Week Ending Friday, June 18, 2021
{quotes}
When you are born, you look like your mother and father, but when you die, you look like your decisions.
Bishop Dale Bronner
The longer I live, the more beautiful life becomes.
Frank Lloyd Wright
I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God’s business.
Michael J. Fox
Knowledge is proud that she knows so much. Wisdom is humble that she knows no more.
William Cowper
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.
Amelia Earhart
{blessings}
Set of Truths
Your set of truths don’t necessarily make their set of truths untrue. May God bless you with an open mind, a generous heart, and tolerance for views not shared.
Make My Day
When you tell someone, “You’ve made my day,” it makes their day. May you be blessed to bless others with encouragement.
Tougher
Life is tough, but you’re tougher. May you be blessed to realize your strength and to use it to fight the good fight. God is your power, and victory is yours.
Love Heals
Love, not time, heals all wounds. May God bless you with a loving recovery.
Feedback
Feedback is a gift, take it and say thank you. May you be blessed to accept criticism with an open mind, a heart willing to change, and an ego ready to bend when needed.
+ short essay on feedback by Seth Godin
{prayers}
Impossible to be Negative
Dear God, It is impossible to be negative on this day that You have made. Your miraculous works are evident everywhere, sharply in focus. I see the beauty of life in small things, grand examples of Your holiness. Thank You, God, I am forever grateful.
Rescue
Dear God, Though my situation is stressful, I can count on You for the rescue. Relieve me, revive me, bring calm upon me. Amen
Thankful Beyond Measure
I am thankful to You, my God, for the ability to think and feel and for the freedom to express those thoughts and feelings. I am thankful for every opportunity to learn and grow spiritually. I am thankful, beyond measure, for the life You give and for the ability to express my gratitude.
Prepare My Day
Dear Lord, Help me remember what a difference it makes when I make time with You a priority in my morning. Awaken me in body and spirit each day with a desire to meet with You and to hear You speak words of affirmation, assurance, and wisdom over my heart as I prepare to go into my day. Amen
Owning It
Dear God, Thank you for my troubles. I own them and I am grateful. I have the stamina to endure, the desire to overcome, and the faith to know that from my hardships I learn and grow. Blessed are You, O Lord, who gives me only what I can handle.
{bible affirmations}
Luke 19:10
Lost People Matter to God. To seek and to save those who are lost.
Psalm 93:4
Mightier than the waves of the sea is God’s love for me.
Hosea 14:7
They shall flourish as a garden and blossom like the vine.
Isaiah 40:4
Every valley shall be exalted, every mountain and hill shall be made low, the crooked path shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.
Exodus 20:8
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
{stories, videos, features}
Story: The Distance Between Them
Video: Tico Sings Along to Stairway to Heaven
Feature: For 60-Somethings and Above or Almost Theres
Music Video: Here Again, Rheva Henry
Feature: Simple Solutions
Feature: Bridge Notes of Encouragement