Week Ending Friday, August 19, 2022
{quotes}
We are still in the position of waking up and having a choice. Do I make the world better today somehow, or do I not bother?
Tom Hanks
My kitchen is a mystical place, a kind of temple for me. It is a place where the surfaces seem to have significance, where the sounds and odors carry meaning that transfers from the past and bridges to the future.
Pearl Bailey
Happiness is not the absence of problems. It’s the ability to deal with them.
Steve Maraboli
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
Shania Twain
Positive anything is better than negative nothing.
Elbert Hubbard
{blessings}
Peculiarities
Nobody is all that easy to be with. We all have our quirks. May God bless you with patience when it comes to putting up with the peculiarities of the people around you.
Be Brave
Today God is blessing you with good thoughts, brave deeds, and well-deserved happiness.
Not Stressing
Stress comes from trying to do too much without help. May you be blessed with calm and peace when you let God help.
Sunrise
The sun is weak at sunrise until it gathers strength as the day goes on. May you too be blessed with a light that grows with each passing hour.
Right Voice
Recognize the right voice, the worthy voice among the many you hear in your head. May you be blessed to focus on good without interference from distractions that cause you harm.
{prayers}
Miracle Master
Dear God, I am praying for everyone who needs a miracle today. For the innocent little kids to the wise and weary old folks, and all those in between — bring wonder and awe to their searching and use Your masterstrokes to change a life.
Wrapped with Wildflowers
Dear God. My heart is wrapped with wildflowers and my mind is filled with golden skies. My spirit swims with the waves of the oceans and my voice sings the same songs as the trees. I understand that everyone and everything is connected on this journey we call life and I realized some time ago how much happier I am with cool grass under bare feet, and nowhere in particular to go. I thank You for my self-awareness.
adapted from the work by Topher Kearby
Hump Day Humor
Give me a sense of humor, O Lord to make it through this slump. Let me laugh with grace O Lord to get me past this hump. You alone are the One who eliminates my strife, it’s You O Lord who gives to me a happy healthy life.
Glory Hallelujah!
Most gracious God, I thank You for all of Your generous gifts, for health and well-being, for food and shelter, and for protection from harm. I give praise to You for the majesty of this world You have created, I revel in the glory of Your hallelujah!
Money Prayer
Dear God, Bring about financial abundance, fiscal stability, and freedom from money worries. Give me the strength to work hard and the wisdom to work smart. Present opportunities for gain and surprise me with a money miracle.
{bible affirmations}
Romans 8:38
Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate me from the love of God.
Numbers 6:24-26
May the Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
Exodus 15:2-3
The Lord is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. The Lord is a warrior; the Lord is His name.
1 Chronicles 4:10
Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.
Job 1:21
The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed is the name of the Lord.
{stories, videos, features}
Video Story: Life is…
Feature Essay: Wishes
Feature: 5 Days to a Better Marriage
Video: Bird Who Lost Its Feathers
Feature: Baby Talk
Music Video: Everyday People, Playing for Change