Happy day to you! And if not, the same to you as well. May you have beans on your toast and an evangelical wren in your tree, a hat for your scalp and the truest of smiles in your eye. May your music have fiddles and each meal a cup lifted with our Christ. Sharing photos has become difficult with the slowness of iPhoto on this old computer. A new one is in sight, but it might still be a while before funds make it .

That which we can find words for is something already dead in our hearts; there is always a kind of contempt in the act of speaking. Sunday, February 17, 2008. Rabbis Decide Some Israelis Cannot Marry. Am going to bed now. Sunday, February 10, 2008. Monday, February 4, 2008.

Ahavat Hashem - The Love of God. Do not fear, for I am with you. Monday, June 08, 2009. To fall away is a slow fade. Friday, July 11, 2008. Is it something we can choose? I wish I knew. Saturday, July 05, 2008. The feelings in my heart change each day. But before my heart .

The season of summer is coming to a close. Autumn is chasing away the heat, and bringing a fresh current of breeze that flows through the trees and makes them whisper a song of gratitude. The glow of summer will fade, the rapidly growing green grass, the fruitful green trees and the gardens; they will all wither. 8220;For the grass withers and the flowers fade, but the Word of our God stands forever. And in His word I do hope.

For an interim period as I go through a rather hectic time in my life. A Brief Post for my Poor, Neglected Blog. Kinda comes with the territory, I guess. Anyway, if it catches your fancy, go listen to some of my tunes at Berklee. Happy Summer, everyone! I drove.

Never, Never, Never Stop Dancing! April 1, 2010. Please click on the link above for the current I Take Joy blog. I am setting up shop in a new blogging home with a lovely new design that I love. So come on over and be sure to reset your bookmarks for I Take Joy. Give the gift of giving gifts! Though my father was a man of character and generous in many ways, as a depression child.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010. One woman who has been a great inspiration to me throughout the years is Elisabeth Elliot. As a teenager I read her books as well as the books of those who inspired her. She introduced me to heroes of the faith such as Amy Carmichael. How am I to make it? He gave her these four simple words.

A woman daring to be vulnerable. Tuesday, February 26, 2013. I am thinking over the last year. and how incredible this years journeys been. Also God has reminded me of my call towards .

Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Ruche is one of my favorite companies for vintage inspired clothes, they have beautiful lookbooks on there website that I thought many of you might enjoy! Posted by Kassie Burke. Monday, July 16, 2012. Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Hello my Dear Readers,. Sorry I have not kept up with blog but, no worries! I STOOD in an ancient garden.

Sunday, November 22, 2009. Okay, maybe I did fall off the face of the earth for a while. Working with teenagers is just plain crazy. Those are great stories too and are nice to pull out when a little self-pep talk is needed, but. Saturday, June 14, 2008.