Hello my friends!! Good! I got in! I was surprised, however, that I was missed! I wish to thanks Mama Mia on the other thread for her kind words - and wish she'd come and post here too! Yesterday was the Anniversary of my dear Mom's death in 1965 - just six months after we married. Sister LaDonna called me last night and we talked about her. It was nice. She died just 2 months after my brother got killed, and a year and a half since my Dad died, so we talked about all that last night. My Wedding Day was the last time I saw my brother - he gave me away at our Wedding. You know, I still miss her, and think of her often. Today's blessing was a nice, sun shiny day today - temps above zero! Spring will eventually come! But God is with us always - and He warms my heart. Tomorrow is Lent. A good time for some Spring Cleaning for our souls. May you each have a very blessed Lent.
God's blessings come in packages both large and small. Sometimes
they are expected and sometimes not. Sometimes they are recognized
and sometimes not. Lord, thank you for the joy You light in me, even
in times of sorrow. Please use me to bless someone else.
Scripture for the day:
"But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and
tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you--you of
little faith! And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you
are to drink, and do not keep worrying. For it is the nations of the world
that strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need
them. Instead, strive for his kingdom, and these things will be given to
you as well." ~Luke 12:28-31
Meditation for the day:
When we seek to follow the way of the spirit, it frequently means a complete
reversal of the way of the world which we had previously followed. But it
can be a reversal that leads to happiness and peace.
Do the aims and ambitions that a person usually strives for bring peace?
Do the world's awards bring heart-rest and happiness? Or do they turn to
ashes in the mouth?
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may not be weary, disillusioned or disappointed. I pray that
I may not put my trust in the ways of the world, but in the way of the
spirit.
Here's some Mother Teresa quotes for this time:
Mother Teresa Said...
We should realize that poverty doesn't only consist in being hungry for
bread, but rather it is a tremendous hunger for human dignity. We need to
love and to be somebody for someone else.
Trust in the good God who loves us, who cares for us,
who sees all, knows all, can do all things
for my good and the good of souls.
One thing Jesus asks of me: that I lean upon Him;
that in Him alone I put complete trust;
that I surrender myself to Him unreservedly.
"Free means : Joyful and with eagerness, fearlessly
and openly, giving freely what we have
freely received, without accepting any return
in cash or kind reward or gratitude."
"Like Jesus, who submitted Himself to the common law of labor
and the common lot of the poor, we will not seek any special privileges
or treatment for ourselves, but be happy to be treated as one of the poor,
ready to be insulted, ill-treated, refused, blamed falsely,
or put into all kinds of inconveniences.
We shall not seek to defend ourselves,
but leave our defense to the Lord.
We will not worry about tomorrow
but will live the present moment intensely
with complete trust in God."
Here's some Food for Thought:
AN EVERYDAY SURVIVAL KIT
Author Unknown
Toothpick
Rubber band
Band aid
Pencil
Eraser
Chewing gum
Mint
Candy Kiss
Tea Bag
Here's why:
Toothpick - to remind you to pick out the good qualities in
others...Matt 7:1
Rubber band - to remind you to be flexible, things might not always go
the way you want, but it will work out...Romans 8:28
Band Aid - to remind you to heal hurt feelings, yours or someone
else's...Col. 3:12-14
Pencil - To remind you to list your blessings everyday...Eph1: 3
Eraser - to remind you that everyone makes mistakes, and it's
okay...Gen. 50:15-21
Chewing gum - to remind you to stick with it and you can accomplish
anything ...Phil 4:13
Mint - to remind you that you are worth a mint to your heavenly
father...John 3:16-17
Candy Kiss - to remind you that everyone needs a kiss or a hug
everyday...1 John 4:7
Tea Bag - to remind you to relax daily and go over that list of God's
blessings... 1 Thess 5:18
This is my gift to you. May God richly bless you.
To the world, you may just be somebody...but to somebody, you may be
the world.
Dear Child:
I just wanted to remind you today of how beautiful you are because there is
a father of lies who will try to deceive you. He will try to tell you that
you are not good enough, not attractive enough, not thin enough, not strong
enough, not smart enough, not righteous enough, and that you are simply
unimportant to Me.
He will try to tell you that you have broken one too many promises, that you
have fallen one too many times, that you have lived one too many lies, and
that you've been going in the wrong direction so long that it is pointless
to turn back now. But guess what?
YOU DO NOT BELONG TO HIM. HE IS NOT YOUR FATHER.
I AM.
You see, you are My creation. My workmanship. You have been borne of My
thought, every part of you placed together by My hands. You have My
thumbprint upon you. You are a princess, did you know that? You are My
child, the child of THE King!
I look at you and see a precious, priceless pearl. There is no ocean I would
not swim, no mountain I would not climb, no price I would not pay to have
you and to be with you and call you My own.
I already have.
I have done all that I could, given all that there is. I desire to be with
you every moment of every day. How I long for you to talk to Me every day.
My love for you never grows cold. My promises are never broken (contrary to
what he might lead you to believe). My character never changes. And you, my
child have been made in My image.
I love you dearly, unconditionally and completely. I understand every
emotion that you have. I've been there. I count every tear that you cry.
And do you know what?
I even know your weaknesses and your failures and your fears. I know those
hidden parts of you that you wish would go away. Those dark corners of your
world that you stuff deep down, praying that no one will ever see. I have
already seen them and they will not change my love for you.
Nothing will.
I love your heart and I desire all of it.
I just wanted to remind you today of how beautiful you are and how precious
you are to Me.
With Unmeasurable Love,
Your Heavenly Father
(Author Unknown)
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