The improtance of having a Safe Place./　安全な場所の大切さ

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外は台風で大雨
でも今日は仕事が休みで、サンルームで雨音を愉しんでる♡
enjoying a cup of tea in the sunroom in thphoon.

A typhoon is coming, leading to heavy rain at the moment.
However, I am feeling quite calm because I don't have to go to work today.

 I'm sitting in our sunroom and having hot tea. 
I enjoy listening to the sound of rain comfortably. 

That got me thinking about how important it is to stay in a safe place.

If I had to walk in this heavy rain to my workplace today, I
 would have felt very uncomfortable and frustrated. 

I just feel calm and grateful that I can stay at home safely 
while the rains are pouring down outside the windows.


I think where you are physically affects you in many ways, 
but where you are Spiritually has a more fundamental influence on your life.


The sound of rain reminds me of some Bible verses like, 
 
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. ( 2 Corinthians 5:17) 

and 

"Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ." (Romans8:1)


 

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ツタバウンランとの出会い

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ウォーキングの途中で　可愛い花に出会いました。 可憐な感じなのに 石の壁をがしがし登ってて、結構根性あるお花です。 When I was taking a walk, I found these cute purple flowers  　　　　　　　　　scrambling over the walls of somebody's house. ネットで調べたら「ツタバウンラン」という名前でした。 ツタのような形の葉っぱは食べられるらしい。 食糧難に備えて覚えておこう　(^o^) 英語の名前はIvy-leaved Toadflax。 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　Toadってヒキガエルって意味だけど、関係あるのかな？ 　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　そういわれてみれば、カエルの形に見えなくもない・・？ 　　　　　　　　　　　ウォーキングの途中のこんな小さな発見が、 　　　　　　　　　　　　なんとも嬉しい今日この頃なのでした。    I checked for their name on the Internet by just typing the words, small purple flower, scrambling, and weed.                                             Then, I found it.                                                 They are called Ivy-leaved Toadflax.                Is it because their flower shape looks like a toad? I don't know.                   Anyway, I enjoy encountering new things on the road                            and getting new knowledge about them.
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In Christ.♡ キリストの愛の中で

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大きなふわっふわっのクッションみたいな 神様の愛に包まれて ほわわ〜んとリラックス〜 そんな思いを込めて作りました♡ I made a mixed-medium art piece.  This time I used washi-tape and watercolor pencils.
 I wanted to depict that everyone who believes in Christ is in Christ  and surrounded by God's love.   God's  love is like a huge cushion that will catch us no matter what happens. So we don't have to try hard to gain God's love. Becase we are already loved. 
All we need to do is to throw ourselves on it as we are.  And  just relaxing and enjoying the softness and warmth  of the cushion surrounding us. マスキングテープをちぎってまーるく貼って 周りを水彩色鉛筆で ほんわか　神様の愛 I cut each piece of washi-tape by hand and shaped it into a circle. 真ん中に　誰を寝かせよう？ 人、うさぎ、ねこちゃん、いろいろ描いてみた　 I initially intended to create a human shape,  but I ended up crafting rabbits and cats instead. I chose to make cute and relaxing figures. この子に決定！ トレッシングペーパーに写して 色鉛筆でちょっとおめかし バックに重ねれば、出来上がり♡ I then placed the tracing paper over the background that I made. なんか時々、「神様にもっと愛されるように、頑張んなきゃ！」
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主はわたしの牧者　詩篇２３篇・The Lord is my shepherd Paslm23

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主は私の羊飼い。　私は、乏しいことがありません。 主は私を緑の牧場に伏させ、 いこいの水のほとりに伴われる。 詩篇２３篇1~2 羊は臆病なくせに、頑固者なんですって。 そういえばニュージーランドで乗馬してた時、 頑として動かない羊たちに　とうせんぼされたことがあったっけ😆 そのくせ戦って自分を守るほど強くはなく・・・ すぐ迷子になっちゃうらしい でも羊飼いと一緒にいれば大丈夫！ 私たちも、イエス様と一緒にいれば　安心・安全！心配なし！ The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, Psalm 23:1~2 I drew this picture inspired by Psalms 23.  I depicted green pastures with small dots and quiet waters with light blue asterisks  by using 0.25 to 0.28mm ballpoint pens. I didn't make a draft except for a lamb.  Lambs are not strong at all,  but they are safe as long as they stay with their shepherd. Likewise, we are safe when we are with Jesus even though we're weak.  That's what I want to express through this artwork.  
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