Week Ending Friday, June 25, 2021
{quotes}
I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
Thomas Jefferson
The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
When something is over, it is over, and we are on to next, and if there was a hammock in the middle of those two words, that would be the best definition I know of living in the moment.
Norman Lear
Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.
Walt Whitman
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
Charles Dickens
{blessings}
In the Now
Don’t wait for something in your life to change. God has already blessed you with all you need to succeed. Act in the now.
Faster it Goes
Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. May you be blessed to enjoy life fully from now until the day the good Lord calls you home.
Facts
If you ignore the facts, it does not change the facts. May God bless you with the wisdom to acknowledge, accept, and act accordingly, even when the facts are not in your favor.
Sunshine on It
Take a walk around the neighborhood and feel good, like you should. May you be blessed, never stressed, when you put some sunshine on your Sunday best.
Climbing It
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it. May God bless you with a good climb.
{prayers}
When I Forget
Dear God, Forgive me when I forget. Excuse me when I neglect to respond with grace, thoughtful gestures, and a generous spirit of understanding.
So, I Pray
I dreamt last night I was praying, and I prayed last night for You to make my dreams come true. Dear God, my hopes and dreams are simple. Love. Family and friends. Enough money to be comfortable. So, I pray. And you answer. My heart hears your response. pray more. Do more. Be more. May I be blessed with the fulfillment of hopes and prayers.
Pretending to Be Better
She is just pretending to be better than she is. She’s tired, and there are too many changes for her to adjust to. Help her, O Lord. Help me, help her, O Lord.
Can You Hear It?
I sit patiently and wait to hear the whispers of the Divine. Listen, can you hear it?
God of All Life
Dear God, Thank you for this endless chain of humanity. The generations that came before me and the ones that follow me. And, among them are the people I love. Keep them safe, keep them healthy, empower them to make good decisions that honor You and help them, help themselves. Praise to You, God of all life.
{bible affirmations}
Colossians 3:23
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.
Psalm 19:1
The heavens keep telling the wonders of God, and the skies declare what God has done.
1 John 3:1
See what love God has given us, that we should be called children of God: and so we are.
Psalm 34:1
Those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Psalm 69:33
The Lord listens when the needy cry out and does not forget the prisoners.
{stories, features, videos}
Story: A Life With No Left Turns
Feature: Getting it Right at the End Miles Alpern Levin
Video: Miles Alpern Levin Interview
Feature: Summer Treat – The Popsicle
Music Video: Sunday Best by the Surfaces
Feature: High School Teen Makes it to His Graduation With Help from Co-Workers