Hello my friends! Well the party's over, and it was a great success!!! First thing this morning weather looked very gloomy and the radio's forecast was going to be an ugly day with storms and lots of rain! So I prayed and told God that only He is in control of the weather, and He can change things if He wants to, and would he please change the day to a sunny day instead? I told Him I know he can do it, and I put all my trust in Him. Guess what? We had a very nice, sunny day all day!! The Mass was so great with Father Jerry officiating - he made it so special all through the Mass! During the Homily he was right by us at our pew, and talked about the Gospel and marriage and told a few jokes, had everyone laughing! He has such a good sense of humor! Then the girls and their friend, Elicia (Tish) just took over, and everything worked out super nicely and the cream can dinners were great and delicious! I could go on and on , but I won't - have a sore finger, and it hurts when I hit the key, but thanks for your prayers for a good day - they were answered - Praise God!!!
Frequently remind yourself of that which is important in your life.
Lord, help me to treasure my family and friends, recognize how
valuable they are and tell them often how happy that I am because
they are in my life.
Scripture for the day:
"Jesus looked at them and said, 'For mortals it is impossible, but for
God all things are possible.'" ~Matthew 19:26
Meditation for the day:
We can cling to the belief that all things are possible with God. If
this belief is truly accepted it is the ladder upon which a human soul
can climb from the lowest pit of despair to the most sublime heights
of peace of mind. It is possible for God to change our way of living.
When we see the change in another person through the grace of God, we
cannot doubt that all things are possible in the lives of people
through the strength that comes from faith in God who rules us all.
Prayer for the day:
The Cross
The power of the cross...an incredible story
In 1967 while I was taking a class in photography at the University of
Cincinnati, I became acquainted with a young man named Charles Murray, who
was also a student at the school and training for the summer Olympics of
1968 as a high diver. Charles was very patient with me as I would speak to
him for hours about Jesus Christ and how He had saved me. Charles was not
raised in a home that attended any kind of church, so all that I had to tell
him was a fascination to him. He even began to ask questions about
forgiveness of sin. Finally the day came that I put a question to him. I
asked if he had realized his own need of a redeemer and if he was ready to
trust Christ as his own Saviour. I saw his countenance fall and the guilt in
his face. But his reply was a strong 'no'. In the days that followed he was
quiet and often I felt that he was avoiding me, until I got a phone call
from him. He wanted to know where to look in the New Testament for some
verses that I had given him about salvation. I gave him the references to
several passages and asked if I could meet with him. He declined my offer
and thanked me for the scripture. I could tell that he was greatly troubled,
but I did not know where he was or how to help him.
Because he was training for the Olympic Games, Charles had special
privileges at the University pool facilities. Sometime between 10:30 and
11:00 that evening he decided to go swim and practice a few dives. It was a
clear night in October and the moon was big and bright. The University pool
was housed under a ceiling of glass panes so the moon shone brightly across
the top of the wall in the pool area. Charles climbed to the highest
platform to take his first dive. At that moment the Spirit of God began to
convict him of his sins. All the scripture he had read, all the occasions of
witnessing to him about Christ flooded his mind. He stood on the platform
backwards to make his dive, spread his arms to gather his balance, looked up
to the wall and saw his own shadow caused by the light of the moon. His
shadow was in the shape of a cross. He could bear the burden of sin no
longer. His heart broke and he sat down on the platform and asked God to
forgive him and save him. He trusted Jesus Christ twenty some feet in the
air. Suddenly, the lights in the pool area came on. The attendant had come
in to check the pool. As Charles looked down from his platform he saw an
EMPTY pool which had been drained for repairs.
He had almost plummeted to his death, but the cross had stopped him from
disaster.
Galatians 6:14
A Gift That Anyone Can Give . . . A Smile
It costs nothing, but saves much.
It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give.
It happens in a flash, and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
None is so rich that he can get along without it; none so poor that he is
not enriched by it.
It creates happiness in the home, fosters goodwill in business, and is the
countersign of friends.
It is rest to the weary, daylight to the discouraged, sunshine to the sick,
and Nature's best antidote for trouble.
It cannot be bought, borrowed, or stolen, for it is no earthly good to
anyone until it is given away.
If you meet someone too burdened with grief or worry to smile, just give him
one of yours.
For nobody needs a smile so much as he who has none left to give.
[ Author unknown ]
WHY HELEN KELLER SUCCEEDED
Anonymous
A number of years ago, in a mental institution just outside Boston,
Mass., a young girl known as "Little Annie" was locked in the dungeon.
This institution was one of the more enlightened ones for the
treatment of the mentally disturbed. However, the doctors felt that a
dungeon was the only place for those who were "hopelessly" insane. In
Little Annie's case, they saw no hope for her, so she was confined to
a small cage which received little light and even less hope.
About that time, an elderly nurse in the institution was nearing
retirement. She felt there was hope for all of God's creatures,so she
started taking her lunch into the dungeon and eating
outside Little Annie's cage. When the nurse started visiting her,
Little Annie gave no indication that she was even aware of her
presence. One day, the nurse brought some brownies to the dungeon and
left them outside the cage. Little Annie gave no hint she knew they
were there, but when the nurse returned the next day, the brownies
were gone.
From that time on, the nurse would bring brownies when she made her
Thursday visit. Soon, the doctors in the institution noticed a change
was taking place. After a period of time, they decided to move Little
Annie upstairs. Finally, the day came when this "hopeless case" was
told she could return home. But Little Annie did not wish to leave.
The place had meant so much to her she felt she could make a
contribution if she stayed and worked with the other patients. The
elderly nurse had seen and brought out so much in her life that Little
Annie felt she could see and help develop something in others. In
years, she devoted her life to helping a blind and deaf child,
named Helen Keller, to develop her full potential.
Many years later, Queen Victoria of England, while pinning England's
highest award on a foreigner, asked Helen Keller, "How do you account
for your remarkable accomplishments in life? How do you explain the
fact that even though you were both blind and deaf, you were able to
accomplish so much?"
Without a moment's hesitation, Helen Keller said that had it not been
for Anne Sullivan (Little Annie), the name of Helen Keller would have
remained unknown.
In whom have you invested your life? Someone is waiting to receive the
encouragement you have to offer.
A GREAT RECIPE...
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the
ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Talk to God about what
is going on in your life. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement,
'My purpose is to__________ today. I am thankful for______________'
4. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is
manufactured in plants.
5. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan
salmon, broccoli , almonds & walnuts.
6. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
7. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of
the past, negative thoughts or
things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive
present moment.
8. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college
kid with a maxed out charge card.
9. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
10. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
11. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
12. You are not so important that you have to win every argument. Agree to
disagree.
13. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
14. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey
is all about.
15. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
16. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will
this matter?'
17. Forgive everyone for everything.
18. What other people think of you is none of your business.
19. GOD heals everything - but you have to ask Him.
20. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
21. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will.
Stay in touch!!!
22. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
23. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements:
I am thankful for__________. Today I accomplished_________.
24. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
25. When you are feeling down, start listing your many blessings.
You'll be smiling before you know it.
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