CherokeeRose89

02/04/2026

The voice of Jesus in the storm!

"Take courage! It is I—do not be afraid!" Mark 6:50

Jesus lives! His people may dispel their misgivings—for Omnipotence treads the waves! To sense it may seem at times to be otherwise—accident and chance may appear to regulate human allotments; but not so! "The Lord's voice is upon the waters!" He sits at the helm, guiding the tempest-tossed bark—and guiding it well.

How often does He come to us as He did to the disciples in that midnight hour, when all seems lost, "in the fourth watch of the night"—when we least looked for Him; or when, like the shipwrecked apostle, "When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved!" How often just at that moment, is the word of Jesus heard floating over the billows, "Take courage! It is I—do not be afraid!"

Believer, are you in trouble? Listen to the voice in the storm, "It is I—do not be afraid!" He seems to say: "It was I who roused the storm! It is I who when it has done its work, will calm it, and say, 'Peace, be still.' Every wave rolls at My bidding—every trial is My appointment—all have some gracious end; they are not sent to dash you against the sunken rocks—but to waft you nearer to Heaven!"

Is it sickness? "I am He who ordained your sicknesses! The weary wasted frame, and the nights of languishing—were sent by Me!"

Is it bereavement? "I am the Brother born for adversity! Your loved and lost were plucked away by Me!"

Is it death? "I am the 'Abolisher of death,' seated by your side to calm the waves of ebbing life! It is I—about to fetch My pilgrim home. It is My voice that speaks: The Master has come—and calls for you!"

Reader, you will have reason yet to praise your God for every such storm! This is the history of every heavenly voyager, "SO He brings them to their desired haven."

And what, then, should your attitude be? "Looking unto Jesus!" Looking away from self, and sin, and human props, and earthly refuges and confidences—and fixing the eye of unwavering and unflinching faith on a reigning Savior! Ah, how a real quickening sight of Christ—dispels all guilty fears! "Take courage! It is I—do not be afraid!"

(John MacDuff)


Carry The Light

02/03/2026

02/03/2026

Thanks to You 🙏 ☺️
Good Morning Everyone 🙏 🌄

02/03/2026

Song of the Wind-Bearer

In amber mist the quiet horse appears,
Mane braided with the memory of storms,
Turquoise prayers sewn into flowing hair,
Where forest breath and fire keep warm.

A small brown bird upon your crown
Whispers maps the sky once knew,
Its shadow stitched in beating wings
Along the rivers running through you.

Your eye holds dusk, a patient flame,
A story older than the trees,
Each feather sings of wandering trails
And hooves that learned the art of seas.

O wind-born guardian, calm and wide,
You carry dawn within your mane—
The earth still listens when you stand,
And calls your silence sacred rain.

02/03/2026

Happy Rare Disease Awareness Month!

Here's what DOESN'T help or cure rare diseases:

* Eating less or more of something/dieting/kale
* Going to the gym/going for walks
* Losing or gaining weight
* MLM products
* Mind over matter
* Getting out more
* Your thinly-veiled ignorance and judgement that you try (and fail) to pass off as "advice"
* Getting a tan
* Getting some gumption
* Doing yoga
* Vitamin pills/drinks
* Screaming, yelling, belittling, or insulting
* Throwing accusations around
* Scrutinizing someone's life because you think they're "faking it"
* Taking away someone's medication, medical equipment, etc. because you dont think they need it
* Demanding to know why someone uses medical equipment
* Implying/Insisting you shouldn't struggle because someone else has a worse disease

Here's what DOES help:

* Compassion, patience, and kindness
* Research (to learn about illnesses, not prove yourself right)
* Concrete offers of help (transportation, meals, cleaning, etc.)

Other helpful tips:

* There's such a thing as ambulatory wheelchair users and intermittent wheelchair users.
* People have legitimate handicapped parking placards even if they don't "look sick" or if you see them walking around. Leave it alone.
* Invisible illnesses are a thing. Some people have problems on the INSIDE of their bodies... where you can't see it. Duh.
* A genetic disease doesnt always mean its inherited. Sometimes "genetic" just means the illness comes from a mistake in a person's genes. De novo mutations exist.
* We don't owe you justification, an explanation, or an apology for our existence or the way we look. We dont owe anyone our medical history, either.
* If we do less, we're just "being lazy" or "letting your illness get to you." If we do more, we're just "faking it." So which is it!?
* Consider that the illness/treatment caused weight loss/gain. The weight loss/gain doesnt always cause the illness. Or, you know, just don't comment on people's bodies at all.

The thing about us spoonies is that we're all out of spoons. Now, all we have are knives. And more flying monkeys than you.