Thursday, March 06, 2008

Signs of hope,signs of spring Friday 5

It has been a difficult week here in Dowham Market, and yet in the sadness there have been signs of real hope, young people, often criticised have shown us how caring and amazing they are. It has also been a strange week; it snowed for almost the first time this winter, and yet many of the spring bulbs are blooming, and the trees are blossoming!

I believe that if we look carefully we can see signs of hope all around us.... as for signs of spring... well you tell me....

Bluebells in my garden, before the snow!

What have you seen/ heard this week that was a :

1. Sign of hope?



2. An unexpected word of light in a dark place?


3. A sign of spring?


4. Challenging/ surprising?


5. Share a hope for the coming week/month/year....


Bonus play... a piece of music/ poem guaranteed to cheer you?

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59 comments:

Mother Laura said...

Wow, am I first? That's a record when I am not the FF poster.

I played here.

Great Five and great picture, Sally. Hang in there!

Sally said...

Hi Laura- I'm on my way over to visit...

I played too: here

Diane said...

I started, but will get up early and finish! (backache, can't sit at computer any longer...)

RevHRod said...

Hello all you early birds! It's not quite Friday yet, but I played here.

Sally said...

right, I've visited mother laura- and now I am going back to bed it is 4:01 am here....see you later in the morning- prayers for your back diane.

RevHRod said...

Oops... link goof! played here or there

Deb said...

Ever an over-achiever, I am posting early. My modular week here at seminary ends tomorrow, and then it's down the road to home. But here's my Friday Five!

Deb

Jan said...

I'm sure it seems more like spring here than where many of you are. Although today the temperature dropped from 76 degrees F. to 46!

I played here.

Hot Cup Lutheran said...

back and... whew!

ordinary girl said...

I played!!

And it seemed as good a time as any to announce some good news, so come on over and celebrate with me :)

1-4 Grace said...

Okay. i will ahve to play later tomorrow once I am not in a medication fog with allergy crap.
But, for you later night party animals....
Watch this and turn up the volume...triple dog dare ya to sing it going into church Sunday!!!!!
http://www.hampsterdance.com/classorig.html

1-4 Grace said...

Nope,...try it...
right here
Love the little giggle at the end!

Presbyterian Gal said...

Here I am young Sally!!

Lorna said...

Beautiful picture Sally! It's full of hope and bluebells are my favourite spring flowers (sadly you don't get them here in Finland)

Counselor in Process said...

I played here Magnolia Tree

Cathy said...

Thank goodness Friday Five came this week - I was suffering me a dry spell on the blog front - whew, I can write a sentence!

Come over with with a Zip-a-dee-doo-dah in your step.

This comment was posted at 6:00 am Eastern Daylight time and there were already 15 comments on here!!!!

Diane said...

well, now I'm behind, but I finally played here

LawAndGospel said...

I haven't played for a couple weeks and hope to get back later today with a play - enjoying reading all of yours!

JSanchez said...

I played.

Ruth said...

I still have trouble linking. Here goes!

The Swandive said...

Looking for spring and hope in cold cold minnesota here.
Thanks for the hopeful 5 Sally. Still sending prayers.

Ruby said...

Spring is coming! My spring hopes are here.

Wyldth1ng said...

This is my play, with music.

Auntie Knickers said...

The snow is still too thick for bluebells to peek through, but I played anyway

j said...

With a Spring in my step, I played!

Tandaina- said...

A good choice this week. I played

Rev Scott said...

If "Hope is a thing with feathers," then snow-bound central Iowa could use a whole flock of spring birds. Even so, hopeful thoughts and happy music can be found here!

RevDrKate said...

What a beautiful picture, Sally! My hopeful play is here.

Lorna said...

I played (sort of)

Fr. Jason Emerson said...

Haven't played in awhile, so maybe the fact that I'm playing is a sign of Spring. Here it is. Enjoy!

The Barefootpriest

Songbird said...

I'm seeking signs of Hope over here.

LutheranChik said...

I played here .

KristaBeth said...

Happy Spring! I played here.

imngrace said...

I dreamed of flowers under the snow here

imngrace said...

Sorry. Goofed up that link. Trying again here

Rev Dr Mom said...

Y'all are a bunch of early birds, but like spring in New England, I'm better late than never

Chorus said...

I played, and am coming back in a little while to read others!

Here!

Mary Beth said...

I am hopeful here!

Certified Healing Coach said...

I played here!

And I bet you'll like my "cheer me up" music! :)

Sue said...

I played over here.

leah sophia said...

terrific topic, Sally--thanks!

Silent said...

I played here.

Widening Circles said...

I played here (or at least I hope I got that right).

Shalom said...

This is my kind of "spring forward." Prayers for you, Sally, and thanks for the fun I had here.

Rev. Zookeeper said...

I returned to play
here

cpclergymama said...

I played at my place. Thank's Sally for the great topic. I'm off to visit others answers, or maybe to take a nap!

Karla MG said...

Wow, I've finally had the time to play here ! This one hits close to home, since we in the midwest are just really tired of winter! Sally, I love your picture! It's inspiring! --Karla

Towanda said...

I haven't played in a while, but it's a heavenly day.

Bad Alice said...

I played here.

PK said...

Hope springs eternal… and I wrote about it here.

1-4 Grace said...

It's later, but i finally played.
Recipe is just below Friday 5 post!
Happy, Hopeful Spring!

Sarah+ said...

I played and avoided writing my sermon here

Kathryn said...

I just love the way RevGals turn tragedy into gift in this way...
Thank you Sally...and my effort is springing forth here

Reverend Dona Quixote said...

I wish I could play!

I miss you all very much, but between my secular job and my church, there's not much time.

Maybe I will catch up tomorrow.

Crimson Rambler said...

And I played right here.

Jane Ellen+ said...

Running late, but I made it! My play is over here.

Brother Cody said...

I played this week with my first Friday Five.

God is Love,

+Cody

Julie said...

neophyte playing here

Stefani Schatz said...

I'm not a member yet but have been waiting a while to be able to play and just set up my website. Let's see if this works ...
Friday Five