Monthly Archives: February 2009

Beautiful Blessings

10 February 2009
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  • The quick and easy recovery of my grandma who had a heart attack and splint put in a week ago.
  • The boys giggling as they are playing in the backyard. Such a beautiful sound!!
  • The unseasonably warm day.
  • The presents of my wonderful husband who is working from home today.
  • The peace of knowing that all that *needs* to be accomplished will be.
  • Our loving and supportive extended family.
  • The time to spending reading on topics of interest to me.
  • The rich resources available to us at our public library. (Our oldest son checked a framed print out to display in our home – he wanted it for his bedroom, but we aren’t so sure it will be in one piece if left in there. LOL!)
  • Watching our oldest go into the prints room at the library and see one that he said was “beautiful” and ask if he could check it out (we had never done so before). It was great to see in interest in art and appreciate its beauty.
  • The geese returning from the South.

What has blessed your life today?

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A Fresh Start

9 February 2009
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A fresh start, a new beginning
Past mistakes erased, poor choices forgiven
A chance to thrive under new circumstances
The opportunity to become who you were meant to be

When blessed with a fresh start, make the most of it! Every moment is a fresh start to some degree. Make the conscience decision to make better decisions every moment from here on out. All decisions won’t be the best, we are human.

Here are some of the things that I am going to concentrate on (and it will take ALOT of work on my part and ALOT of help from God to even begin to make improvements in these areas!) as I step forward from this point:

  • Providing more “child training” for my little ones
  • Being more soft-spoken to my family
  • Taking more care in my household tasks as they are a reflection of my love of my family
  • Making better choices with how I spend my time (i.e., less time on the internet)
  • Giving others the benefit of the doubt
  • Reach out in friendship to others more
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    What is…

    3 February 2009
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    What is tomorrow without today?
    What is a marriage without love?
    What is the future without hope?
    What is food without nourishment?
    What is an embrace without caring?
    What is knowledge without learning?
    What is friendship without sharing?
    What is love without giving of ourselves?

    All of these are empty vessels if without the substance behind them that make each a wonderful blessing. I choose these blessings with their beautiful meanings intact. May your life be full of these blessings and many more!

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    Let Them Play

    2 February 2009
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    If we all wish for the days of our childhood when we were free of adult responsibilities, why are we pushing our children to grow up so fast by taking away their free time and instituting formal education at a younger and younger age? Why is it that we wish to be carefree and playful like children yet we are always telling our children to be quiet, “act your age” (which is another way of saying “you aren’t behaving like a miniature adult), and quit goofing off? Is it because we are jealous at their ability to truly enjoy life to the fullest while we are weighted down by the responsibilities of adulthood?

    I am going to try harder to let my children be children. It is hard to just let them be kids sometimes, but that is what their job is – to be kids! They make messes. They investigate things. They are exuberant. They are God’s blessings to us. Lets delight in them enjoying the world!

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