Sunday Grateful- December 1, 2013

I always thought of Sunday as a “day of rest“…

Times have changed…

and Sunday has become as much a part of the work week as Monday…

Stores, business, restaurants, recreational areas, etc. …

are open pretty much 24 hours a day…

I also have found that with retirement…

Sunday is like most days that I have…

I actually can rest on any of the days of the week…

Stay in bed if I want…

Eat a late breakfast…

Read …

Watch TV…

Lay on the couch…

I don’t know if we can get this pattern we have started…

back in gear…

Things have changed so fast…

that even Sunday is just another day in people’s eyes…

I have to say… I think the Lord had it right…

Giving us Sunday for a “day of rest”…

a time to visit Him in a church setting…

a time to have dinner with loved ones…

a time to kick off our shoes and just sit and relax…

a time to clear our minds…

a time to actually be with our kids/families/friends…

and to have an actual conversation…

I’m thankful for Sundays!

and I hope to use them in the future the way the Lord intended!

Me and My God Talking…

My quiet time is in the morning…

God and I have many conversations at this time…

Is it prayer?

I actually just call it talking…

You won’t hear my voice… but, God does…

It’s a time I bring up all of those who are in need… Sometimes me…

and if you were able to hear…

You would hear this soft voice telling me in a quiet way…

Things I need to do…

People I need to give special care to…

Cards I need to write…

People I need to call…

Kind words that need to be spoken…

I try and listen…

and take heed to these loving words coming to me…

Someone was laid on my heart today…

and so… I will have to do it…

what God has whispered in my ear to do…

It’s usually just a kind act…

I’m not Him… I am just his messenger…

but, He has given me this wonderful task of helping others in small ways…

What an honor!

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Daily Prompt: Morality Play

Where do your morals come from — your family? Your faith? Your philosophical worldview? How do you deal with those who don’t share them, or derive them from a different source?

Photographers, artists, poets: show us THE SOURCE.

I think we are born with morals…

I think we all know right and wrong…

but, it’s our way in reacting to that knowledge that leads us to what our morals become…

As children our parents influence us greatly…

telling us to say, “please”…or “thank you”

… is just a beginning…

Showing us with good examples… how they talk… how they treat people… their reaction to situations…

So… do morals come from family?

… most assuredly!

Then, I begin to explore the world

… I make friends with their own taught morals… Do I switch to what I am hearing? … or do I stay strong in what was taught me?…

So our free will

of making our own choices starts to influence our morals…

We go to school… we go to work… we might get married

… So many influences…

In my case… I then had an encounter with accepting Christ‘s ways in my thinking…

I had an experience where I felt the love of God come into my heart…

Does this make me perfect and a good example of morals?…

No, it just influences my way of dealing with life… and my morals start to form…

I try to follow His ways… because they… to me… make for good relationships… good judgement… lasting friendships… a good marriage… less problems… coping skills…

and by living this way… I see goodness in others… can relate to others… and I feel at peace… My morals have been formed!

Yes… I would like to tell people this is the way… but, all I can do is be an example… and hopefully others will come to this conclusion…

I’ve never found that forcing your morals… your beliefs… which is what morals are… on anyone else…

We all have to find our own way!

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Where God Ain’t!… My Sunday Grateful!- May 12, 2013

            A little poem emailed to me today…

This will be “My Grateful” for today…

Grateful that God shows us in so many ways His wonder!

He was just a little boy,

On a week’s first day.

Wandering home from Bible School,

And dawdling on the way.

He scuffed his shoes into the grass;

He even found a caterpillar.

He found a fluffy milkweed pod,

And blew out all the “filler”.

A bird’s nest in a tree overhead,

So wisely placed up so high…

Was just another wonder,

That caught his eager eye.

A neighbor watched his zigzag course,

And hailed him from the lawn;

Asked him where he’d been that day

And what was going on.

“I’ve been to Bible School “,

He said and turned a piece of sod.

He picked up a wiggly worm replying,

“I’ve learned a lot about God“.

“M’m, very fine way”, the neighbor said,

“for a boy to spend his time”.

“If you’ll tell me where God is,

I’ll give you a brand new dime”.

Quick as a flash the answer came!

Nor were his accents faint.

“I’ll give you a dollar, Mister,

If you can tell me where God ain’t !”

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“In God We Still Trust!”

After our country seeing, hearing and living through some horrific events lately… this song gives me courage to uplift my source of faith… belief… and pride..

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So thankful for my provider… and hope… that there will be better days ahead…

I know we haven’t seen the likes of so many people in other countries… but, just a taste is enough for me to want it to end NOW!…

God Bless America..

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In God I Trust!…

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You place your hand on His Bible, when you swear to tell the Truth
His name is on our greatest Monuments, and all our money too,
And when we Pledge allegiance, there’s no doubt where we stand,
There is no separation, we’re one Nation under Him.

Chorus:
In God We Still Trust
Here in America
He’s the one we turn to every time
The goin’ gets rough
He is the source of all our Strength
The One who watches over us
Here in America
In God We Still Trust

Now there are those among us, who want to push Him out,
And erase His name from everything, this country’s all about,
From the Schoolhouse to the Courthouse, they’re Silencing His Word,
Now it’s time for all Believers, to make our Voices heard.

In God We Still Trust,
Here in America
He’s the one we turn to every time
The goin’ gets rough
He is the source of all our Strength
The One who watches over us
Here in America
In God We Still Trust

Here in America
Here in America
Here in America,

In God We Still Trust
Here in America,

In God We Still Trust
Here in America

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Daily Prompts: Deja Vu

Have you ever truly felt déjà vu, the sensation that you’ve already had the experience you’re currently having?

Yes… I have had the sensation of deja vu…but, just in moments… seconds…

                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                A turn of my head…

A sound…

A quick photo in my mind…

A recollection that I had seen the same scene at another time…

It’s quite eery…

A glimpse into the past…

Gives you a quick intake of breath…

I’ve said to whoever might be around, “I’ve seen or done that before!”…

It’s not a sense of an ongoing presence in the past… just a faint look…

Quite mysterious… and makes me feel quite in awe…

of the world we live in..                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                                                          the spirit of life…

 

the unknowing circumstances of death…

the wonderment of heaven…

and the vastness of past and present happenings…

makes me feel quite small… but, so special!….

for that moment of Deja Vu!

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Daily Prompt: Sliced Bread!

King James
Bible (Cambridge Ed.)

Matthew 4:4
But he answered and said, It is written, Man
shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God.

This was my first thought on sliced bread…

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could just slice some nice warm bread

… take small bites… and the words and thoughts of God would enter us…

But, He gave us the choice… eat or not…

I remember in Elementary School… when “Bible Reading” was still permitted…

that I chose this verse to read… I actually just opened the Bible and chose the verse that said something to me…

It has remained ever since…

I also remember my teacher saying,

“That’s one of my favorite verses too!”…

The small things that we carry throughout our lives that have influencd us…

Amazing isn’t it???

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Storm…”Sandy!”…

    I come in prayer Dear Lord…

   Thinking of the storm…

   Please keep these in your care…

   Can come in any form…

 

Some need shelter…

Some need food…

Warm coats or sweater…

A smile to lift a mood…

Their homes are gone…

Their life seems lost…

It seems so wrong…

Thoughts of the cost…

 

The mayor, the governor…

The president too…

They seem to hover…

Doing what they do…

 

They organize help…

And are making plans…

The pain is felt…

Of the water crossed land…

 

The winds did blow…

Turning things over…

The lights did glow…

As neighbors took cover…

 

I wasn’t there…

Watching from afar…

It’s hard to bear…

But, not as others are!

 

The rains kept coming…

Running into street and home…

The waves were looming…

Seeming to roam…

 

Where is a loved one? …

Were in their thoughts…

Could they be gone? …

Their hearts so wrought…

 

Daylight has come…

Prayers lifted high…

Time to get strong…

As time will fly…

 

Time to get tough…

Join with one another…

Yes, it will be rough…

But, we’ll come together…

 

Thank you Dear Lord…

For hearing our pleas…

And to your accord…

You’ll meet our needs…

By: mkg 10~ 30~ 12

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“Colors of God!”

I was forwarded an email showing these lovey creatures of God… His handiwork is quite awesome… I think we sometimes need to be reminded… so I’m sharing these beautiful bird photos in all of their glory…

Only a fragment that nature has to show us… and thank goodness for the technology we have to be able to share these beautiful sights with others… I hope they make you stop and take a moment of silence today and just take in the wonder of God…

“Colors That Only God Can Do!

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Thank you, Jesus!

Memory…

I made a statement on a fellow blogger’s BLOG … that has remained with me for days… Do you ever wonder where things you say or do come from?… I was listing things about myself  … Some things from my childhood days … some things from my early years of marriage  and some about me right now …

I know you are wondering what I said that has got me to thinking …

Well, what I said was…

“God knew I would need Him… So He came into my life”  …

This happened in my early twenties… It was a day I’ll always remember …and have spoken of before…

I have needed my Lord… as I call Him… every day since I found Him… because He already knew me!… He opened up my heart to accept Him and I never looked back… That is not to say I haven’t done things I’ve shouldn’t…said things I’ve shouldn’t…acted in ways I shouldn’t…But, I always knew I needed to return to my Savior, and then things would be alright… No, believe it or not I’m not perfect …I’m not wise …I’m not the best …I’m not outstanding… I’m just a woman who is living this life that was given her 63 years ago… I was blessed and shown mercy  in that God knew me before I was born… at my conception… when I was young and now that I’m getting older … He knew I would need Him… so He came into my life… Isn’t that the most amazing thing!… It just makes me smile to myself … and gives me a feeling of love  in my heart like no other thing could give…

Thank you, Jesus!