A SCRAPBOOK OF INSPIRATION: December 2008

Happy New Year

Let the music begin...

And with a song in my heart, wishing you

A Happy and Healthy New Year.

See you next year.

The Bluebird Tree, with a song in my heart

Outside my window birds gathered in the tree. There were all kinds of birds creating a mosaic of designs against the stark bareness of the winter branches. With the exception of a few berries, the brown thin branches seemed to offer little support. Yet each bird grasped the branch as the wind tossed their foundation about.

One little gray bird caught my eye, as it looked as though it lowered his little head in prayer. I grabbed my camera and captured the scene and spent some time admiring this sweet bird and created a mosaic with my digital paints.

As I meditated on the image, I thought about the parable and how our life is a mosaic.

When our world is touched by some adversity we take the time to highlight the simple things that normally escape our consciousness when all is right with the world.

Just like this little magic, perhaps I would have missed seeing God's hand in nature, had I not been asked to appreciate my health.

I have an appointment with a surgeon on Friday, and although my faith is strong in the Lord, I thought I would ask you for prayer.

Whether God chooses a miracle or the capable human hands, I know that I will be healed. The song for this post is Healer.

Thank you for your prayers.

Karen

The Prayer Basket

One World One Heart

ONE WORLD ONE HEART is an amazing event hosted by Lisa from A Whimsical Bohemian. An opportunity to make friends from around the world and join a global giveaway.

I joined this Huge event last year and was thrilled at the people I met, the blogs I was able to visit and the fun giveaways. Here are all the details, if you would like to join in this wonderful event. Lisa has published all the details on her One World One Heart Blog, so that we can be added to THE GYPSY CARAVAN.

"To be a participant on The Gypsy Caravan with your link on the right sidebar on this blog you must have a giveaway posted on your blog sometime on or after January 19, 2009. The giveaway can be more than one item with multiple winners or just one thing….it’s entirely up to you. You must have a clear reference that you are part of OWOH by adding the badge to your post which makes it obvious to those that visit you and even linking back to the OWOH blog. This also enables those who may not know about the event to still get involved...READ MORE"

Lisa writes:

"I created this event in 2007. The original idea behind this giveaway event was to bring bloggers together from around the world who may never ordinarily meet. It closes the gap of the blog community and enables us to interact, discover new and wonderful people, and in the process possibly win a prize or many prizes along the way. 2007 had roughly 85-90 participants and many connections were made because of it......friendships that are still going strong."

Last year I had over two hundred people stop by from all over the world. I won a giveaway too! The best part of the event was getting to know Lisa, she is the most talented artist and truly a kindred spirit. I met other blogging friends too. So, if you love to meet new people and want to visit blogs from all over the world, please consider joining in this great even that connects our hearts in our One World...
If you would like to read more about the event CLICK HERE.

If you have questions after reading the event blog, email Lisa at the event address:
[oneworldoneheart.comcast.net]

I can't wait to travel through Blogland via the Gypsy Caravan to see all the OWOH posts. See you there. I have already begun to plan my giveaway project. Spread the word and please take home a badge for your blog. The song for this post is One World.