Thursday 21 June 2018

Visitors and Final Quote

I missed a day in the consecutive quote challenge but I am not sure that any one is getting notices of my posts so it probably isn't a big issue.

Before I get to the quote here are a few photos of recent visitors to my yard.
This photo was taken from inside the house with the zoom out to almost maximum as the deer was at the back of the yard at the edge of the forest.
This one was taken with less zoom so you can get some idea of the distance. The deer stayed for about an hour around lunchtime. When she left Bob notices that her udder was full so we weren't too surprised after dinner to see this:
Again, they were at the back of the yard, in shade and it was starting to get dark so the photo is not the best quality. These are welcome visitors - even when they eat my flowers - lol.

Now for today's quote!

                                     From your lips to God's ears.

I don't remember when I first heard this phrase but I have used it a lot since I started selling my art, doing Painting Parties and teaching. A friend would say 'That is great, it is sure to sell' or 'you should teach, you will get lots of students'. Statements like this make me think and say - 'from your lips to God's ears'

When I looked the saying up on Google, there was quite an involved supposed history but basically it came from Arabic or Hebrew then to Yiddish etc. It is also similar to Psalm 130:2. I have been surprised many times by the number of people who had never heard the saying before I used it in their presence. It is a good one and I hope God listens - not necessarily about my art but about the state of the world because I use it for those occasions too..


9 comments:

  1. Just catching up on your last few posts. Love your visitors and your flowers...both are great. Great quote...and very useful!

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  2. Love everyone abiut this post. Thanks for sharing your visitors and the quote/saying!

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    1. Lol - thanks Chandra. Why is it that the letters on the keyboard keep changing position? It must be them because we know how to spell!

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  3. I did get notice of this post, just was unable to reply quickly. Just FYI. Love these visitors. Love that you share them with us Val :)
    I just recently used this quote, in a comment reply I think. never thought about the history before. And I never thought that so many people may not have heard it. It is one my family uses fairly often. Thanks again for participating Val.

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    1. Hi Sheila. Glad you like my visitors and the quote I used. It was an interesting challenge but I am glad it is over. Have a good week.

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  4. A great quote, and one I wish I'd heard much earlier in life, Val. :D

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    1. Sorry for the delayed reply Win. Glad you like the quote - one of the more useful ones I think.

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