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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.

Crying Out

From Psalm 23:4:  “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff—they comfort me.”

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Darkness shields life’s guiding light

Causing worries to take flight

 

Life’s trials, too much to bear

Ask, who really seems to care?

 

World seems to be crashing down

Running dry, emptiness drowns

 

Words and actions, meek and weak

Ask, who shall one run to seek?

 

Vacant wilderness, so dark

Crying out, life’s question mark

 

Heart and soul, feeling hollow

Ask, what voice shall one follow?

 

Voice answers, restoring hopes

Searching from distant slopes

 

Good Shepherd, looking for one

Saving His flock, one by one

 

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From John 10:14-16:  “I am the good shepherd.  I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father.  And I lay down my life for the sheep.  I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold.  I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice.  So there will be one flock, one shepherd.”

Veterans Day Quotes

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General Omar Bradley

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared to death.

Reverend Billy Graham

Courage is contagious.  When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened.

Singer Bob Dylan

A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.

Actor Christopher Reeve

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

Source:  Guideposts.org

Life’s Blessed Gifts (Haiku Series #106)

Welcoming Sound

Hearing little feet

Lasting gifts of family—

Blessed grandchildren

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Maturity

Impatient in youth

Tempered by life’s long journey—

With age comes patience

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Blessing 

Quiet morning hour

Quality productive time—

Confidence and peace

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Fulton J. Sheen Quote

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God does not love us because we are valuable.  We are valuable because God loves us.

From John 15:7-11:  “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.  My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.  As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love.  If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.  I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.”

Faith and Mountains

From Mark 11:23:  “Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you.”

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Life facing complex, hurting world

Rugged mountain peaks, blocking us

Never be in doubt, but believe

Accepting God’s grace, ride His bus

 

Immovable mountains stand tall

Remaining steadfast in prayer

Requiring faith in our Father

He watches over our welfare

 

Lacking faith, walking in darkness

Our Father sends His lasting grace

Prepared and willing to assist

His energy, ready to embrace

 

God seeks men and women of faith

Follow His Word, forever speaks

For our Lord’s glory and kingdom

Trusting Him, tackling mountain peaks

 

Believe totally in the Lord

Walking in faithfulness each day

Our faith moves our Father to act

Thanks be to God, He shows the way! 

 

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From the words of American pastor and author, E. M. Bounds:  “Only God can move mountains, but faith and prayer can move God.”

Charles Swindoll Quote

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If you want to be a person with a large vision, you must cultivate the habit of doing the little things well.  That’s when God puts iron in your bones.

From Luke 16:10:  “Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much.”

Saturday’s Sweetness

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Free and quiet morning

Saturday adorning

 

Reading God’s Holy Word

Clear thoughts, no longer blurred

 

Sun rises and brightens

Calmness breathes, enlightens

 

Workweek taking its break

Making buckwheat pancakes

 

Listening to new song

Beat of life moves along

 

One more coffee cup sings

Caffeine never hamstrings

 

Good vibes fueling this life

Waiting for lovely wife

 

Looking forward as one

Day brings plenty of fun

 

Watching Buckeyes’ football

Scarlet and Gray now call

 

Excuse our loud cheering

Assisting team’s steering

 

Night closing and ending

Sleep soon, not pretending

 

Each week’s sweetest, fun day

Always, be Saturday

 

This photo was taken at the annual Scarlet and Gray Spring Game at Ohio State’s renowned Horseshoe back in 2015. Nearly every seat was filled for what was basically a scrimmage and practice. Go Bucks!

Motivational Words

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

 

Nadia Comaneci

I don’t run away from a challenge because I am afraid.  Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.

Using Our ABC’s (Tautogram Series #1)

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Agony

Another airport

Airplane’s absent arrival—

Audible anguish

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Bold

Beauty beckoning

Bouncy, boundless bonanza—

Bubbling brook below

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Crafted

Creative chaos

Curious colossus climbs—

Construction conceives

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A tautogram is text in which all words start with the same letter.  Historically, most tautograms are written in poetic form.  The above tautograms are written in the Japanese-inspired style of Haiku.