Hippo Birdie Two Ewe anh Tri'!!
Anh Tri' - live at Cafe Montmartre - Quan Van NoVa 04/04/09, singing "Those Were The Days" :)
March 14, 2009
Driving down the highway, I couldn’t help feeling sad looking at the trees…or lack thereof. I could hardly recognize my own stomping ground...everything has changed so much. What used to be lush green hills are now valleys with tractors, soon to be replaced with more buildings and highways.
With the bad economy, why don’t they build more sidewalks and bike paths instead?
I work 3 miles away from home but can’t walk to work without risks of getting run over by automobiles. 8 lanes aren’t enough, they have to widen to 10?!!
I feel sad for all the creatures that live in the woods, where will they go?
I was doing jewelry for shows to raise money for BIKES AND SANDALS (for Nghe-An’s children since I’ll be going back to VN again this summer) and WORKCAMP (building shelters for homeless in Winchester, VA also this summer) and the lack of trees prompted me to make this “Jeremiah Bullfrog” clasp and bracelet…(He’s not so much a bullfrog but I couldn’t think of a song w/ frog in it…so Jeremiah would have to be then.) I don't think Jeremiah would complain...he’s made out of pure silver, carefully handcrafted one-of-a-kind, oxidized, polished (with love :)) by Tledc (me). Took me a loooong time...but I've been pushing myself to make clasps since I love unique clasps on my jewelry pieces.
And my TLeDC website designed by VisualGui looks so much better than it did before but I haven’t been able to find the time to update it with new jewelry because I’ve been too busy playing music!
Chao for now… Have to go practice music…Duy & Vu & Thu Hoai sent me some great songs…they’ll be performing for Quan-Van 4/4/09...along with Ky` Duyen and other fine musicians!
More Earth Day clasps (and jewelry) coming up soon!
Have a peaceful day! Life is good! :)
Theresa
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Và phụng sự Chúa trong mọi người
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Ðể con...
Ðem yêu thương vào nơi oán thù
Ðem thứ tha vào nơi lăng nhục
Ðem an hòa vào nơi tranh chấp
Ðem chân lý vào chốn lỗi lầm
Ðể con...
Ðem tin kính vào nơi nghi nan
Chiếu trông cậy vào nơi thất vọng
Ðể con...
Rọi ánh sáng vào nơi tối tăm
Ðem niềm vui đến chốn u sầu
Lạy Chúa xin hãy dậy con:
Tìm an ủi người hơn được người ủi an
Tìm hiểu biết người hơn được người hiểu biết
Tìm yêu mến người hơn được người mến yêu
Vì chính khi hiến thân là khi được nhận lãnh
Chính lúc quên mình là lúc gặp lại bản thân
Vì chính khi thứ tha là khi được tha thứ
Chính lúc chết đi là khi vui sống muôn đời
Ôi Thần Linh thánh ái xin mở rộng lòng con
Xin thương ban xuống những ai lòng đầy thiện chí
Ơn an bình
St. Francis Assisi
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
