Good morning, I pray your day is off to a good start and that no matter what happens in your world today that you know you are loved and that you know it will all be okay.
It has been a difficult few years for me, I am just so thankful that the people I have in my life love me and are stronger than I am. I am a person that would rather walk through burning coals over broken glass than hurt or let someone down, seems I have been a let down for the most of my life. I have never felt as if I matter, as if I am good enough...I have always allowed myself to feel that nothing I have ever done has been good enough. I have let the most important person in my life down once again...I hate, hate, hate this. I am sorry for airing this but just need a listening ear. Each time I feel like I have finally made it and that I am finally going to capture the elusive, it gets pushed just past the point of my grasp and I have to continue stretching to reach it. Each time I think I am finally going to get a break...I lose my grip and I am pushed downward. Each time my ship begins to approach the harbor it springs a leak and sinks to the bottom of the ocean. I read about Karma all of the time and am beginning to believe that there is something to it and that I must have really done something horrible to this karma thing and am now getting slapped by it. I sometimes feel like God is mad at me and is stepping away from me, this is the time in my life that I feel empty and hollow inside. At these times I have to surround myself with all of his blessings and put out of my head all of the negative that is going on.....I pray when you feel this way that it is only for a short while, that it goes as quickly as it comes and that you never give up on your faith and on God. I know the phrase what don't kill you makes you stronger, right about now I am feeling like the strongest woman in the world.
I pray that each of you is filled with love and joy today, and ask God to bless each of us with his strength, his love , his calm, his comfort and his mercy. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray for peace. Amen.
Gift Of A Hug
It was two days before Father’s Day and my eldest son and I were having breakfast. Just as he finished off the last bite of his Cheerios my boy caught me off guard by asking me what I wanted as a present for Father’s Day. I looked him in the eyes and saw his good and earnest soul shining through them. Then in a moment of inspiration and wisdom I said: "I think that a big hug from you would be the best gift in the world." My dear son got right up, wrapped his arms around me and gave me just what I asked for. The precious gifts didn’t end there either. On Father’s Day I got several more hugs from both of my sons and my daughter too. Each one shared all the love they had for me and I had for them. Each one brought us so much joy. Each one made us feel connected, cherished, and whole. Those wonderful hugs made it one of the best Father’s Days of my life.
I have received a lot of gifts from family and friends over the years. I enjoyed every single one of them too. Still, those hugs from my 3 children have to be at the top of my list of the best gifts ever. They won’t tear, break, or wear out. They will last forever in a special place in my heart and mind. And when I leave this world for the next I know that those hugs and the love they carried into my soul will go with me as well.
I hope that you spend all of your days here collecting and sharing all the hugs that you can. I hope that you go through life with your arms wide open and are never embarrassed to wrap those arms around someone you love. I hope you give hugs freely and happily to everyone around you and send heart hugs with your thoughts and words to those far away. I hope that even when you are alone you aren’t afraid to give yourself a hug as well. And one day when you enter into Heaven I hope that you are ready for the greatest hug of all, the eternal hug of God’s love.
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