in a rhythm quite yet
but there is a rhythm to
your heartbeat.
And even
in the waiting,
that means something.
I started this blog soon after the death of my beautiful 17-year-old son, Hayden, as a way to deal with my grief. I titled it "Dear Hayden" because at first I wrote as if I was writing to him. My use of the word "dear" ended up being twofold: "used as an affectionate or friendly form of address" and "regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone." Many posts are saved quotes, song lyrics, Bible verses, poems, etc. with credit given to the actual authors as much as possible. Enjoy~
Friday, January 31, 2020
A love
I keep hearing this idea that true love takes away your breath, but I don't think that's right. He didn't take away anything. No, he was the one who reminded me to breathe when I'd forgotten how. He was the one who knew my heart better than I did and reminded it to beat when I felt irreparably broken. He gave me more than I ever asked for, and that is a love most people will never understand.
Sometimes
from Toby Mac
Sometimes there is no next time.
No timeouts and no second chances.
Sometimes it's now or never.
Sometimes there is no next time.
No timeouts and no second chances.
Sometimes it's now or never.
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Lose a sibling
It is said,
"When you lose a parent, you lose your past.
When you lose a child, you lose your future.
When you lose a sibling, you lose both.
"When you lose a parent, you lose your past.
When you lose a child, you lose your future.
When you lose a sibling, you lose both.
She stopped
she stopped
living for
approval
because she
realized she
already has it
from the only
One who
matters.
living for
approval
because she
realized she
already has it
from the only
One who
matters.
Every man
Every man needs a woman,
but sex does not hold a man.
What holds a man is the way you
treat him and be by his side in
difficult times.
Like in a chess game, the queen
always protects the king.
Our children
from Give Them Grace
When God calls our children to come to Him, even if we haven't gotten it all right, even if we've trained little Pharisees or have a house full of prodigals, nothing is impossible for Him. He can break through all of our flawed methods and redeem our frail errors. The world tells us that our children's success depends on our success. The world knows nothing of God's ability to use our failures as a means to bless.
When God calls our children to come to Him, even if we haven't gotten it all right, even if we've trained little Pharisees or have a house full of prodigals, nothing is impossible for Him. He can break through all of our flawed methods and redeem our frail errors. The world tells us that our children's success depends on our success. The world knows nothing of God's ability to use our failures as a means to bless.
5 bad habits
5 Bad Habits to Drop Now
- Living for the weekend
- Not getting enough sleep
- Ending the month broke
- Putting your looks over your mental health
- Caring about what "they" think
Clicks
One day it just clicks...
You realize what's important and what isn't.
You learn to care less about what other people think of you and more about what you think of yourself.
You realize how far you've come and you remember when you thought things were such a mess that you would never recover.
And you smile.
You smile because you're proud of yourself and the person you've fought to become.
You realize what's important and what isn't.
You learn to care less about what other people think of you and more about what you think of yourself.
You realize how far you've come and you remember when you thought things were such a mess that you would never recover.
And you smile.
You smile because you're proud of yourself and the person you've fought to become.
Bravery
You wake up every morning to fight the same demons that left you so tired the night before, and that, my love, is bravery.
Isolates
God isolates you so so you can get yourself together. It may seem like you lost friendships and relationships but a better you is worth more.
They are ours
Just because they died
doesn't mean we
hide them away
and pretend they
didn't exist.
They are ours, we are theirs,
and don't expect
anything else.
That picture on the wall
isn't going anywhere.
Bearing with one another
Bible Gateway Verse of the Day
Ephesians 4:2
...with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love.
Ephesians 4:2
...with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love.
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Too many stories
This is really good~
from Flying Free
by Ellen Renee
Married Man/Divorced Father:
Yes, I struggle with porn addiction. I just have so many pent up emotions, physical needs and my wife doesn't/didn't make herself available enough. She's let herself go, she doesn't work out or eat well, she didn't lost the baby weight still, and she isn't willing to try new things in bed.
Church leaders:
We totally understand, of course, you'd turn to porn. It's almost inevitable, what other choice did you have? You're trying to cope with sexual neglect and getting your NEEDS met. We're here to help you, remove shame and gently hold you accountable so you can be free. You're not alone. Let us know what we can do to help you.
Court professionals:
What he's doing sexually is completely none of our business, as long as he isn't showing it to the kids or in front of the kids. He's a great dad irrelevant of what choices he makes to cope with pain.
Married Woman/Divorced Wife:
Yes, I struggle with depression/anxiety/trauma and I've turned to alcohol, substances, food or romantic relationships. I'm hurting so much in this relationship and I don't know where else to turn for help. My husband/ex threatens, dismisses, undermines, betrays, manipulates, intimidates, neglects, assaults, etc. me and I'm so scared and exhausted all the time. I'm so sorry. I'm so ashamed.
Church leaders:
We are stunned by your sin. You realize you have ruined your family. You are clearly unstable. How can your husband possibly manage such an unruly, sinful wife? You are the one who sets the tone of the home. You should have done more, been more, not done, not been and then you wouldn't be dealing with this. Obviously your husband isn't the problem, it's your heart. It's deceitful above all things and you've given yourself over into temptation. Shame, guilt, condemnation, punishment.
Court professionals:
What you're doing is completely our business, even if you're not doing these things during your custody time with your children and they haven't seen you engage in these poor coping skills. This reveals your weak and unstable character. I think we need to consider removing the children from your home until you can prove to be a more fit mother.
Stop the double standard. Change the narrative. Get to the root of the problem and show mercy to the humble and justice to the contempt.
Monday, January 27, 2020
Meditate
Bible Gateway Verse of the Day
Philippians 4:8
Meditate on These Things
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy - meditate on these things.
Philippians 4:8
Meditate on These Things
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy - meditate on these things.
Humble yourselves
Bible Gateway Verse of the Day
James 4:10
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,
and He will lift you up.
James 4:10
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,
and He will lift you up.
Do not wrestle
Bible Gateway Verse of the Day
Ephesians 6:12-13
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Ephesians 6:12-13
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Ten thousand enemies
by A.W. Tozer
Ten thousand enemies cannot stop a Christian, cannot even slow him down, if he meets them in an attitude of complete trust in God. They will become to him like the atmosphere that resists the airplane, but which because the plane's designer knew how to take advantage of that resistance, actually lifts the plane aloft and holds it there for a journey of 2,000 miles. What would have been an enemy to the plane becomes a helpful servant to aid on its way. The main thing is this: we should never blame anyone or anything for our defeats. No matter how evil their intentions may be, they are altogether unable to harm us until we begin to blame them and use them as excuses for our own unbelief. They they become potent to do us injury; nevertheless, we are to blame and not they.
If this should seem like a bit of theorizing, remember that always the greatest Christians have come out of hard times and tough situations. Tribulations actually worked for their spiritual perfection in that they taught them to trust not in themselves but in the Lord who raised the dead. They learned that the enemy could not block their progress unless they surrendered to the urgings of the flesh and began to complain. And slowly, they learned to stop complaining and start praising. It is that simple---and it works!
The Refiner's Fire
Ten thousand enemies cannot stop a Christian, cannot even slow him down, if he meets them in an attitude of complete trust in God. They will become to him like the atmosphere that resists the airplane, but which because the plane's designer knew how to take advantage of that resistance, actually lifts the plane aloft and holds it there for a journey of 2,000 miles. What would have been an enemy to the plane becomes a helpful servant to aid on its way. The main thing is this: we should never blame anyone or anything for our defeats. No matter how evil their intentions may be, they are altogether unable to harm us until we begin to blame them and use them as excuses for our own unbelief. They they become potent to do us injury; nevertheless, we are to blame and not they.
If this should seem like a bit of theorizing, remember that always the greatest Christians have come out of hard times and tough situations. Tribulations actually worked for their spiritual perfection in that they taught them to trust not in themselves but in the Lord who raised the dead. They learned that the enemy could not block their progress unless they surrendered to the urgings of the flesh and began to complain. And slowly, they learned to stop complaining and start praising. It is that simple---and it works!
The Refiner's Fire
Problem Pointer
from Flying Free
When someone points out a problem, instead of solving the problem, there will always be at least a few people who attack the one who pointed it out in the first place.
This is because problems are uncomfortable and disrupt the status quo. Many people believe if they ignore the problem, it won't bother them, or maybe it will even go away on its own.
If you are the Problem Pointer Outer, that makes YOU the problem, and the easiest way to solve the problem of YOU is to discredit and dismiss your voice.
When someone points out a problem, instead of solving the problem, there will always be at least a few people who attack the one who pointed it out in the first place.
This is because problems are uncomfortable and disrupt the status quo. Many people believe if they ignore the problem, it won't bother them, or maybe it will even go away on its own.
If you are the Problem Pointer Outer, that makes YOU the problem, and the easiest way to solve the problem of YOU is to discredit and dismiss your voice.
Friday, January 24, 2020
That risk
by Kylie Francis
That risk
you're afraid to take,
could be the one
that changes your
entire life.
That risk
you're afraid to take,
could be the one
that changes your
entire life.
Boundary
If someone gets mad a
at you for creating a
boundary, consider that
a good sign that the
boundary was necessary.
Good enough
My ex taught me that
no matter how good of a woman
you are...you'll never be good
enough for a guy who isn't
ready to be a man.
Tip of the day
Tip of the Day
If they want to leave, let them.
If they push you away, just go. You
weren't put on this earth to convince
anyone of your worth. You're here
to learn, create, flourish, spread
love. The ones deserving of
you will always make you
feel appreciated.
Anger
What is anger?
He gave a beautiful answer:
It is a punishment we give to ourself, for somebody else's mistake
He gave a beautiful answer:
It is a punishment we give to ourself, for somebody else's mistake
Stop
God is telling you today to be still.
Stop stressing yourself of what is going on.
Stop figuring it out with your own understanding.
Stop fighting for it because it's "yours" already.
God is saying,
"Leave that to me to handle."
Stop stressing yourself of what is going on.
Stop figuring it out with your own understanding.
Stop fighting for it because it's "yours" already.
God is saying,
"Leave that to me to handle."
Let them
Let people judge you. Let them
misunderstand you. Let them gossip
about you. What they think of you
isn't your problem. Their opinions
do not pay your bills. So you stay
kind, committed to love, and no
matter what they do or say...never
doubt your worth or the beauty of
your truth. You keep on shining
and let the hater hate.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Running
I love C.S. Lewis~
When the whole world is running towards a cliff,
he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.
When the whole world is running towards a cliff,
he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Counseling with an abuser
from Flying Free
by Elle Renee
In a domestic violent/abusive relationship, you do not have 2 normal range, healthy individuals with the same relational agenda in the relationship.
A normal range, healthy individual desires a healthy, satisfying, mutual respectful relationship.
An abuser desires a self-serving relationship. This agenda requires the abuser having more power of control in order to get this goal met.
Socially, we condemn a person if he comes right out saying, "I desire this relationship to be all about myself & I plan to control the other person so that I can have all the power." An abuser knows he has to be more crafty than speaking the direct truth, or he will not get his agenda met.
Couples counseling & coparenting counseling exists to come alongside & help 2 spouses or parents towards a healthy, satisfying, mutually respectful relationship for either the sake of the marriage or the children.
Note: only the normal range adult & the counselor has the same goal.
Both the spouse/co-parent & the counselor need to acknowledge that they do not have the power nor the authority to "make" the abuser choose a healthy, satisfying, mutually respectful relationship.
Marital & coparenting counselors enter a circus as soon as they engage in traditional counseling with a couple consisting of one normal range member & one abusive member.
Counselors want to be successful at their job. Success is 2 spouses or coparents contributing towards a healthy, satisfying, mutual respectful relationship via their traditional counseling methods.
They don't want to be told they can't accomplish this because then that would make them unsuccessful, which is not their agenda. What they don't seem to realize or respect is that their goal to educate/equip/encourage/inspire an abuser with tools to experience a healthy, satisfying, mutually respectful relationship is a fool's errand...the abuser is not interested in this.
Abusers don't attend counseling of their own volition because they have an entirely different goal than the counselor.
However, when abusers are forced to (through court order, through familial or religious pressure, etc.), then they employ the same strategy they do in any relationship in order to accomplish their self-seeking agenda - manipulation.
The abuser recognizes the counselor is an authority. The abuser never respects the counselor as an authority for HIM, but knows that the normal range member does view the counselor as an authority for HER. This is the first step of exploitation, triangulation & manipulation. (This applies to opposite genders as well).
The counselor (subconsciously) immediately supports & props up the abuser by falsely identifying him as a normal range parent looking for a healthy, mutually respectful relationship who just needs some education & better communication/coping skills. This gives the abuser an alibi so that he's always "innocent" when doing his dirty, abusive work. "See, it can't be ME who is abusing. I'm the healthy normal range parent, remember?"
And they all go down the counseling road. The counselor seemingly blind that the abuser is only interested in the counselor's power over the normal range spouse/parent. This is what the abuser is focused on & what (s)he will be looking to take throughout the whole process. And once (s)he does, the normal range parent is once again disempowered.
Forced counseling between a normal range individual & an abuser MUST stop.
by Elle Renee
In a domestic violent/abusive relationship, you do not have 2 normal range, healthy individuals with the same relational agenda in the relationship.
A normal range, healthy individual desires a healthy, satisfying, mutual respectful relationship.
An abuser desires a self-serving relationship. This agenda requires the abuser having more power of control in order to get this goal met.
Socially, we condemn a person if he comes right out saying, "I desire this relationship to be all about myself & I plan to control the other person so that I can have all the power." An abuser knows he has to be more crafty than speaking the direct truth, or he will not get his agenda met.
Couples counseling & coparenting counseling exists to come alongside & help 2 spouses or parents towards a healthy, satisfying, mutually respectful relationship for either the sake of the marriage or the children.
Note: only the normal range adult & the counselor has the same goal.
Both the spouse/co-parent & the counselor need to acknowledge that they do not have the power nor the authority to "make" the abuser choose a healthy, satisfying, mutually respectful relationship.
Marital & coparenting counselors enter a circus as soon as they engage in traditional counseling with a couple consisting of one normal range member & one abusive member.
Counselors want to be successful at their job. Success is 2 spouses or coparents contributing towards a healthy, satisfying, mutual respectful relationship via their traditional counseling methods.
They don't want to be told they can't accomplish this because then that would make them unsuccessful, which is not their agenda. What they don't seem to realize or respect is that their goal to educate/equip/encourage/inspire an abuser with tools to experience a healthy, satisfying, mutually respectful relationship is a fool's errand...the abuser is not interested in this.
Abusers don't attend counseling of their own volition because they have an entirely different goal than the counselor.
However, when abusers are forced to (through court order, through familial or religious pressure, etc.), then they employ the same strategy they do in any relationship in order to accomplish their self-seeking agenda - manipulation.
The abuser recognizes the counselor is an authority. The abuser never respects the counselor as an authority for HIM, but knows that the normal range member does view the counselor as an authority for HER. This is the first step of exploitation, triangulation & manipulation. (This applies to opposite genders as well).
The counselor (subconsciously) immediately supports & props up the abuser by falsely identifying him as a normal range parent looking for a healthy, mutually respectful relationship who just needs some education & better communication/coping skills. This gives the abuser an alibi so that he's always "innocent" when doing his dirty, abusive work. "See, it can't be ME who is abusing. I'm the healthy normal range parent, remember?"
And they all go down the counseling road. The counselor seemingly blind that the abuser is only interested in the counselor's power over the normal range spouse/parent. This is what the abuser is focused on & what (s)he will be looking to take throughout the whole process. And once (s)he does, the normal range parent is once again disempowered.
Forced counseling between a normal range individual & an abuser MUST stop.
Special occasion
Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is the special occasion.
Her masterpiece
She appears to be strong
And she really is very strong
But don't think for a second that there isn't a
tsunami of heartache and loss that swim
through her cells. Her eyes are filled with
pools of "what ifs" and "why me" in so many
languages. Yet then she remembers that life
is a tapestry of colors, and nobody gets out
without having the shade black painted
against their canvas. She picks up her
brush and decides to pain her masterpiece.
-Simi Fromen
(Side note: I have a screen shot of this on my phone, but I don't remember saving it)
Monday, January 13, 2020
Adds value
Every man needs a good woman in his life.
Even if she is just his friend.
A good woman adds value to a man's life, no matter what capacity she serves in.
Even if she is just his friend.
A good woman adds value to a man's life, no matter what capacity she serves in.
That one
THAT ONE
Be that one. That one who forgives when
deep offense has been committed. That one
who loves when no one else does. That one
who gives kindness to those who are mean.
Be that one who looks past the insult,
instead seeing the pain that motivated it.
That one who shines light upon those who
sit in utter darkness. Because the impact of
being that one runs far and wide. It brings
healing to the wounded, joy to the sad, and
hope to those in despair. Be that one.
-Sheri Eckert
Falling asleep
Feel guilty falling asleep while praying?
Let me ask you...
How do you feel when your child falls asleep in your lap?
I'm glad that's settled.
Love Papa
Let me ask you...
How do you feel when your child falls asleep in your lap?
I'm glad that's settled.
Love Papa
Checked
The Lord did not check
who inside the house was worthy.
HE checked for the BLOOD
on the doorposts.
None of us is worthy.
Only the blood of Jesus can cover us.
Sometimes
Sometimes you have to go broke, lose the person you thought you loved, watch friends turn to strangers, just to get to your destination. Elevation requires separation.
It's time
It's time for you to start taking the necessary steps to become that version of yourself that you can't stop dreaming about.
Friday, January 10, 2020
Something valuable
The devil wouldn't be attacking you so hard if there wasn't something valuable inside of you.
Thieves don't break into empty houses.
Thieves don't break into empty houses.
Do you love me?
This is really good
Posted on FB by Postividade
-do you love me? Asked Alice.
-no, I don't love you The White Rabbit answered.
Alice frowned her forehead and put her hands together as she always felt hurt.
See? The White Rabbit replied.
Now you'll start wondering what makes you so imperfect and what you did wrong so I can't love you at least a little.
You know, this is why I can't love you. You will not always be loved Alice, there will be days when others will be tired and bored with life, they will have their heads in the clouds.
Because people act like this, somehow they always end up hurting each other's feelings, whether by neglect, misunderstanding or conflicts with themselves.
If you don't love yourself, at least a little, if you don't create an armor of self-love and happiness around your heart, the weak setbacks caused by others will become lethal and destroy you.
The first time I saw you I made a pact with myself: "I will avoid loving you until you learn to love yourself!"
-Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Posted on FB by Postividade
-do you love me? Asked Alice.
-no, I don't love you The White Rabbit answered.
Alice frowned her forehead and put her hands together as she always felt hurt.
See? The White Rabbit replied.
Now you'll start wondering what makes you so imperfect and what you did wrong so I can't love you at least a little.
You know, this is why I can't love you. You will not always be loved Alice, there will be days when others will be tired and bored with life, they will have their heads in the clouds.
Because people act like this, somehow they always end up hurting each other's feelings, whether by neglect, misunderstanding or conflicts with themselves.
If you don't love yourself, at least a little, if you don't create an armor of self-love and happiness around your heart, the weak setbacks caused by others will become lethal and destroy you.
The first time I saw you I made a pact with myself: "I will avoid loving you until you learn to love yourself!"
-Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Never going to change
IDK who needs to hear this but they were never going to change.
You did the right thing.
You did the right thing.
2 months
A person in 2 months can make you feel what a person in 2 years couldn't.
Time means nothing, character does.
(I don't know if I agree with the last part, if it's a matter of character. Just maybe other factors)
Time means nothing, character does.
(I don't know if I agree with the last part, if it's a matter of character. Just maybe other factors)
Worrying
Posted by Toby Mac
Written by Bishop T.D. Jakes
Worrying is to rehearse the problem without a solution.
Written by Bishop T.D. Jakes
Worrying is to rehearse the problem without a solution.
Thursday, January 9, 2020
All the joy
In Loving Memory
With Love Son At Christmas
Dear Son although you're gone
The memories are so dear,
And there are so many thoughts of you
At this special time of year.
Thoughts of all the joy you brought
The smiles and laughter too,
And words cannot express the pain
That is felt at losing you.
Since the day you were taken
Life has never been the same,
And so many hearts are missing you
As Christmas comes again.
Keeping me awake
The thoughts of how much I love you are keeping me awake longer and longer each night.
Resolution
My New Year's resolution is to stop wondering if I'm good enough for other people and start wondering if they're good enough for me.
Once in a lifetime
Once in a Lifetime
Once in a lifetime,
if you are truly lucky,
you meet someone whose presence
ignites a burning fire within you.
Someone whose warm smile
and sensitive nature
captures your heart.
And you know...in an instant,
that the two of you
were meant to be together.
That's exactly how
I feel about you.
You are my "once in a lifetime"
and even though I may not show it
as often as I should,
I know how blessed I am
to have you.
You are everything to me,
and I will spend "forever"
loving you.
Drowning
Kill the part of yourself
that still wants to save
someone after they walked
away while you were drowning.
that still wants to save
someone after they walked
away while you were drowning.
Silent tears
Silent Tears
Each day as evening starts to set
The ache builds in her chest
She knows that must go to bed
And try to get some rest
She hugs her tearstained pillow close
When no one is around
And cries for one she loved and lost
And screams without a sound
Others see her in the day
And think she's doing well
But every day as evening sets
She enters her own hell
Time hasn't healed her pain at all
Or quieted her fears
So every night, alone in bed
She sheds those silent tears
-kp (?)
Tinkerbell
When Tinkerbell said:
If you have to choose between me and her, choose her.
Because if you really loved me,
there wouldn't be any other choice.
If you have to choose between me and her, choose her.
Because if you really loved me,
there wouldn't be any other choice.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Ostracized
from Flying Free
by Bob Hamp
I have said before that to outsiders abuse does not look like they expect it to. Often people are confused about which person is an abuser and which is the victim. Here's one way to identify the difference. Most victims who allege abuse in a community end up rejected by that community. This means one way to discern the abuser is to pay attention to which person remains involved in the community and which person ends up outside the community. In most cases the abuser is the one who remains supported by the community and the victim is the one who is blamed and even ostracized.
by Bob Hamp
I have said before that to outsiders abuse does not look like they expect it to. Often people are confused about which person is an abuser and which is the victim. Here's one way to identify the difference. Most victims who allege abuse in a community end up rejected by that community. This means one way to discern the abuser is to pay attention to which person remains involved in the community and which person ends up outside the community. In most cases the abuser is the one who remains supported by the community and the victim is the one who is blamed and even ostracized.
Pretty
I've seen something like this before~
by John Mayer
If you're pretty, you're pretty.
But the only way to be beautiful
is to be loving.
Otherwise, it's just
"congratulations about your face."
by John Mayer
If you're pretty, you're pretty.
But the only way to be beautiful
is to be loving.
Otherwise, it's just
"congratulations about your face."
Monday, January 6, 2020
A New Year's Inspiration
from Flying Free
Posted by Julie Owens
She let go. Without a thought or a word,
she let go.
She let go of fear. She let go of judgments.
She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.
She let go of the committee of indecision within her.
She let go of the "right" reasons. Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.
She didn't ask anyone for advice. She didn't read a book on how to let go...she didn't search the Scriptures.
She just let go.
She let go of all the memories that held her back.
She let go of all the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.
She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.
She didn't promise to let go,
She didn't journal about it.
She didn't write the projected date in her day-timer.
She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.
She didn't check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.
She just let go.
She didn't analyse whether she should let go.
She didn't call her friends to discuss the matter.
She didn't do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.
She didn't call the prayer line.
She didn't utter one word. She just let go.
No one was around when it happened.
There was no applause or congratulations.
No one thanked her or praised her.
No one noticed a thing.
Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.
There was no effort. There was no struggle.
It wasn't good and it wasn't bad.
It was what it was, and it is just that.
In the space of letting go, she let it all be.
A small smile came over her face.
A light breeze blew through her.
And the sun and the moon shone forevermore.
Here's to giving ourselves the gift of letting go...
There's only one Guru ~ you.
-Rev. Safire Rose
Posted by Julie Owens
She let go. Without a thought or a word,
she let go.
She let go of fear. She let go of judgments.
She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.
She let go of the committee of indecision within her.
She let go of the "right" reasons. Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.
She didn't ask anyone for advice. She didn't read a book on how to let go...she didn't search the Scriptures.
She just let go.
She let go of all the memories that held her back.
She let go of all the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.
She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.
She didn't promise to let go,
She didn't journal about it.
She didn't write the projected date in her day-timer.
She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.
She didn't check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.
She just let go.
She didn't analyse whether she should let go.
She didn't call her friends to discuss the matter.
She didn't do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.
She didn't call the prayer line.
She didn't utter one word. She just let go.
No one was around when it happened.
There was no applause or congratulations.
No one thanked her or praised her.
No one noticed a thing.
Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.
There was no effort. There was no struggle.
It wasn't good and it wasn't bad.
It was what it was, and it is just that.
In the space of letting go, she let it all be.
A small smile came over her face.
A light breeze blew through her.
And the sun and the moon shone forevermore.
Here's to giving ourselves the gift of letting go...
There's only one Guru ~ you.
-Rev. Safire Rose
Alternative plan
This was very encouraging to me in light of all that's going on right now~
from Chonda Pierce
Today someone questioned my love for Christ, my faith, my Christianity because I support the agenda of the President without regard to his "morals." So...to start the year off with a bang!! LOL! Here are my thoughts. Read carefully store it away...because I will not address it again. Cue: Simply Red singing: "If You Don't Know Me By Now!" I DID NOT vote for a Pastor. Lordy, the moral compass of this country waivers the minute we don't like someone. I have attended conference meetings, religious freedom symposiums, discussion panels and had dinner with the man. I found him focused and determined. Never once did I feel threatened as a woman. Bill Clinton had a "moral" issue and yet there were policies handled in America that were beneficial to all. You see, we are ALL morally bankrupt in some areas, at some point...sinners saved by grace. The Bible calls upon us to stand for the sanctity of life, pray for our leaders, etc.
What is your alternative plan? Find perfection and stand behind that? I'm afraid you will never find that in ANY party. Ever.
from Chonda Pierce
Today someone questioned my love for Christ, my faith, my Christianity because I support the agenda of the President without regard to his "morals." So...to start the year off with a bang!! LOL! Here are my thoughts. Read carefully store it away...because I will not address it again. Cue: Simply Red singing: "If You Don't Know Me By Now!" I DID NOT vote for a Pastor. Lordy, the moral compass of this country waivers the minute we don't like someone. I have attended conference meetings, religious freedom symposiums, discussion panels and had dinner with the man. I found him focused and determined. Never once did I feel threatened as a woman. Bill Clinton had a "moral" issue and yet there were policies handled in America that were beneficial to all. You see, we are ALL morally bankrupt in some areas, at some point...sinners saved by grace. The Bible calls upon us to stand for the sanctity of life, pray for our leaders, etc.
What is your alternative plan? Find perfection and stand behind that? I'm afraid you will never find that in ANY party. Ever.
Situations
All I can say to this is: Amen
The situations we wish
God would remove from
our lives are often the
lessons God uses to teach
us to rely on Him.
Through the sea and mighty waters
Bible Gateway Verse of the Day
Isaiah 43:16; 18-19
Thus says the Lord, who make a way in the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,
"Do not remember the former things,
Nor consider the things of old.
Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a path in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:16; 18-19
Thus says the Lord, who make a way in the sea
And a path through the mighty waters,
"Do not remember the former things,
Nor consider the things of old.
Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a path in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.
Our days
Bible Gateway Verse of the Day
Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom.