My Spring  Tune-up  Song

Walking by Inner Vision Blog

by Lynda McKinney Lambert

When I think about this personally, I think of a beautiful sports car.

I’ve always appreciated the beauty and power  of a sports car.

 

 Like a fine sports car, we might  need a tune-up~

 Is there anything more spectacular than a beautifully designed  sports car?

There is something about them that stops us in our tracks so we can stop what we are doing and stand still to  admire their beauty.

I asked myself, what makes a race car run smoothly?

it’s the regular, scheduled tune-up.

We are  so much like a finely  tuned-up vehicle.

I like the IDEA of taking  a  step  towards making THIS DAY a GREAT DAY.

One of the things that I do that gives me a pick-up is to begin to sing.  Out loud.

Do I feel like singing sometimes? No!

But I go ahead and open my mouth and let the sounds flow out of it.

Before I know it, I am feeling so much better and  I have a renewed sense of energy.

Singing is a  step of faith – a way of declaring that despite any negative feelings I have, I believe in joy.

Here’s a little song that I sing every morning as I begin my day.

I sing it during the day as I   think about the wonderful day I have been given.

I clap my hands and dance through the house.

I raise my arms to the sky and sing this song to God as I walk the dogs through the woods along the creek.

I know that all of nature is singing the praises to God every day.

Lately I have such a happy song in my heart.  Sing it with me! Click here!

I  begin to sing this song as I walk the dogs outside

in the darkness of the morning,

in the afternoon breeze, or the  last rays of evening.

Do you know how GOOD it is to SING to God?

Singing praises to our Father God,  our Messiah, and the Holy Spirit – turns every day into a joyful journey.   We are HAPPY WARRIORS!  

For 2021, I chose the word, “Clarity,” to be my ONE WORD for the year.

This commitment led me to begin reading the book of Ephesians in the New Testament of the Holy Bible at the beginning of this year.

Another discovery I made this year is that we are to “Put on the Full Armor of God” each morning.

I do it each day – and on the rare days that I forgot to do it – well, lets just say, I know it  because the day will not be the same as if I had put on the Armor.

It won’t be long before I am very aware that I have not put on the protection I need – and I will do it quickly once I make that discovery.

You can read  verses 13 – 17 Here.

I begin my day with a song –

Do you have a particular SONG that you sing as you begin your day?

How does it make a difference for you when you sing during the day?

When I was a very young mother, I worked a couple of evenings a week in a retail store.

I loved being there and I loved helping people find what they needed. Since I worked in the FABRIC DEPARTMENT, it was a JOB MADE IN HEAVEN for ME.

I started making clothing as a young child – and fabric was so thrilling for me to be surrounded with when I was working in the store.

Yet, some times when we were not busy, the time would seem to go so slow. Those times felt like time was dragging on.

At times  like that, I would start  to sing a song to myself – not out loud.

I imagined that I was putting a  record on, and I was listening to a song.

By doing this I was able to keep my heart happy and be at peace inside.

Think about giving yourself a Tune-up today by singing a song of praise to God.

Singing keeps our heart happy as we go through the day.

In addition to our songs, we are putting on the Armor of God each day, too.

That is a winning combination for a good day.

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Week 1  – January 10 – 16 – Take a WALKING TOUR of my PRIVATE FIBER STUDIO – Here

Week 2 – January 17 – 23 –  I shared  a few photos of the paintings that are on the walls of my Fiber Studio. Here!

Week 3 – January 24 – 30 –  Lynda takes visitors on a little tour of  some of the 3-D Objects that are in her studio. Here.

Week 4 – January 31 – February 6…POETRY BOOKS on the Studio Shelves   – Here

Week 4 – BONUS – February 7 – An Interview with Lynda – by  American Printing House for the Blind. Here

Week 5 – February 7 – 13 –  Publications  and    Winter Wonderland    updates- Here!

Week 6 – February 14 – 20 – Valentine’s Week SALE – my chapbook on SALE  now..  Here – ONLY 5 AVAILABLE THIS MORNING

Week 7 – February 21 – 27 – Inspirations from LOOKING at ART  and ART  BOOKS.  Here.

Week 8 – Winter Wonderland #1-3 – Update on progress of this trio of wall works in my studio –