Cherry, Ham N Grapes With No Turkey

A Thanksgiving Prayer

Dear God,

For this wonderful life I live everyday

For tiny things and big things

Small packages of blessings and all the extra toppings on top

That you send in your daily love mail

Sent with love by the first ray of morning sunshine everyday

For the people that you have placed in my journey

The loved ones, the nice ones, the wicked ones, the annoying ones,

All who teach me something along the way

For the world and this lovely planet that I live in

With all the comings and goings and the good and the bad

Everything

All of those and even more

I thank you.

But most of all,

I thank you for being You

For being the loving, wonderful, magnificent God that You are

For being my God

For seeing me as worthy to make you my God

For seeing me in that much regard

And for loving me that much

I thank you

With lots and lots of love and gratitude

Your daughter

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

 

Magenta top: Banana Republic. Black wrap skirt and jacket: tailor made. Red obi belt with nautical clasp: Mango. Lace black tank top: unbranded. Gold shoes: Voir (Malaysia). Red earrings: old. Bangles: from Shanghai. Black necklace: vintage, used to be Mom's. Brown suede purse: Nordstrom (USA).

A box of chocolates from some Japanese guests we received at the office today. Aren't they pretty! I've never had Japanese chocolates before, so I'm really excited to try them! No, it's not a holiday here in Indonesia on Thanksigiving day. Business as usual...

Went to this Italian place called Trattoria for Thanksgiving dinner, with no turkey!

The appetizer consists of various slices of delicious cold hams, and they taste just grrrreat! So I'm not sad anymore for not having any turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, haha!

Such a nice ending for such a hectic day!
What about you? Wha menu do you have for Thanksgiving?

Thus They Call It The Promised Land (Part 5): Ancient Petra, The City of Rose

Place Almost As Old As Time

Please meet the greatest artist of all time
We call him God

And the entire universe is His canvas

He spread out a feast of this magnificent splendor before me

My eyes marvel at the beauty of His creation

My heart sings praise of His generosity
While I was walking down this place almost as old as time

(A little poem by LeeAnne, Style N Season,

 of the ancient Petra, City of Roses, September 2011)

Jeans: old GAP. Sneakers: Nike. Hat: from Korea. Purple top: MK Klein. Checked shirt: Nevada. Scarf: from an art market at Sedona (how apt!). Sunnies: Oakley. Mother-of-pearl earrings: from Bali.

Poetry Corner: Conviction

Awake. Be humble. Love. Watch. Listen. Pray. Do.

I saw continuity

I saw eternity

There must be something more

than this daily, ordinary life

A high beauty

forever beyond the reach of all evil

***

"Why do you believe in God?

It is not that you have seen Him?"

I looked above

It was a magnificent starry evening

Millions, billions of sparkles in the sky

Bright, brilliant, and beautiful

I smiled

"No, I have not."

I am no saint nor holy man

I'm just an ordinary girl

Maybe I have never seen the face of God

I do not need to

I have seen the work of His hand

And I do not BELIEVE...

... I KNOW

***

Round Rock, Texas, Spring 2004