ORIGINAL WOOD SCULPTURE BY PAUL T. BOECHER©
The wood sculptures Paul created during his lifetime are filled with a bit of whimsy, a hint of Northwest Coast Native American influence and fanciful colors. He studied this art form at the Art Institute of Chicago in the early 1960s. Many of the commission pieces he created showed his sense of beauty, nature and humor. That kind of sums up what kind of person he was. This piece, called, “The Sleepy Owl,” was a birthday gift to me. It remains one of my favorites.
There are moments when we have difficulty keeping our eyes open – when sleep beckons, and rest is the only sustenance that satisfies. When we relinquish our cares to the arms of our Savior, Jesus, we receive the eternal peace that can only come from Him. Lay your burdens on His shoulders. He carried them all the way to Calvary and took our guilt away.
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As I reach the end of my years, I find I have a lot of good information stored up in this old decrepit mind of mine. If I don't write it all down, it may vanish and no one will have the advantage of my thoughts. This is why this blog exists. I love the Lord, Jesus with all my heart and soul. I know I'm undeserving of all He's done for me, but I also know that His love is beyond my comprehension.
I've always wanted to write. I never kept diaries, but tucked my thoughts in my head for future reference. I use them now in creating stories, plays, poetry and my blog.
I continue to learn every day. I believe the compilation of our time spent with God will have huge affect on the way we live. I know I'm a sinner and I need a Savior. I have One through Jesus, Christ.
My book, "Stages - a memoir," is about the seven stages of life from the perspective of a woman. It addresses all the things girls and women go through in life as they travel it with Jesus, and it is available on Amazon.com.
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At our prayer meeting this morning, two of the ladies had insomnia last night. They were going to have three meetings at the church today and one of them was on the “serving” committee to host the Ash Wednesday fish dinner tonight at the church. I do not like driving at night, so I opted out of the dinner and I only shared one of the three meetings. I hope they did not fall asleep in the soup. But for a few months after my wife passed, days and nights seemed arbitrary. I no longer had to take her to dialysis or doctor visits. So, when I awoke at three am, usually about then, I went to the basement and wrote something before the sun came up. But usually my insomnia was like your title, when sleep won’t come in the first place. And these days, I find myself going to bed much earlier than ever before, but if I go to sleep much earlier, I get that unwanted wake up call at three am. Funny how that works.
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I hear you. My grandson has moved in with me recently and I’ve been sleeping much better. Since I don’t hear so well anymore, it’s a blessing to have someone here who does.
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That’s good.
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This one made me smile. 🙂
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I know I smile every time I look at those sleepy eyes😃
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