Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge

Opera House – Filter #1

Originally uploaded by bhojman

Been doing some fun stuff with my photos and experimenting with various artistic filters. Here is Sydney Opera House and the Bridge. The filters applied have created an embossed effect.

One fun thing about the many filters available is that any photo (good or bad) can be turned into something spectacular.

Tomorrow

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

We can live each day not knowing what tomorrow holds, but confident that God has our tomorrows all planned out. They’re not in the hands of our boss or our banker or our mate or anybody else. Nor are they in our own hands to manipulate and control. No, all our tomorrows are in God’s hands.

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Time, a priceless possession

“Make the most of every opportunity”. Colossians 4:5

Every morning you are handed twenty-four hours free of charge. If you had all the money in the world, you could not purchase a single extra hour. So what will you do with this priceless possession today?

- Joni Eareckson Tada

Thousand string harp

“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,
so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we
might have hope.”  Romans 15:4

“The Bible is a harp with a thousand strings. Play on one to the
exclusion of its relationship to the others, and you will develop
discord. Play on all of them, keeping them in their places in the
divine scale, and you will hear heavenly music!” -  William P White

Going to the dentist

All my life I’ve found going to the dentist to be a traumatic event. It harks back to my early childhood experiences. I recall the stark terror of those needles, the buzzing drills, and the gas when an extraction was needed. Shudder!

Before I left Thailand to retire back to Australia I had all my teeth checked and fixed, or so I thought. That was back in 2007. A few weeks ago one of my crowns broke off including the post underneath (as I was eating muesli!). I had no choice but to go see a dentist. All the anxiety came rushing back… I was aware that I was holding my hands together so tightly that my knuckles were white. The procedure didn’t really hurt, so I had no reason to be afraid. The anxiety (fear/terror) was coming from those long ago and forgotten memories.Quite a reminder that childhood memories continue to affected our responses in the present.

The dentist did a great job. He was also gentle and kind. And, there wasn’t anything that should have fed my fears.

I must say I am reeling from the cost of having dental work done here.  Phew! My health fund covers some of the cost but not enough.

Once-ler House at Dallas Arboretum

Storybook houses, Arboretum

Originally uploaded by bhojman

The Dallas Arboretum recently had a display of storybook houses. There were many fun ones including Dr Suess’s “Onc-ler House”. I think I’ve read the story but as I can’t recall the storyline at the moment I figure I should read it again just to find out why the house looks like it does.
It was a fun day spent with friends just wandering around enjoying the flowers, the storybook houses, the Arboretum’s always beautiful gardens, and the companionship of friends. Hmmm… nice!

Tranquility

“Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind” Ecclesiastes 4:6 NIV.

You can’t live a continually noisy life and expect to walk in peace.

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Power to live

“Remember the Lord your God, for it is He Who gives you power to succeed in life.” Deuteronomy 8:18 AMP

Whether His blessings come in the form of increased finances, improved health or greater influence, when God gives you something, He wants you to use it for His glory. God is the source of everything you have – and ever will have!
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Sparrow taking a drink, Port Campbell, Vic

Sparrow taking a drink, Port Campbell, Vic

Originally uploaded by bhojman

I took this image last year but didn’t get a chance to upload to Flickr till recently. I was interrupted by the death of my friend, Paulette in mid December. Was gone from Oz dealing with breaking up her house and life work in Thailand. Now trying to catch up with myself a bit.
A nice thing about this photo is how simple it can be to get a drink if you really need it! I also watched a seagull do the same thing, however, I missed the moment of his drinking and only got him afterwards. Still a fun photo but not as good as this one.

Be yourself!

“I have finished my course.” 2 Timothy 4:7

Be yourself. Life’s too short to be anything else. You can only win if you run on the track God gave you. To run any other kind of race is to lose. God will bless you when you’re committed to being what He redeemed and called you to be. So, be yourself!

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