Grey Skies and Grey Days

The week has been busy, hard and full of all sorts of nonsense. Sickness, birth, sleeplessness, big picture questions, minor distractions.  A lot of grey.

This is a bit of colour….a fun mat made up of felted wool balls that I spied at Lark quite sometime ago. Lovely.

Looking for other sunshine to come my way….

Rain, haze and no sunshine

Today it is grey…… from the cold grey of the asphalt across at the school, to the concrete buildings and the sullen sky. The silhouette of the trees, bare and leafless.

Our house is still full of the chaos of a morning when all 6 of us leave the house early. The fog of unmade beds, clothing strewn across the floors, toys and papers, an unwiped table and the remnant of breakfast.

We need colour and calm.

We need spring to come.

We need new life and a new day.

Rise Up – Third Day – Wherever you are 2005

Well, I was there when you were torn apart

Now a piece of you is gone

Somehow you wish that you could only find

A little strength to carry on

You’ve tried so hard to make it on your own

That your heart has come undone

So I am here to prove that I alone

Have the power to overcome

Don’t let your heart be troubled

This world will never keep you down

It will never keep you down

So rise up, my friend

No, this will never be the end

So rise up, my friend

And live again I didn’t want you to feel this way

It’s not what life was meant to be

And so for you, my friend, I’ll take your shame

You can give it all to me

‘Cause you’ve wrestled demons every day

And they’ve dragged you to your knees

But in your weakness you will learn to find

That I will always be your strength

In life or in death

Through joy or regret

And all of the secret things you have done

No matter what comes, my friend

Nothing can keep you from the love of God