Gratefulness is a decision to appreciate what God has given you.

Realizing that everything good and perfectly designed comes from God.

Although something else may have captured your attention,

Take the time to count your blessings.

Everything happens for a reason and a season.

Forgiving and forgetting those things that are behind.

Ultimately you will receive your harvest for every seed you have planted.

Live each day with a song on your heart.

Never forgetting how much you are loved and appreciated.

Enjoying today as your gift from God.

Search for the ways to touch a heart with appreciation. 

 

Sing and rejoice in the moments created by  “Thank you, Lord!”

 

 

 

Do you want a miracle?

 

  

Are you looking for a miracle to manifest in your life?

 

     Miracles can happen and do happen to those willing to receive them.  I believe miracles happen to those who are willing to love themselves.  I am not referring to vanity but a love of great respect and gratitude for the miracle of our being or creation.  This type of self-love fills a heart to overflowing and a person’s miracles are produced from their own love’s overflow.

 

     I believe that when we really love and accept and approve of ourselves exactly as we are then everything in our life works well.  It’s as if there are little miracles manifesting all around us.  Our health improves, we attract more money, our relationships become fulfilling, and we express ourselves more creatively.   Everything just seems to happen around us effortlessly.

 

     As a person who has been her own worst critic, I have found that criticism locks me into the very pattern I am trying to change about myself.  The focus is what keeps the attention of self.  Our subconscious mind will accept whatever we choose to believe about our self or our circumstances.  However, I discovered when I am gentle and understanding with myself, I move quickly out of my dismal thinking.  Once I relinquish my negative thinking by loving myself enough to approve of who I am, and admit to myself the truth of my existence, then the changes I desire manifest themselves.  The greatest miracle to me is when a life is changed for the better.

 

     The better I am to myself, the more miracles I experience around me.  What is inside of me will manifest in my world.  If I am in need of a miracle, I start the search within.

 

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.  (Genesis 1:27)

The Miracle of Love!

 

 

In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path. ( KJV Proverbs 3:6) 

     “Did you like the story?”  I asked my grandson after I read him “My Daddy is a Super Hero.”  He nodded in approval.  My grandson is enamored by super heroes.  However, I could tell by his reaction, I had tapped into his world.

     My grandson does not have a father who is active in his life.  However, my goal with the book and the series I am creating is to show him that he is not fatherless.  The Bible promises that God will be a father to the fatherless.  I want my grandson to see how special he is to God and how special God wants to be in his life. 

     Any relationship here on earth that falls short of being what it should be does not mean that we are to go without.  God always provides a way to fill that relational need in us.  It does seem easier to think about what you do not have than it is to think about what you do have. However, I believe any lack experienced is because of focus.  

 

     Since Super Heroes’ identities are often kept secret, my story does not address who Daddy may be, but it does focus on what Daddy does.  I want my grandson growing up knowing what a Daddy does so when he has children, he will know how to be a Super Hero Daddy! 

    

 

     “This is It” is what Michael Jackson decided to call his final concert tour.  Instead, because of his death, I sat watching the movie compiled of camera footage of highlights of the tour’s practice taken for Michael’s personal library.  Michael’s passion was evident in the film and some say that passion is what killed him.  Michael needed help to endure what once came naturally and some say he found that help with pain and sleep medication.  Can passion drive someone to destruction?

 

     Passion is a force I find fascinating.  My own passion has often driven me to places of dissatisfaction and discouragement.  My passion links me to a desire for excellence that is unstoppable in me.  However, this passion for excellence can be substituted for a need for perfection, if I allow myself to be persuaded by the thoughts of others.  I believe it is the desire for perfection that leads to destruction.  I believe excellence always uses what is at hand to its maximum capabilities so there is no need for substitutions.

 

     Michael desired to give the fans what they wanted.  It was his desire that his fans hear their favorite songs and he was going to perform them in the most spectacular manner. I admired his attitude and his desire for an original performance. However, it was the film his fans experienced not the concert. 

 

     Michael did get the film he wanted for his library. The film documented the experience Michael desired for his fans and the process it took to get it done. I walked away knowing Michael cared about his music and his fans; I am not so sure a live concert would have made the same impact on me.

 

     This film made me realize the importance of doing what you need to do for yourself; knowing others can still benefit from it in the process. It all starts and ends with the person in the mirror.

      

“You are so good to me!” Everyone should have a friend who knows when to say just what you need to hear.

 

      As I was putting together a slide show to document my friend’s special event, another friend called to tell me she was missing me. Soon, thereafter, another friend called wanting to share what had happened during the day.  The time I spent with each of them, made me realize how important it is to feel connected with one another.

     I believe God wants us to love what He loves. We should help people whenever we can, especially if they are followers of the Lord (Galatians 6:10 CEV). 

      It is written, You obey the law of Christ when you offer each other a helping hand (Galatians 6:2 CEV).

      Jesus clearly defined what the law is to his disciples: Jesus answered, “The most important one says: People of Israel, you have only one Lord and God. You must love him with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. The second most important commandment says: Love others as much as you love yourself.  No other commandment is more important than these.” (Mark 12:29-31 emphasis added CEV)

      Remember, God told us to be a blessing! Don’t be hateful and insult people just because they are hateful and insult you. Instead, treat everyone with kindness. You are God’s chosen ones, and he will bless you. (1 Peter 3:9 CEV)

     Remember, love conquers all! Don’t let evil defeat you, but defeat evil with good. (Romans 12:21 CEV)

     I believe if we want others to get to know Jesus then we must be like Jesus.  I feel like I’m most like Jesus when I can love by deciding to do only that which is good and beneficial for another.