THOUGHTS FROM THE LADYBUG

Welcome to my little corner of the world.  I hope that my jumbled mess of thoughts will give you strength to face another day,  hope for a new tomorrow, take you back to a simplier time in life, remind you of a good time you may have forgotten,  and most of all show you how the love of God changes things.  You do not have to be a Christian to read my work,  but it is my hope that perhaps I can help you find him if you do not believe in him.  I have lived both sides of the story,  but I like the new me a whole lot better.

A Time of THANKS

What in the world happened to this year?  It flew by so quickly that I'm sure I must have suffered amnesia...because I don't know where 10 months went. It seems like just yesterday that I was sweatin to death here in Florida ( and I wasn't even Sweatin to the Oldies,  although I should have been, then I could have afforded these extra 20 pounds I'm sure I am going to gain this holiday season.)  Well this year is coming to a close and I just thought I'd mention a few things to be thankful for.

I am here on this computer typing out my thoughts so that means that I woke up this morning, I have my sight, I am able to use my hands, I walked into the library to update this sight, and I still have the ability to think.  WOW, in just 3 minutes I have discovered just how blessed I am.

I was thinking about all the people who might not be able to say those things,  and I realized I have no reason to grumble and complain.

I am thankful that our country made it through 9-11 without a repeat of that horrible tradgedy we encountered in the past,  that still haunts many of us to this day.  I am Thankful that I will not be sad as I miss someone who lost their life in that terrible moment of time,  but you can be sure that I will be praying for them and all the unknown families when I gather at my table.

I am thankful that we are free to gather at home with our loved ones or gather in our churches without fear of  the bombs and militia who kill so often in our far away lands.  I am thankful for ALL those who serve our country to assure that WE as AMERICANS are safe and FREE.  Freedom comes with a price,  and I will remember ALL those who have given the ultimate sacrifice abroad to keep AMERICA FREE.  When I sit down at my table I will observe a moment of silence in honor of all of them,  and then I will ask God to console the families of those who will be missing from the table, because their hearts will be breaking.

I have so much to be thankful for.  WHAT WILL YOU be thankful for this Thanksgiving? 

I AM BLESSED

I wake up every morning wondering just what this day will bring.  I know that I will not sail through it without some rough waters,  but I've learned to look up at God,  smile and say  

" Thank you God, that  I'm still here upon the water."  I may have to face troubled seas but I rest in the assurance that I do not face the storms of life alone.

I remind myself everyday that I am Blessed.  If I get out of my bed, I am Blessed. 

 If I hear the sound of my husband stirring then I know I am blessed ( God kept him safe through the night.)

  If I see the face of my little girl getting ready for school,  I am blessed,  no harm came to her the day before.

When I take my first steps out onto my front porch, I am blessed.  Because I SEE the skies above me.  I FEEL the breeze upon my face.  I HEAR the sound of the birds singing in my trees.  It is then that I fall down on my knees,and "THANK GOD "  for I am BLESSED  with another day of life,  for however long that time might be.

ARCHIVE IS HERE

I Finally learned how to set up an archive.  If you click on the dated area below a list of articles will come up and then you can read whatever sounds interesting  to you.  If you like an article you can just e-mail one article instead of an entire page.  Hey keep checking back I'm just learning this thing. There are all kinds of gadgets I just haven't learned how to use them yet.