Month: May 2019

I love this angel over the baby. It is almost as if she is asking to hold it. Currently, I have not located an artist but it appears to be very old. Possibly, even the late 1800’s but it could also be a reproduction. The majority of these are public domain, unless they are from a more well known artist, then they may be copyrighted.

However, most are safe to print off for use as cards or tags, even a print would be beautiful in a nursery, and maybe, even baby shower invitations, they can be uploaded as well. I have make lots of picture with verses to use on my blog. You can copy and paste in e-mails also. You can try Canva or Adobe Spark, they are free or you can upgrade.

Since we are celebrating mothers, I hope you will share an angel, if not a blog post, there are plenty on my Pinterest board. And who knows, you may even want to spend an afternoon with your mother making your own board. Use the following poem if you like.

Mother, May I? Give you wisdom?

Mother, may I guard your child?

Just sit and rest a while.

Angels are often watching babies,

You’ll see it in their smile.

Fresh from heaven, innocent and new,

Mother, may I guard your child for you?

May I give you wisdom?

Motherhood can take you by surprise,

God makes it worth it, when you see with eyes,

He may send a friend to help,

And angel in disguise.

Hold on to wisdom,

And she and God will make you wise.

His peace,

Rebecca Jones

 

You have to let your child spread their wings. Even if it brings you to your knees. Calleen Petersen

Our proverb, Do not forsake wisdom and she will protect you, love her and she will watch over you. Proverbs 4:6

 

Isn’t she lovely? A youthful and pure looking guardian, she is as strong as some of the male ones and is of great comfort to this girl. It is the artistry of Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen  October 28 1813 Bremen, Germany – December 4,1886 Berlin, is commonly known as Meyer von Bremen, was a German painter who specialized in Biblical, peasant, and family scenes. He went to Düsseldorf and began his studies at the Academy of Art there, which was led by Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, the son of sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.

In 1841, Meyer opened a studio of his own, but moved to Berlin as his fame increased (1853). While scenes from the Bible were first the subjects of his brush, he later turned his attention more popular life, especially among the Hessian peasantry, and has many works to his credit. One painting, The Letter, Hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is a wonder example of how God sends His Spirit and His angels to help us trust in Him with all our heart.

I was stepping away from these guardian angels and trying to show more powerful guardians but really these are some of the most important ones because they look out children, And I promised to post more of them as Mother’s Day is fast approaching.

Whether you have a baby, are expecting one, adopting one or fostering one or even children. Even if you are an aunt, grandma or cousin, babysitter or teacher, you can still believe guardian angels are on guard, and watching them closely.

Angels have to be charged by God in answer to prayer. So Pray Psalm 91, and other verses. And then watch how you speak about the child, when you start to worry, remember or even say aloud, ” Angels are watching. I could tell you stories, never let anyone tell you angels are not real.

Even someone who told me she wanted her daughters to live in the real world, told me when she moved away, that she would always think of me when she thought about angels. People are watching and listening, and ” read ” your living epistle.

Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. Exodus 23:20

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Psalm 34:7

Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? Hebrews 1:14

Looking forward to a lovely Mother’s Day.

 

How lovely is this angel to go along with our proverb today with the sun behind him or her, The colorful and golden angel carries a sceptre and has red and gold wings, a blue and red robe with a golden sash. It is from the Vatican Museum in Rome.

It appears the angel is explains something about the sun or perhaps is a messenger of the Son of God. Whatever the case, it is a lovely work of art. And our proverb is a lovely and poetic one from Solomon, that may be it, the angel could be delivering a kind word to a soul in need. No doubt they do, through the Spirit and using believers to share God’s love.

Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in right circumstances. Proverbs 25:11

How precious is a word of hope, have a blessed Mother’s Day week. I will post some other guardian angels this weekend.

Bernhard Plockhorst, the Guardian Angel, from 1886 influenced many other guardian angel painting and postcards. The colorful lithograph, has an angel watching over two children precariously close to a cliff, others, some I have posted range from bridges, to streams or lakes. The same God who created the earth and laid it’s very foundations can surely protect us.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Plockhorst

Since children are a joy for us, it should give mothers a great joy to know that they can pray for their little ones and teach them about Jesus, the sooner the better. I have sung Jesus Loves Me and Jesus Loves the Little Ones Like Me to so many children and babies.

I charge them with your child’s care in His name and with His authority. Keep them from harm and danger, and from evil, let them sleep in heavenly peace, let them be taught by the Lrd and have great peace. Give them favor and fill them with your Spirit.

See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. Matthew 18:10

Despise, to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe are some definitions. And to regard as bad or worthless, to look down on. Now please don’t misunderstand as some of have me, it is the bad behavior I despise, in anyone. We can all have our moments, but all day or everyday, you would have to rethink that.

And this verse also applies to God’s children, people should take care as to how they look at fellow believers and what they say. Love requires discipline, and it should be consistent, it should be with words and not in anger, that’s why the Holy Spirit is the teacher and we should listen and learn.

 

The Angel with the Lamp was painted by Viktor Vasnetsov. He was famous for mythological and almost fairy tale like paintings. He worked in Paris and painted in a cathedral in Kiev. Two of his sons were artists as well. I particularly love the angel’s expression, head down and eyes upward.

She is holding a small lamp on front of her. It was done in 1896. Is she guiding us through life, the night or even the Psalms? It is a great representation and reminder of how He lights our way, with His word, angels and the most importantly the guidance of His precious Spirit.

Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105

And of course, we are to keep our lamps or spirits lit or filled with His Spirit.  We must not let our oil run out as we study and obey His word and do His will.

The lamp is also mentioned in Proverbs, and we can hear, learn and increase in wisdom. 1:5

For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life. Proverbs 6:23

The human spirit is the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one’s inmost being. Proverbs 20:27

We are using the NIV, lamp is also translated as candle, the Hebrew word is ner. Have you ever seen those tiny clay lamps? Not really a lot of light, so there was need of a lot of oil.

She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night. Proverbs 31:18

That Proverbs 31 is real, she puts her hope in God, and even if it take s a lot of oil for the light to not go out whereas she relied on olive oil or else it would have really been dark at night, we have a constant supply of His Spirit.

 

 

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Vasnetsov

I have heard it said that music,

Is angel speech.

Waves of praise, to amaze us,

All of us and each.

All with different instruments,

From flute to lyre,

And add the singers, and harps.

A purely, heavenly choir.

If we speak with tongues of angels,

At times when the Spirit prays,

We also speak in song,

Worshiping Him in many ways.

Heaven is ablaze with seraphim,

Holy, holy, holy, above the throne.

And a rainbow round it also shone,

Gentle faces, praising Him.

If music is indeed the speech of angels,

Why not just sing along with them?

 

“Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the utterances allowed to man is felt to be so divine. It brings us near to the infinite.” Thomas Carlyle

 

 

This famous work, of a cherubic angel plucking the strings of a lute, is a fragment of a lost altarpiece. Isn’t that a shame? So many pieces of art and sculpture even bood have been lost to history.

The dark background was  added retrospectively, however studies have revealed a building in the background. It resembles compositions by Fra’ Bartolomeo or Raphael.  It is in the Uffizi, the signature was also discovered Rosso Fiorentino and the date of 1521, but conservators are not sure if it is his writing or someone added it when the altarpiece was broken or destroyed, or just dismantled, for posterity.

This painting is Rosso Fiorentino’s  reinterpretation of a traditional theme where the notably modern brushstrokes give the work a particularly vivid effect. Can we begin to imagine paintings something like this and signing and dating it 1521? MDXXI.

I’m sure the artist may have thought of museums or cathedrals but not someone researching it for a blog and sharing it around the world on the internet. I love these image of cherubs and have used them as Christmas cards. Many are available online or even perhaps at the museums. Rosso Fiorentino (Florence 1494 – Paris 1540)

I hope this little musical angel blesses your heart.

 

Here is another example of a guardian angel on a bridge protecting two little girls, perhaps friends or sisters who have been out picking flowers. It was a common postcard scene in the late 1800’s through the Victorian Era and beyond. Guardian angels are definitely a mother’s helper.

Collecting postcards is a hobby for some, many of us just like the angels or ephemera that is used to scrapbook, even if it is online. Many times you will see old scrapbooks in tatters filled with scraps of pretty girls or angels. Mothers who do these sort of crafts or collecting will like these angels.

Some of the most colorful and beautiful ephemera, picture girls or children, selling everything from perfume to sewing items, baking goods to coffee, and even soaps. I will definitely add some of those.

But the bridge is still a wonderful symbol of our relationship to God. And He is still sending His angels to sisters and friends, and helping us pass over many troubled waters.