What we can learn about beauty from dried figs

Dried figs are not the most attractive food to look at. In fact, they are not an attractive thing at all. If someone unfamiliar with them saw one in his path, he might very well skirt it judiciously to avoid treading on it.

They don't look nice.

But, if any of you have overcome appearance and ventured a chew, you know that they are delightfully sweet and rather a pleasure to eat. It's quite easy to forget the outward appearance once you are enjoying the sugary meat.

Do we employ similar judgement as we deal with people? Is it easy to skirt around someone we judge as 'unpleasant' by their appearance? But how are we to know if they are not the sweetest most beautiful person we would meet?

Don't judge a fig by its cover.

Once a...

Once a flower

Once a beauty

Once; . . .

faded now dying

now,

petals now flying

now,

empty now grey

now,

no more day

now,

Then; . . .

GOD

New now bright

now,

Blooming now light

now,

Color now verdant

now,

Fed by the Word

and

Now!

Saved from a wretchedness;

Wrought new with blessedness.

PT School

1. Challenges Me

2. Excites Me

3. Teaches Me

4. Removes Me from the Social Realm because it:

5. Becomes Jealous of All my Moments

6. Makes me Want Music

7. Fills My Brain like a compulsive buyer does a shopping cart at a Goodwill Closeout Sale

8. Makes me realize every day that there is more to the Human Body than Everyone, Collectively, Knows

9. Interests Me

10. Constantly Reiterates to Me that We have been Fearfully and Wonderfully Made.

The Duduk: I will play this instrument.

Notice the the wonderfully rustic lathe the gentlemen use to form a new Duduk throughout the course of the song.

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Just soul piercing.

THE DUDUK IS A INSTRUMENTAL REPRESENTATION OF ARMENIAN CULTURE, HISTORY, EMOTION, AND MUSIC. IT'S HAUNTING, CALM TONES PORTRAY THE EMOTIONAL PAST AND LORE OF ITS MOTHER COUNTRY.

Orange? or Celestial Body?

I used to play with my food.

I still play with my food.

The Sun? or Sunkist™ ?

The Moon? or the MANdarin in the Moon?

For Those Who Miss Maine:

It HAS Snowed This Winter

Lovely Icicles

Hockey

The Coast Is As Beautiful When It's Cold

photo credits: Lauren, Melanie, DG

Found

Here is Life

He offers plain

Quit your strife

In Jesus' name

Fall to Me

I cannot fail

Call on Me

I will prevail

Peace is here

It's for your taking

Jesus near

All sadness breaking

God comes down

My joy augmenting

Heaven sounds

The anthems chanting

Sin is gone

The Sinner welcome

Salvation done

God's Mercy awesome

Rest my soul

Its Sabbath hailing

Struggle's toll

God's Peace prevailing.

DG

Winter's Dichotomy

Rain

Is The Bane

Of Snow

You Know