Thebirkes myself, but I found a recipe at the Honest Cooking blog, where you find a bit more history of this pastry (that actually has it's roots in 18th - 19th century Austria).

Slow mornings in the weekends are the best. Even if one wakes up in the normal time, it is a pleasure to let your thoughts and senses linger in the morning routines themselves ... The scent of tea and coffee, the pink sky turning to golden and blue, the notes of the birdsong from outside ...

Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.

I vow to live fully in each moment and look at all beings with eyes of compassion.

Thich Nhat Hanh

... Wishing you mindful moments this weekend,

Nina

[Blogging every day in February - Day 6]