Kaleidoscope Key

Praise in Prose

Kaleidoscope Key

Triangles…..angles….. corners meet

Each life is a reflection of what our mind sees

The images, which are many, over time shut us in

Till pain causes crisis and we cocoon to withstand.

Here safe inside, the images are seen in full

Now seeing what is false, we release to hold the true

When false wrappings are lost, our forgiveness takes flight

When, all, we’ve forgiven them - our transparency giving way to the light.

Whatever we grip in fear, blocks us from seeing their need

Our needs become too large, a pit which has no end

Listen and be still, my hope is for you to understand

Without your hand extended, there is nothing free to grab

Your need is strength of my hand, to infuse when you feel weak

If not clinging to what is faithful, you will fall from a compromised link. 

Triangles…..angles….. corners meet……

Each life is a reflection of what our mind sees

The world also raises empty hands, desiring to be filled

But they desire objects to fill as they then clutch

Release things and make way, my hand must be firmly wrapped

To amply strengthen your grip and helping our body reach

Stay holding till you're well balanced, even though excitement will build

One hand will always stay connected, through the night and into the day,

When fully charged I release the other, so you too may touch those weak 

Stretch out encouraging their assurance, when in me they will stabilize to break free;

With all hands completing the circle, there is power from unity,

And together in this perfect moment, we have experienced the Kaleidoscope Key.  

Triangles…..angles….. corners meet……

Each life is a reflection of what our mind sees

Mirrors are true reflections: when triune all angles are right

Each traveler enters with knowledge, they perceive through what they believe

The spirit understands and knows this, once deep inside His truth interprets each scene

Your honesty lifts them with  encouragement, love accepted ignites a passion to thrive

When belief in my reality is more than knowledge, they release your hand to seek my face

When they see Me…. my eyes become their mirror, and they see themselves clothes in my grace

Till then we must keep passing over, riding midair spreading the splendor of True Love

Lighting the skies with His radiance, raining His purity to wash and calm

Through Christ all evil is vanquished, and returned to the abyss of it’s home.

Triangles…..angles….. corners meet……

Each life is a reflection of what our mind sees

In liberty God’s children will remember, because they are loved they will finally return

Don’t worry about a perfect clean up, for this was never the intent of our job

Simply radiate spilling nourishment with great pleasure, others in need glean what rises up along the way

Keep moving, prepare for those that follow, I know what their needs truly are

Release them with no worry, true love entwines our hearts and minds

Your touch, when you were with them singed deeply through their skin

 And not that of a mere man, it was my touch through the print of your hand

To seal them for all eternity, with the glorious signet for all to see

That we are one body and one family, raising one voice, in honor of the "King of Kings".

By Candace Huffmaster

©Candace Huffmaster 2007 All Rights Reserved

Praise in Prose

Each Circle Made

Today, today,

Enough for today.

Tomorrow, tomorrow,

Will soon pass away.

Life is but breath,

And tears wash away.

The sun and moon rise,

Turn does the earth, (#1)

All creatures age,

Each circle made.

Yesterday, yesterday,

Leave it behind.

Yearn, yearn, to learn on the way.

Beginning and end all have a place.

Place was predestined,

Before time had space.

One, one, unity complete

Nothing is missing,

All time is now.

Two, two, separate, weak

Until fight is over,

Tears still wash through,

Sorrow wells up,

Mercy washes clean.

Today, today,

It's still called today.

Thank God for His division,

For two to be one

And Satan to perish,

Separate as he chose.

God, God my Creator, my Lord,

Divinity and greatness,

Desiring to lavish all.

May we praise you and please you,

All our days through,

Our heads humbly bowed,

Our covering, You.

Thanks to Jimmy Crain for his editing

© Candace Huffmaster 2006 All Rights Reserved

Sometimes You Must BE the Beauty in the midst of Chaos!

Making His Mark With BeautyKB, Inc’s world-wide motto is alive


Hip, Hip Hooray! Now our organization is seeing beauty emerge all around the world. When we changed our "slogan" from Loving Who You Were Divinely Created To BE to Reaching Through Chaos, Seeing True Beauty Emerge we did not quiet understand why - because we knew the first one was correct. However, we had to believe in what God saw beneath the chaos in order to find the faith which enabled our perseverance to help others not only see what we saw, but believe in it.

As we began telling women and children that they were desired, loved and had a reason to not be afraid, we saw them embrace the " idea" of hope.  But as we stuck by them~ encouraging them to believe that even as God forsaken as life can feel at times, there are always lovely moments too; we noticed they were actually reaching out to grab onto that hope and tucking it away to protect it. But the day we understood with His understanding was when we saw His "beauty mark".  It was the day that all the pieces collided to perfectly mesh.  For the first time I know I saw the elusive Kaleidoscope Butterfly.  Although it was one moment it was also many and there will be many more.  Because as we are walking and relating to these lovely individuals God is revealing precious details which are transforming their minds to see that they, themselves, need to BE BEAUTY in this world of chaos.

We are witness to the fact that there is not a more beautiful sight than His hand reaching through their chaos to share in very real ways.

Our work is simple but true:
We believe True Beauty is as a seed planted within you, tenderly tucked into a deep, dark space. Alone with such dreams of grandeur, restlessly squirming, simply dying to be released! It truly believes there is something much larger and unique it is to be. It feels it could bestow beauty and goodness upon an unaesthetic world. “Just as the butterfly is always within the caterpillar – so too your beauty is fighting to take flight and ride the breeze. You are a kaleidoscope butterfly, a vision foreseen in the mind of the Great Divine. He delights in what you have to offer. He created you to rise above and be seen. So flutter your jagged, shattered pieces in His sunlight. His hand merges all our shapes in His time. To Him we are not missing or broken we are His Delight and perfect in His sight.

We make our request known and know it is His will:
Do not look with your eyes to perceive reality. Do not allow this world to diminish what He sees. Push through the weight trying to hold and bury you. Stand tall in His continence, mercy and grace. Reach up and out with your arms wide. Turn your face to be set on the sun. Allow your bud to blossom. Be open for all to see and embrace. Release the joy in your heart for their pleasure. Allow it to pour out, free. Keep it flowing till the scent of it rises - as a fragrant offering of what you believe all heaven can now see.

So allow us to encourage you "BE the Beauty in chaos no one can stop you – honest!"

With the Love of our Christ,
Kisses,
Candace

Creativity Flowing Through Deeply Programs

One of the most wonderful aspects of being so connected with individuals on a regular basis is actually seeing how God is transforming thoughts, actions...LIVES!

I am so blessed to be able to watch individuals realize things about themselves, discover how they work and encourage them to keep picking themselves up, dusting off and laugh about it.  God is so very good - all the time. 

Knowing this is part of the encouragement we exemplify daily - We understand that *" life is not perfect, but it is the perfect plan". Back in the day we would say * "That's a Trip".  Now, 30 years later I think I will dust that saying off and repurpose it, because "life is a trip!".  We do not have to be so serious all the time.  Whether it is a great day, a difficult day or just another day - when we keep it in perspective that this is only a journey and bad experiences are  in "fact" just another experience.  Only our perception of it gives it such power.  In truth bad experiences have no more or less power in our lives than the really great experiences or the mundane. 

Each day, we will awaken till we no longer do.  That's a fact!  Each day, we will choose our emotional responses and actions to the plethora of stimuli along the path of our moments.  Each day will come to a close leaving it in the past.  So today I am sharing thoughts made into something real, tangible and visible.  That is what God created and you and I get to walk around in it - All....Day....Long...

Now That is something to get excited about - We are "Living His Dream"!

Deeply Homework:
What do you dream about??? 
What do you envision???? 
Take out a piece of paper, if you don't desire to draw it make it from things you find.  Just get it out there - that all just attempt it.  Write about it, make it a song - a poem - a jingle ..Make up a category, your unique so don't put yourself in anyone elses' box.  "Be the Box" _just kidding I hear some line from a movie going resounding my head =D

In Group Tomorrow we will do more on this - Today Just Be - Who God Divinely Created You To Be.....and Loved IT! 

Kisses,
Candace

http://www.kbtrue.blogspot.com/

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*Quote from "Gallery of Truth"

*Quote from "Trip Fall Fly"

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Examples of Deeply Artwork

  

These pieces are going up in the Glimpse of His Glory art exhibit "Sancuary"  They are not the final work of art so be sure and stop by the gallery and see all the artist work.  Glimpse of His Glory is within Johnson Ferry Baptist Church click on this link for more information about their gallery ministry.  http://www.johnsonferry.org/gallery.aspx  

 

Sanctuary Exhibit viewing dates 

February 25 through April 10 of 2011

Be sure and snoop around the site for ways you grow in your understanding, faith and walk with God.  It's a great place to come in and be fed -

 "But don't park there...we've got work to do in the REAL world"!

art work by Candace Huffmaster

Starting A New Deeply Series

Creativity Speaks is the foundation for our Deeply Series.

Daily you can get a nugget to journal from by having us send you the post from our daily encouragement through "Journey of the Kaleidoscope Butterfly"~or simply log onto http://www.kaleidoscopebutterfly.org/ and pick a thought.....any thought and start your entries in your journal.

We meet monthly to encourage each other or daily on line.  There are also weekly, and bi-weekly meetings.  So check it out, or just share whatever you feel.  We are very happy to post your ponderings here.  After all.....ALL creativity speaks to us!

Be who you are...not who you think someone desires you to be ~ That's all.

I Am Free

I am free

Free to be

Be all you desire…..

 Of you in me

My humble heart soars

On wings of you

Your love lifts it higher……

Above all that displeases you

Shine your presence

For all to see

Not me my master……

But your divinity

Soar and cover all unpleasantness

Swaddle the essence

And cuddle it tight

Rise in us all…..

That which is pleasing in your sight

Grow your seed

Let it bear your fruit

Feed all the ravished……

Bring joy to their ground

Nourish your harvest

Farm your lush fields

Send out your abundance……

To every lost soul

Rain down - ignite your power

Strike with lightening - connect your links

Spread like current - conduct the change

Light into the darkness

Warmth onto the cold

Air increases circulate…….

Your spirit now flows

My master; my all

My life is but you

Dead to my existence……

Alive to serve you

Be all I am

Loose all I was

Bind all you are……..

My anchor; My Stronghold

By Candace Huffmaster

©2005 all rights reserved

Work by Kristi Parmer

My Face Against the Wall

Sometimes it seems:
As thought there’s no where else to go,
There’s nothing more to try
And no body on which to lean

When everyone is removed
And we are falling, falling down
The bottom that we hit
Forces out our last bit of air

With the bricks of the wall weighing in
Our eyes see no space left
Desperation is our cry; yet silence is what we hear

In the stillness of our sobs, the voice of truth is heard
As his love unstacks the forms
Although it seems all is a waste, and your lifeless body limp
They can steal but not destroy; your breath they may not take
I am always in control... my control respects your space
What they meant to hem you in
Actually saved your very life
Because now you seem my hands
Are placing the pieces of your life
All must move away, because your life is much too large
Bursting free, from the bondage of these walls.

Psalm by Kristi Palmer and Candace Huffmaster ©all rights reserved 2010

After speaking with Kristi about her picture and discussing it's meaning we spoke about Hezekiah feeling like this possibly.  I have listed the text from God's Word Translation here for you to ponder this as we did.

Isaiah 38:1-20
1In those days Hezekiah became sick and was about to die. The prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, came to him and said, "This is what the LORD says: Give final instructions to your household, because you're about to die. You won't get well." 2 Hezekiah turned to the wall and prayed to the LORD. 3 "Please, LORD, remember how I've lived faithfully and sincerely in your presence. I've done what you consider right." And he cried bitterly. Then the LORD spoke his word to Isaiah, 5 "Go and say to Hezekiah, 'This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David says: I've heard your prayer. I've seen your tears. I'm going to give you 15 more years to live. 6 I'll rescue you and defend this city from the control of the king of Assyria.'" 7 [Isaiah said,] "This is your sign from the LORD that he will do what he promises. 8 The sun made a shadow that went down the stairway of Ahaz's upper palace. I'm going to make the shadow go back ten steps." So the sun on the stairway went back up the ten steps it had gone down. 9 King Hezekiah of Judah wrote this after he was sick and became well again: 10 I thought that in the prime of my life I would go down to the gates of Sheol and be robbed of the rest of my life. 11 I thought that I wouldn't see the LORD in this world. Even with all the people in the world, I thought I would never see another person. 12 My life was over. You rolled it up like a shepherd's tent. You rolled up my life like a weaver. You cut me off from the loom. You ended my life in one day. 13 I cried out until morning as if a lion had crushed all my bones. You ended my life in one day. 14 I chirped like swallows and cranes. I cooed like doves. My eyes were tired from looking up to heaven. I've suffered miserably, O Lord! Please help me! 15 What can I say now that he has spoken to me? He has done this. I will be careful the rest of my life because of my bitter experience. 16 Lord, people live in spite of such things, and I have the will to live in spite of them. You give me health and keep me alive. 17 Now my bitter experience turns into peace. You have saved me and kept me from the rotting pit. You have thrown all my sins behind you. 18 Sheol doesn't thank you! Death doesn't praise you! Those who go down to the pit cannot expect you to be faithful. 19 Those who are living praise you as I do today. Fathers make your faithfulness known to their children. 20 The LORD is going to rescue me, so let us play stringed instruments. We live our lives in the LORD's temple.


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