Memories

I saw a picture of my childhood home...it was snow covered & had the car I am now driving out in front...
It brought back Memories of my Mom...how we went to Crest Grocery every other week, how I would stop by to visit & take her a meal or go out shopping...
Memories of both her & Dad...Mom was my shopping buddy & Dad was my Breakfast buddy...
There were many Memories both good & Bad...the many times I was called because. One of them had taken a Fall...
I began to be sad, missing them both...then I heard my Moms words
"If Life here on Earth were perfect we'ld never want to go to Heaven to be with Jesus" If we were Happy all the time we would not want the Happiness in Heaven...
I Thank God for Memories & for good & bad times both & for when I feel unhappy because in the sadness I know there's the Hope of Joy Forever....
Now my Parents are experiencing that Joy...
Thanks Mom for teaching me how to live when I am sad...Hope for everlasting Joy!!
: D

My Final Day

Seems recently alot of people I've known growing up are now passing or having major health issues...
We never know when it is our time...my poor dad was on his death bed for three years yet many are taken from us over-night...
So I wonder if this were my Final Day here on earth & I somehow knew it, would my life be any different...
Would I be more positive instead of complaining? Would my attitude or conversation be different? Would my work ethics change, or my hobbies?
May we live each day, each moment as if it were our last & may we treat each other with kindness & respect and have gratitude in everything!

The Hero

I was about to get gas when I saw him sitting in the car in front of me...He was all bent over & had a withered look..He was elderly, probably couldn't drive anymore, waiting on his daughter to get gas. He reminded me so much of my Dad...the slump...the withered look...spending time with his daughter...He had on a hat..My dad always wore one too..the hat of pride declaring he was a Vet whom had served In the war...I went up to him...Shook his hand & Thanked him...
Somehow the price of the gas seemed irrelevant but the price he paid for me to stop & get it more relevant...The price of Freedom!!

Life Today

Computers crashing all around us
Life problems crashing all around us
Life is full of waiting on computer updates, waiting to reboot, waiting for the
Web site to upload....
Why not wait on God???
Why worry & Fret when God is in control!!
Be still & know that I am God (Ps 46:10)

Gratitude

Too many times we go through life without gratitude
I am Thankful for my husband & my dogs...for family for the cousins that love us and my adopted sister...
Just when we thought we had no family God provided abundantly!!!
But I am also Thankful for the small things...for the grocery clerk, the paper boy for food & people that provide services every day....

May I not dwell on my problems in life on what I don't have & instead praise for Gods goodness!!!