The rain itself hath no geometry, no limits, no form, but it taketh on one form or another, according to the restrictions of its vessel. In the same way, the Holy Essence of the Lord God is boundless, immeasurable, but His graces and splendours become finite in the creatures…
-`Abdu’l-Baha, Selections From the Writings of `Abdu’l-Baha
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“Water symbolizes the water of life, which is knowledge, and fire is the fire of the love of God; therefore, man must be baptized with the water of life, the Holy Spirit and the fire of the love of the Kingdom.”
-`Abdu’l-Baha, Promulgation of Universal Peace
“Blessed is he who, in his sore longing after Thee,
hath cast away all else except Thyself.”
-Baha’u’llah, Prayers and Meditations
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Happy Naw Ruz !
Here are some of this years earlier contributions to Nineteen Months
June Perkins ©
This photograph depicts ‘A leaf of the most Exalted Paradise’
“The word of God which the Supreme Pen hath recorded on the fifth leaf of the Most Exalted Paradise is this: Above all else, the greatest gift and the most wondrous blessing hath ever been and will continue to be Wisdom.”
-Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah
June Perkins ©
“Say: Nature in its essence is the embodiment of My Name, the Maker, the Creator. Its manifestations are diversified by varying causes, and in this diversity there are signs.”
-Baha’u’llah: Tablets of Baha’u’llah
“When a soul has in it the life of the spirit, then does it bring forth good fruit and become a divine tree.”
-‘Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks
Here the hands represent the soul
in action and on that hand
is the imprint of the divine tree.
June Perkins ©
“The companions of all who adore Thee are the tears they shed, and the comforters of such as seek Thee are the groans they utter, and the food of them who haste to meet Thee is the fragments of their broken hearts.”
-Baha’u’llah, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
June Perkins ©
“Blessed thou art and more blessed thou shalt be if thy feet be firm, thy heart tranquil through the fragrance of His Holy Spirit and thy secret and hidden thoughts pure before the Lord of Hosts!”
-‘Abdu’l-Baha, Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha
Magic Fish Dreaming, an illustrated poetry book inspired by the natural wonder of North Queensland, for children and families, celebrates the Australian environment, storytelling and multiculturalism, drawing on the cultural backgrounds and experiences of June and Helene.
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For all those interested in pre-ordering, please email me at gumbootspearlz@gmail.com and I will include you in the upcoming mail out.
Large and small prepaid orders welcome.
Our first 100 preorders will receive a free calico bag. Cost of the pre-order will be $25 AUD with free postage if within Australia for single orders. For large orders we will give you a shipping or delivery quote and yes we can still send a calico bag per book if it is in our first 100.
If we can achieve at least 350 single book preorders we will be able to print all books HARD COVER.
Those working with migrant and multicultural children and…
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The kickstarter has just 3 days to go.
We are currently at $9491AUD and would love to make it to $10,000AUD if we can – Anything more would be amazing as we would dearly like to print the book hard cover, but we are so thrilled with how much we have been able to raise for our project.
We are preparing our thank you honour roll blog and have been already saying lots of thank yous. We think maybe it needs to include its own special poem.
We may still look at a few more creative ways to fund our project up to hard cover level if we can, so keep a look out for future announcements.
To visit the Kickstarter and Pledge for a Book click here. KICKSTARTER LINK
For our overseas and blog fans on a budget, there is a $10AUD PDF option and there is still…
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“The songs which the bird of thine heart had uttered in its great love for its friends have reached their ears, and moved Me to answer thy questions, and reveal to thee such secrets as I am allowed to unfold.”
-Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah
This month’s contribution to Nineteen Months
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It has been such a relief to not have to pack and move these summer holidays (the first time in two years).
So we have been taking the time to pick activities the whole family can enjoy and to explore some of the special things in Brisbane and at the Gold Coast.
The images in this post are all of a visit to the David Fleay Wildlife Park.
We especially enjoyed the nocturnal house and seeing the platypus, Wally, having a feed on worms.
We loved spending time with wildlife on this trip, only problem, now my daughter wants a pet snake!
(c) June Perkins
I love making books for family members. I have just produced my fifth book.
I think the latest one may end up being for more than family one day due to its themes of cultural transmission and empowerment of young people, but it gave me such satisfaction to take what I’ve learnt about writing picture books, photographs and a family experience and make it into a special thank you gift.
(c) June Perkins
These limited edition books are so much fun to make because I can send them to someone who I know will definitely appreciate and enjoy them.
I often add poems, or a story I may have written for that person, and some like the 50th anniversary book for my husband, were very involved and many others contributed. That was the most ambitious project to date.
Something about making these books for future generations…
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Today is the day for steadfastness and constancy. Blessed are they that stand firm and immovable as the rock and brave the storm and stress of this tempestuous hour.
-‘Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha
This month I just wanted to focus on tests and constancy. Rocks seem to represent streadfastness so well. I love the light cast on these rocks, representing illumination as one shows spiritual strength.
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