Gratitude and Grace

Just thinking....

I read something the other day that is sticking with me.

Never look for justice, but never cease to give it.

This is really difficult to do. I know this because as I ponder it...I have a really hard time not wanting to give it to someone else to ponder. :)

I need help!

Today I am grateful for a few things.
1. That I do not have to work outside in this outrageous heat!
2. I can drink as much water as I want.
3. That I understand that I am not perfect, but I will continue to strive to always do my best at whatever I am doing.
4. The ability to listen to someone's 5th step inventory with the knowledge that they are becoming healthy, just like someone else listened to mine.
5. Fans...ceiling fans, motor fans, paper fans, you name it. I am very grateful for fans!

Happy Hump Day!

~LIZ

Comments

pam said…

well thank you for keeping the outrageous heat down your way. Always love thankful lists.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Cindy said…

Thankfulness is always a good focus so I appreciate reading your list as a reminder to think about my own.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

I Got A Feeling....

that this is gonna be a good, good year!!!!!! I have great expectations! And I don't make New Year's Resolutions, but I do like goals. And prayers. I know God will answer prayers, and there are a few that I look forward to seeing the answer to, hopefully in 2010. It would be great if love and peace and forgiveness would win out in a few broken relationships. I am still praying. And I am look forward to how my marriage will become more wonderful, as it does every year! My health should improve since I am training for a triathlon. I lost 23 pounds in 2009. I look forward to losing about 15 to 20 more. Completing the Caveman triathlon with a couple of my very good friends is a goal that I am excited to achieve! It is going to be fun to see what God is going to do because I said "yes" to Him and stepped up into Home Group leadership with my church. And my church.... I have to say I am amazed and thrilled to love my church! What a blessing after so many years of being a s

Gone

A fire burns behind me I run to keep ahead Those who I once cared for becoming cold and dead Red and black the flames grow high Smoke rises in the air The pain of my unworthiness Seems more than I can bear In front of me I see the sun I long to feel it's heat The iciness inside my heart has paralyzed my feet I see the moon, I see the stars They swirl and dance for me I see the hole, the big dark hole Where one star used to be

Behind Those Eyes - Chapters 6 and 7

Happy Tuesday! It is time for the weekly thoughts on the book study Behind Those Eyes. Check out Lelia's blog for more information and look up the author, Lisa Whittle . Good stuff on both of these blogs! Chapter 6 is entitled, Cosmetics for the Soul. Lisa shared a story about working a part time job at a cosmetics counter. A woman approached, covered, hat, sunglasses and all, because she was hiding horrible scars from burns. Lisa spent around an hour concealing the woman's scars with cosmetics until she felt a little better about what she saw when she looked in the mirror. She used the story to illustrate how we, as women, try to conceal things about ourselves in order to hide the truth and escape rejection from others. This hit home with me when I read it. I will do almost anything to avoid rejection! Lisa say in chapter 6: We use concealer - cosmetics for our souls - that will camouflage those places in our hearts that are uglier than we want to see. I understand.

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