Author: stevehaarman

THINKING IT THROUGH

The song birds have left

But they haven’t stopped singing

They just migrated to someplace warm

Others now are enjoying their songs

The Father knows where they are and

Who failed on the journey and

Who of them will return and where

We feel the loss, but should be happy

Others are now able to enjoy

That is the way it should be in life

Whatever we have is just for a while

It is fine to have but there is a time

When we must give it up and in

The process understand that we are

Not losing it but others are going to enjoy it

The Father knows this as well as He know

Our attitude about everything and always

He know every Church Bell that will be

Ringing today on His day

It is we, the foolish, who have to wake up

Our important thing in life is purpose

In one week we have had cold, wind,

High waves, snow, rain, a full moon,

Soft, mild breezes, warmth, and sunshine

Four seasons in one week, a miracle

There will be weeks where we just face drudgery

We must be able to accept both with thanks

Many in the world are dying for these beliefs

We know this and have been told and still

There is nothing we can do because there is

No system in place to deal with these atrocities

We my pray for the people affected and

Pray for the perpetrators, the dictators and leaders

God has a purpose for all that they do and also

For all that we do.  Our purpose may be

Coincidental with His, but we do not know

We know that the little birds are gone and

Are expected to return in the spring

A time for a new beginning here for them

And also a fresh start for us and a time

For us to divest ourselves from some of

Our treasures so that others may enjoy

We will feel light enough to fly and sing

Stanski

November 21, 2024,^

SEEING HIS SPIRIT

I see the clouds and rays of light above them

and I know that I am being watched over by

the heavenly King. I have much to be thankful

for and I am thankful. I know that the world is

full of suffering people who are often persecuted

for believing in Jesus. It makes my heart ache

and steals away my joy. There are whole countries

where there is not enough food or water and often

the shelter is inadequate. These people are God’s

children, and it is up to us to look out for them.

If we are to follow Him and not just be a fan,

then there is no question about what we should

do. It is not easy, but either was carrying the cross.

I look at the clouds once again and I see the light

of our savior. He will be returning and at that time

judge us on what we did. It would be wise to have

a good record. He will know and judge us accordingly.

Praise to Him.

STANSKI

November 20, 2024, ^

WAITING FOR SPRING

It is still November, but then again not so still.

The wind is blowing like there is no tomorrow.

Trees are swaying. It is a wonder that they don’t

break and fall to the ground. Waves are choppy

and roll rapidly toward the shore. We are waiting

for Indian Summer and still have hope. Maybe we

are foolish, bit if we can’t kid ourselves, who can we kid?

Rain is hitting the ground with force and so, we wait.

Tomorrow may be different. Yesterday was sunny and

bright all day. The sun shining off the lake was blinding.

Today I would like to be on an island in the sun. Next week

it will be Thanksgiving, and we have much to be thankful for.

We should do some deep thought about the condition of our

household, local school and churches as well as the community.

There are, without a doubt, many things we could do to improve

things. Are we up to it is the question we ask ourselves. Beyond

our town there are many needs. People in other countries are

recovering from war and its destruction. Many are hungry and thirsty

and cold. They have little hope and depend on us, who have so

much to help by giving donations to agencies that serve this purpose.

Our soldiers, police and firemen who have been killed or injured

certainly, deserve our consideration. We should not give until it hurts

but give until it feels good. It will make for a great Thanksgiving Day

and our weather will be of little concern.

Stanski

November 19, 2024, ^

ART OF THE TRIO

I get in trouble for being uncouth

Then I blame it on my youth.

I showed up late then started to cuss

Until I told them I didn’t know what time it was.

Where was I? at Ron’s Place

You know him, he has no grace.

He is like a blackbird, always crowing around.

Listen carefully, you can hear the sound.

What is its song about? It’s a lament for Linus.

To me, he was one of the finest.

I fall in love too easily, I may be lucid,

But Mignon’s song was for nobody else but cupid.

Stanski

November 17, 2024, ^

WHAT I THINK ABOUT AT THE END OF THE DAY

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I highly recommend those who were so wrong  

revert to critical thinking so that they do not always

find themselves in a quandary.

I think the next four years will be an amazing time when

The other half of America turns to God in thanksgiving and

Pleads for forgiveness for being so wrong. I think that we

Should all pray for our leaders and stop the name calling.

I think we should all pray for America and be proud again.

I think our brains and hearts should work together. One

Should not be a heathen during the week and a saint on

Sunday. I think we should all work together to understand

And uphold the constitution. We should find joy in giving

To others and helping others here and abroad. We should

Ask God for the grace to do this as Jesus said, “follow me”

I think that we should work together to make our school and

Community excellent. We should try to be the best that we

Can be.

Stanski

November 14, 2024, ^

SITTING WAITING AND WATCHING

Sitting by the window, I looked over

the waters of the lake and watched spindrift.

The wind was blowing so there was no

shortage of it on this gray day. A slight

chill accompanied the breeze, and the

nearby trees were swaying. Sometimes

they entangled themselves seemingly

made one of two. It was amazing to sit

and watch and every now and then

Spindrift could be seen. It is not every

day that this occurs. I put on a jacket

and began to stroll along the shoreline

hoping to see this wonder up close or

at least closer. The wind picked up and

I  wish I had added a sweater to my wardrobe.

One doesn’t always remember the mysteries

of nature. The waves splashed upon the shore,

and I was destined to get wet. I saw several

displays of spindrift and then decided to turn

around and head back to my perch on the deck.

By the time I arrived I was half-frozen, so I did

not linger on the deck but went inside where it

was warmer. It was a great encounter with nature.

I am glad that I made the journey.

STANSKI

November 14, 2024, ^

WHAT TO DO

We have many friends

We see their trouble

Unlike the weather

We can make some moves

They won’t always work

But at least we tried

Some refuse to change

It is no use they say

Don’t want to put forth the effort

Would rather sulk or play

I say shake them up

Work hard for their attention

Give examples of life worth living

Versus life with no expectations

Take them along with you and

Let them see your operation

How helping others lifts you up

Ignoring them just leaves sorrow

Life is a mystery to behold

Accomplishments come by ordinary people

You do not have to be a hero

Once you taste a victory, there will be

No holding you down

You said you couldn’t do it, but

Now you wear a crown.

Stanski

November 12, 2024,, ^

NOVEMBER SUNDAY

Day was bright

Ready for adventure

But that thought

Was a bit premature.

First the Church

Where bells were ringing

Inside the Church

The choir was singing

People filled the pews

Began their prayers

They had thoughts of forgiveness

And they forgave to be fair

The service began

With prayers and songs

The march to communion

Would begin before long

Heads were bowed in thanksgiving

People connecting with their King

Thanking Him for His sacrifice

Then waited for the bells to ring

The organ playing was a delight

Parishioners joined in the singing

They would be exiting in a moment

Only to hear more bells ringing

Stanski

November 10, 2024, ^

ONE WONDERS WHY

I turned the TV onto Newsmax. I heard that all

the mainstream stations were lamenting the loss

of the election. They just couldn’t get over it.

I guess they wanted four more years of border invasion

and high prices which were hurting the

young and old. They apparently wanted

high interest rates, high unemployment,

lower wages, high energy costs and fuel

costs. The rapes and murders didn’t seem

to bother them, and they forgot that in the

preamble to the constitution it stated that

we were endowed with unalienable rights

to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Abortion took away that right to life from the

unborn. Those entertainers and other

bigshots who vowed to leave the country

if Donald Trump won are still here. Kamala

spent a billion dollars and still is 20 million

in debt. I don’t know if she can turn the page

on that. Her running mate’s home district

voted for Trump. The liberals are wondering

what went wrong, but it is easy to explain.

The people woke up to their lies and slanders.

They are in disarray and are vowing to block

Trump in every way they can. They might be

 better off working with him and helping him

 make America Great again.

Stanski on November 9, 2024, ^