Which of these 15 suggestions are NOT already part of your morning routine? The one that’s lacking for me is exercise! So, if I’m gonna “Walk the Talk” as I promised myself, I guess I better start walking, huh?
It’s another beautiful morning here. I’m outta here.
“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”
Dolly Parton
We are headed for a weekend with our dear friends, the Ducsays. They live 6 months in our “hood” in Montana and 6 months in Southern California. We are in miserable 😩 CA traffic. But, if ya wanna see your friends, Dolly Parton would tell us, ya gotta put up with the traffic.
When we went to our son’s for Christmas, we stopped overnight at a half way point, and woke up to snow covered cars the next morning. Dolly would say, “If ya wanna see family who live two days away, ya gotta sacrifice a little time and comfort.”
Last night we had dinner with Bob’s brother and his wife. We enjoyed this week’s visit with them. Don’t feel like we had to “put up” with anything to enjoy their company. But, they had to “put up” with us! We’re so grateful for their love and hospitality!
What “rain” do you have to “put up with” in order to see your next 🌈 rainbow 🌈?
That Dolly Parton quote was part of an excellent post by Barbara Franken today. Her blog inspired these thoughts of mine. Check it out! There is lots of “meat” in it to chew on. Not hard to “put up” with her at all!
Barbara’s WordPress site is “Me, My Magnificent Self.”
Have a Fabulous Friday and a Wonderful Weekend.
A friend sent this card
with “Your friendship means the world to me”
written on the inside.
She wrote,
“I can feel your footprints
in my heart everyday.
Do you mind is I
walk all over your heart, too?”
Photo by Luis Quintero on Pexels.com
Those footprints are not just ON my heart,
they are IN my heart.
I feel her love deeply.
It keeps me buoyed on days
when I might otherwise be feeling down.
I subscribe to “Someone Cares” cards from Guideposts. I love these cards because they always include a pertinent scripture reference, an uplifting message, and a pertinent story on the back of each.
This last mailing of Guideposts’ cards had the message
I used in my last post,
“Whenever we’re together,
and even when we’re not,
warm and caring thoughts of you
make me smile a lot.”
Guideposts “Someone Cares” cards are available
at shopguideposts.org/someone-cares-greetings.
I highly recommend them.
They are unique and special.
When I open the package of 12 every 6 weeks or so,
the cards call out the names of friends
for whom I feel that card would be most appropriate.
The back of this particular card
had a wonderful story on it
– written by Lisa Bogart:“When my best friend came to New York to visit me, I wanted to pack all the sights, food, and fun I could into our four days together.
On the first morning, we took a 10:00 train into Manhattan. We walked crosstown, hopped on the subway, and headed uptown to the Cloisters… then to the Metropolitan Museum of Art… farther downtown to my favorite barbecue place… window-shopped and gawked at the towering buildings. Finally, we took a train home at 10:30 that night.
My friend was pooped and asked if we could stay closer to home the next day. When she came down for breakfast, she had her knitting with her. She suggested we sit on the patio and knit for awhile. I put on a pot of tea, and we spent the morning catching up and renewing our friendship.
We went on a few more adventures before she left, but it was that quiet time together that I remember best. It makes me smile and feel close to her even when we’re miles apart.”
Do you have a special friend who has left footprints in your heart? Why not send a card to them today letting them know you are thinking of them in a special way? Sending snail-mail cards does not have to be a “lost art.” Keep it alive with your footprints today!
I love you, dear WordPress friends.
You leave your footprints in my heart
each time you visit and leave a note.
God bless you!
Jan sends cheers!
See ya tomorrow.
In today’s sermon,
Elaine told a story of
A lighthouse keeper:
On a stormy night,
He climbed the rocks to the light;
Turned it on and fell.
He fell and he died
That night on the rocky hill
After doing his job.
A sailor that night
Saved his passengers and crew
Because of the light.
The lightkeeper died
So that others might be saved
From falls in darkness.
Elaine Hundley, who delivered the message in church today reminded us that, like this lighthouse keeper, Jesus died that we might live. He gave His life for us. Likewise, we are reminded to share our lives – give what we have – to brighten the lives of others.
Elaine read from Luke 12:13-21,
and she reminded us –
“All we have is on loan to us
From the Lord, the Almighty.
If we have extra, we are told
To give it away; don’t hold tightly.“
These are eleven of the WordPress bloggers
who provide sunshine in my life –
They share the writing talents they have been given;
They are my choices
for the Sunshine Blogger Award :
Dear Readers, you will enjoy checking out the blogs listed above. They are always inspiring. If any of these people wish to accept the award (Big Sky Buckeye already did – he sent this to me) and put it on their blog site, check back to see the rules posted yesterday on JanBeek.
Among the rules, I was asked to answer 11 questions and then create 11 questions for my Sunshine Award recipients to answer. Here are my questions:
See ya tomorrow.
Good-bye September! You’ve been a very good month – Messages each day.
My take-aways were
Great daily inspirations –
Always carry them!
When glancing to the right,
You see numbers 1-15,
Next page to 30.
Every day I write The take-away to carry In heart to guide me.
It provides a list That inspires me to live Thankful for blessings.
Lord, Please strip me of me Until nothing remains but YOU!
These are my daily prayers. It was an inspirational September.
Many of these daily themes in Daily Guideposts were the inspirations for my daily blogs. The end of the “Daily Devotions for Living by Faith” called These Days features three coloring pages. I will write about them tomorrow … telling about the way coloring can relieve stress.Daily Guideposts take-aways for each day of September – Carry these with you:
- Thank God for my family and friends
- God bless all our laborers
- Thank God for our “hood”
- God is Always with me
- Stay Connected in Love
- Rely on God’s Strength
- Walk in Step with Jesus
- Listen to God’s Wisdom
- Lord, Increase my Insight
- Trust God with my Dreams
- Never Forget 9-11
- He walks with Me
- Trust Him
- Give Love Unconditionally
- Jesus Forgives “Missteaks”
- Be Consistent; and Treasure People
- Use Your Gifts to Praise God
- Live in the Hope of the Lord
- Focus on God’s Grace
- A Hug Includes Letting Go
- Bless my Former Students (Thank You, Lord, for giving me chances to positively influence others)
- Lift my Hands, Heart & Voice to Praise God
- I Am at Home in my Soul with God
- Make Wise Choices
- Lord, Hear my Prayers
- Serve with Compassion
- Pray for a Cancer Cure
- Thank God for His Gift of Peace
- Take Courage in All Circumstances
- Lean on God Always
As September ends and I send this book off to my grandson, I thank God for the people who write these daily messages – and for the way in which they inspire my life. I hope they inspire yours today, too. Thank you for sharing! God bless you!
See ya tomorrow
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.
.
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.
Hugs to You !!
Inspire to Love
Let the SonShine!
You inspire me to respond
Learning to Live; Living to Learn; Learning to Love; Living in Love
