Time to Still

There's a time for change

A time for complacency

for not for the routine

would we not hunger for

the change

stirring of the embers

I stand still...

In my own skin

can I peer out

of the black ash

of what was

holding me down

mainitaining my frown

I never know what

change You will bring

where the fire will stir

All I know is You

You will enlighten the way

I stand still...

"He restoreth my soul"..

He my calm makes whole..

"He knows what I have need of before I ask"..

how can I bask

in the glow of His Hol'

I stand still...

Pondering in amazement

the Love that knows no limits

that cannot be held

My thoughts, my wishes, my wonders

were more than just little lip flutters

You took to Heart

the matter for which I laked tears

trying to stay awake to hide the pain

behind the fake..

Make no mistake..

I stand still..

I stand still..

I STAND STILL!

Written: January 23, 2009

(Words in quotations were taken from the Bible)

Relevant Witness

IS it relevant or relative?

To ponder
To wonder on those things of a higher nature..
A higher power..

Relevant to you
To God or
To me?

We are all connected

U see

To contemplate
To imaginate
All the things
I should do

All the things
I fall short of

Must not let go
Of the ole’ heave ho
The workin’ man’s motto
Is a good intro

To keep on the ole
Straight n’ narrow

Keep on walking
Keep on praying

To God keep on relatin’
Not always easy you see

A God-seeker to be
Hard-work
To be kneelin’
To be stillin’

On God to be yieldin’

Relative to you
Relevant to me

Is my walk with God
Cannot stop
The impact of it all

When I fall
When I stray

Your eyes can pierce
And remind me of how fierce
I must remain

Determination

From a Higher plain
I cannot

Separate from you
Or Him be

B/c we are all entwined

In His Love oh, so sublime

You touch me
I touch you
You see me
I see you

The legacy of a God-fearing soul
Must we make
Must we mold

So others can
Without shame
w/out remiss
Our story unfold
　
We are all relevant you see,

To God
To you
To me.
　
Written by: Michelle Cataldo 7/21/08

To A New Year and New Beginnings

This year will hold alot of changes for me and new challenges. I posted this pic to remind me as I face these new challenges to:

1. Keep my chin up and my face towards the Son

2. To grow inside and out

3. and to continue to surround myself with beautiful people and beautiful things

Those are 3 of my goals for 2009.

"Ask and ye shall receive" The Bible

His Longing

Content to absorb the stillness of complacency.

Unrepined to bend my back
to the breaking point

To heave n' ho

Next to my blue-collar cohorts

Our arms casting up & down, to & fro

In unison as we throw
the hammer and turn the wrench

To the sound of Led Zepplins and CCRs,

The working man's song.

Each gear adjusted to perfection

The smell of salty sweat pouring from
our silky leather skin.

We smile as our fat satisfied bellies

Drape across the hoods.


I looked out the bay door

At ease, to see a finished lot.

to lay my weary eyes

On the sight of the ocean tide,

Me, sitting on the sand, toes not daring to be
touched by the wayward waves

Joined only by the sunset

And the note of The Waters shaking hands with The Sands.


Suddenly-

LIGHTNING! strikes the rippling tide

A fire burns inside me.

Lunging to my feet,

the water rapidly covering my toes, ascending up my thighs.


I am compelled to surf the waves,

Stand next to the captain, as I

turn the wheel and guide the ship,

Life is a Highway and Journey alternating on the am/fm radio

Anticipatorily resigning to parasail the skies,

In the freefall of the wind as

I look down on my new found friends;

The glowing jellyfish as it smiles back at me

From a mouth I cannot see,

The silver dolphins who rush from the depths of the sea

To eagerly wave hello,

My eyes look out to see

The seagull silhouetted by the sun,

Floating next to me as I sail the clouds

And scan the endless seas.

Ordinary gone . . .

Time to move on . . .

Written: Sept. 9th , 2008

Ok, to all my fans out there. The few and far between. haha. I promise I will write something soon. I have been busy with photography and life in general so do not despair...... Oh, also been reading thru my John Grisham books. While, he is an excellent writer, I am tired of the theme of most of his books. I will read "The Painted House" next just b/c it is diff from his usual. I am on the last pages of The Testament which is my fav in the last 4 I've read in the last 4 weeks. These John Grishams were given to me as gifts ands I have been meaning to read them for years. I became a fan in college when we had to read A Time to Kill which was awesome, but many years have passed and I am looking for a different kind of story to engross myself in. BUT right now I must finish the John Grisham novels so I can say I finished something. And I must educate myself thoroughly on photoshop. That will be my next 'book'. UGH!!! IT will be a trial to drag thru the pages but once I am thru I will be beyond adequate at knowing how to use photoshop. Thank God for tutorials! Can I get an AMEN?! ok, LOve to my friends and family.

This is an award from my fellow blogger and friend, Irene. Thanks for believing in me Irene! I appreciate you and your encouragement and help more than you know. Still praying for you and your dad & family.

My Photos

Ok, it was time for me to post some of my recent photo work. . .
Some are titled and some are not. Guess that's obvious, huh? Well can't wait to get some feedback ...as usual. Thanks to all.