Where you plant love, there you will find your Valentines.
I believe there’s a Valentine out there for each and everyone of you. There’s a husband or a wife, a boyfriend or a girlfriend. A mother or a father, a sister or a brother. A grand parent, a neighbor, a friend or even a special furry little companion. Valentines day is meant to be shared with those you love. Happy Valentines day!
This too shall pass. A new season is guaranteed to be born. Whatever season you are currently in, whether you’re enjoying it or not, it will come to an end and a new season will begin. Put a jacket on, sit by a cozy fire and wait for the thaw.
Today, look at the reasons why you’re so admirable. What special gifts did god give to you? What makes you unique? Can you see why those around you admire you.
I know one person who admire’s you! Me!
“The Spirit has given each of us a special way of servings others” (1 Corinthians 12:7 CEV). Embrace who God made you to be, not who others want you to be. Discover your god given talent’s and skills and see how you can use it to serve others.
There’s a time for winter, a time for spring. A time for summer and a time for fall. A time for stillness and a time for restlessness. A time to laugh and a time to cry. A time for fun and a time to be bored. A time to be awake and a time for rest. A time to fail and a time to rise. A time for friends, a time for family. A time for gatherings and a time to be alone. A time for celebrating and a time to mourn. A time to be young and a time to grow old. A time for uncertainty and a time for assurance. A time to have and a time for loss. But whatever your time, know that it will pass, good or bad.
We don’t realize how much we need this dose of winter. Some of us ddon’t eel like we need it. The thought of being still and quiet with ourselves, and having less to do makes us so uncomfortable. But Winter is a time for rest, rejuvenation, and a time to improve health and mind. Time to restore and manage our energy reserves to prepare for the coming of spring.
James 1:19
Constantly working on this one. I rise in the early quiet morning with this intention and by later afternoon it can be quickly forgotten.
Do It AnywayForgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you’ve got anyway.
by Mother Teresa (my biggest influencer)
Liam had just gotten over having a fever. He had asked me if he could play fight with dad again and I said ” you’re going to have to take it easy” and he responded ” but mom, taking it easy is sometimes hard, dad’s going to beat me”. Meaning if he takes it easy, his dad’s going to win. Lots of truth to that, it is sometimes difficult to take things easy, to be patient enough to wait until you’re fully better, fully healed. Being told to take it easy is such a hard thing to be told to do. So wise of him to understand that at such a young age.
Time for rest and renewal just like a cactus in winter time. They stop growing and they get to rest over the winter to prepare for blooms in the Spring and Summer. No anxiety here, they welcome rest knowing that there will be plenty of blooming come spring time.
