[Faith-talk] Fw: An entry from my thoughts from my porch swing journal

Linda Mentink mentink at frontiernet.net
Tue Aug 14 02:19:38 UTC 2012


Laura,

I like wind chimes. I just wouldn't think of them as God's piano.

At 09:06 PM 8/13/2012, you wrote:
>Well Linda, Man is God's creation, so the windchimes are still his
>inspiration.  My question, are you one of those who dislikes windchimes? I
>have heard that people either love or hate windchimes.    Perhaps some
>conclude they are not inspired by God, but rather the other guy.;)
>Anyway, I am one who loves windchimes.
>Happy listening and enjoying all God's creations.
>--le
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>From: "Linda Mentink" <mentink at frontiernet.net>
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>journal
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>
>This one really bothers me. Wind chimes are not
>God's piano; they're man's creation.
>
>Blessings,
>
>Linda
>
>At 05:05 AM 8/13/2012, you wrote:
> >Hello folks.  Below you will read the first
> >entry written some years ago by Sister Janet Way
> >of White Pine TN describing her thoughts on her
> >front porch.  If the moderator or others want me
> >to continue sharing these, please let me
> >know.  I like them, but you may not.  Thanks to
> >Janet for her submissions, and let's pray for
> >her as she sends more my way.  Paul -----
> >Original Message ----- From: Janet Waye To: Paul
> >Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 1:53 AM Subject:
> >An entry from my thoughts from my porch swing
> >journal Hi paul.  here is the first entry from
> >my thoughts from my porch swing journal.  You
> >may share this if you like but if not you may
> >keep it to enjoy yoruself.  god bless and if you
> >donâ?Tt like it itâ?Ts okay too just tell me and
> >I wonâ?Tt send it anymore.  Your friend, janet.
> >Wednesday June 14, 2006.   Itâ?Ts a really
> >pretty day out.  Itâ?Ts cloudy; the sun keeps
> >going in and out.  I donâ?Tt know what that
> >means.  The wind chimes sound really pretty out
> >here.  The birds are singing like crazy out here
> >today, but I donâ?Tt hear my wood thrush a whole
> >lot.  I hear it every now an then.  There is a
> >breeze it feels really good and cool!  I can
> >hear little baby birds they sound like baby blue
> >jays and it sounds to me like maybe
> >theyâ?Tre  fighting.  Iâ?Tm not sure if thatâ?Ts
> >what theyâ?Tre doing but thatâ?Ts what it sounds
> >like!  Thereâ?Ts this one bird out here and it
> >sounds like to me that itâ?Ts laughing!  I can
> >also hear blue jays and I think they sound
> >mad!  I think Nature is one of the most
> >beautiful and wonderful gifts that God has given
> >to us and Iâ?Tm so blessed  to be able to hear
> >the birds and the wind as it whispers through
> >the trees and the wind chimes dingging although
> >for now they are quiet.  I just think that even
> >though I canâ?Tt see the flowers and the trees
> >all that beautiful stuff I think God gave me a
> >much greater gift because he gave me the ability
> >to hear things in nature that most sighted
> >people they just take it for granted!  They
> >donâ?Tt listen to it!  They donâ?Tt listen to
> >the wind whisper through the trees they donâ?Tt
> >listen to what it sounds like.  It sounds like
> >that God himself is singing a song or whispering
> >a message to us!  Itâ?Ts just so pretty!  Then I
> >like to think that when the wind chimes start
> >their dingging that itâ?Ts God playing a song on
> >a piano or something.  Not a real piano just his
> >own piano because itâ?Ts just so beautiful!  The
> >birds and the wind and all the special things he
> >puts out here in nature thatâ?Ts his orchestra
> >and his choir!  Itâ?Ts just so beautiful!  The
> >most beautiful thing Iâ?Tve ever heard in my
> >entire life and Iâ?Tm just really blessed!  God,
> >I thank you for the beauty of nature and that I
> >can hear it that I can sit out here every day in
> >my porch swing and   listen to it!  All of this
> >just fills me with so much peace and so much joy
> >and  happiness and God I just want to thank you
> >so much for it!  Iâ?Tm really really blessed
> >People!  I may not feel like it every day, but I
> >really
> >am!
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