Hello my friends! Thanks much for your wonderful prayers for Linus! After his Drs. appointment this morning and after having breakfast together, eggs and toast, he went to work, and came home feeling much better. At work he was waiting on customers, selling appliances, and not dwelling upon himself and that made him feel so much better - thanks to all your prayers of course!! Prayers work wonders, and the more the better! And I told God I'm trusting in Him! He wants our trust at all times. How often we do not trust in the One who is best to be trusted, isn't that right? Thanks so much again for praying, his good day was a big blessing for today!! Praise Jesus!!!
Determination and faith will carry you through to your goals.
Lord, You and I together can accomplish my dreams.
Scripture for the day:
"I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not
know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because
I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father."
~John 15:15
Meditation for the day:
We can think of God as a great friend and try to realize the wonder of
that friendship. When we give God not only worship, obedience and
allegiance, but also close companionship, God becomes our friend even
as we are God's friends. We can feel that God is working with us.
God can do things for us and we can do things for God. Our prayers
become more real to us when we feel that God counts on our friendship
and we count on God's.
Prayer for the day:
I pray that I may think of God as my friend. I pray that I may feel
that I am working for God and with God.
Hello my friends! How was your day today? Hope it went well! Nice day here
again today! Nice to go outside without a jacket, I know it won't last, so I
enjoy it when I can. This morning Sammy woke us up early about 5:30 AM so we
got up, Hubby got the Sunday paper, made coffee, and then we decided to go
to the early Mass at 7:30, and out to Perkins for breakfast because he had
to work today at 10:30 to 4:30.
So neither of us ate anything more until he came home, I made a meatloaf,
potatoes and veggies, a very filling meal. I tried the spagetti sauce that I
made this summer for the meat loaf and it is great in it, so I'll be doing
this again!
Just got home from our "Why Catholic" meeting - and it's such a blessing to
meet with our nice group! We've become good friends and tonight DH shared
with them about his Lighthouse job and they all say that would be great!!
Nice to have a nice group like that to share things with.
What are your blessings?
ONLY ONE CHILDHOOD
Author Unknown
I stopped to watch my little girl
busy playing in her room.
In one hand was a plastic phone;
in the other a toy broom.
I listened as she was speaking
to her make believe little friend
and I'll never forget the words she said,
even though it was pretend.
She said "Suzie's in the corner
cuz she's not been very good.
She didn't listen to a word I said
or do the things she should."
In the corner I saw her baby doll
all dressed in lace and pink.
It was obvious she'd been put there
to sit alone and think.
My daughter continued her "conversation, "
as I sat down on the floor.
She said, "I'm all fed up I just don't know
what to do with her anymore.
She whines whenever I have to work
and wants to play games, too;
and never lets me do the things
that I just have to do.
She tries to help me with the dishes,
but her arms just cannot reach
and she doesn't know how to fold the towels
and I don't have time to teach.
I have a lot of work to do
and a big house to keep clean.
I don't have time to sit and play--
don't you know what I mean?"
And that day I thought a lot about
making some changes in my life;
as I listened to her innocent words
that cut me like a knife.
I hadn't been paying enough attention
to what I hold most dear.
I'd been caught up in responsibilities
that increased throughout the year.
But now my attitude has changed
because, in my heart, I realize
I've seen the world in a different light
through my little darling's eyes.
So, let the cobwebs have the corners
and the dust bunnies rule the floor,
I'm not going to worry about
keeping up with them any more.
I'm going to fill the house with memories
of a child and her mother
for God grants us only ONE childhood,
and we will never get another.
How do I find You, God?
God is Love.
If you have ever loved,
If you have ever been loved,
You have experienced God
from Within and Without
God is Truth.
If you have ever told the truth,
If you have ever discovered Truth,
You have experienced God
from Within and Without
God is Beauty.
If you have ever helped to create something beautiful,
If you have ever witnessed beauty in any of it's myriad forms,
You have experienced God
from Within and Without
God is Good.
If you have ever done or thought something good,
If you have ever recognized goodness in or through another,
You have experienced God
from Within and Without
All of those experiences, those gifts,
of Love, Truth, Beauty and Goodness
were directly from God through you
My Second Father
My father died, when I was five. It was hard on us all. With time the wounds
healed. My brother, who is eight years older than me, began to watch over my
mother and me.
Taking on many more responsibilities than was expected of him, I remember he
made sure the trash was taken out, and the yard mowed. He did this on his
own, without being told to do so.
Because of my father's death, my mother was forced to get a full time job.
My brother took it upon himself, to get up early every morning.
He would get me up for school, and make me breakfast. While I was eating he
would lay out my clothes, make my bed, and gather my school books up.
Hand in hand we would walk to the bus stop. As we waited, he would play
games my father used to play with me. He did his best to make me happy, and
he succeeded every time.
When we arrived home from school, we were alone for about a half hour, until
mom was home from work. He would sit me down with three cookies and a glass
of milk. If I had home work then this was the time I would do it. My brother
would start laundry, and do dishes if there were any. He would find
something for supper, and have everything ready for mom, so she could start
cooking.
Mom would greet us with a hug and kiss. This was our queue to go outside and
have some fun. This was my brother's time to be a kid.
It was a Saturday in June a couple years later. My mother and I were at the
store. They had the Father's day cards out. I stared at the rack of cards.
My mom said "Honey, I know this is a hard time for you." I said "No, mom
that's not it. Why don't they have Brother's day cards?"
She smiled and said, "You're right, your brother has definitely been a
father to you. Go ahead pick out a card." So I did, and on Father's Day my
mother and I sat my brother down and gave him the card.
As he read it, I saw the tears forming in his eye's. I felt a lump in my
throat, as he threw his arms around me and my mother. I heard the crackling
in mom's voice as she said, "Son, your father is proud of you, seeing that
he raised a good man, and that you do your best to fill his shoes. We love
you, and thank you."
Author unknown
Prayer in Time of Need
Jesus, do not leave me alone in suffering.
You know, Lord, how weak I am.
I am an abyss of wretchedness,
I am nothingness itself;
So what will be so strange
If You leave me alone and I fall?
I am an infant, Lord,
So I cannot get along by myself.
However, beyond all abandonment I trust,
And in spite of my own feeling I trust,
And I am being completely transformed into trust,
Often in spite of what I feel.
Do not lessen any of my sufferings,
Only give me strength to bear them.
Do with me as You please, Lord,
Only give me the grace to be able to love You,
In every event and circumstances.
Lord, do not lessen my cup of bitterness,
Only give me strength
That I may be able to drink it all. Amen. (Diary, 1489)
General Spirit
A proud Christian is surely a contradiction in terms. A Christian is a
follower of Christ whose humility can never be equaled. He was God as well
as man. While on earth he emptied himself, as St. Paul puts it, of his
divine glory so that he could be like one of us.
The Hug!
It's wondrous what a hug can do.
A hug can cheer you when you're blue.
A hug can say, "I love you so,"
Or, "Gee, I hate to see you go."
A hug is, "Welcome back again."
And, "Great to see you! Where've you been?"
A hug can soothe a small child´s pain,
and bring a rainbow after rain.
The hug! There's just no doubt about it-
we scarcely could survive without it!
A hug delights and warms and charms.
It must be why God gave us arms.
A hug can break the language barrier,
and make your travels so much merrier.
No need to fret about your store of 'em,
the more you give, the more there's more of 'em.
So stretch those arms without delay
and give someone a hug today!
-Author Unknown-
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