A Time to Ponder

Will be off my blog for awhile to spend time with just me and my Lord.
However, if you ever think of me, would you please
hold my name up in prayer for a healing touch.
Love to all, and I will be back!

Thought for the Day

In Stillness

“In the place of stillness, rises potential.
From the place of potential, emerges possibility."
- Gabriella Goddard

 

In the valley, HE restoreth my soul.

Tend Your Garden

Like any other living, growing thing,
LOVE requires effort to keep it healthy.
- Leo F. Buscaglia

Twenty years ago today, you were abruptly taken from us...and not a day goes by that you are not in our thoughts. A piece of our heart is forever gone. We miss you Mark.
Love, Mom

Fix Them!

Never let circumstances take control of your life.
And don't blame them on others.
Your problems are your own.
 
FIX THEM WITH THE HELP OF GOD!

Love Conquers All

Of the many contradictions that exist in the world,
the contrast between love and hate is perhaps the starkest.
It is one that helps us value true love
while understanding the ramifications of hatred.
-unknown

How true those words.
For we must place LOVE in our hearts,
so there will be no room for hate.

Oh, No!!!

Remember, Words Do Count!

Bitter Fruit or Golden Apples?

"Probably the saddest scenario is that of the person who believes because they aren’t a partaker of extreme adversity, trials and tribulations they are doing everything right. That’s not true!...there are those designated to suffer more than others, to carry heavier loads, and to bear excessive heartache. It is the path allotted to them not because they need to be suppressed to make it all the way to Heaven, or that they've been disobedient. It is just their path through life’s garden. And if pain and suffering aren’t and haven’t been your lot in life, praise and thank a merciful God who is not requiring you to walk the valley of despair, see the hurt in loved ones’ eyes, and weep bitter tears..." - an excerpt by me from my book, Without A Hedge, Chapter 9, Bitter Fruit or Golden Apples.

Some days when I hear, read or see certain things people say, write or do my heart sinks. Where's the compassion, the understanding and the realization that life is different for each one of us? Those hurting aren't bad or evil and need a whipping to get in line - they were selected to take a different path than you. Well, I've vented so I'll return to my life's path - for it is an amazing road, traveled with an amazing God.

Think SPECIAL

Our life becomes more SPECIAL
when we realize the privilege that
we have in knowing and serving Him.

Freedom in Quietness

Master, quietly deepen our walk in You
- freeing ourselves from the me-me-me,
while allowing our mind to find peace
and our heart to fill with quiet joy.

 

Some Resolutions Get Off the Ground...But That's About It!

A New Heart

Resolutions for the New Year are swirling through my head. For me, it is important to make sure that my resolutions count and will be followed. Don't want to hurriedly make ones that will drop by the wayside in a few weeks. My resolutions need to center on improving my heart to see life as it really should be seen, through God's heart.

Lord, please give Me a Heart to See
▸ a light in the darkness
▸ laughter from deep within an anguished cry
▸ a smile upon a face blanketed by a frown
▸ innocence upon the sheets of evil doing
▸ a twinkle in the eyes of blindness
▸ genuine prayer kneeling before an atheistic altar
▸ truth’s cancellation of deceit’s documents
▸ exquisite packages wrapped in newsprint and tied with string
▸ You Lord, even when my faith wavers and the way is rough

Please Lord, in 2013, give Me a HEART that sees the Desires of Your Heart.

Happy 13th Birthday

Happy Birthday to our new teen, grandson Preston
No. 13 fits you well
Love you to the moon and back

Goal(s) Setting 2013

2013 is on the horizon

What Goal(s) Are You Setting for Yourself?

In Memory of Our Son

Happy Birthday Mark.
We Miss You Always!

Our Wish to You

Merry CHRISTmas
and a
Happy New Year

To Be Like the Christmas Candle

A Christmas candle is a lovely thing;
It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away;
While quite unselfish, it grows small.
- Eva K. Logue

Dog's Christmas Rules

1. Be especially patient with your humans at this time as they may appear to be more stressed-out than usual.

2. When they come home with large bags of things called gifts, do not assume all the gifts are for you.

3. Be tolerant if your humans put decorations on you as they get pleasure out of seeing how you look with fake antlers.

4. They may bring a large tree home, set it up, and cover it with lights and decorations. Bizarre as it may seem, it is an important human ritual, so you need to know: (a) don't go to bathroom on the tree, (b) don't drink water in the container holding the tree, (c) control your tail when near tree, (d) if there are packages under the tree, even ones that smell interesting or have your name on them, don't rip them open, and (e) don't chew on the cord running from the hole in the wall to the tree.

5. Your humans may occasionally invite strangers to come visit during this season. The parties can be fun, but call for some discretion by you: (a) not all strangers appreciate kisses, (b) don't eat off the buffet table, (c) beg subtly for goodies, (d) be pleasant, even when strangers sit on your sofa, and (e) don't drink out of glasses left sitting around.

6. Likewise, your humans may take you visiting. Here your manners will also be important: (a) observe all the rules in #4 for trees, with #4a particularly important, (b) respect animals and their territory in the house you are visiting, (c) tolerate children, and (d) turn on your charm big time.

7. A chubby man with a white beard and a very loud laugh may emerge from your fireplace in the middle of the night, DON'T BITE HIM!!