July’s Wordless Wednesday
Gerry Mooney Photography
July 4 Rodeo, Ennis, MT, 2019
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Archive for July, 2019
The Power of Words
Give Compliments
Give Compliments
Haiku x8
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When is the last time
Someone complimented you?
Who? Friend or stranger?
When is the last time
You complimented someone?
Who? Friend or stranger?
Which feels better –
A compliment from a friend
or from a stranger?
When do you speak up
To give out a compliment?
Is it natural?
Or do you have to
Struggle to give compliments?
Do you accept them?
What do you say back?
A simple “Thank You” will do.
Do not disagree.
“Oh, this old sweater?
I’ve had it for a long time.”
Try a humble, “Thanks!”
Speak sincere feelings,
And don’t underestimate
The power of words.
You’re Awesome!!
See ya tomorrow!
Feed Your Mind
Feed Your Mind
Feed Hope, Truth and Love
To your ever hungry mind –
Your mind will believe.
Peace to you, my friends.
Love and Peace…
See ya tomorrow.
Project Peace
Project Peace
World Peace is illusive.
Can it ever be attained?
What role do I play in it?
Is my attitude engrained?
Do I project Attitude Peace?
Am I carrying my load?
Today’s sermon told me
It’s a very illusive road.
Rev. Jean Johnson’s sermon topic:
“God Bless This House with Peace”
based on Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20
Violence against older adults
Is on the rise; peace gunned
Down in constant upheavels –
Headlines leave us stunned.
God entrusts us with
The lives others. Take part
In providing care for
The deeper issue: the human heart.
We need a change of heart.
We need a heart of peace.
God asks us to spread
His peace to all – – – Release!
We need to reorient
Our idea of how peace acts.
We need to be willing
To understand the facts.
Peace is not an ideal
To be attained from others.
It is not something given
By our sisters and our brothers.
We do not have the power
To change the hearts of others.
We each must choose our peace,
Not the hate that smothers.
The struggle for peace
Is not between me and thee.
It is a face in the mirror;
The face of peace I see.
Do I regard the needs
Of others as great as my own?
Do I forgive 70 x 7?
And love those with hearts of stone?
Do I acknowledge the value
Of each human being?
Do I give unconditionally?
Do I love those who’re disagreeing?
Do I set aside old baggage
And see others free and clear?
Or do I carry resentment,
And prejudge those ever near?
God asks us to bring peace
With us wherever we go.
Work to create a change of heart.
Offer peace to all you know.
Peace to you, my friends.
I hope you’re having a peaceful Sunday.
Way to go, FIFA, USA Soccer Gals!!
You’re awesome!!
See you tomorrow.
Why Can’t We Just LOVE?
Why can’t we JUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER?
LOVING ONE ANOTHER IS A PERSONAL ISSUE IN MY FAMILY – AND YOURS, TOO.
My grandson fell in love with Dahlia (not her real name … time to protect the innocent). They produced this darling baby. Now Dahlia has kicked him out.
Why can’t we just love one another?
Why do we tug at each other and take sides
and try to pull one another over to our side?
Why can’t we try harder to understand
before we try to be understood?
Why can’t we just LOVE ONE ANOTHER?
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Why do we wage war against one another?
Why can’t we JUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER?
I had an ah-hah moment this morning as I was doing my Bible Study and reading the devotionals. In Touch magazine’s topic yesterday was “God’s Perspective on War.”
Charles Stanley wrote, “War is a very controversial subject in both the world and the church…” and then he asked the question, “What does the Lord think about war?”
He continued by trying to answer his own question, using Romans 13:1-4 as a springboard.Here is Romans 13: 1-2a – “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those who exist have been instructed by God. Therefore, whoever resists the authorites resists what God has appointed…”
He said wars are waged to protect citizens against evil.
But, is every ruler appointed and instructed by God? I would question that. If they are, in fact, instructed by God, are they listening? Are they following God’s instruction?
Do wars over land rights have anything to do with protecting citizens’ lives? The governments send its citizens into battle knowing many will be killed!
God bless our veterans! I guess it was July 4th and its festivities – honoring our war veterans that got me thinking on this subject.
IMMIGRATION AND CIVIL RIGHTS
Pediatricians shared pictures drawn by migrant children after being released from US custody
A drawing by children recently released depicting their time spent in US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody. Photograph: Handout ./Reuters
Is God instructing Donald Trump to take chidren from their parents, lock them in cages, give them aluminum blankets, make them sleep on a cold floor, and provide inadequate medical care for them? It’s heart-breaking!!!
Yes, I know – this is a controversial, multi-faceted problem. But, it just can’t be right!
Governments were established as a means of promoting good and restraining (stopping, if possible) evil. I am convinced that God’s goal is the destruction of wickedness, NOT THE DESTRUCION OF PEOPLE.
Why can’t we JUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER?
When governments condone immorality, fuel the rich, and oppress the poor, then God allows war for the sake of the innocent.
In Luke 6:27-31, the Bible teaches us to love our enemies, do good to those who hate us, and bless those who curse us. BUT, as Charles Stanley pointed out in today’s devotional in In Touch magazine, “Jesus was speaking about personal conflicts, not national wars.” He continued by reminding us we need to “distinquish between commands issued to nations and instructions given to individuals.”
God allows governments to wage wars for the protection of those being harmed. The job of the government is to protect people.
What would have happened if no government had stepped in to stop Hitler?
Where in our world today do we see people being harmed by the government? Caged? Scorned? Marginalized? We don’t have to look very far!
When I put the word “abuse” in the free photo library search, look what I got:
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Immigration Policy
Is this what the immigration policy has boiled down to? A wall?
Is this how we step forward to protect people in the world who are forced out of their homes and risking their lives to seek asylum in a safer place?
No, we can’t take in thousands of people who need protection from other countries. We need to limit immigration/ asylum seekers and enforce our limits. But, what is the root cause? What are the conditions that are forcing these families out of their native lands?
How can we look for ways to protect our own people and treat others with love?
There is no easy solution to the abuse and marginalization, the hunger and the threats to life in this world. JUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER sounds like pie in the sky – Pollyanna thinking.
But LOVE is the answer! Right and Truth must ultimately prevail.
We must stand up/ speak up/work for/pray for/hope for/ and believe in PEACE.
It is not ours individually to take our own revenge. We will never experience inner peace if we battle individuals who wrong us. Our job is to forgive, to love, and to work together to make our own government more responsive to the needs of its citizens and the right to a peaceful life for us all.
I do dream of a world with no more war. Don’t you?
LET’S JUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER!
SEE YOU TOMORROW!
Love Our Bees!
Love Our Bees!
Honeybees give us
One out of every three foods –
Directly or indirectly.
Their pollination is essential.
Their honey is a pure food.
If you avoid adding water to it,
It will be good and nutritious
forever!
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Don’t refrigerate it!
That speeds up any tendency to crystallize.
Honey was found in
King Tut’s tomb…
And it still was good.
Honeybees are in peril.
Worldwide they are dying
of Colony Collapse Disorder.
Save our bees!
And, go hug a Beekeeper!!
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Thanks for beeing here.
See ya tomorrow.
Celebrate July 4th, Ennis, MT
Celebrate July 4th in Ennis, MT
Independence Day in Ennis, Montana is like stepping back 50 years.
The Firemen put on a pancake breakfast and feed over 800 people.
The parade blocks off Hiway 287 traffic for two hours. The floats are simple. The horses are wonderful. The old cars are fun to see. The children are delightful.
This video taken when we were watching it from Main Street a couple years ago gives you a real good glimpse of our parade. My friend, Mary Oliver, was Grand Marshall.
This year we watched from across the way from our Manor, the nursing home. The residents come out in their wheelchairs to enjoy the festivities. Some voolunteers served them rootbeer floats and presented the with July 4th hats or crowns. Adorable!!
It was overcast and a little cool
when the sun went behind a cloud,
but it did not rain on our parade!
Thank you, God!
I volunteered at our Senior Center to offer coffee, water, donuts, and restroom facilities to the more than 6,000 visitors who came to our little town of 1,000 residents on this special occasion.
My friend, Lynn,
who is President of our Sr. Center Board of Directors,
spear-headed the effort.
The rodeo is good-ole western down-home country.
And after the rodeo, we all have a BBQ
or invite neighbors and friends to come home with us.
The neighbors invite the neighbors to come dine with them in their welcoming homes.
What a lovely evening we had!
Just look at that view from our neighbor’s patio!
(Our house is beyond the trees to the left.)
You gotta experience it to believe it.
Maybe next year YOU can come to Ennis, Montana to experience the Firemen’s breakfast, the parade, the hospitality of the Sr. Center and the residents’ homes, and the rodeo.
Hope you had a Happy 4th of July.
What did you do if you were in the USA? And if you’re in another country, do you have similar celebratory experiences to celebrate your country’s independence or founding? Tell me about it!
Thanks for joining me!
See ya tomorrow.
A Day on the Madison
A Day on the Madison
This is livin’
CATCH OF THE DAY
He may have caught rain
But the best of all catches
Was that big rainbow
Come to Ennis.
Bob would love to take you out on the Madison!
See ya later!
Do What’s Right
Just Do It!
Every minute is
The right time to do what is
The right and kind thing.
I support Bob Goff’s “Love Does” organization with a small donation each month. It’s not much, but every little bit helps. The work “Love Does” is accomplishing is worth supporting. You can trust that your donation is not eaten up by some executive’s big corporate salary. The money goes to the intended purpose. Check it out: https://lovedoes.org/
Do you know an organization whose efforts to improve the lives if others is sincere and effective? Do you send a little to them on a regular basis as you are able?
Martin Luther King is quoted
in this picture from “Love Does” above.
“The time is always right to do what is right.”
I love it!
Just do it!
See ya tomorrow
Looking Back for Inspiration
Inspiration from
Daily June “Take-Aways”
When daily I read
Daily Guideposts 2019, – A Spirit-Lifting Devotional –
I write 2 to 9 words on the page
to remember the message
that I want to “take-away” with me.
Here are the daily Take-Aways from June:
- Think creatively!
- Trust first; Faith follows.
- Work at Loving.
- See and feel God (at work in my life)
- Relax into what comes.
- Accept and Appreciate God’s Grace
- Some things are worse than death.
- Share Openly My Faith
- Find God is the Seeing, not the Being
- Create in Me a Legacy of Love
- Respond with Compassion
- Project Positivity to All!
- Let You Inner Self Sparkle!
- Let God Keep You Tuned
- Forgive as You’re Forgiven
- Pray Daily for Confidence in God’s Wisdom and Guidance
- Trust in God’s Hope
- Find and Follow God’s Paths
- Be a Reflection of Jesus’ Love
- Accept Barriers
- Be in the Moment
- See Beauty Everywhere
- Live in and Love the Trinity
- Praise Him – It Feels Good!!
- Speak Love; Exhibit Kindness
- Erase Past Regrets
- Bee Generous ;o)
- Go With the Flow
- Focus on Blessings
- Live with Purpose!
Which one speaks loudly to your heart
and gives you the inspiration to go out
and JUST DO IT?
Thanks for dropping by.
I’d love to see your choice below.
See ya tomorrow
