Books by the old Leather Chair

  • Snow In The Summer
  • My Bible
  • The Power of Silence
  • What Comes Next and to Like It
  • Encore Provence
  • A Year in Provence

Sunday, October 9, 2011

On This Day

Blessed be the mind that dreamed  the day
The blueprint of your life
Would begin to glow on earth,
Illuminating all the faces and voices
That would arrive to invite
Your soul to growth.

Blessed be those who have loved you
Into becoming who you were meant to be,
Blessed be those who have crossed your life
With dark gifts of hurt and loss
That have helped to school your mind
In the art of disappointment.

On this echoing-day of your birth,
May you open the gift of solitude
In order to receive your soul
Enter the generosity of silence
To hear your hidden heart;
Know the serenity of stillness
To enfolded anew
By the miracle of your being.

For Your Birthday by John Donohue

On this day nothing real special
just my day
another year older
lunch yesterday
lunch today
two daughter's and two granddaughter's
bringing love and smiles
on the big table cards from across
the miles...

Sitting with a book and Miss Callie
by the fire pit
Leaves are falling
My kind of day.....

11 comments:

Elsa Louise said...

Have a splendid birthday!

FlowerLady Lorraine said...

Happy Birthday! It looks and sounds like you had a lovely day.

FlowerLady

Ugich Konitari said...

Sending you wonderful birthday wishes across the miles...! have a great day !

Sky said...

so sorry i didn't know and missed the festive day of celebrating you, but i can certainly do it today. giving thanks for meeting you here, for reading about your life, and for knowing a tiny bit about your warm and welcoming heart! i hope the day was wonderful in every way! happy belated birthday, ernestine!

Judy said...

What a beautiful day to celebrate your special day. i love October birthdays.

Balisha said...

Happy, happy birthday Ernestine. It looks like you spent your day just as you would like. Another year ahead...I wonder what is waiting in the wings for you? I hope it is all wonderful...Balisha

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

Elsa Louise, FlowerLady,Ugich, Sky, Judy and Balisha, thank you special friends for remembering me.
Wild Magnolia (Sandra) thank you for your special card :)

Unknown said...

What a lovely way to write about your birthday!

Wishing you many more happy and content birthdays.

One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods. said...

Millie,
Thank you for visiting and commenting
Have a good rest of the day :)

MsGraysea said...

Happy Birthday, Ernestine. I had forgotten that you share a birthday with my wonderful sister, Margaret, who lives in Canada! I can see your day was special. I love how Callie cuddles with you!

Sharon said...

Happy Happy! Your celebration sounds special to me ~ time with family and time to be.