Monday, August 28, 2006

"It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding." ~ Erma Bombeck

Saturday, August 26, 2006

tomorrow is another world

"Imagine being a bee and living in a great big hive. You would have no idea that tomorrow was going to be any different than today. You could return to that same hive a thousand years later and there would be just the same perception of tomorrow as never being any different. Humans are completely different. We assume tomorrow is another world." (Douglas Coupland)

& the great thing is -- Tomarrow really can be another world!

Thursday, August 24, 2006

my wish

I hope that days come easy and moments pass slow,
and each road leads you where you want to go,
and if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
if it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,

More than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
all the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
and you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
and you always give more than you take.

But More than anything, Yeah, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too
yeah, this, is my wish

My Wish by Rascal Flatts
"Carry each other's burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
Galatians 6:2

I personally think that Christ-like compassion is more than sympathy. It's more than just being there for that other person …it can require us to go beyond pity and truly bear each others' burdens with time and effort… that to me is real friendship

A friend loveth at all times…

Friday, August 11, 2006

Grace?

We live in a world where we must do something to be accepted… we must earn our way.
We don’t live in a world of second chances or in a world where people give others the benefit of a doubt. Grace is only given by GOD. But we should all give grace

Monday, August 07, 2006

doing my job

Stamina actually means resilient energy and strength…
enduring physical or mental energy and strength that allows somebody to do something for a long time
Generally I would use this word in reference to when I run or workout or when used to play softball – I have actually been described as a person with great stamina. Generally I do have a lot of energy, strength and resilience. Vigor and endurance to do any task in front of me yet when it comes to my kids, I don’t always feel this way. I don’t always have such determination.
There's an e-mail story that goes around about a man who comes home from work to a messy house. The children are still in their pajamas, there are toys everywhere, food isn't put away and dirty dishes are still on the kitchen table. He finds his wife sitting calmly in bed reading a book. When he asks what happened she replies, "You ask me every day when you come home, what I did that day, today I didn't do it."

I can relate well with this story because I find it to be so true. Work as a mother is never done. Laundry is never fully caught up. No matter how often I clean the kitchen, in a few hours there will be dirty dishes again. Being a mom requires an enormous amount of self-discipline and stamina to keep doing the same tasks over and over again. It can become overwhelming at times.

I do know that I was hand-picked by God, as all mothers are, to care for the precious young people in my life. Daily chores allow me the opportunity to show my love through actions to my family. It's easier to view a "special" act as a loving one, like when I take the extra time to make my husband's favorite meal or do something for him. But it's also picking up the dirty socks, washing the dishes and every other little daily act that shows love. Although sometimes it seems I’m defined by all the things that I do, but not by my love. I am defined by God’s Love and the Love for others.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.(Galatians 6:9)








Morning Prayer
"Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee" (Psalm 143:8).
To me this is a beautiful and meaningful prayer with which to start the day. It is very simple, with two requests and two declarations, yet it can reach the very heart of God.
Because we trust in His Word, we hear Him speak through it, as we read it at the beginning of the day. And as we hear Him speak, we rejoice again in His loving-kindness, especially in saving our souls and guiding our ways.
Then we ask Him for clear guidance in the way in which we should walk today.
"Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness" (Psalm 143:10). God will "cause to know the way wherein should walk" by the Holy Spirit, if we sincerely desire to know and to follow His will, and to be led in the paths of righteousness. He will never lead us, of course, in any path contrary to His revealed Word. "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" (Psalm 119:105).
But when He is given all priority in our lives, when we love and study and obey His Word, and when we sincerely call on Him for daily guidance in His will, He will surely answer. "In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths" (Proverbs 3:6). "This is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us: And if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him" (I John 5:14-15).
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