Think Good!!!

The Importance of Today

"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good."

Gain An Hour tonight!!

Daylight Saving Time Ends

Say goodbye to daylight-saving time this weekend. (Nov. 1st 2009 )

The days are growing shorter...
The leaves are falling too...
The sun sinks early in the sky...
Until it is no longer, blue...

The clock is quickly ticking...
It is that time of year...
When we need to be reminded...
The time to turn our clocks is here...

We move an hour of daylight...
To the morning from the night...
If you forget to do it...
It could be a terrible fright...

Turn them back, not forward...
And if you do it right...
You will be able to enjoy...
An extra hour of sleep tonight...

Happy Halloween!!!

Thoughts to Live By!!!

Despite My Imperfections


I came to understanding
salvation later in life,
after having survived
multitudes of trials and strife.

Being acutely aware I must
fulfill other’s expectations,
after being forsaken
by my closest relations.

Learning one is not accepted
unless they made the grade;
if you wanted to be loved
the price must be paid.

I grew up acutely aware
of my imperfections,
learning early in life to practice
sincere introspection.

I learned to do what was required
or pay the price;
I learned that not everyone
you meet is loving and nice.

I learned just the opposite
of what God wanted me to see,
that His love is perfect
and it’s offered for free.

But having been drawn
to God’s Holy Word,
one day in solitude the most
awesome thing occurred.

My eyes were opened
and discernment was mine,
I could see that God
had loved me all of that time.

He loved me before I was formed
in my Mama’s womb,
and Jesus offered salvation
by going to the tomb.

I learned I had to unlearn
the lessons of my past,
if I was to feel being
unconditionally loved at last.

I learned I had to surrender
trusting God each new day,
asking that He
guide my way.

I learned with God I need
not fear facing rejection,
despite my many mistakes
despite my imperfections!

©July 18, 2007 Barbara Philbrook
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Another Wish!!

Well, for some reason, I could not add text with the above picture so you can look at the picture and then read the next post.

Today I would wish for some sunshine. Seems so long since we have had a nice sunny day. Today we have clouds, wind and cold temps and our beautiful leaves are falling from our trees. I also wish that people who do not feel well could feel well once again. My next wish is that I did not have so much trouble working with my pictures. I think they just don't like me---or maybe they don't like what I want to do with them. I am pretty sure the real problem is I do not know how to do what I want to do. I have asked for help but have received none so I guess I will keep struggling and maybe, just maybe, I will find a solution.

Happy day all,
Dortha

My Wish!!

A Little Chuckle!!!

October 21, 2009
First, a little chuckle:

Young Johnny finished summer vacation and went back to school.
Two days later his teacher phoned his mother to tell her that Johnny
was misbehaving. "Wait a minute!" said Johnny's mom. "I had him
here for two months and I never once called YOU when he misbehaved!"

I trust everyone is enjoying the nice weather and the beautiful, colorful leaves. The strong winds we have had for a few days are bringing the leaves down and soon our trees will be bare. We will then look forward to Spring when everything comes to life once again.

I still have not mastered getting my pictures to upload and have had NO offers for help. I have a lot of pictures I would like to share but they will continue to wait until I can find a solution.

Happy day to all,
Dortha

Happy Fall

Happy Fall!!

This picture seems to say it all!!! I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful Fall foliage and nice weather---not too hot and not too cold most days. I may not be able to say that later this week as we may get our first freeze tomorrow night!!

You may need to scroll side to side to see all of the picture.

Happy week end everyone,

Dortha

God's Promise!!!

A lthough things are not perfect

B ecause of trial or pain

C ontinue in thanksgiving

D o not begin to blame

E ven when the times are hard

F ierce winds are bound to blow

G od is forever able

H old on to what you know

I magine life without His love

J oy would cease to be

K eep thanking Him for all the things

L ove imparts to thee

M ove out of "Camp Complaining"

N o weapon that is known

O n earth can yield the power

P raise can do alone

Q uit looking at the future

R edeem the time at hand

S tart every day with worship

T o "thank" is a command

U ntil we see Him coming

V ictorious in the sky

W e'll run the race with gratitude

X alting God most high

Y es, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad, but...

Z ion waits in glory..where none are ever sad!

"I AM Too blessed to be stressed!"
The shortest distance between a problem and a
solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.

The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything.
Love and peace be with you forever, Amen.

Happy October Birthdays!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE IN OCTOBER!!!

Our family has several October birthdays and I wish a great day for each one. We will be celebrating one of them next week all-be-it, a little early, that won't matter. We are glad he can be with us this close to his birthday. I wonder if he would like fried chicken? I have been stock-piling chicken as Ryon told me Mavrik likes chicken and he looks like a pretty heavy eater!!!

Our nights get a little colder each night and we are hoping the frost will hold off until after next week so we can feed out company fried okra. One frost will end the okra and we will miss it. We have had a good year for okra and green beans.

Food for thought:

Before you close your eyes tonight,
Reflect upon your day
Did things go good, did they go right
All went your way?

Then that is what you think about
And this is what you say,
"Thank you God for everything"
Remember, friend, to pray!!
Have a great day.
Dortha

The Golden Years!!!

No one believes seniors . . . everyone thinks they are senile.
An Elderly couple was celebrating their sixtieth anniversary.
The couple had married as childhood sweethearts and had
moved back to their old neighbourhood after they retired.

Holding hands they walked back to their old school.
I t was not locked, so they entered, and found the old desk
they'd shared where Andy had carved 'I love you, Sally.'

On their way back ho me , a bag of money fell out of
an armored car, practically landing at their feet.
Sally quickly picked it up, but not sure
what to do with it, they took it home.
There, she counted the money:
fifty-thousand dollars!

Andy said, 'We've got to give it back.'

Sally said, 'Finders keepers.'

She put the money back in the bag and hid it in their attic.
The next day, two FBI men were canvassing the neighborhood
looking for the money and knocked on the door.

'Pardon me, but did either of you find a bag
that fell out of an armored car yesterday?'

Sally said, 'No.'

Andy said, 'She's lying. She hid it up in the attic.'

Sally said, 'Don't believe him, he's getting senile.'

The agents turn to Andy and began to question him.

One says: 'Tell us the story from the beginning'

Andy said, 'Well, when Sally and I were walking home from school yesterday . . ..'

The first FBI guy turns to his partner and says, 'We're outta here.'

No Picture!!

A few days ago I asked if anyone could tell me how to upload pictures to my blog. Did I get any help? NO!! Did I expect any help? No, not really, since I have no idea if anyone ever reads what I post. I am sure there is some simple little change that I need to do but I have no idea what. In the past, I had no difficulty adding pictures and I use the same method of adding that I have always used but when I find the picture I want then click 'upload' nothing happens. I suppose something is telling it not to perform but I have no idea how to correct the problem.

Oh well, I don't have anything interesting to write about since I have no picture to re-enforce my comments. We are having next to perfect weather these days and I am enjoying every minute of it. I realize it will be a very short time until we will be having COLD days. I won't enjoy them so much but I know the cold temps are necessary so I will be thankful for a warm house and warm clothes when I have to get out.

Today I ask God's blessings for each of you,
Dortha