18 November 2000
Subject:
Be Thankful
Dear
Friends,
It's
Saturday morning and time to take another marble out of the jar. Have a Happy
Thanksgiving and let's all be thankful for what we do have-- each other.
Blessings!!
Don
Thank you Lord
Tom
has been gone four years today - it seems like yesterday and forever at the same
time. Thank you Lord for sending us such a great husband and father for
the time we shared - he lives forever in our hearts. Just a reminder - hug
the one you love today real tight and renew promises of love forever and ever.
Have a wonderful day and God bless us everyone.
Love,
Delena
The 23rd Psalm
The Lord is my Shepherd --- THAT'S RELATIONSHIP!
I shall not want -- THAT'S SUPPLY!
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures -- THAT'S REST!
He leadeth me beside still waters -- THAT'S REFRESHMENT!
He restoreth my soul-THAT'S HEALING!
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness -- THAT'S GUIDANCE!
For His name sake-THAT'S PURPOSE!
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death-THAT'S TESTING!
I will fear no evil-THAT'S PROTECTION!
For thou art with me-THAT'S FAITHFULNESS!
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me-THAT'S DISCIPLINE!
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies-THAT'S HOPE!
Thou anointest my head with oil-THAT'S CONSECRATION!
My cup runneth over-THAT'S ABUNDANCE!
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life- THAT'S
BLESSING!
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord-THAT'S SECURITY!
Forever-THAT'S ETERNITY!
Thoughts
to ponder...
*A
person can grow only as much as his horizon allows. - John Powell
*Some
luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted, but getting what you have,
which once you have got it, you may be smart enough to see is what you would
have wanted had you known. - Garrison Keillor
*There
are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch
your heart -- pursue those. - Author unknown
*Success
seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make
mistakes but they don't quit. - Conrad Hilton
*You can fool too many of the people too much of the time. - James
Thurber
Knowledge
Pleasure
is a shadow; wealth is vanity; and power is a pageant:
but knowledge is intrinsic enjoyment, perennial fame, unlimited
space, and infinite duration. In the performance of its sacred office, it fears
no danger, spares no expense, omits no exertion.
It scales the mountain, looks into the volcano, dives into the ocean, perforates
the earth, wings its flight into the skies, encircles the globe, explores sea
and land, contemplates the distant, examines the minute, comprehends the great,
and ascends the sublime. No place, too remote for its grasp, no heavens, too
exalted for its touch.
- Salem Town and Nelson M. Holbrook
Courage
Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting peace.
The soul that knows it not Knows no release from little things:
Knows not the livid loneliness of fear,
Nor mountain heights where bitter joy can hear
The sound of wings.
How can life grant us boon of living, compensate
For dull gray ugliness and pregnant hate
Unless we dare The soul's dominion?
Each time we make a choice, we pay
With courage to behold the restless day,
And count it fair.
- Amelia Earhart
Strength To Meet Life's Challenges
Within You Is the Strength to Meet Life's Challenges
You are stronger than you think - remember to stand tall.
Every challenge you encounter strengths your mind and your soul.
Every trouble you overcome increases your understanding of life.
When all your troubles weigh heavily on your shoulders, remember that beneath
the burden you can stand tall, because you are never given more than you can
handle - and you are stronger than you think.
~ Author Unknown ~