Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all Mothers; past, present and future.  “Who ran to help me when I fell, And would some pretty story tell, Or kiss the place to make it well? My mother”. Ann Taylor

I asked God…

I ASKED GOD…
I asked God for strength, that I might achieve,
I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked for health, that I might do greater things,
I was given infirmity that I might do better things.
I asked for riches, that I might be happy,
I was given poverty, that I might be wise.
I asked for power, that I might be wise,
I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God.
I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life,
I was given life, that I might enjoy all things.
I got nothing that I asked for –
but everything I had hoped for.
Almost despite myself,
my unspoken prayers were answered.
I am among all men, most richly blessed.

Know Thyself

“There are two great days in our lives – the day we are born and the day we discover WHY.” John Maxwell

The Knots Prayer

The Knots Prayer

Dear God:
Please untie the knots
that are in my mind,
my heart and my life.
Remove the have nots,
The can nots and the do nots
That I have in my mind.
Erase the will nots,
May nots,
Might nots that may find
a home in my heart.
Release me from the could nots,
Would nots and
Should nots that obstruct my life.
And most of all,
Dear God,
I ask that you remove from my mind,
My heart and my life all of the ‘am nots’
That I have allowed to hold me back,
Especially the thought
that I am not good enough.
Amen
Author Known but to God

Bad Day – Good Life

So you’re having a bad day – it will be over soon.

Everybody has bad days – even single parents.

Your children may be having a bad day, too.

A good life is made up of both good days and bad days – usually more good than bad.

Having a bad day – it too shall pass!

“Try again.  Fail again.  Fail better.”

                                                                                           Samuel Beckett

“I think in terms of the day’s resolutions, not the years’.”

                                                                                                            Henry Moore

 “I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street,

I met a man who had no feet.”

                                                                                                                      Denis Waitely

 “This too, shall pass.”

                                                                     William Shakespeare

Important Words

The 10 Most Important Words

“You can accomplish almost anything you set your mind to”

 The 9 Most Important Words

“You determine who you want to become in life”

 The 8 Most Important Words

“Love is about giving and not about receiving”

 The 7 Most Important Words

“Relationships are what make your life meaningful”

 The 6 Most Important Words

“God wants a relationship with you”

 The 5 Most Important Words

“I am proud of you”

 The 4 Most Important Words

“I care about you”

 The 3 Most Important Words

“I love you”

“You are special”

 The 2 Most Important Words

“Thank You”

“I’m Sorry”

 The Most Important Word

“Others”

 The Least Important Word

“I”

 By James Cruise

Dear God, Make Me

“One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, make me the kind of man my daddy is.  That night, the father prayed, Dear God, make me the kind of man my son wants me to be.”  Unknown

Enjoy the Roses

“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living.  We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.”  Dale Carnegie