Daily Positive Thread for Friday

gloriajean — Fri, 13 May 2016 03:17:36 GMT

Hello my friends! Busy day today - Sammy got groomed, what a handsome dog he is!! He must know it too, he's smiling alot! We spent a lot of time with Darla today - for her ultra-sound this afternoon, the twins got weighed, they are now almost 3 pounds each!! Everything is looking good, the one baby who was breach is now head down. Darla is now past six months. She is so sore with her leg because of a nerve that the doctor is giving her a disability parking - about time!! She has so far to walk at school. She still goes to the University yet for all kinds of meetings and whatever! Then we took her to her OB doctor, and she got some meds that are safe for use to help with acid reflux, but nothing to put her to sleep. Please pray she can sleep. She is not gaining weight, but the twins are gaining and that's a good thing. They sure are moving around alot!! It was fun seeing them in the ulrasound. Her husband comes home late tomorrow night, around midnight.

When you have faith in yourself and God, you will know that you are loved

and safe and never alone. Lord, I am these things because You are always

with me.

S C R I P T U R E   F O R   T H E   D A Y

"The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, but the LORD
tests the heart." ~Proverbs 17:3

M E D I T A T I O N   F O R   T H E   D A Y

I believe that my life is being refined like gold in a crucible. Gold
does not stay in the crucible, only until it is refined. I need never
despair or be despondent. I have friends who long for me to be
victorious. If I should err or fail, it could cause pain and
disappointment to them. I can keep trying to live a better life.

P R A Y E R   F O R   T H E   D A Y

I pray that I may always call on God's strength, while the gold of my
life is being refined. I pray that I may see it through, with God's
help.

Hello everybody,

Tomorrow, the 13th of May, starts the Novena to St. Rita - her feast Day is on the 22nd of May.

St. Rita is the Patron Saint for abuse victims, against loneliness, against sterility, bodily ills, desperate causes, difficult marriages, forgotten causes, impossible causes, infertility, lost causes, parenthood, sick people, sickness, sterility, victims of physical spouse abuse, widows, wounds.

Let us all join in prayers for her intercession for all of our intentions.

God Bless each one of you
Nadine

"My heart praises the Lord:
    my soul is glad because of God my saviour,
    for he has remembered me,
    his lowly servant!
From now on all people will call me happy,
    because of the great things the Mighty God has done for me.
His name is holy;
    from one generation to another
    he shows mercy to those who honor him.
He has stretched out his mighty arm
    and scattered the proud with all their plans.
He has brought down mighty kings from their thrones,
    and lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
    and sent the rich away with empty hands.
He has kept the promise he made to our ancestors,
    and has come to the help of his servant Israel.
He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham
    and to all his descendants forever!"

- Luke 1:46-55

May I become at all times,
both now and forever
A protector for those
without protection
A guide for those
who have lost their way
A ship for those with ocean to cross
A bridge for those with rivers to cross
A sanctuary for those in danger
A lamp for those without light
A place of refuge
for those who lack shelter
and a servant to all in need.

Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

DON´T WORRY

To worry does no good at all,
   But does a lot of harm;

It puts cross lines upon your face,
   and dissipates your charm.

Whatever is to be, will be;
   That, worry cannot change;

It only serves to dim your joy,
   And all your friends estrange.

'Tis lack of confidence in self
   That causes worry's fright;

A lack of faith in God's design
   Your happiness will delight.

Then case aside those gloomy thoughts,
   That bring on doubt and fear;

Just live your faith, and trust in Him,
   And worry will disappear.

The Optimistic Creed

Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness and prosperity to everyone you meet.

To make all your friends feel there is something special in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on the greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticise others.

To be too large for worry,

Too noble for anger,

Too strong for fear,

And too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

IN LIFE, WE ARE HAPPIEST WHEN...

A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large celebration.
All of their friends and family came to see the lovely ceremony and to partake of the festivities and celebrations. A wonderful time was had by all.

The bride was gorgeous in her white wedding gown and the groom was very dashing in his black tuxedo. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was true.

A few months later, the wife comes to the husband with a proposal: "I read in a magazine, a while ago, about how we can strengthen our marriage." she offered.

"Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying with the other person. Then, we can talk about how we can fix them together and make our lives happier together."

The husband agreed. So each of them went to a separate room in the house and thought of the things that annoyed them about the other. They thought about this question for the rest of the day and wrote down what
they came up with. The next morning, at the breakfast table, they decided that they would go over their lists.

"I'll start," offered the wife. She took out her list. It had many items on it. Enough to fill 3 pages, in fact. As she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she noticed that tears were starting to
appear in her husbands eyes.

"What's wrong?" she asked. "Nothing" the husband replied, "keep reading your list."

The wife continued to read until she had read all three pages to her husband. She neatly placed her list on the table and folded her hands over top of it.

"Now, you read your list and then we'll talk about the things on both of our lists." She said happily.

Quietly the husband stated, "I don't have anything on my list. I think that you are perfect the way that you are. I don't want you to change anything for me. You are lovely and wonderful and I wouldn't want to try
and change anything about you."

The wife, touched by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his acceptance of her, turned her head and wept.

IN LIFE, there are enough times when we are disappointed, depressed and annoyed. We don't really have to go looking for them. We have a wonderful world that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why waste time
in this world looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can look around us, and see the wondrous things before us?

I believe that WE ARE HAPPIEST WHEN we see and praise the good and try our best to forget the bad. Nobody's perfect but we can find perfectness in them to change the way we see them.

   * We are not trying to condemn what is bad. Correction does much, but encouragement does more. "The blue of heaven is larger than the clouds."

                 Shared by Joe Gatuslao
                 Bacolod City, Philippines

May 12

Learn to relate to others through My Love rather than yours. Your human love is ever so limited, full of flaws and manipulation. My loving Presence, which always enfolds you, is available to bless others as well as you. Instead of trying harder to help people through your own paltry supplies, become aware of My unlimited supply, which is accessible to you continually. Let My Love envelop your outreach to other people.

Many of My precious children have fallen prey to burnout. A better description of their condition might be “drainout.” Countless interactions with needy people have drained them, without their conscious awareness. You are among these weary ones, who are like wounded soldiers needing R&R. Take time to rest in the Love-Light of My Presence. I will gradually restore to you the energy that you have lost over the years. Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and you will find rest for your souls.

The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
—Exodus 33:14

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
—Matthew 11:28–29

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Friday

lovestopaint — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:37:24 GMT

Happy for all the good news.

Praying for Darla. Hope she gets some relief.

Does she still teach or does she have a differant job at the school?

Blessings

Harlene(lovestopaint)

Re: Daily Positive Thread for Friday

gloriajean — Fri, 13 May 2016 16:56:14 GMT

Teaching is done, grading is done, but there are other things at the school she needs to attend to, like meetings and such, like what she had her presentations on. I don't know what. She does a lot at home too on her computer.

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