4th of July .... Celebrates America's Birthday

We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their ploughs but to secure liberty for their souls.

Robert J. McCracken

                                     Independence a Precious gift of God.
                              May We Always Remain Independent...... Amen.
                                          Have  A Very Happy 4th of July

Visit Spiritual Sunday for more weekend Blessings.

Something to Think About......

What Will Matter


By Michael Josephson

Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.
There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.
All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.

Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.
It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.
Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.

So too, your hopes, ambitions, plans and to-do lists will expire.
The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.
It won’t matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end.

It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.
Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.
So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?

What will matter is not what you bought but what you built,
not what you got but what you gave.
What will matter is not your success but your significance.
What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught.

What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,
empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.

What will matter is not your competence but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew,
but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone.
What will matter is not your memories but the memories of those who loved you.
What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn’t happen by accident.
It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice.
Choose to live a life that matters.

Show off Your Cottge Monday

Today I am joining Cielo at THE HOUSE IN THE ROSES for show off Your Cottage Monday.
Visit Cielo you will be inspired by her and all the other participants.
I am sharing pictures of my old kitchen table that I painted to give it a new look.
What do you think?

S

Sweet Blessings.............

The Secret

One day, one friend asked another, "How is it that you are always so happy? You have so much energy, and you never seem to get down."

With her eyes smiling, she said, "I know the Secret!" "What secret is that?" To which she replied, "I'll tell you all about it, but you have to promise to share the Secret with others."

"The Secret is this: I have learned there is little I can do in my life that will make me truly happy. I must depend on God to make me happy and to meet my needs. When a need arises in my life, I have to trust God to supply according to HIS riches.I have learned most of the time I don't need half of what I think I do. He has never let me down. Since I learned that 'Secret', I am happy."

The questioner's first thought was, "That's too simple!"But upon reflecting over his own life he recalled how he thought a bigger house would make him happy, but it didn't! He thought a better paying job would make him happy, but it hadn't. When did he realize his greatest happiness? Sitting on the floor with his grandchildren, playing games, eating pizza or reading a story, a simple gift from God.

Now you know it too! We can't depend on people to make us happy. Only GOD in His infinite wisdom can do that. Trust HIM! And now I pass the Secret on to you! So once you get it, what will you do?

YOU have to tell someone the Secret, too! That GOD in His wisdom will take care of YOU!But it's not really a secret... We just have to believe it and do it... Really trust God!

Have a Blessed Sunday !

Letting God

Sometime we need to slow down, take time to rest and review our lives. Our needs to always be doing and thinking overload our minds and our bodies with unnecessary stress. Of course it's always easier said than done. That is when we need to rely on God.
 "Come to me all you who are weary and burdened , and I will give you rest."
                                               (Mt: 11:28)
I personally need to do that , withdraw and quiet my mind so I can listen to what God is guiding me to do, or notice the lessons I need to learn. Like resisting the urge to over analyze every experience and live each moment instead. Letting go and letting God handle that part of my life that is out of my control or reach is what I strive every day to accomplish....By the Grace of God, I think I am getting closer.

WORDS THAT INSPIRED ME

Quotes and sayings can empower your vision and your life, just one word can do it. I have them all over my home, I need reminders now and then.

 

A life lived in love will never be dull.

- Leo Buscaglia