Shooting For A Smile: 02/2011

2/24/2011

St Michael's Catholic Church Delta CO

The church is 100 years old. It has some beautiful ironworks on the outside of the building. OH and my funny husband said the storm clouds rolled in just as I entered the confessional.

2/21/2011

Late afternoon in Montrose 2.21.2011

Pretty sundogs. Be sure to click to enlarge

2/09/2011

Duck Up Close

A special gland called the uropygial gland (or the preen gland) is one key physical trait that helps to keep ducks on top of the water. This gland, located at the base of their tail, produces an oil that the ducks spread over their bodies to make their feathers water-repellent. Since duck feathers resist getting saturated with water, the birds weigh less than they would if their feathers absorbed that water. Some people even suggest that without their uropygial gland to render them waterproof, ducks would drown.

2/08/2011

Snowstorm in Montrose 2.8.2011

Snowplow on Chipeta Drive Montrose Co 2.8.2011 10am

Spring Creek Dr Montrose Co

Montrose Postman

Firetruck just pulled out as we drove by to go to car fire.

car fire Montrose CO 5pm

2/07/2011

Birds

I think the Red Tail Hawk stole that little Banty chicken from a nearby farmer.

Bottoms UP

Bluebird gathering berries

Barrows Goldeneye

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from writer Paulo Coelho "You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it."

The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear. It is the storm within which endangers him, not the storm without."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Today's thought from Hazelden is:

Pray to God but row to shore.
--Proverb

There exists a Divine partnership between God and man that is wonderfully depicted in the following story. A young minister was driving through the countryside when he spotted a farmer tilling 40 acres of magnificent farmland. The minister pulled over and addressed the farmer, "God has certainly blessed you with a wonderful piece of land." The farmer replied, "Yes, but you should have seen the mess it was in when God had it to Himself!"

A well-known entrepreneur was asked the secret of her business success. She answered, "I pray as if everything depends on God, but act as if everything depends on me." It is not enough just to pray for and affirm our good. Like the farmer and businesswoman, we must also take concrete steps to make our dreams a reality.

Working together, we and spirit form an unbeatable combination. Neither can succeed without the other. Just as nature provided the land but needed the farmer to till the soil, spirit needs us to bring about heaven on earth. Let us work together as Divine partners to fulfill this promise.

You are reading from the book:
Listening to Your Inner Voice by Douglas Bloch