The occupant is crooked
A thief not only taking illegal money
Has ties with several countries
All covered up by the really fake news
Now we suffer the consequences
Ever closer to equal misery for everyone
Except for those in control, but
Their fate is destined
They will soon be the
Burning of the chaff and
We will her the wailing
“We didn’t know”, then
The cry for a merciful
Lord of judgment
Stanski
April 21, 2022 ^
There is no climate problem
High prices mean nothing
It is all self-invoked
Do not expand oil exploration
Energy independence 24 months ago
Great jobs available for the asking
The southern wall forgotten
Deaths from fentanyl
Sex traffic beyond descript
Inflation out of control
Weak foreign policy
If any exists
Abandonment of Americans
In Afghanistan alone with
85 billion in war equipment
Doubling down on failures
The cleaning up of green energy
Uses more energy than saved
Military neglected and depressed
Suicides prevalent on a daily basis
President has no clue
Controlled by unknown people
Agenda belongs to the majority
But given to those on the green fringe
Millions made by those in power
Subject themselves to other’s orders
Taiwan is another area of concern
China taking over the sea of China
China leaving footprint in Africa
When will we ever learn?
Whole world laughing at
The United States leadership
Ukraine suffering genocide
And murders by the thousands
Still holding on and don’t know
If that is good or bad
Stanski
April 21, 2022 ^
There is much to do not because we have
Been neglectful, but our world is topsy-turvy
There are less than beautiful folks that want
Our country to fail; to go completely green.
They are urged on by implicit stupidity following
The left-leaning queen. Their thoughts are basic
Just this: I can be done. The cost is a real washout.
That is how the west was won. Here we will go nowhere.
What we think we save, we spend on reclamation,
But look the other way. If every ounce costs an ounce
And the amount won’t vary – what have we gained
In the long run? Nothing and nothing won’t vary.
The foolish keep their minds locked; they think no
Need to open. What we see doesn’t matter.
Their plan is to keep groping. They want a single world
With one body to control; bringing equal states of misery
Which will eventually take its toll. So now we begin to
Educate; point out the foolish idiots. Turn the world
Right side up; yes, say yes, we can do it.
Stanski
April 20, 2022 ^
Sin, Evil, and Death
We are doomed=
The ransom has been paid
We have free will
What will we choose?
We cannot stop death
Evil and Sin are terror
We must be on our own
With the help of the Holy Spirit
Antiterrorists fighting evil
Progress and sin and
Although we cannot be the
Sacrificed Lamb
We must commit to goodness which
Presents opportunities in
Countless ways. It will require
Sacrifice and giving in ways
That are not the most pleasant
But on reexamination, we will
Rely on courage and move
Forward to provide our own ransom.
Stanski
April 20, 2022 ^
Words so eloquent, so meaningful, and so powerful
They must be shared; broken down. They mean the same
But somehow lose the impact, these words of Fleming Rutledge
Reduce us to stagger just before the knockout punch
Then we will look retrospectively; understand more positively
This is not a game but life and we are accountable, because
We have been told and even greater than that – understand –
So eternity is in our hands – not because we broke the reign or
To say it better: the reign was broken for us by Him. Our
Condition was one of bondage under the reign of death.
We were never free nor was nature, but we were held under
The Power: Sin, Evil, and Death. Only an invasion by the one can
Save us and we are at risk, using finite words to describe Him –
Think finite one. The futile ways of our ancestors, repeated by us
To this day called for the interruption of this, but also for a ransom
Not of earthly valuable things like gold and precious stones, but by
His precious blood. Christ became the antiterrorist and the Lamb to
Be slaughtered. The degree of our collective violations is equivalent
To the sacrifice or ransom, He paid for us on the cross. We could
Almost be punch drunk because comprehension is so enormous
That even those closest to the living savior could not express
The truth in a way easily understood.
Stanski
April 20, 2022 ^
I can just see the horizon
The wind is blowing
Small, almost invisible, precipitation
No one is around
A quiet week
Earth Day
Arbor Day
Mother’s Day
Flag Day
Father’s day
Juneteenth
These days will bring activity
That is what i want
Nice weather to assist nature
A chance to recharge my batteries
Time to heal my wounds
This is what I see ahead
Stanski
April 19, 2022^
Lake water near the shore
Was like a plate of glass
Further out, but still insight
Small waves, waved like grass
All but one day this month
Was gray and full of clouds
There was some lightning
And once a thunder that was loud
Our moon craters were gone
Mild weather caused them to melt
The dippers at the creeks were happy
They could go after the smelt
One day, long ago, we had
Twenty-nine days without sun
It was in November – Thanksgiving time
People were down – having no fun
Then on the last day of the month
Much to our surprise – the sun
Came out and stayed out all-day
We had to shield our eyes
The beauty of nature is that you
Wait and wait, but never know
Why does it wait and wait before
Putting on such a lovely show
Stanski
April 19, 2022 ^
I was on Facebook and came across
A non-private message indicating that
Our friends of “56” years were here
And planned to stay for about a
Little over a week, including Easter.
I had previously asked them to let
Us know when they were up from
The Lower Peninsula as I did not
Travel their way when I went for
Mail. The note to their egg lady
Written in German-influenced
U.P. language was “cute”, but
Doesn’t mean much when you
Are alone, healing from a serious
Injury, and would enjoy the company.
Maybe it is just the gray day, but
Somehow I feel let down. Especially
With my injury, I hope that time
Heals all wounds.
Stanski
April 19, 2022 ^
O Lord, what are we thinking?
As we traverse this earth? How
Much war and murder must exist?
Where are our leaders? We want to know
They seem to take the wrong direction
Always seeking another level of control
The trouble is there will never be total control
Economics will fail and there will be a meltdown
There will be no food for sustenance
And evil people will ruin the water supply
Lord, you know the condition of things
Just the opposite of what you instructed
We had our duties expressed by you with
Promise that the Holy Spirit would be with us
The devil and his dark angels overcame us
Told us how great we could be if we followed them
We made our choices from the beginning of time
And now find ourselves in this terrible condition
The world upside down with threat of nuclear weapons
Secret deals going on between our leaders all over
A push to have world order under one command
The ones having the strive for complete wealth
Ones who never worked except with their brains
Knowing who controls international funds have the upper hand
But not knowing that light will overcome all darkness
Darkness led by those who broke their covenant
Jesus spoke to all His disciples; He told them the way
It was not to control but to go to the fringes
And help, not bully, those in need for assistance
O, Lord, what are we thinking as we amble along
This crooked place. A return to you would solve
All and we could finally be one.
Stanski
April 19, 2022 ^
We are not in the same boat. Powerful
Copied from a friend.
WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT …
I heard that we are in the same boat. But it’s not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship can be shipwrecked and mine might not be. Or vice versa. For some, quarantine is optimal: a moment of reflection, of re-connection. Easy, in flip flops, with a whiskey or tea.
For others, this is a desperate crisis. For others, it is facing loneliness. For some, peace, rest time, vacation.
Yet for others, Torture: How am I going to pay my bills?
Some were concerned about a brand of chocolate for Easter (this year there were no rich chocolates).
Others were concerned about the bread for the weekend, or if the noodles would last for a few more days.
Some were in their “home office”.
Others are looking through trash to survive.
Some want to go back to work because they are running out of money.
Others want to kill those who break the quarantine.
Some need to break the quarantine to stand in line at the banks. Others to escape.
Others criticize the government for the lines.
Some have experienced the near-death of the virus, some have already lost someone from it, some are not sure their loved ones are going to make it, and some don’t even believe this is a big deal.
Some of us who are well now may end up experiencing it, and some believe they are infallible and will be blown away if or when this hits someone they know
Some have faith in God and expect miracles during this 2020.
Others say the worse is yet to come.
So, friends, we are not in the same boat.
We are going through a time when our perceptions and needs are completely different.
And each one will emerge, in his own way, from that storm.
Some with a tan from their pool. Others with scars on the soul (for invisible reasons).
It is very important to see beyond what is seen at first glance. Not just looking, more than looking, seeing.
See beyond the political party, beyond religion, beyond the nose on your face.
Do not underestimate the pain of others if you do not feel it.
Do not judge the good life of the other, do not condemn the bad life of the other. Don’t be a judge. Let us not judge the one who lacks, as well as the one who exceeds him.
We are on different ships looking to survive. Let everyone navigate their route with respect, empathy and responsibility.
Unknown author
Presented by Stanski
April 18, 2022 ^
Steve Haarman 