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Showing posts with label eternity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eternity. Show all posts

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Simple Joys


This morning I awoke to the sound of rain pounding on the roof and my husband snoring beside me.  I had to just lay there and smile because I was so grateful for the moment.  Life is always just one heartbeat away from eternity.  While I am secure in where I will spend eternity I also have learned to cherish each moment I have here in this life.  It is the simple things that seem to give me the most joy. 
 
 
 
Sharing waffles and hot cider at four in the morning with my husband because I could not sleep after another dream woke me up.  Sitting together in the adirondack chairs long after dark just to be outside as long as we can because we both know soon it will be winter.  Our devotion time together is my favorite.  We have this little book called “Jesus Calling” that we read & discuss each day.  We laugh together, dream and talk about the future.   We will cherish the little joys each day and hang on through the difficult days knowing all of them are numbered and held in God’s hands.  Enjoy each day as it comes and look for the simple joys. 


 
 
 
 


Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Choices



I will choose to love...no occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.

I will choose joy...I will refuse the temptation to by cynical. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.

I will choose peace...I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.

I choose patience...I will overlook the inconveniences of the world.

I will choose kindness...I will be kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.

I will choose gentleness...Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice, may it only be in praise. If I clench my fist, may it only be in prayer. If I make a demand, may it only be of myself.

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and gentleness. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek God's grace. And when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.