Hello my friends! First BIG snowstorm of the season today - started in the middle of the night! We have about a foot here in our driveway, Linus said it was the heaviest he can remember and hard to snow blow out. He was out there over two hours! Neighbors all over out snowblowing their driveways. What's the blessings in this? Well - it's a blessing we do have a snow blower to do the job, years ago it was just a shovel, remember that? I do. I did shovel out my Mom's driveway I remember. But on the farm we needed a snowplow to do our driveway and around the yard as that was a long driveway to shovel. Linus didn't go to work tonight - he was told this morning already to not bother coming in. And we cancelled our appointments. In the morning at 9 he has another Dr. appt. hope not more snow to get that cancelled too. Another blessing - we could spend the day together here in the house - he made a good pork roast on the grill, our grill in is the patio and he uses it all year for grilling. Got a good chicken soup made too. Sammy's blessing - good pork bone! Lori's neighbor blowed out her driveway - her snowblower is smaller and wouldn't be able to handle this big bunch of snow! Blessings all around!
When you can't fall asleep, spend the time talking with God and in prayer
you will soon be sleeping. Lord, next to Your heart, what a safe and
restful
place to sleep.
Scripture for the day:
"Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them."
~Matthew 18:20
Meditation for the day:
"Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them."
The spirit of God can come upon God's followers when they are all together
at one time, in one place, and with one accord. When two or three
consecrated souls are together at a meeting place, the spirit of God is
there to
help and guide them. Where any sincere group of people are together,
reverently seeking the help of God, God's power and God's spirit are there
to
inspire them.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may be in accord with the members of my group. I pray
that I may feel the strength of a consecrated group.
"Little things"
By Bob Perks
"What do you remember most about your mom?" I asked.
"The way she did the dishes," she replied. "She used a wash rag, not
a sponge. She took her time doing them like she was giving us a bath."
I was in a card store trying to find a card for my wife. I don't like
to just stand there looking. I like to talk to the people who are
trying desperately to find just the right words.
I thought it was a great time to ask what they remembered. It also
helped them to find the right card.
"What about you? What one thing do you think of when you think of
her?" I asked the woman to my right.
"The way she folded her clothes. It was never one, two, three. If she
was folding an under shirt it was the same as folding a work shirt.
Every crease in every fold meant something to her," she replied.
Another woman nearby joined in.
"My mom ironed the bed linens. The details she insisted on were such
that you would think she was giving tours through the house," she said
laughing.
Within minutes each of them had selected the "perfect" card.
"Thanks. That helped me find the right one."
"Me, too!"
"I hate buying cards...this was easy, thanks!"
So, what was it that made it so easy?
The little things.
When it comes to love, we don't think about the big accomplishments,
we tend to focus on the details. The way they walk, talk, smile, cook,
laugh or sing is suddenly more important than anything else.
Think for a moment about someone you love. What comes to mind?
See, we create an image of that love by painting a picture of them.
All the little things remembered are like single strokes of a brush.
For me? Cup cakes. My mom made the best cup cakes. Nothing fancy, just
chocolate with butter icing. The cake was moist and the icing thick.
Always the first ones to go at the school bake sales.
If you are a mom by giving birth, adopting or by marriage. If you have
no human children but furry babies. If you are blessed to still have
your mom or if she is now blessing heaven with her presence...
I wish for you this weekend, days filled with little things to
remember and big love to give.
I have to bake some cup cakes!
Bob Perks
Forgiveness Heals
A girl was being treated for several months for anemia but without any
success. So her doctor decided to send her to a sanatorium faraway.
The first thing she got there, she underwent a thorough physical
examination. And the examining doctor found her blood count to be completely
normal. The referring doctor double-checked it and could not believe his
eyes. So he called in the girl and asked her, "Has anything out of the
ordinary happened in your life since your last visit? "Yes," she admitted.
"Suddenly I was able to forgive someone against whom I had borne a nasty
grudge all my life. At that moment, I felt completely changed inside."
So now the doctor knew the answer. Her mental attitude had changed, and the
very state of her blood had changed with it.
Being angry at someone can be stupid, because the other person might not
even be aware of it. So, the only one being harmed is our self.
PRAYER FOR STRENGTH AND WISDOM
Lord, give me strength and wisdom to live this day as I ought.
Give me
strength to overcome every temptation which may come to me,
strength to do well every task which is assigned to me,
strength to shoulder every responsibility which is laid upon my shoulders,
Give me
wisdom to know when to speak and when to keep silent,
wisdom to know when to act and when to refrain from action,
wisdom to know when to speak my mind and when to hold my peace.
So bring me to the end of this day in goodness, in happiness and in peace.
Amen.
Ideals
Remember that ideals
are like stars up in the sky,
You can never really reach them,
hanging in the heavens high....
But like the mighty mariner
who sailed the storm-tossed sea,
And used the stars to chart his course
with skill and certainty,
You too can chart your course in life
with high ideals and love,
For high ideals are like the stars
that light the sky above....
You cannot ever reach them,
but lift your heart up high
And your life will be as shining
as the stars up in the sky.
~ Helen Steiner Rice ~
Meditations by Padre Pio
Be totally resigned in the hands of our Lord, giving Him your remaining
years, and begging Him always, to fill them with preparations for a life
which is pleasing to Him. Don't worry about useless promises of tranquility,
enjoyment or merits, but present your hearts to your divine Spouse, totally
emptying it of all other affections, except His chaste love. And beseech Him
to fill it purely and simply with actions, desires and a will which pertains
to His love, so that your hearts, like mother of pearl, do not conceive
anything, except with the dew of Heaven and not with the water of the world.
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