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Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

gloriajean — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 00:43:08 GMT

Hello my friends! Well tonight it probably will freeze, so I maybe picked the raspberries and collards and kale for the last time this year. We'll see. I'll blanche the greens and freeze in small bags to use when making soups, potatoes, anything I want kale in. First attempt at making wine with Lori - with the kit we got for our Anniversary - bought some blueberrys in a can for wines, and using our own apples, hope it all turns out. It was fun doing, and doing it with Lori was special. The kit came from Linus' brother and wife who live on a hobby farm and make their own wines all the time! They raise lots of chokecherries, apples and raspberries, maybe some more fruits, and make wines out of them. Now we have it in a five gallon pail in the garage - we have a heated garage so nothing there will freeze. I am blessed to have so many friends, awesome daughters, and an awesome husband - also lots of friends I've met here on the boards. Wonderful friends! Great blessings! Praying for you all! Remember to keep Michelle in your prayers.

There is always something to thank God for. Lord, may my attitude of

gratitude last a lifetime.

Scripture for the day:

"O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love

endures forever." ~Psalm 106:1

Meditation for the day:

Gratitude to God is the theme of Thanksgiving Day. The pilgrims

gathered to give thanks to God for their harvest which was pitifully

small. When we look around at all the things we have today, how can we

help being grateful to God? Our families, our homes, our friends; all

these things are free gifts of God to us. "But for the grace of God,"

we would not have them. God gives us this day too, to rest and to give

thanks.

Prayer for the day:

I pray that I may be very grateful today. I pray that I may not forget

where I might be but for the grace of God.

THE LITTLE PRAYER ROCK

I AM YOUR LITTLE PRAYER ROCK

AND THIS IS WHAT I'LL DO -

JUST PUT ME ON YOUR PILLOW

UNTIL THE DAY IS THROUGH

THEN TURN DOWN THE COVERS

AND CLIMB INTO YOUR BED

AND WHACK, YOUR LITTLE PRAYER ROCK

WILL HIT YOU ON YOUR HEAD,

SO THAT YOU WILL REMEMBER

AS THE DAY IS THROUGH

TO KNEEL AND SAY YOUR PRAYERS

JUST AS YOU INTENDED TO.

WHEN YOU ARE ALL FINISHED

JUST DROP ME ON THE FLOOR.

I'LL STAY THERE ALL NIGHT LONG

TO GIVE YOU HELP ONCE MORE...

AT WAKING IN THE MORNING

CLUNK, I'LL STUB YOUR TOE

SO YOU WILL REMEMBER

YOUR MORNING PRAYERS BEFORE YOU GO.

NOW PUT ME ATOP YOUR PILLOW

WHEN YOUR BED IS MADE

AND YOUR CLEVER LITTLE PRAYER ROCK

WILL CONTINUE IN YOUR AID.

BECAUSE YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER

CARES AND LOVES YOU SO,

HE WANTS YOU TO REMEMBER

TO TALK TO HIM, YOU KNOW.

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CRUSHING THE SHELLS

By Marion Smith

Ephesians 6:13-17

As I walked along Ponte Verde beach recently had a bizarre desire to

tramp directly upon the shells and pulverize them. Some would crushed

and turned to powder under my feet, but some of them survived the

onslaught. The tough ones pushed down into the sand as I applied

force to them and others just seemed to withstand the pressure, not

cracking or crumbling. The actual size of the shell didn't’t seem to

make much difference - it was the thickness that determined its

“crush ability” ..The shells which remained intact reminded me of the

Christian, clothed in the armor of God. Paul tells us in Ephesians

6:13-17 that God has given the Christian an armor to don. This armor

gives us extra protection and makes us “less easy to crush”, just like

those dense shells.

For years I have tried to memorize this passage of scripture from

Ephesians, as I wanted to clothe myself in Gods armor each day. I was

unable to do so until recently when my friend, Donna, told me her

method. Now I have it down pat, and put the armor of God on each

morning before I even get out of bed. I not only dress myself in it,

but my husband, daughters, son in laws and grandchildren! I place the

helmet of salvation on our heads- it protects my mind and all my

thoughts. It allows us to rest in the reality of who we am in

Christ. Next is our breastplate of righteousness(protecting our

hearts), belt of truth, shoes of peace(so we may spread the true

peace, which is available in God). I pick up our shields of faith to

protect us from Satan’s attacks and the sword of the spirit (God’s

Word.) Now we are ready to face the day- dressed in the armor of God.

Satan will not crack our faith or crush our spirit with insults,

temptations, or setbacks, for we are dressed- head to foot: plus some

extras- to face him head on! For He that lives within us is grater

than he who is in the world. I hope you will consider dressing

yourself and perhaps your loved ones each morning, also! It’s a GOOD

thing to do!

Thank you, Lord, for your Word and also for a special friend who

taught me how to memorize it.

The Seventeen Evidences of a Lack of Humility

1. To think that what one says or does is better than what others say or do

2. To always want to get your own way

3. To argue with stubbornness and bad manners whether you are right or wrong

4. To give your opinion when it has not been requested or when charity does

not demand it

5. To look down on another's point of view

6. Not to look on your gifts and abilities as lent

7. Not to recognize that you are unworthy of all honors and esteem, not even

of the earth you walk on and things you possess

8. To use yourself as an example in conversations

9. To speak badly of yourself so that others will think well of you or

contradict you

10. To excuse yourself when you are corrected

11. To hide humiliating faults from your spiritual director, so that he will

not change the impression he has of you

12. To take pleasure in praise and compliments

13. To be saddened because others are held in higher esteem

14. To refuse to perform inferior tasks

15. To seek to stand out

16. To refer in conversation to your honesty, genius, dexterity, or

professional prestige

17. To be ashamed because you lack certain goods

From the Writings of Bl. Josemaria Escriva

TAKE MY HAND

Author Unknown

Are you troubled, burdened, blue?

Take my hand.

I've been troubled, too,

I understand.

Where you've fallen, once I fell --

Let me help the clouds dispel --

Take my hand.

Others helped when I was weak,

Took my hand,

Helped me face toward the peak,

Helped me stand.

What they did, now let me do --

Pass the kindness on to you.

Someday you'll help others, too.

Take my hand.

The Barber

A man went to a barber-shop to have his hair and his beard cut as always. He

started to have a good conversation with the barber who attended him. They

talked about various things and various subjects. Suddenly, they touched the

subject of God.

The barber said: "Look man, I don't believe that God exists as you say."

"Why do you say that?" asked the client.

"Well, it's so easy, you just have to go out in the street to realize that

God does not exist. Oh, tell me, if God existed, would there be so many sick

people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be no

suffering nor pain. I can't think of loving a God who permits all of these

things."

The client stopped for a moment, thinking, but he didn't want to respond so

as not to cause an argument. The barber finished his job and the client went

out of the shop. Just as he got out of the barber shop he saw a man in the

street with long and unkempt hair and beard (it looked like it had been a

long time since he had his cut, and he looked so untidy).

The client entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber:

"You know what? Barbers do not exist."

"How can you say they don't exist?" asked the barber. "I am a barber and

here I am, I exist!"

"No!" the client exclaimed. "They don't exist because if they did there

would be no people with long hair and beard like that man on the street."

"Ah, barbers do exist, what happens is that people do not come to me."

"Exactly!" affirmed the client. "That's the point. God does exist, what

happens is people don't go to Him and do not look for Him.

That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

Prayer for the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi

O God, Who, through the merits of blessed Francis, magnifies Your church,

enriching it anew with spiritual offspring: make us, like him, to disdain

the goods of earth, nor at any time to lack the comforting gifts of heaven.

-from the Roman Missal

Meditations by Padre Pio

Let us walk always, even with slow steps, as long as we have good

intentions, we cannot but make progress. No, it is not necessary to be

always attentive to everything for the exercise of the virtues.

Mother Teresa Said...

We are but instruments that God deigns to use; these instruments bring forth

fruit in the measure that they are united to God...... We obtain grace in

proportion to our sanctity, to our fervor, and to our degree of union with

our Lord.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

gloriajean — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 04:21:29 GMT

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

lovestopaint — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 14:22:02 GMT

Good luck with the wine making Gloria, also I'm keeping Michelle in my prayers.

Bobbiesue, also keeping Sam in my prayers.

Counting my blessings, and blessings to all.

Harlene(lovestopaint

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

Puzzle Piece — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 15:13:02 GMT

Hello To All!

That's an adventure that you are taking on Gloria - wine making. Have you ever tried a Moscato? It's quite lovely if you get the right brand. I gift some bottles for the Holidays and others look forward to receiving their present. I got out yesterday as my husband drove to a store where now and then I discover a 'find' - and I did! Two sweater type cover/ruanas for a nice price. $40 less than a major department store. A nice lunch, a walk through another store just to browse and then home. Nice blessings to appreciate and be thankful for!

I keep all in my highest thoughts and prayers. I give thanks daily for this nation and appreciate all her good. I would so hope that all turn toward the creator and lift up this country in their highest and best of thoughts. We must never turn our backs away from the source that truly blesses us all. Take care, be at peace, know you are loved.

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Bobbi sue — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 15:15:03 GMT

Please keep praying for Sam. I have no idea what has happened to him. His phone is off and he does not answer my emails. I have no way of contacting him. Keep praying that he will contact me or someone knowing something will contact me about him. Thank you.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

ROMARY — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 17:28:01 GMT

Good afternoon, GloriaJean !

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HeresLucy — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 17:35:25 GMT

Good morning!

Be sure to let us know how your wine turns out, Gloria. It is nice to be surrounded by loving family and friends. I don't have a lot of friends or family for that matter but what I have, I am thankful for. It is quite cool down my way but is suppose to warm back into the 80's. I'm just not ready for cold weather and it seems the summer disappeared before my eyes.

Harlene, how are you? I hope you are feeling better.

Love Roses, glad to hear you felt like getting out and about. You are so right, we must never turn from our creator.

And Bobbisue, I hope that you hear from your son before long. I just said a prayer for him and will continue to lift him up in prayer. You too.

It is such a beautiful fall day that the Lord has blessed us with. I'd call it an almost perfect day, just wish it wasn't so chilly. But like I told Gloria, it's going to get back into the 80's this week, it would be nice if it stuck around for a while. We have had tomatoes on the vines at Thanksgiving and other years it would be cold. Some Halloween evenings have been too hot for the kids to dress up in costumes where others have been cold and they had the need for jackets. Our weather is fickle! lol

Keep my son in your prayers. He fell last week and hurt his back. The next day while cutting grass he came up on a hornets nest. He twisted his back while trying to get away from the hornets, not to mention getting stung. He was in pain during our visit and thinks he cracked a rib or two. I talked to him this morning and he is still in pain but finally decided to go to he doctor to get checked out. Thanks for your prayers.

I hope everyone has a great day. May you be blessed with all good things.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

HeresLucy — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 17:37:27 GMT

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RetRN — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 18:04:28 GMT

On 10/5/2014 Bobbisue said:
Please keep praying for Sam. I have no idea what has happened to him. His phone is off and he does not answer my emails. I have no way of contacting him. Keep praying that he will contact me or someone knowing something will contact me about him. Thank you.

Sorry that you are dealing with another crisis. Wish you could find some joy in your life.

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Sunday

gloriajean — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 19:32:32 GMT

Harlene - thanks! You understand what Michelle is going thru.

Love Roses - Yes! that is quite the adventure for me for sure!! Lori is ambitious, and she was anxious to get the winemaking started. She's fun to do things with and I'm so honored that she likes to do things with us! Many kids don't anymore. Moscato is a sweet white wine, and we were gifted with a couple bottles of that, too, and we also served it in a box for the party. We buy the cabernet, pinot Noir, and Sangria in boxes, and that lasts a long time! Bottles - can be more expensive, don't know if they taste better, and don't last long at all after opened. We do like the vacuumed paced wines in the boxes that lasts until the last drop! I wish, too, that our nation would look to God in all things, and not take Him out of anything. God bless our nation and us! So glad you are getting out and enjoying life again!! You've been through a lot lately!! Now you are on your way to good health, no more tumors to come your way, we pray.

Bobbiesue - I'd be very concerned, too, if one of my daughters didn't get in touch with me or if I could not get in touch with them. I am praying that very soon he'll contact you and that he's alright and has a good, I mean good excuse for this! May God direct him your way.

Romary - Good afternoon to you, and it's so great to get to know you! You are a sweetheart and hope you continue to come here!

Lucy - oh, I'll let everyone here know how the wine is in 3 weeks, then we taste it, and if it's alright, we'll start to drain it, and for that we ask our sister-in-law who's the expert. Hoping it won't be too sweet. Lucky you getting into the 80's again - I'm sure that's all over with here in MN. So sorry your son fell, and is hurting so much! Praying for his health to return fast. Those darn hornets!! As if falling and hurting the ribs is not enough pain! How's his job there?

RetRN - Welcome to our thread - I don't believe you've been here before but all are welcome so come again whenever you can! Thanks for your concern for Bobbiesue. It's hard to imagine not being able to contact your kids and not hearing from them. I'd go nuts! But never ceasing to pray.