daily yarns 'n more

in my thoughts and prayers

Thinking of all the children and adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary, who's lives were tragically taken, as well as the others who's lives are forever changed.  My thoughts and prayers go out to all.  May God Bless and keep you all.

Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd,
I shall not be in want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
He restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.

 

you know you are...

I was cleaning out some papers and I forgot that I had tucked this away, I meant to share this with you awhile back.  A friend I met here gave this to me and if you are a quilter maybe you can relate :)  I did a little photo shop and added a frame around it.

Over the weekend I put up the tree and the few Christmas odds and ends that I didn't get rid of when we moved here.  I've downscaled on my decorating and I don't feel overwhelmed like I have in the past.  I love decorations, but now I'm just keeping it simple.

So, what's happening with you all.  Do you have your tree up yet?

Hope Y'all have an awesome day today!

 

have you ever had a senior moment?

I received this in my e-mail and thought I would share.

I found this funny.  But what's not so funny is that I could see myself doing something like this only I don't carry a gun.

why?

 

why did you do it?  

oh, to hurt so much.

 

would no-one listen to you? 

i would have listened to you.

 

did you think no-one cared?

i care.

 

what are you trying to tell us?

maybe someday we'll know.

 

 

"If love conquers hate, then I believe too that truth will win over lies"

author; unknown

serene

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

file of pain

Since Erin is moving after the New Year rolls in, my dad has been bringing boxes over to pack her belongings in.  He gets them from who know where, the Salvation Army probably....anyway.  This box is really a sad one and not because of the shape it is in.

Take a closer look in the next picture.

 

How sad to think that this is how someone describes a bunch of papers....their life.  At first I got a bit of a chuckle but then I thought about the person who wrote this.  They had to be in a lot of pain after their marriage ended.  I wonder where those papers are and I wonder how the person who wrote "file of pain" on this box is doing.

Life can be difficult and painful at times. 

how to have a "great thanks"

Our granddaughter who is 8 years old wrote this list of great tips on how to have a "great thanks" yesterday.  This one I'm going to save.  I hope you can read it.

I trust everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are recovering from all the food that was consumed?  I know I am.  I still want more pumpkin pie tho.

It's Black Friday today and I don't really plan to go out to find those bargains.  Though Erin and Dan went early this morning and I'm not sure why I'm up at 5:30 a.m. writing this post.  I guess I couldn't sleep anymore.  This holiday came and went too fast.  Dan just came back from shopping empty handed.  He said the store he went to was packed, people looking for electronics.  If you want toys that was no problem but anyone looking for TV's, Stereos etc. the place was mobbed.  Not my kind of shopping at least not 5:00 in the morning.  Call me a stick in the mud I guess.

Time to take the fall decorations down from outside and go get my winter greens from my favorite store.  Maybe even put the Christmas tree up this weekend but that depends on how much energy I'm having.  Jim and I ran yesterday.  I seem to really be making strides, small as they are.  Each time I go out I can run just a bit farther down the road.  Maybe, just maybe I'll be able to run the half yet.  I really don't like running all that much tho, but I feel great after.  Maybe not right after but the next day I feel great.  Elaine told me yesterday there's a lady at her work who LOVES to run.  She said it took about a year to love it.  I can't imagine my self waking up in the morning so excited that I get to run.  But hey, who knows anything can happen right?

You all have a wonderful day today.

How To Plant Your Garden

I got this in an e-mail I'm guessing about a year ago and I saved it.  I thought that I would share it with you today.

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        How To Plant Your Garden

 

First, you  Come to the garden alone,
   while the dew is still on the roses....

FOR THE GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING,

          PLANT THREE ROWS OF PEAS:
                1. Peace of mind
                2. Peace of heart
                3. Peace of soul

        PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH:
                1. Squash gossip
                2. Squash indifference
                3. Squash grumbling
                4. Squash selfishness

PLANT FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE:

             1. Lettuce be faithful 
                2. Lettuce be kind 
                3. Lettuce be patient 
                4. Lettuce really love one another


NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS:

           1. Turnip for meetings
           2. Turnip for service
           3. Turnip to help one another


TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN WE MUST HAVE   THYME: 
              1. Thyme for each other
           2. Thyme for family
           3. Thyme for friends

WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH LOVE.   THERE IS MUCH FRUIT IN YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE YOU REAP WHAT YOU  SOW.

his name is bill...

I found this over at Country Charm blog and wanted to share it.

His name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans, and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years of college.
He is brilliant. Kind of profound and very, very bright. He became a Christian while attending college.

Across the street from the campus is a well-dressed, very conservative church. They want to develop a ministry to the students but are not sure how to go about it.

One day Bill decides to go there. He walks in with no shoes, jeans, his T-shirt, and wild hair. The service has already started and so Bill starts down the aisle looking for a seat.

The church is completely packed and he can't find a seat. By now, people are really looking a bit uncomfortable, but no one says anything.

Bill gets closer and closer and closer to the pulpit, and when he realizes there are no seats, he just squats down right on the carpet.

By now the people are really uptight, and the tension in the air is thick.

About this time, the minister realizes that from way at the back of the church, a deacon is slowly making his way toward Bill.

Now the deacon is in his eighties, has silver-gray hair, and a three-piece suit. A godly man, very elegant, very dignified, very courtly. He walks with a cane and, as he starts walking toward this boy, everyone is saying to themselves that you can't blame him for what he's going to do.

How can you expect a man of his age and of his background to understand some college kid on the floor? It takes a long time for the man to reach the boy.

The church is utterly silent except for the clicking of the man's cane. All eyes are focused on him. You can't even hear anyone breathing.
The minister can't even preach the sermon until the deacon does what he has to do.

And now they see this elderly man drop his cane on the floor.
With great difficulty, he lowers himself and sits down next to Bill and worships with him so he won't be alone.

Everyone chokes up with emotion. When the minister gains control, he says "What I'm about to preach, you will never remember. What you have just seen, you will never forget."

"Be careful how you live. You may be the only Bible some people will ever read!"

I asked the Lord to bless you
as I prayed for you today.
To guide you and protect you
as you go along your way....
His love is always with you,
His promises are true,
And when we give Him all our cares,
You know He will see us through.

God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called. You shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.

With malice toward none; with charity (love) for all.............

Part of a quote from Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address.