It only takes a smile to make a dark day seem bright!!!




Good morning my friends, I pray this morning has been filled with good things and that you are eager to have a rest filled weekend. It is a cloudy day here in Utah, the sun...try as it may to shine through....is suffering defeat today. Never to fear!!!! There is "son" shining in my heart and I will not let anything take it away today.  I watched our trusty ringed neck dove as it perched high upon the light pole singing for all to hear. Such a wonderful sight to behold.


In prayer this morning as I sat outside, enjoying God's bounty of beauty I thanked him for another day being allowed to worship him and share his love. I thanked him again for shielding my g~babes from harm yesterday as they were put in a situation that a parent should never put his/her child in and I thanked him for the shield of protection for the parent who chose medication over the safety of his family. I asked God to bless him with an awakening that he might see what his addiction is doing to the very core of his family. I asked God for mercy and healing to continue for my sweet friend Star, as she continues to get stronger with each passing day, Father please hold her each and every step of the way assuring her that with you she can overcome anything. I prayed for peace in your hearts, calm in your minds, and comfort in your bodies and I asked that I might be used as a light in someone's darkness this day. I asked all of these things in the name of Jesus Christ our savior. Amen.


I came across this list of "reflections" this morning and as I read them I had to stop and think about them one by one, really some great words to live by!!!!
Take A Moment To Reflect

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don’t see the one which has been opened for us.

The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you’ve ever had.

It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it, but it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve been missing until it arrives.

Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they’ll love you back! Don’t expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart but if it doesn’t, be content it grew in yours.

It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

Don’t go for looks; they can deceive. Don’t go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

Find the one that makes your heart smile. There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!

Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.

Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.

The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.

Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.

The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can’t go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you’re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

… Author unknown

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