Hello my friends! Today I admit I've been in a slump mood - feeling nauseated most of the day - cheated on our diet for supper, had sweet potato fries and no veggies tonight, also had pork chop on the grill, Didn't have much for lunch, didn't feel good, so tonight with a little wine and that food, which was delicious, made me feel so much better! On this food plan, sometimes I just get too many veggies. So our supper was a great blessing, and visiting with two friends on the phone tonight another great blessing!!! One in AZ and the other in NC. Today was the funeral of my friend, Char. Couldn't go, as I wasn't feeling well, but I heard that her husband, also in the 80's and his son, played the saxophone for a tribute to her. He played Sax all his years at the Air Force until retirement. She was taking care of him, as he just had knee surgery!! But she did have a bad heart.
To be successful in the projects you undertake today, you must believe in
yourself and your abilities even if you are walking on new ground. Lord,
guide me in my endeavors and open my mind to new solutions if things
aren't going as I have planned.
Scripture for the day:
"Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in
your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you
I wait all day long." ~Psalm 25:4-5
Meditation for the day:
There is much beauty in a God-guided life. There is wonder in the
feeling of being led by God. We can try to realize God's bounty and
goodness more and more. God is planning for us. God's ways are
wonderful. They are beyond our knowledge. But God's leading can
enter our consciousness more and more, and bring us ever more peace
and joy. Our lives are being blessed by God. We can count all
material things as loss if they prevent us from winning our way to the
consciousness of
God's guidance.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may earn the rewards of God's power and peace. I pray
that I may develop my awareness of being led by God.
TO MY CHILD . . .
Author Unknown
Just for this morning, I am going to smile when I see your face and
laugh when I feel like crying.
Just for this morning, I will let you choose what you want to wear,
and smile and say how perfect it is.
Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick
you up and take you to the park to play.
Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let
you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.
Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the
computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.
Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble
when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck, and I will buy you
one if he comes by.
Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be
when you grow up, or second-guess every decision I have made where you
are concerned.
Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I
won't stand over you trying to fix them.
Just for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both
a Happy Meal so you can have both toys.
Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story
about how you were born and how much I love you.
Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get
angry.
Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the
porch and count all the stars.
Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss
my favorite TV shows.
Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you
pray,
I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever
given.
I will think about the mothers and fathers who are searching for their
missing children; the mothers and fathers who are visiting their
children's graves instead of their bedrooms; and mothers and fathers
who are in hospital rooms watching their children suffer senselessly,
and screaming inside they can't handle it anymore.
And when I kiss you goodnight I will hold you a little tighter, a
little longer. It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask him
for nothing, except one more day.
I WAS NOTHING
Anonymous
Jesus...
I had nothing till I met you
My life was worthless
Just like a piece of clay
Laying on the ground before your feet.
But you came and picked me up.
You saw the beauty in me,
The beauty you alone saw...
only you..no one else, not even me.
You placed me in front of you,
And saw what you could make out of me.
You then got ready
And started working into my life.
You worked your loving hands so gently
And made sure I wouldn't get hurt.
You molded me to an image of you
And breathed life into my soul.
PRAYER
"Lord Jesus, you became a servant for my sake to set me free from the
tyranny of selfishness, fear, and conceit. Help me to be humble as you
are humble and to love freely and graciously all whom you call me to
serve."
A Prayer
Jesus, Light of the world.
When I am afraid and unsure,
comfort me with the light of Your presence.
When Loneliness chills me,
warm me with the light of Your love.
When the road ahead seems dark,
guide me with the light of Your way.
When I don't understand and my
thoughts are unclear,
fill me with the light of Your wisdom.
When I seem spent like a candle consumed,
replenish me with the light of Your life.
Then, so filled with Your light, use me,
So that I, with You, may be light for the world!
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