~~THE STUFF OF LIFE~~

Good morning and happy Friday to you! It is another cold clear morning here in Utah, 19 degrees with little to no wind at all, the sun is up and the warmth of it on my face as I sit bundled against the cold..AMAZING feeling! I pray your morning has started off with a calm and peace that allows you quiet time to share in conversation with our Father in heaven. 

In prayer this morning as I sat enjoying the sun on my face, I began to thank God for all of the goodness in my life, my Wayde, my child, his children, my G~babes, my health although a bit off at times I still am so thankful that I don't have more problems than I do have. I thanked Him for the warmth of home, the food provided and the happiness in my heart! I asked God to give you happiness in your heart today, that you might see something in a new way today, that you may stop and take time to enjoy your world. I asked God to bless my friend whose is fervently praying for her father who had a stroke and is now having more health issues slowing the healing process of the stroke, she is worried over her mom who stands by so strong and poised, afraid that she might break. Father give this family renewed strength and a sign of relief today that in time all will be well. I asked special prayers for a sweet family struggling with one having cancer and another having issues with her heart. Bless them father with your healing hands, comfort them in this storm and let your light shine upon them so that the fear is laid still. I ask Father that you bless my daughter and soon to be son with love and joy in their new home, that you continue to allow them to feel the love they feel for one another growing stronger and stronger each day. Bless the baby growing within her, allow him/her to feel the huge amount of love there is for him/her. I ask mercy and blessings upon those who cannot conceive a child that their bodies be healed and the beauty and the joy of being with child be given them. I pray for those who are battling illness, depression, addiction, financial problems, thoughts of suicide, unruly children and all the other problems that may be in their lives, be the light they need Father that confirms you are there with them. Let them feel something special today as knowledge that you have a plan for them. Comfort those with the why's today father! In the name of our beautiful brother, our savior and our friend, Jesus Christ. Amen. 

I love the story below, it is something that I cannot stress enough, we spend so much time in life looking for the bigger things that we tend to step right over the little things! God bless you all with peace, love and joy this day! I love each of you in Christ

Lisa Beamer on Good Morning America

If you remember, she's the wife of Todd Beamer who said "Let's Roll!" and helped take down the plane that was heading for Washington, D.C. She said it's the little things that she misses most about Todd, such as hearing the garage door open as he came home, and her children running to meet him.  She is now the mom of a beautiful little girl, Mary.

Lisa recalled this story:

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, "Class is over. I would like to share with all of you a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important."

"Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is the power's way of telling us that we must make the most out of every single day."

Her eyes beginning to water, she went on. "So, I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see. It could be a scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground. Please look for these things, and cherish them, for although it may sound trite to some, these things are the 'stuff' of life."

"The little things were put here on earth to enjoy, and these are the things we often take for granted. We must make it important to notice them, for any anytime it can all be taken away."

The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester.

Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook.

Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. Go barefoot, or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.

~Lisa Beamer, from an interview on Good Morning America

YOU are needed, come and pray with us please!!!!

 

As another day comes fast to a close, I am thanking God for this beautiful day! I love life, I love his presence in my world and I love the fact that no matter how intense, how stressful, how dramatic, how down right pathetic the day could be....having him to help avert things is all I need to overcome what could be misery:) I pray that your day has been a good one and that you joined in with me today in seeing with your soul and hearing with your heart, did you cross paths with anyone who was in need of a "real" smile or a gentle touch? I did and it felt so good to recognize it, lay my hand on her arm and say "unspoken" that there is someone who cares! It felt so good to be able to say God bless you and then to say a prayer for her! It changed her mood and she actually smiled a "real" smile! I put "real" in quotations because in my day to day doing I very rarely see a "real" smile, I see many mechanical smiles but there is no joy in the eyes, I see half smiles with no spark in the eyes, when I see someone have a glisten in their eyes and they smile from ear to ear and sometimes even give a big belly laugh, that is when I know I have made a mark! And boy do I love the feeling of making a mark!
    Tonight I ask you to join me in prayer for all those who are void of spark, for all of those who have forgotten what happiness is, for those who have become robots in emotion and in feeling! I ask God to touch them in a way that they know there is life out there, that there is a purpose and a reason for where they are and for what they are doing, I ask him to thin the veil and let them have a peace filled moment of memory of the joy there was in the spirit world and in the joy there will be when they return! I sometimes fall into the pity pot and have to ask him to show me and he never fails to impress upon me from where I came and to where I will return, he never lets me down in the knowledge that this is but a flash in time and we must never give in or give up! I ask that you pray with me for those who are suffering illness, who continue to struggle with rehabilitation, for those who fight depression each day and for those who have lost their way and are lacking in faith and belief! I pray for those saddened at the loss of loved ones, I pray that they feel the comfort and peace that God gives so freely and openly. I ask that you continue to pray for my baby who is with child, that she and baby both continue to be strong and healthy, for all of the mommies and unborn babies, for the new babies just entering the world that they be blessed with unconditional love the same as God give us, that they be introduced to Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father at a very early age. Join me if you will in praying for our country that we might continue to have the freedom to speak of religion and to worship God freely and without fear, pray for our soldiers both on foreign and home soil that they feel the admiration and love we hold for them for all they do to keep us safe! Pray with me for these mercies in the name of Jesus Christ, amen!
     May your evening be filled with comfort and peace and may you take time before you seek sleep to have a nice chat with God, I always find that after prayer I sleep my best! God bless you and yours and never forget that you are loved and so very appreciated!

Lisa Beamer on Good Morning America

 

If you remember, she's the wife of Todd Beamer who said "Let's Roll!" and helped take down the plane that was heading for Washington, D.C. She said it's the little things that she misses most about Todd, such as hearing the garage door open as he came home, and her children running to meet him.  She is now the mom of a beautiful little girl, Mary.

 

Lisa recalled this story:

 

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband died suddently of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, "Class is over. I would like to share with all of you a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important."

 

"Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is the power's way of telling us that we must make the most out of every single day."

 

Her eyes beginning to water, she went on. "So, I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see. It could be a scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground. Please look for these things, and cherish them, for although it may sound trite to some, these things are the 'stuff' of life."

 

"The little things were put here on earth to enjoy, and these are the things we often take for granted. We must make it important to notice them, for any anytime it can all be taken away."

 

The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester.

 

Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook.

 

Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. Go barefoot, or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.

 

~Lisa Beamer, from an interview on Good Morning America