Wednesday, August 20, 2014

The Little Light!

Hi!
 
I have written a children's book and if you would like to logon to the link regarding that please feel welcome to have a look.  It is also available in paperback (as well as ebook).
 
 
 
 
All the best,
Cheers.k.

Friday, February 28, 2014

My favourite Saying Is ?

My favourite Saying is "You can lead a horse to water BUT you can't make it enjoy the view". Cheers.k.

Experience - by design

Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills - Minna Antrim.

IT is not by chance but by design that the sorrows we experience throughout our lives are countered by equal servings of joy.  ONE offsets the other.  And we are strengthened by their combination.

OUR longing for only lifes's joys is human-also folly, joy would become insipid if it were our steady diet. Joyful times serve us well as respites from the trying situations that push our growth and development.  ...

Laughter softens the cutting edges of the lessons we seek or are cornered by.  IT offers PERSPECTIVE when the outlook is bleak.  ... The REALITY is that each day will present both occasions for anguish and ones inviting easy laughter.  BOTH are valuable. Neither should dominate.

Joy and Sorrow are analogous to the ebb and flow of the ocean tide. THEY are natural rhythms.  And we are mellowed by their presence when we accept them as necessary to our VERY existence.

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Any pain today guarantees an equal amount of pleasure, if I willingly accept them BOTH.


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K. Casey (Hazelden Meditations)

Difference

WE are created different so we can be different.  It is the choices that we make that matter !  .k.

Indifference

Indifference is how Hitler got to Power (PAUSE and think of that) !  .k.


Thursday, February 27, 2014

* "WHAT do you CALL . . ??"

WHAT do you call an Alligator that wears a vest?

An Investigator.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

* GREAT Expectations . . ? !

"What a wonderful way to begin a new week, with praise to the Creator!  I am Navajo and live on the reservation in Shiprock, New Mexico.  From my bedroom window and the window of my sewing studio, I can see the huge volcanic remnant rising from the desert floor with its grandeur and stark massiveness.  In the morning, the rising sunlight reveals crevices and fault lines.  Praise comes easily when viewing nature's splendor and beauty.  I find it more difficult to praise if the kids don't have their backpacks ready for school or have nothing to pack for lunches or we're running late and the gas tank is registering empty.

In my culture, the traditional believers rise to meet the morning sun as it lightens the eastern sky and to offer thanks for a new day.  We customarily give thanks for our family, what we have, and where we are.  The sun serves to remind us of when to stop and pray; daybreak, noon, sunset and night.

Monday is a new beginning for the week after several days of refreshment and relaxation for many of us.  What is your attitude as you begin this week?  Is it one of hopeful expectation as you prepare to see what God is doing around you?

The psalmist (in Psalm 106:1-6) offers some reminders of how we can begin our new week, as well as the rewards of deliberate living.  "Who can utter the mighty doings of the Lord, or declare all his praise?"  Finding time to praise God is a challenge in the face of our busy schedules, especially if we think we are pulling more than our share on the job or in a relationship.

Perhaps we can learn from the elders-let the sun remind us to stop and utter praise to the One who created us and this Universe.

Creator of the Universe, help us to stop for a few seconds every day to praise you for your steadfast love and your goodness.  Amen."

Pamela C. Hawkins