tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post2506495797840263293..comments2023-05-19T04:46:54.536-07:00Comments on Beautiful rubbish:: Choose: On bird songs, beginning Lent and waiting to seeAmber Cadenashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-62480189504630380452014-03-19T19:41:52.627-07:002014-03-19T19:41:52.627-07:00Wait, you can hear doves outside your window? I...Wait, you can hear doves outside your window? I'm a little envious right now :-). But seriously, it's a wonder, the ways of birds and the signals of the seasons changing and how they all work together in more of a dance than a formula. We just have to pay attention, and I find I miss so much... but when I do notice, wow. What a treat. Thank you for noticing with me.Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-7698309158221070182014-03-19T18:34:25.465-07:002014-03-19T18:34:25.465-07:00I woke this morning and said to H, "Oh my, th...I woke this morning and said to H, "Oh my, there is the coo of a dove, it must be warm outside." I looked at the temperature guage and saw that no, its not warm, in the 40's. We both looked at each other and wondered about how we noticed the bird chatter that wasn't there last week. It's a sign of change, the end of transition I think. Love the way you notice.Shelly Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051889442102350746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-56694905307140888352014-03-05T07:18:41.170-08:002014-03-05T07:18:41.170-08:00And every time I look at my framed bird picture on...And every time I look at my framed bird picture on the table next to my bookshelf, I think of you :-) Yes, thank God for hope and birds and songs... <br /><br />I love you, too.Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-83533291170912814032014-03-05T07:14:12.791-08:002014-03-05T07:14:12.791-08:00Talk about a post that was worthwhile, if it inspi...Talk about a post that was worthwhile, if it inspired such gorgeous inspiration in your painting! I can't believe you just started painting only a year ago... that is so inspiring to ME. Thank you, for all the ways you encourage. Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-5875888282560783932014-03-05T07:12:21.116-08:002014-03-05T07:12:21.116-08:00Birds have grown in my heart over the years, and n...Birds have grown in my heart over the years, and now they are so dear to me! I was thankful for that analogy, too - it kind of came to me and I'll be hanging onto it as well. I'm so glad it spoke to you. Thank you for visiting :-) Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-59323227917249930552014-03-04T13:37:24.369-08:002014-03-04T13:37:24.369-08:00My darling. You amaze me. I so love your ornaments...My darling. You amaze me. I so love your ornaments! These birds and their songs! And the hope…oh, God, thank you for hope. I love you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-38005034525626315942014-03-03T20:34:37.183-08:002014-03-03T20:34:37.183-08:00You inspired me friend. As you often do, but this...You inspired me friend. As you often do, but this time inspiration came with paints and canvas. Please don't ever stop writing. Karmen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06808722278501574962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-22754338339765377212014-03-03T19:56:07.973-08:002014-03-03T19:56:07.973-08:00This is a lovely post. I am a bird lover myself so...This is a lovely post. I am a bird lover myself so this really touched me. I love how you used their early morning songs as an analogy to hope! Ornaments of hope. Lovely word picture. I'll be saving that quote. Visiting from fmf ! Blessings!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940171667902811150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-3160994062247774722014-03-02T10:36:35.940-08:002014-03-02T10:36:35.940-08:00I'm right there with you, Jen. The end of the...I'm right there with you, Jen. The end of the tunnel can seem illusive sometimes, and I go in and out, too. But it's always a little breath of relief and hope to see a bit of light ahead, isn't it? To know, even when we can't see or feel it, that we will come out the other end. I pray encouragement and the light of hope over you as you crawl through your tunnels and for you to find more and more your beautiful voice to sing with the birds.Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-18787604304401904872014-03-02T10:33:27.255-08:002014-03-02T10:33:27.255-08:00So grateful it was an encouragement, Marissa. Tha...So grateful it was an encouragement, Marissa. Thank you for taking a moment to let me know and for coming in to my 'home' here :-)Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-8307240469732793652014-03-01T22:49:34.526-08:002014-03-01T22:49:34.526-08:00I have not read Anne Lamott but her description i...I have not read Anne Lamott but her description is priceless. Sometimes I think I'm nearing the end of my tunnel and others, the light doesn't seem so near. But I long to sing with the birds as we were meant to do! Thanks for sharing this encouragement over at FMF. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797257279015391196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-72645121248087002802014-03-01T13:19:37.670-08:002014-03-01T13:19:37.670-08:00Indeed we have, Susan - especially in the dark :) ...Indeed we have, Susan - especially in the dark :) So nice to see you here. May the grace of songs and seeing be with you, friend.Amber Cadenashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16495600314886616325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-8850222030395076522014-03-01T13:15:10.662-08:002014-03-01T13:15:10.662-08:00Absolutely Beautiful and encouraging. Thank you fo...Absolutely Beautiful and encouraging. Thank you for your candid thoughts. Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929624317430606463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693390593188122891.post-49992828026012939782014-03-01T11:17:24.024-08:002014-03-01T11:17:24.024-08:00Dear Amber,
I especially like this thought, &quo...Dear Amber, <br /><br />I especially like this thought, "But I know I am drawn toward those birds, that something in me knows I, too, was made to sing into the darkness, inside the womb, bathing the world around me in hope and beauty."<br /><br />Indeed, we have been made to see too, even or maybe especially in the darkness.<br /><br />Blessings in Christ...SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com