Living in Peace
Living in Peace is
An essential goal of mine –
Sleeping’s easier
Easier to sleep
When you know your life is love
With promises kept.
Good night, my friends.
Sleep in peace.
zzzzzzzzz
See ya tomorrow.
Archive for the ‘life’ Category
Worth Waiting For
I waited 28 years
For a card or letter
from my #1 grandson.
It was a card worth waiting for!!
In spite of no PO Box number on it,
it was delivered.
In addition to the surprise
of a postcard from our #1 grandson,
we also received a wonderful
set of pictures exhibiting his
phenomenal photography skills.
I appreciated Mike’s photography so much in the few he sent me, that he created an Adobe album for me and sent some of the ones he has taken in Valais, Switzerland where he and Tania were born and raised.
where our daughter, DeAna, lives
with her wonderful chef husband, Andre’
and her angelic mother-in-law, Denise,
and our #3 grandson, Christian.
look down at the road
they just traveled!
Mike, you are a treasure!!
That postcard was worth waiting for –
That trip to Greece was worth waiting for –
That darling Tania was worth waiting for –
Everything worth having
is worth waiting for.
Trust in God’s perfect timing!
Thank you God for letting me live long enough
to see this #1 grandson so happy,
and so willing to share his joy!
Have a beautiful day, my friends.
I hope your dreams and prayers
come true, too.
Keep on praying and dreaming!
Remember, they are worth waiting for!
Radical Interdependence
Are there any absolutes left? Or is everything in the world relative? Is there such a thing as right and wrong?
In her blog today, Barbara Franken
Barbara Franken, Me, My Magnificent Self
wrote,
“As the weeks, months and years roll quickly by, we observe how the world around us widens the separation of people, organisations, countries, opinions, beliefs… all warring against each other. Extreme opposites and deep conflict is being forged. Yes – No, Light – Dark, Good – Bad, Right – Wrong, This – That, Mine – Yours… each side adamant they are correct!
So who is correct, which side do we choose, which way do we go?“
Barbara Franken went on to say,
“Choosing for oneself means choosing love.
Love has no sides, no conflict and honours all.”
It’s interesting that I was reading her blog right after relishing the words of Wm. Coffin and Joanna Macy in Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat’s book, Spiritual Literacy. They quoted Coffin and Macy who wrote:
Yes, we ARE radically interdependent. The actions of each of us has an effect on the rest of us. And there ARE absolutes. There IS right and wrong. And when we see things headed the wrong way:
- hate vs. love
- dark vs. light
- bad vs. good
- wrong vs. right
- destruction vs. enhancement
- falsehood vs. Truth
- broken vs. working/productive
- criminal vs. just
- immoral vs. ethical/principled
… then we know it is time to step up to the plate and do what we can. Do you think, “The problems are too big; who am I to make a difference?”
If so, just look at Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who is leading global protests demanding action on climate change.
Greta was quoted as saying,
“We will do everything in our power to stop this crisis from getting worse…”
God bless her! Today’s Bozeman Chronicle carried this article about her:
What issue are you passionate about?
How can your voice make a difference?
What can you do? Think about it.
Know that we are indeed
“One World… Radically Interdependent”
… and each of us CAN make a difference.
Will I?
Will you?
Live to Give
Good Friday Morning to you!
Each morning
I start my day up here
in my sanctuary
at the top of
our circlular staircase.
Come and join me today!
Here we sit
in the presence of the Holy Spirit,
who fills our hearts.
It’s a peaceful place.
I read, pray, meditate, and listen.
God’s amazing grace fills our souls.
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After reading the scripture
and the reflections on it,
by Michael Morgan of Atlanta, Georgia,
I added a few words boldly to the page.
These three words represent
my “take away” for today.
Yes, I want to “Live to Give.”
I hope that’s your take-away, too.
Thank you, Michael,
for the inspiration and the prayer
at the bottom of the page.
I, too, hope to “Live into [God’s] goodness.”
My heart beats with God’s love as its fuel. .
May you also “Live to Give” today – and always.
Have a Fabulous Friday! .
Come and join me again later
when I go to volunteer
at our Madison Valley Medical Center.
See ya later.
Bees and Honey
Bees and Honey
You all know I love honey,
And bees are dear to my heart.
How can we protect these pollinators?
Where do we even start?
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We begin with our children
As we teach them the value of bees.
We show them how to protect
The insects around us – such as these.
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We show them up close pictures
And let our fascination spread
To the next generation
As we substitute awe for dread.
There’s so much we can learn from these
Social insects who do so much good.
Let’s open our minds and our wonder
To help others do what they should.
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Enjoy God’s nectar, the honey,
And thank the producers, the bees.
Let’s do all we can to protect them…
There are no more important life form than these!
It’s a message worth teaching
It’s a message worth preaching.
Do your part!
Thanks for visiting…
Have a great first week of Autumn.
Love, JanBeek
See ya tomorrow.
Just Be Happy
It’s the middle of the night here in Ennis, Montana, USA.
I can’t sleep.
Do you ever have that problem?
What do you do about it?
There’s an old song that comes to mind.
These may not be the exact words,
but it goes something like this:
When you’re troubled and you can’t sleep,
Count your blessings instead of sheep;
and you’ll fall asleep
counting your blessings.”
After some restful sleep…
If I can just get TazE to stop waking me up!
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OK, just be happy…
Life is good-
Even at 3: in the morning!!
40 Old Fashioned Skills
This list says these skills are “old fashioned,”
but I say some skills NEVER go out of style.
It’s always timely to be kind, for instance.
Photo by Lukas Hartmann on Pexels.com
If you want to be an example of “love”
in a world where peace, joy, and kindness
sometimes seem like rare commodities,
I think we should not only teach these skills
to our children, but practice them ourselves regularly.
Some of them are “Duh, of course!”
Others are “Hmmm… Do I do that?”
Do I even know how to check the tire pressure?
Am I conscientious about asking questions
to get to know people better?
Do I give people the benefit of the doubt
all the time?
This list is from “frugalfun4boys.com”
But, it applies to all people… to adults as well.
Which of them resonate with you?
Cheers!
Have a great Friday night.
We’re headed to the neighbors.
See ya tomorrow.
