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About bigskybuckeye

Born in the Big Sky Country of Montana and now living in the Buckeye State of Ohio, Richard is the creative mind behind Big Sky Buckeye. Retired after 40 years of teaching, I enjoy writing, photography, traveling, and following a healthy lifestyle.

Vision Clears

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Broken and waiting

Stumble, now falling

Mankind blind and lost

Grace always calling

 

Spirit picks us up

Reach for Father’s hand

Love fills empty cup

Vision clears as planned

 

Ask God our questions

Read Bible’s story

Taste Scripture’s account

Witness His glory

 

Lift eyes up high

Breathe in heaven’s love

God’s promises fly

Goodness from above

 

Wait for our Father

Hold tight to faith’s hand

His hope comes on board

Salvation’s steel band

 

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Charles Swindoll Quote

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All whom God uses greatly are first hidden in the secret of His presence, away from the pride of man.

From Psalm 27:14:  “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!”

Saturday’s Bliss

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Alarm clock sleeping in

Saturday morning waits

Lazy minutes calling

Extra coffee’s first mate

 

Day’s blessed, empty page

Life’s agenda on pause

Batteries recharging

Kicking back, just because

 

Quiet morning moments

Coffee’s second cup smiles

Never stuck in traffic

Saturday’s endless miles

 

This truly special day

Sharing its own sunshine

Life’s gray clouds chased away

Loving each hour, so fine

 

Each week’s favorite time

Carefree pace never shifts

Energized spirit sings

Saturday shares its gifts

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Curious Trivial Facts (4/9)

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This informative post will be posted on Saturday along with my usual writing.  We can all appreciate some of the lesser known facts from around the world.

In 1866, Claude Monet, plagued by debt, burned two hundred of his own paintings to prevent them from being seized by creditors.

When Richard Reynolds started manufacturing his eponymous aluminum foil, it wasn’t to package and store food.  He made it for his uncle, cigarette magnate R. J. Reynolds, who was in need of a way to wrap tobacco and keep it fresh.

These facts have been discovered in I NEVER KNEW THAT by David Hoffman (2009).

God With Us (Elfchen Series #95)

Riveting

Every

Given day

Blessings of peace

Christ walks among us

Spellbinding

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Bestowing

Gospel

Speaks boldly

Treasure every word

Glories of God’s law

Beholding

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Unwavering

Darkness

Surrounding thee

Facing tumultuous waters

God never stops helping

Sustaining

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Charles Stanley Quote

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Reading, studying, and applying the Word may require sacrifices, but the reward of knowing your Savior better and living a life pleasing to God is worth it.

From Psalm 119:33-34:  “Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, and I will observe it to the end.  Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.”

Empty Inspiration

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Waiting for inspiration

Seeking life’s fresh, new start

Searching nighttime’s galaxy

Empty stars fall apart

 

Hiding from inspiration

Fearing each day’s setback

Sleeping until afternoon

Day’s journey stays off track

 

Breathing with inspiration

Shirking destiny’s call

Walking away once again

Ambition slows to crawl

 

Dreaming of inspiration

Waking to sunrise fog

Giving up another day

Hollow thoughts fill backlog

 

Starting with new attitude

Taking desired station

Leaving forever, life of . . .

Empty inspiration

 

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Spiritual Maturity

From 1 Peter 2:2-3:  “Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.”

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Infancy of man’s faith

Absent righteous skills

Fed with Word’s nourishment

Holy Spirit fills

 

Grappling divine lessons

Bread of Life above

Christ breathes as Living Word

Grace imparts with love

 

Learning faith’s elements

Son of Man preaches

One parable each time

Our Lord’s Word teaches

 

Practicing what is learned

Holy design’s growth

Faith in Word progresses

Maturity’s oath

 

Accepting Word’s goodness

Darkness now ignored

Righteous living obeys

Mercy comes on board

 

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From Hebrews 5:13-14:  “For everyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is unskilled in the word of righteousness.  But solid food is for the mature, for those whose faculties have been trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.”