Good morning and happy Sunday, is your spiritual tank in need of a fill up, I pray that you get it filled so that you can make it another week without running out! As i sit behind the glass all warm and cozy I look out the window at the snow beginning to fall and I thank God for the beauty of it!
In prayer this morning I prayed for each of you asking God to provide you with what is needed in your life today, to provide you with a way to solve your problems and with knowledge that he will never allow you to fall as long as you hold his hand. I asked him to bless all of my friends who are caregiving for loved ones needing extra assistance, to keep them strong both physically and emotionally. I asked God to bless each person in pain today with a laying down of the pain so that the body can have peace and harmony. All who are battling anything negative today to be given a ray of positive so that you can see that there is a light to guide you. I asked God to bless all of those suffering a broken hearts! For my baby girl getting ready to fly from Florida back to Kansas, my her flight be a safe one and she land without incident or harm. I asked God to bless our military to feel the love and the will from us here to have them home and with family. I ask all of the favors, blessings and mercies in the name of Jesus Christ our savior. Amen.
Today's story made me get really teary as I was reading it! Please take the time to voice your love today. Let the ones that mean so much know it! I thought this story went quiet nicely with today's WAKE UP SONG!!! Enjoy both and let me know what you think!!!
In prayer this morning I prayed for each of you asking God to provide you with what is needed in your life today, to provide you with a way to solve your problems and with knowledge that he will never allow you to fall as long as you hold his hand. I asked him to bless all of my friends who are caregiving for loved ones needing extra assistance, to keep them strong both physically and emotionally. I asked God to bless each person in pain today with a laying down of the pain so that the body can have peace and harmony. All who are battling anything negative today to be given a ray of positive so that you can see that there is a light to guide you. I asked God to bless all of those suffering a broken hearts! For my baby girl getting ready to fly from Florida back to Kansas, my her flight be a safe one and she land without incident or harm. I asked God to bless our military to feel the love and the will from us here to have them home and with family. I ask all of the favors, blessings and mercies in the name of Jesus Christ our savior. Amen.
Today's story made me get really teary as I was reading it! Please take the time to voice your love today. Let the ones that mean so much know it! I thought this story went quiet nicely with today's WAKE UP SONG!!! Enjoy both and let me know what you think!!!
The Other Woman
After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping alive the spark of love.
A little while ago I had to go out with another woman. It was really my wife's idea.
"I know that you love her," she said one day, taking me by surprise.
"But I love YOU," I protested.
"I know, but you also love her."
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.
"What's wrong, are you well," she asked? My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.
"I thought that it would be pleasant to pass some time with you," I responded.
"Just the two of us." She thought about it for a moment, then said, "I would like that very much."
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's.
"I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car. "They can't wait to hear about our meeting".
We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entrées, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips.
"It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said.
"Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I responded.
During the dinner we had an agreeable conversation -nothing extraordinary-but catching up on recent events of each others life.
We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you". I agreed.
"How was your dinner date?" asked my wife when I got home.
"Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined," I answered.
A few days later my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her.
Some time later I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: "I paid this bill in advance. I was almost sure that I couldn't be there but, never-the-less, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me. I love you."
At that moment I understood the importance of saying, in time: "I LOVE YOU" and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till "some other time".
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