Month: April 2022

The words I write do not come

From an intentionally selfish mind.

I try to live up to my duty to others

And to be a quiet example of how to

Live a life that is full.  I embrace

Opportunity and feel I should lead

If possible.  Things do not always go

The way you would like and then my

Objective to be humble and keep

Taking the steps necessary to reach

The ultimate goal.  Trusting in Jesus is a

Big part of my life.  I, being one of His

Human angels, have a huge responsibility

He will not hold me accountable for

Other’s failings, but expects me to council

And rectify.  The Holy Spirit within me

Is a great relief.  I want our world to

Improve and feel I am an important

Part of that movement.  Thanks be to

God, amen.

Stanski

April 10, 2022 ^

On the ninth day of the month

We receive the gift of sunshine

That sustains throughout the day

It is nice but has no relative meaning

Because April if full of surprises

Which include blizzards, tornadoes,

Flooding and other disasters.  We

Should keep our complaints silent

And go about doing the business

Required to make the month

Successful in spite of any adversities

It seems as though dull minds can

Only focus on the weather when

There is so much else we can be

Doing if only we had the initiative

To seek out and accomplish in other

Areas of life.  There is much to do

And we easily forget that if we are

All set and others are not then we

Also are not.  Giving respite to others

Is important and lifting others to

Their feet so that they can try again

Carries a reward greater than we

Can imagine.  We waste time thinking

About possibilities instead of acting

Will there be a price to pay for this?

We do not know.  We spend a lot

Of our wealth pleasing ourselves

And forget to help those in need

Or come up short in doing so.  It is

Never too late to begin and beginning

Takes the greatest courage.  Appreciation

Of accomplishments is natural and good

We are proud and want to do more

Which may mean giving up some of

The things we wanted to do for ourselves

Because we realize which has the most

Value.  When we act with determination

We do not have to worry about the sun

It will always be shining brightly

Stanski

April 10, 2022 ^

We have more information

In a small hand-held device

Then we knew existed not

Too many years ago.  We still

Remain, foolish people, because

With everyone potentially equal

With knowledge, we are guilty

Of wanting to control.  The

Answers are easy to understand

But difficult to implement

Many feel they are above the process

But could be struck down at a

Moment’s notice if the notion

Were to be taken.  The need to

Be right at the cost of putting

Someone else down is very

Prevalent in today’s society

Just because someone says

Something profound in a loud voice

Does not mean anything in the

Big picture.  The world was

Created equal only to be messed

Up by mankind.  The order is out of line

And the resolve to correct this, if

We could, is absent.  With abundance

Existing almost everywhere, why is

It necessary to want more and be

Willing to sacrifice life and limb to

Obtain it.  Applying the same effort

To equalize everyone and everything

Would be a far better use of our talents

Will this ever happen is the question

At hand.  Looking at world condition

We can only be saddened by the

Upheaval.  Looking at our own country

We cannot be pleased at the way we

Can tear down and destroy.  We seem

To be rewarding evil and chasing away

Justice, which has become political

We undo successful enterprise and

Ignore opportunities to make things better.

Grace and humility may be the answer

This is my word

Stanski

April 10, 2022 ^

The band of gray-blue water

Reminded me of the old

Dilapidated house I spotted

On the old Alba Road on the

Way to Gaylord.  The house

Had shrunk about two feed

In height, breadth, and depth

It stood among leafless trees

About the same brown-gray

Color.  There was farmland

Surrounding it and at one

Time the people living there

Had tended to the fields and

Gardens.  My mind wanders.

Who were they?  Where did

They come from and what

Happened that caused them

To abandon a homestead that

Looked like it was ideal at one

Time.  Life throws us curves

And we cannot hit them all out

Of the park.  There are times

When you strikeout.  Sickness,

Death and other opportunities

Give you a reason to collect

Yourself and move on.  I wonder

About the children who were

Raised there.  Where did they

Go to school and church

Did they have friends who

Lived in homes no longer existing

Did their chores tie them down,

To the point that they were ready

To leave when it was their time to

Take over and run the family

Enterprise.  It is normal to want

To break loose and go out on your

Own.  This happens frequently

Especially today when transportation

Does not seem to be a problem

Oh, to go back and know, but that

Is just a dream.  We will have to let

Our imaginations go to work

Stanski

April 9, 2022 ^

We are a feeble people,

But we are eventually drawn

To love our creator

It is a concept, although

Reality drives us to

Make a direct pathway

To Him.  We are not

Mathematicians and do

Not know the end to

This for recapitulation

When in doubt it is wise

To go with the formable

Asset which in this case

Is trusting in the Lord

So often it is easy to

Look away and find relief

In not blessing, but

Remember that we are

Being watched and do

Not have the final say

We should do everything

We can, to assure ourselves

That we will be in the

Right pile when the

Final, ultimate, burning

Takes place.

Stanski

April 8, 2022 ^

I must be aware of all those

Flying high, disregarding the

Precepts given to us and

Proceeding along their

Life paths ignoring the

Fundamental truths which

Were given to us and then

Ignored and slowly cast aside

We do not look back for fear

Of turning into a pillar of salt

Like the daughter at Babylon

It is too bad that we have not

Learned but although Saint Paul

Gave us seventeen chapters

Of his writings which made us

Feel good because of their

Openness.  He gave us the

Eighteenth chapter which was

Like dropping the other foot

On us, giving us no hope unless

We turn our lives around and

Dedicate ourselves to the

Son of God, Who gave His life

As ransom for our wrong doings

We are not capable of fully

Comprehending.  He gave us

His Body and Blood in

Remembrance of Him and

His allowing me to help carry

The heavy cross allows me to

Write about our daily duty to Him

Stanski

April 8, 2022 ^

Almost three weeks of spring

No robins, no sun, no warmth

There is beauty if you look, but

Don’t get carried away.  About

Three more weeks and we will

Be past Easter and into May

It is becoming alarming

What can we do?  Pray for June?

Memorial Day would be over

And committees would be

Working on the details of

Independence Day.  Then what?

Labor Day, back to school and

The advertising for Christmas

That went by quickly and we

Will forget that we were just

Singing “June is busting out all over”

Don’t forget to keep looking for

Beauty; things will be okay

Stanski

April 7, 2022 ^

I cannot write

Although I wish to, but

I must be aware of all

Those who are flying high

Will be grounded before

They reach their selfish

Destination.  The weak

Who remain humble will

Be taking the small steps

That keeps them going

Forward.  They will be

Mocked by the bit-shots

But will not be fazed as

They know they are on

The right path and when

The super-heroes lie down

To rest and nap, the weak

Will pass them by and

Secure the acclaim they

Deserve.  The others will

Cry out in anguish as they

Will burn like the chaff

They know it didn’t have

To be this way but they

Ignored the basic precept

“Love thy Neighbor”

Stanski

April 8 2022 ^

Jesus Calling, April 7
Jesus Calling, April 7

INSPIRATION - Jesus Calling

by Sarah Young

I AM THE POTTER; you are My clay. I designed you before the foundation of the world. I arrange the events of each day to form you into this preconceived pattern. My everlasting Love is at work in every event of your life. On some days your will and Mine flow smoothly together. You tend to feel in control of your life when our wills are in harmony. On other days you feel as if you are swimming upstream, against the current of My purposes. When that happens, stop and seek My face. The opposition you feel may be from Me, or it may be from the evil one. Talk with Me about what you are experiencing. Let My Spirit guide you through treacherous waters. As you move through the turbulent stream with Me, let circumstances mold you into the one I desire you to be. Say yes to your Potter as you go through this day.

Isaiah 64:8
English Standard Version
But now, O Lord, you are our Father;
we are the clay, and you are our potter;
we are all the work of your hand.

Psalm 27:8
English Standard Version
You have said, “Seek my face.”
My heart says to you,
“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”

I hear all of the good intentions

Watch them put into action

Very admirable intentions, but

They wear thin and the project fails

There is finger-pointing and soon

The whole idea and effort are forgotten

People move on to the next project

Where maybe their vision will prevail

If it does you are a hero or a failure will

Bring out calls that you are a loser

The truth remains and the intentions were real

Long term they will not change

They were learned from the happy success

Emotions can run high and

Two correct people may struggle for

The best way to proceed or they

Can compromise and agree that of their

Plans, either one will succeed

Pride and ego may prevent the coming together

Many times things come to a standstill

There is too much to do

We should never let the desire for control

Interfere with what could be a good outcome

Human nature prevails

What could be isn’t because of ego

We look back at lost opportunities

That is okay with those in control

We should all look back at our failures

Try to garner up the humility

To work with others for the perfect outcome

WHAT WOULD HELP OUR COMMUNITY

Cedar street updating

Parking lots behind Cedar Street Buildings updated

Older homes updated in coordination with Habitat

Counseling central – ministerial association

Young gentlemen’s club – school counselors

Golf driving range, Frisbee golf, and skateboard park

Better announcement and promotion of events

Improve layouts of events

Stanski

April 6, 2022 ^