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Love and Light from HEALING Creek
Friday June 22, 2007
I found some of the neatest pictures
this week of
Northern Lights.
Hope you can see these.
I know that if you have dial-up, you might miss the show.
Sorry.
Please click on the page to turn the page.
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Thursday June 21, 2007
SUNSHINE ON THE LAND
~ David Wilcox
I went to see an old friend
Who was soon to pass away.
He said, "My life has been so good to me.
Now I still got one more day."
Now he said that as he watched the morning sun
And then he smiled my way.
Because he said that every morning,
He lived his life that way.
He said, "I am the sunshine.
You are the sunshine.
We are the sunshine.
Help me understand.
We are the sunshine on the land."
He said this day is like a life you live,
It's never here to stay,
Because your time is always runnin' by
Like the sun across the day.
But it's like lookin' at the sunshine from the earth.
The light does come and go.
But when you're lookin' at the earth shine from the sun,
It's quite a different show.
He said it's time you know.
That I am the sunshine.
You are the sunshine.
We are the sunshine.
Help me understand.
We are the sunshine on the land.
Now I'm thinkin' of the things he said.
We're walkin' toward the grave.
And I haven't lived a life like his
But I still got one more day.
Now you could say it's only flesh and bone
The life that's in your hands
But I like to think it's something more
Like the sunshine on the land.
I am the sunshine.
You are the sunshine.
We are the sunshine.
Help me understand.
We are the sunshine on the land.
We are the sunshine on the land.
ABOUT DAVID WILCOX
A warm, baritone vocal tone and poetic lyricism are combined with a unique guitar style that blends soft jazz and folk sensibilities and an intimate stage persona by singer/songwriter David Wilcox. Often compared to James Taylor and John Martyn, Wilcox has built a solid fan base for his well-crafted folk-pop tunes.
Cleveland-born Wilcox was inspired to play guitar after watching a fellow student play in a stairwell at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH. Transferring to Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC, in 1981, Wilcox began taking music seriously. Although he took four lessons with a classical guitarist, Wilcox developed most of his playing technique on his own. In addition to being inspired by Joni Mitchell to play in a variety of tunings, he designed a capo that produced an unusual sound by leaving one or more strings unaltered.
Wilcox strengthened his skills as a performer through regular appearances at an Asheville night club called McDibbs. His debut album, The Nightshift Watchman, was released in 1987 on his own label, Song of the Woods, and reissued in 1996 by Koch International; it featured scaled-down arrangements and launched Wilcox's career as a touring musician. After performing at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Wilcox signed with A&M in 1989. His first release on the label, How Did You Find Me Here, sold over 100,000 copies by word of mouth. Wilcox subsequently recorded two other studio albums for the label -- Home Again in 1991 and Big Horizon in 1994. In 1991, the label released a six-song CD, Mostly Live: An Authorized Bootleg. East Asheville Hardware, Wilcox's first album after being dropped by A&M, featured live recordings of previously unreleased tunes including a version of Chuck Brodsky's satirical song "Blow 'Em Away."
His contract with A&M ended after four albums in 1994, but Wilcox has continued to share his love of music and his explorations of personal growth. His 1997 album Turning Point recorded in the log cabin studio in the woods behind his home, represented a shift to a more controlled approach to music, while his February 1999 release, Underneath, continued to focus on his vocals and guitar playing despite the additional instrumentation of electric guitars, keyboards, and rhythm section. Although his albums have featured diverse arrangements, Wilcox continues to perform in concert as a soloist. In August 2000, What You Whispered was released. A best-of collection followed the next year, released during his successful national tour. Due to his popularity, the demand for a live album became too great and he offered Live Songs and Stories in the summer of 2002. Into the Mystery appeared in 2003, followed by a joint effort with Nance Pettit, Out Beyond Ideas, in 2005 and Vista in 2006. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide
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Wednesday June 20, 2007
I was 15 that summer. I had worked as a camp counselor at a Bible Camp for a couple of months. I had a new cabin full of 10-11 year old girls every week. Looking back, I remember long days of swimming, hiking and volleyball that ended in a bonfire every night. We sang with energy that could only be explained by the steady flow of s'mores.
My folks wanted me to come home early to help them, which mostly just meant watching the kids while mom shopped for back-to-school and then, helping her and the little kids get everything organized.
Most evenings, I went with my friends to another camp a half hour north of us. It was a retreat camp for families. They had old time revival meetings every night. I liked listening to the preaching but my favorite part was the music.
I had grown up in the Lutheran Church where the services were formal and reserved. The old hymns were all we sang, but at the retreat camp, they sang about Jesus the way people sing about love and when they prayed, they didn't just read a prayer out of a book. They talked to God the way I'd talk to you, like they were having a conversation and they knew God would hold up his part of the conversation by answering.
The tabernacle was a huge log A-Frame with two floors. It was built into a hill. The meeting place was on ground level and there was a big cafeteria in the basement. It wasn't anything special ... just a plain building in the middle of the woods, but when the services started, it was God's House. You could feel electricity in the air.
People spoke in tongues. I'd never heard that before. In fact, the first time I heard it, it scared me! I got over being scared. I still didn't know what to think though, so I watched the people around me. I was so curious, I even prayed with my eyes open, wondering what would happen next! People I had grown up with, acted different in that tabernacle in the woods, and I really didn't understand, but I wanted to, so I watched.
One night, during the praise part of the service, a man stood up and read from the Second Chapter of Acts:
And it shall be in the last days, God says,
That I will pour forth of My Spirit upon all mankind;
And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
And your young men shall see visions,
And your old men shall dream dreams ...
I will in those days pour forth of My Spirit ...
And I will grant wonders in the sky above,
And signs on the earth beneath ...
Before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.
I watched as the words flowed over the people in the room, like a wave.
I don't remember what the speaker talked about, but I do remember that "signs and wonders in the sky" was a recurring theme. The service ended and we began to file out of the building but as people walked out the door, we heard gasping and "Praise the Lord" and "Oh my goodness" and one man said, "Surely, on this night, God is making His presence known". We hurried outside, anxious to see what all the excitement was about ...
The sky was alive with bright, dancing northern lights! They weren't the typical blue or green, but bright red! Instead of just being in the Northern half of the sky, they were all around us! They seemed to be coming from directly above us, like water being drizzled over an invisible dome in the sky!
I don't know what anyone else was thinking at that moment. I heard a few people whispering, a few praying and from somewhere, I heard faint music but I was completely mesmerized by the lights in the sky. They felt personal. They felt like a love letter from God Almighty. It was red like the blood of Jesus, and it was alive and flowing over everything I could see, from one horizon to the other. I have no idea how long I stood there, looking up, but when my neck got tired, I went and leaned against a big rock and kept watching the sky.
I have always loved LIGHT ... LIGHT speaks to me. LIGHT inspires me. I like watching LIGHT dance in the shadows of leaves. I like the way LIGHT plays in the waves and sparkles in the snow. I like the way LIGHT photographs. I like the way those big candle power beams announce grand openings. I like sparks of LIGHT in fireworks. I like seeing the LIGHT of sunrise or sunset on someone's face.
My kid's great - great grandfather wrote a poem about LIGHT ...
God Said Let Their Be Light
When our way leads through the shadow
Let us always bear in mind
That the shadow owes it's being
To the light that shines behind.
When whatever shade beclouds us,
We may feel that all is right
Indubitably knowing
That the shadow proves the light.
I had never seen a sky like that before or since, but many times, when I have faced a really tough challenge or carried an especially heavy burden, I'd think about the night that God filled the sky with signs and wonders, and know that everything is going to be all right.
Sadly, I didn't have a camera and images of Northern Lights are very hard to capture.
These give you a wonderful idea of the color and a general idea of what I saw.
These images and more can be viewed at Google Images.
I hope that you have the opportunity to see them for yourself one day.
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Tuesday June 19, 2007
Saturday June 16, 2007
I was thinking this week of the goodness that flows through this Stream, and how much I miss Lucy, so in honor of Lucy, 'cause this was usually the sort of thing she would do (only way better) ... Let me introduce you to a few of Blogstream's finest moments and some our nicest people:
Amira and I (my five year old grandaughter) have this new thing. We push our noses down and look like gangsters. Then we say: "All right, punk, let's go for a ride!" She's a riot when she does it.
~ Pagans don't wear sandals! by joesblog6
My Grand daughter, Haley and I chase each other around the house to this song. We take a “cat” like pose with our hands and began to creep towards each other and ... Here I come - with a smile on my face but I am going to "getcha-GETCHA-getcha" -- ONE WAY OR THE OTHER !!!
~ Looking for Truth by Lookin'
A teacher was working with a group of children, trying to broaden their horizons through sensory perception. She brought in a variety of lifesavers and said, "Children, I'd like you to close your eyes and taste these."
The kids easily identified the taste of cherries, lemons and mint, but when the teacher gave them honey-flavored lifesavers, all of the kids were stumped.
"I'll give you a hint," said the teacher. "It's somethin your mommy and daddy probably call each other all the time."
Instantly, one of the kids coughed his onto the floor and shouted, "Spit 'em out, they're as*holes!"
~ LIFE IS NOT ONE BIG JOKE by Misty
I'm ready to work, play and love. I'm ready to find Mr. Right, wherever he is. I'm ready! Let me out to play!!!!!!
~ Crusty Middle-aged Woman by Deby D
BlueMoon ( Lady Blu's New Vibe by blumoon ) : Looking at your message with circling stars makes me wonder if somebody pounded me in the head. Thanks, love ya.
~ Big Island Paradise Life by Gecko
I love Maya (Angelou), but she left out (one thing women need)...one gay guy friend to go shopping with because they will be totally unbiased and honest when she asks "how does this look on me?"   T
~ The Dog House by Biggie T
As the song says: "Cigarettes and Whiskey, and Wild, Wild Women; They'll Drive a Man Crazy; They'll Drive Him Insane".
~ Whit's Whittlings by Whit's Whittlings
Come to think of it, Whit, I have seen more than a few men go over the edge ... Must have been bad cigarettes and whisky!
~ Taylor ( X - you are already here! No link needed! )
Belle gave a test ...
I got them all right. I need a life! 
~ The Dog House by Biggie T
Score: 95/100
So I guess that means that ya'll didn't make the FBI's most wanted list!
This was fun
~ Second Chances by Coloconnect
Wooooooo Whooooooooooo!!! I gots all of them puppies right!!
~ The Inner Sanctum... by PolarB
Now I did have to think about 2 of them. What does this say about me???  I'm not even on here that much! btw, who told you I was on the FBI most wanted list??? 
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My Soap Opera Life by Secret - Victoria's First
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