was lonely, still hopeful, is assured

When the world threatens to tear you down,

When you feel as though the entire weight of the world is on your shoulder,

when loneliness creeps in and attempts to throw you off balance,

when you feel inadequate and inferior,

when your distraught and in pain

when your broken beyond recognition,

Everybody needs inspiration

Everybody needs a song

Beautiful melody, when the nights so long

Cause there is no guarantee

That this life is easy (Yeah)

When my world is falling apart,

when there is no light to break up the dark

That's when I (I, I) look at you

When the waves are flooding the shore and I

can't find my way home anymore

That's when I (I, I) look at you

When I look at you

I see forgiveness, I see the truth

You love me for who I am like the stars

hold the moon

Right there where they belong and I know

I'm not alone (Yeah)

When my world is falling apart,

when there is no light to break up the dark

That's when I (I, I) look at you

When the waves are flooding the shore and I

can't find my way home anymore

That's when I (I, I) look at you

When the waves are flooding the shore and I

can't find my way home anymore

That's when I (I, I) look at you

You appear just like a dream to me

Just like kaleidoscope colors that cover me

All I need every breath that I breathe

Don't you know you're beautiful (Yeah, Yeah)

When the waves are flooding the shore and I

can't find my way home anymore

That's when I (I) look at you

You appear just like a dream to me.

When You Look Me In The Eyes lyrics
Songwriters: Bianco, Pj; Boyd, Raymond A; Jonas Ii, Paul Kevin; Jonas Sr., Kevin; Jonas, Joseph; Jonas, Nicholas;

Oh, yeah, oh, yeah

If the heart is always searching
Can you ever find a home?
I've been looking for that someone
I never make it on my own

Dreams can't take
The place of loving you
There's gotta be a million reasons
Why it's true

When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side

When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven
I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes

How long will I be waiting
To be with you again?
I'm gonna tell you that I love you
In the best way that I can

I can't take a day without you here
You're the light that make my darkness disappear

When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side

When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven
I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes

Movin' on, I start to realize
I can reach my tomorrow
I can hold my head up high
And it's all because you're by my side

When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side

When I hold you in my arms
I know that it's forever
I just got to let you know
I never wanna let you go

'Cause when you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side

When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven
Oh, I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes, oh, yeah, ah

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John 14:27,33 (New International Version)

²⁷Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid...

³³"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

Hebrews 12:1-13 (New International Version)

¹Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. ²Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

⁴In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. ⁵And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons:
"My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline,
and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,
⁶because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son.

⁷Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? ⁸If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. ⁹Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! ¹⁰Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness.¹¹No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

¹²Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees. ¹³"Make level paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

umbilically corded

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I was tickled pink when a youth from church greeted me a Happy Mother's Day yesterday. I remember him telling me that I am his 'nanay' sa church sometime ago. I asked him how and why? He told me that his vivid memory of me mothering him was when I helped him fold his long sleeves one time, and he added that he wants me to do it again for him some other time. Awwww.

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TO MOTHER

As large as the role is that our mothers play, the word mother is more powerful when used as a verb than as a noun.

To mother is to nurture, to train, to educate, to rear.

As daughters of Eve, all women are uniquely gifted to help others in their lives

become more of who they truly are --- to encourage, nurture and mother them

toward their true selves. In doing this, women partner with Christ in the vital

mission of bringing forth life.

-John and Stasi Eldredge, "Captivating"

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Genesis 3:20 (New International Version)

²⁰ Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.

Proverbs 22:6 (New International Version)

⁶ Train a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not turn from it.

She's Captivating and He's Wild at heart

I wrote this for my prettiest friend

Who while trying not to prove that I care

Trying not to make all my moves in one motion and scare her away

Well she can't see she's making me crazy now

I don't believe she knows she's amazing how

She has me holding my breathe

So I'd never guess that I'm a none such unsuitable, suitable for her

But if you ask me

The feeling that I'm feeling is complimentary

And oh it goes to show

The moral of the story is boy loves girl

And so on the way that it unfolds is yet to be told

I know that I should be brave

Even pretty can be seen by the blind

I know that I cannot wait

Until the day we finally learn how to find each other

Redefining open minds

And if you ask me

The feeling that I'm feeling is overjoyed

And it's golden, it goes to show then

You've got the best of both worlds

You're the kind of girl who can take down a man,

And lift him back up again

You are strong but you're needy,

Humble but you're greedy

And based on your body language,

And shoddy cursive I've been reading

Your style is quite selective,

Though your mind is rather reckless

Well I guess it just suggests

That this is just what happiness is

...

Although you were biased I love your advice

Your comebacks they're quick

And probably have to do with your insecurities

There's no shame in being crazy,

Depending on how you take these

Words I'm paraphrasing this relationship we're staging

...

What a beautiful mess this is

It's like taking a guess when the only answer is yes

Through timeless words, and priceless pictures

We'll fly like birds, out of this earth

And times they turn, and hearts disfigure

But that's no concern when we're wounded together

And we tore our dresses, and stained our shirts

But it's nice today, oh the wait was so worth it.

oh if this little light of mine combined with yours today
how many watts could illuminate
how many villages could we save
well my umbrella's tired of the weather wearing me down
well look at me now

Well you sure look as good as your outlook
would you mind if i took some time
to soak up your life, your beautiful light, you got a paradise inside
...

somehow the sun keeps shining upon you while i'm kindly standing by
if there's light in everybody, send out your ray of sunshine

you're undeniably warm, cerulean
you're perfect in desire
Would you hang around

so the sun can shine on me
and the clouds can all roll away
and the sky can become our possibility
cause there's a light in everybody, send out your ray of sunshine

I've been watching your world from afar

I've been trying to be where you are

And I've been secretly falling apart

Unseen

To me, you're strange and you're beautiful

You'd be so perfect with me

But you just can't see

You turn every head but you don't see me

I'll put a spell on you

You'll fall asleep

When I put a spell on you

And when I wake you I'll be the first thing you see

And you'll realize that you love me

...

Sometimes the last thing you want comes in first

Sometimes the first thing you want never comes

But I know that waiting is all you can do

Sometimes

I'll put a spell on you

You'll fall asleep

When I put a spell on you

And when I wake you I'll be the first thing you see

And you'll realise that you love me

wild at heart

What does it mean when a man falls in love with a radiant face across the room?

It may mean that he has some soul work to do.

His soul is the issue.

Instead of pursuing the woman and trying to get her alone . . .

he needs to go alone himself, perhaps to a mountain cabin,

for three months,

write poetry, canoe down a river, and dream.

That would save some women a lot of trouble.

--Robert Bly

Store bought and wrapped? Na ah. I like mine homegrown and potted.

Euryops, yellow bush daisy, or African Yellow Daisy

is a marvelous addition to any garden that has a well-drained, full sun situation. This is a plant that provides sunny, yellow daisy-like flower color against a mat of appealing finely cut green or grey-green foliage all season long to some degree (it does not flower as much in very hot conditions, but there will still be a few blooms). It is a tough plant that survives all but the most extreme warm weather conditions including moderate drought. Sadly, this plant is not winter hardy except in the most temperate regions.

Skyscraper Sunflower

Teddy Bear Sunflower

of course, the Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower

Sunflowers in the bud stage exhibit heliotropism. At sunrise, the faces of most sunflowers are turned towards the east. Over the course of the day they follow the sun from east to west, while at night they return to an eastward orientation. This motion is performed by motor cells in the pulvinus, a flexible segment of the stem just below the bud. As the bud stage ends, the stem stiffens and the blooming stage is reached.

Chrysanthemum coronarium

Chrysanthemums were first cultivated in China as a flowering herb as far back as the 15th century BC.An ancient Chinese city (Xiaolan Town of ZhongshanCity) was named Ju-Xian, meaning "chrysanthemum city". The plant is particularly significant during theDouble Ninth Festival. The flower was introduced intoJapan probably in the 8th century AD, and theEmperor adopted the flower as his official seal. There is a "Festival of Happiness" in Japan that celebrates the flower.

The flower was brought to Europe in the 17th century. Linnaeus named it from the Greek word χρυσόςchrysous, "golden" (the colour of the original flowers), and ἄνθεμον -anthemon, meaning flower.

“That young lady is like a lotus flower that can make mud clear. Hold her dearly (in high esteem). She’s a lotus who can make a family for you.”

-Boys over flowers

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The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.

-Emperor,"Mulan"

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Night Song of Amalfi

I ASKED the heaven of stars

What I should I give my love--

It answered me with silence,

Silence above.

I asked the darkened sea

Down where the fishermen go--

It answered me with silence,

Silence below.

Oh, I could give him weeping,

Or I could give him song--

But how can I give silence

My whole life long?

Sara Teasdale

YELLLLL----OOOOOWWWW

Yellow.

I love saying that word, how it rolls and sounds as I say it.

Yellow.

It is never mellow, always sunny and beautiful.

Yellow.

A color, more than just a color, a wonderful reality.

A wonderful song written perhaps without me in mind yet is literally sprinkled with truths about me.

An animation of the song I found in Youtube, LOVELY!

Thank you musicmuffin and coldplay.

I

AM

YELLOW