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Thoughts I've pondered, have been many in recent days, but like
not having a camera when there's that perfect moment to take, I
simply did not have the time to write them down on a pad I NOT had!
So much has come to mind, as seasons change, Winter transition to
spring, Easter and my birthday, back to back, now past. I think
about what lossed, what gained, things that don't much matter and
what really does, God's wonderful grace, His unconditional love.
How he never stops giving even when we forget to give back. I
think about faithfulness, giving, receiving, taking chances,
taking risks, having no regrets, looking ahead instead of the past.
Changing the past or others, we can never do, but I do think about
the seasons that change and Easter, the ressurrection of Jesus,
new life, new beginnings, tranformed life, letting it all out,
giving a shout! Basically living life out loud like never before;
looking ahead, choosing to really live, enjoying life's preciousness,
every fleeting moment that it brings, soaking it all in like warm
sunshine after a cold winter's day! I've learned finally to move on,
letting go, even of my own anger and great disappointment in others,
mainly family, and my own sons. Life is all about choosing to live
than choosing to die, looking for the joy in all things, remaining
positive, seeking friends, and being a friend to those who need that
comfort or just to fill someone else's void. I found out sensibly
that all relationships have give AND take. It takes communication, it
takes two, it takes an honest effort, it takes forgiveness, it takes,
getting up, walking again, perservering onward & upward, and knowing
the Lord is ultimately the one in control, not us, not us controlling
what we simply cannot or changing others, but letting God have throne,
giving our frustration and shortcomings to him and letting Him change
those whose hearts break. It's about knowing, we all serve a divine
purpose while here on earth, choosing life, rather than death....
looking for the good in life rather than feeling sorry for ourselves,
or remembering or dwelling on things that only sadden us. In the end,
I find it's all about making a sincere effort of making peace and
harmony with yourself first, forgiving yourself first before you can
reach others or even have a relationship with others. We are the temple
of the Holy Spirit, and if Christ live's in us and we in Him and truly
love Him, we must make peace with ourself first, own conscience and our
minds and heart before He can truly hear us or operate fully in our lives,
and we can live live joyous and abundantly! My inspiration in this diary
or recent blog, comes from the Word, Mercy Me, Point of Grace, East to West,
Lifesong, How you live, Leah Martensen, a recovery christian counselor,
Candi Bogart, Barb Barrigar, and the Lord, and most of all much prayer!
So like this Easter Ressurrection, we recently celebrated, it's time to
rise up above it all, lift our hands high toward heaven & praise Him, and
choose to live lIfe abundantly, and to it's fullest, with no regrets!






Learn to Live

There's only one chance to really live,
Even when sorrow, sadness or disappointment may give.

So many of us hold on to what's wrong
Instead of turning round', in front, to the road so long!


Stop and really think, before Life passes you by
What's really important, instead of Satan's lie.
It's time to really learn how to live,
First, let go, get up, look forward, then Forgive!

Let the sunshine flood your very own heart so it sings!
Remember, you are what your own happiness brings
This Life comes with only one ticket,
So just enjoy the ride, and don't try to fix it!

Like a rollercoaster, with many a twist and a turn,
Letting go of anger is something we learn!
You see, it's all part of the fun,
From the truth, ups & downs; don't try to out run
Cause in the end, we'll just have to face em' head on
Just a friend's message of mine from a song!


There's one thing, I've learned in this one Life,
Never leave things unsaid, it only causes strife
There's really one thing you must take to heart
All that you do and say will come back what may...
Words and actions that haunt, never to part!

Before we can love the Lord and really know God
We must make peace with ourselves first,
Then with others, before we're like peas in a pod!
Only then will your own laughter really burst.

So don't hold it all in, just let it all out
Life's about choices and chances
No greater time, then the present, to make life shout!
It's not only recieving, but giving Life's dances!!

Disappointment, sadness, and sorrow, even joy....
It's all part of life, whether old or as a little boy.
Take the first step, no matter what the chance,
Always look ahead to enjoy Life's slow dance,
Rather than lookin back...
Have no regrets, learning to live, nothing to lack!

It's okay to remember, but choose to forgive
Without it, we can never learn to live!


Written By: D. Wayne Walterscheid
Wayne Daniels of Wayne's ( ) World!
www.shoutlife.com/waynedaniels


Thank you for reading my blog, may it inspire, encourage you
and give you new life, new hope for tomorrow, no matter what
you are facing or struggling through right now. please watch
the video on youtube.com "How You Live", by Point of Grace
(Link Below) below inspired by their lyrics & song that greatly
made this message in poetry possible and to encourage others!
Feel free to pass it along to others who need to hear it! Wayne :)







Point Of Grace - How You Live




Wake up to the sunlight with your windows open
Don't hold in your anger or leave things unspoken
Wear your red dress, use your good dishes
Make a big mess and make lots of wishes

And have what you want, but want what you have
And don't spend your life looking back

Turn up the music
Turn it up loud
Take a few chances and let it all out
'Cause you won't regret it
Looking back from where you have been
'Cause it's not who you knew
And it's not what you did
It's how you live

So go to the ballgames and go to the ballet
And go see your folks more than just on the holidays
Kiss all your children, dance with your wife
Tell your husband you love him every night

Don't run from the truth 'cause you can't get away, no
Face it and you'll be okay

(Chorus)

Oh, wherever you are and wherever you've been
Now is the time to begin
So give to the needy, and pray for the grieving
Even when you don't think that you can
'Cause all that you do is bound to come back to you
So think of your fellow man
And make peace with God, and make peace with yourself
'Cause in the end, there's nobody else

(Chorus)

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Point of Grace Video, "How you live!"

Micheal W. Smith Video, "Here I am!"

Steve Green Video, "People need the Lord"



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"Lighthouse Artists and Writers"
When looking at some of the most inspired artists and writers in recent memory, is it any wonder that these creative talents were drawn to the beauty, majesty and symbolism that lighthouses represent?
In the last few centuries, the magnetism and aura of lighthouses have influenced legendary artists and writers across a wide range of mediums and genres. From children's authors (such as Hildegarde Smith who wrote of "The Little Red Lighthouse" known as Jeffrey's Hook) to the chilling horror writers (such as Edgar Allen Poe whose last work "The Lighthouse" still remains to this day eerily unfinished), diverse artists and writers gravitate to the inspiration of lighthouses as frequently as ships gravitate to their beacon in a storm.

Below is a list of 19 famous artists and writers who have attachments to specific lighthouses. Try to match the correct artist or writer to the correct corresponding Lighthouse. The answers are listed below. We welcome hearing from you if you know of any other artists/writer lighthouse associations!


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The Lighthouses


A) Annisquam Light K) Bell Rock Lighthouse
B) Derby Wharf Light L) Block Island Southeast Light
C) Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse M) Godrevy Lighthouse
D) Highland/Cape Cod Light N) Isles of Shoals Lighthouse
E) Key West Lighthouse O) Mare Island Lighthouse
F) Marshall Point Lighthouse P) Montauk Point Lighthouse
G) Point Pinos Lighthouse Q) Ponce Inlet Lighthouse
H) Portland Head Lighthouse R) St. Simons Lighthouse
I) Ten Pound Lighthouse S) Tenants Harbor Light
J) Eddystone Lighthouse




The Artists and The Writers

1) Henry David Thoreau - Transcendentalist writer who visited this lighthouse a few times in the 1850's and wrote that erosion would put an end to the lighthouse in less than forty years. In his book about the region he stated about this lighthouse "A man can stand here and put all of America behind him."

2) Walt Whitman - In 1888, Whitman wrote this about this lighthouse's location, "I stand as on some mighty eagle's beak, Eastward the sea absorbing, viewing (nothing but sea and sky), The tossing waves, the foam, the ships in the distance, The wild unrest, the snowy. curling caps-that inbound urge and urge of waves, the shores forever."

3) Newell Convers (N.C.) Wyeth - Golden Age Illustrator whose illustrations graced such classic books as Robin Hood, Robinson Crusoe, Treasure Island, and The Last of the Mohicans. As a youth worked in this lighthouse's town for a few summers prior to becoming an illustrator.

4) Andrew Wyeth - Painter of "Christina's World" who bought this lighthouse and island in 1978 where it served as his studio.

5) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Famous American poet who wrote "Paul Revere's Ride" and befriended the Lighthouse Keeper at this light. It is believed his poem "The Lighthouse" was inspired by this light.

6) Ernest Hemmingway - One of the Greatest American writers who wrote "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and whose residence was across the street from this lighthouse. Tradition and legend have it that Hemmingway would follow the lighthouse's beam home after heavy nights of drinking to ensure he could find his way home.

7) Edward Hopper - Painted quite a few paintings of this specific lighthouse including, "Lighthouse Hill". "Lighthouse Hill" is said to have been the source of influence that Alfred Hitchcock used for the visual of the "Bate's Motel" up on the hill in the movie "Psycho".

8) Winslow Homer - Famous America seascape painter who lived at this lighthouse for one year in 1880. Some reports also have this lighthouse as the first U.S. Coast Guard Station in America.

9) John Steinbeck - Writer of "The Grapes of Wrath"; referenced this lighthouse in quite a few of his works. Many times played with his sister at this lighthouse location when a child.

10) Rudyard Kipling - Nobel Prize Laureate author of "Jungle Book"; had a summer home near this light.

11) Virginia Woolf - Wrote the famous book "To the Lighthouse" which was based on this lighthouse.

12) Celia Thaxter - Famous New England poet who's father was the lighthouse Keeper at this lighthouse. Wrote the Poem "The Wreck of the Pocahontas" and "Sandpiper".

13) Eugenia Price - Southern writer whose books included "New Moon Rising" and "The Beloved Invader" and who wrote the book "The Lighthouse" based on this light.

14) Stephen Crane - Writer of "The Red Badge of Courage". While a newspaper reporter and voyaging to Cuba, his ship sunk and he rowed his raft towards this lighthouse for safety.

15) Robert Louis Stevenson - "Treasure Island" author whose Grandfather, Robert, designed this lighthouse.

16) Jack London - "The Call of the Wild" author that mentions this lighthouse in his work "John Barkleycom."

17) Herman Melville - In his famous novel "Moby Dick", he compared how lonely Nantucket Island looked on a map to the lonelines of this lighthouse.

18) Thomas Kinkade - This lighthouse was the first actual/real life lighthouse that he depicted in one of his paintings.

19) Nathaniel Hawthorne - Worked in the shadow of this lighthouse writing "The Scarlet Letter" in a back room near a Customs house in which he worked.