Day: January 6, 2023

I sit and think as I look

On a blank sheet of paper

I hope something comes

To my mind that I can muse on

I read the Mercy Report

My stomach flips as I see

Disasters around the globe

The conflict in Ukraine is

Four months old and the

Country is flattened

Many Ukrainians sought

Refuge in Poland and Romania

Mostly women and children

With scant belongings

Looking for opportunity

To support their families

And meet their basic needs

Many countries were dependent

On Ukraine and Russia for

Wheat, corn, sunflower oil,

And fertilizer.  Farmers are

Going to be prevented from

Harvesting winter cereals, maize

Sunflower seeds, which will

Cause prices to rise around the

World.  The impact on countries

In the Middle East is concerning

Yemen, Syria and Lebanon are

Dependent on imported food

Which they are already struggling

To afford.  Prices and shortages

Are factors and inflation is

Rampart since the war

The world will forget, but

The emergency will continue

It is for us to step up with our

Humanitarian efforts as long

As needed.  We do have problems

But nothing like this crisis

We have much to be thankful

For in the midst of the world’s misery

Stanski

June 26, 2022, ^

The sky was awesome

Looking up through

The Birch tree leaves

Blue and cloudless

With the fragrance

And the sounds of nature

One felt relief from

The chaos of the world

Deep faith was renewed

Unbelievable ecstasy

No longing for tomorrow

This was today and a gift

There would be time

For problem-solving later

Now we were on a joy run

But the inner feelings

Could not forget

The downtrodden and

Homeless and hungry

We have so much to be

Thankful for and much to

Give back to others

This is the task at hand

Outlined by the teachings

We believe in and what

We want to be involved in

It is not an easy task and

Unfortunately is ever-present

We have the means and

The desire to follow the One

No one said it would be easy

No one said the sky would

Be so magnificently blue

It was given to us and

Now we prepare ourselves

To give back to the fullest

Of our abilities; sacrifice

May be necessary, but

Haven’t others given of

Themselves for us?

We are blessed people

Not we must pay it forward

Stanski

September 20, 2021 ^

I am fatigued, but

There is much to do

No quitting at this time

More time to renew

So I look at options

Choose a path to travel

Get the show together

Before it begins to unravel

Angels do no waiting

They have their orders

Proceed with every duty

Regardless of hall or corridor

Dark angels get in our way

Encourage us to slow down

Set up obstacles and roadblocks

Smile at our stumbling frown

But light overtakes this darkness

We pick up our pieces of courage

What once seemed impossible

Is nothing more than a mirage

I take a breath of fresh air

My load now seems lighter

I pick up my tools and begin

My day seems so much brighter

Stanski

July 30, 2022

We are here in this moment and must realize that

we have self-imposed duties and obligations. 

We must defend our God-given rights and freedom. 

To not do this leaves us vulnerable to being controlled by

those who have evil intentions which go against the precepts

given to us by the Almighty.  We must defend our first amendment rights,

our second amendment rights, and the rights of all the amendments. 

We must fight and pray for the sanctity of life; respect and honor

our veterans and first responders.  We must vote out of office

those who in two short years have pushed our country as far left as possible.

They are engaged in the destruction of what was

the last great hope of the world. 

We must stop supporting companies that are funding the left,

paying for their votes on laws that hurt the public in general and

put us in a hole that will be hard to escape from. 

We must support candidates who will attempt to move us back to

solvency and order and who will respect the constitution and not

embolden those working against this.  We must replace judges who

are making up rules and ignoring the rules of the law.  It is a tall order but

those who think clearly and critically must get out and vote with the deplorable. 

Then after the midterm elections, we must attempt to restore our country

to what it was before the Covid virus set us back, and then the present occupier

who did everything he could to undo what the previous administration had accomplished. 

Then get ready for the Presidential election in 2024.  We must pray for enlightenment

and through our vote attempt to drain the swamp.  If we can do this then

we can proudly chant USA<USA<USA until our hearts are content.

Stanski

October 14, 2022, ^

INSPIRATION – Jesus Calling

by Sarah Young

I am taking care of you. Feel the warmth and security of being enveloped in My loving Presence. Every detail of your life is under My control. Moreover, everything fits into a pattern for good, to those who love Me and are called according to My design and purpose.

Because the world is in an abnormal, fallen condition, people tend to think that chance governs the universe. Events may seem to occur randomly, with little or no meaning. People who view the world this way have overlooked one basic fact: the limitations of human understanding. What you know of the world you inhabit is only the tip of the iceberg. Submerged beneath the surface of the visible world are mysteries too vast for you to comprehend. If you could only see how close I am to you and constantly I work on your behalf, you would never again doubt that I am wonderfully caring for you. This is why you must live by faith, not by sight; trusting in My mysterious, majestic Presence.

Romans 8:28
Amplified Version
And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.

Job 42:1-3
English Standard Version
1 Then Job answered the Lord and said:
2 “I know that you can do all things,
and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
3 ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

I Peter 5:7
English Standard Version
casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
 
2 Corinthians 5:7
English Standard Version
for we walk by faith, not by sight.

Tolerance is a funny word. It can mean

that you are humble in putting up wilt

a condition that you do not agree with.

You don’t like it but you will go along

with it if it will bring peace to a situation.

In life we tolerate many things and to list

them all one would run out of paper.

To be a leader you move forward with

agendas that everyone doesn’t like but

are for the common good. When you

are tired there is no desire to get about

your business and that is when guilt

sets in which may lead to depression

and anger. It would be better to think

things through before making a stance.

Your first impression may dissolve as

you encompass the full meaning of

what you are denying. Few people

can do this because they are crowd

led or have pride that will not be

overcome. People have other reasons.

They do not wish to be exposed as

trying to be what they are not. They

have made claims which are not true

and try to keep them undercover.

The country is divided politically,

but we progress, mostly because

egos are reigned in in favor of respect.

We have many religions, but the same

God Almighty. We respect rather than

tolerate this situation. We are sometimes

victims of anger and we have no idea

what caused it and had to tolerate it

until the time when the truth of the

matter is exposed. Returning the anger

does no good so we endure and respond

with kindness. If we cannot tolerate

condition then we should do what

we can in an effort to change it.

Little things can mean a lot in

this upside down world we live in.

Stanski

January 6, 2023, ^