Attitude Needs Daily Adjustment

 Hebrews 4:12  "For the word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Read this and thought it was worth sharing:
Dear Lord,

So far today, I am doing all right. I have not gossiped, lost my temper, been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or self-indulgent. I have not whined, cursed, or eaten any chocolate. However, I am going to get out of bed in a few minutes, and I will need a lot of help after that. Amen.

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: To choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's way.   

                                                                   Viktor Frankl, concentration camp survivor.

This was taken of my grandkids at the playground June 2013.

Creativity Comes From The Creator

Matthew 25:29 "To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance."

When I need a creative idea for my work I usually find it after a prayer! I determined a long time ago that God is the source of creativity. Looking at creation alone shows us His handiwork.

What an endless resource we have with our Heavenly Father. If you need a good "outside of the box" idea, pray and see what God helps you come up with today!

 This picture was taken inside of a large walk thru Christmas tree in 

Delray Beach, Florida in December 2012. I wrote the inspirational quote on April 30, 2013.

Under Construction!

Many times people have said to me that I must be writing my blogs about them because of things we have discussed. It's so funny to me when I hear that because in all honesty these devotionals are about my own struggles, my own sins, my own doubts and fears. Family and friends have said that I have a way of writing that encourages them when truthfully I am also writing to remind myself to stay encouraged.

You might assume because I have been going to church all of my life and involved in ministry over the years that I have all the answers but it really isn't that way at all. I am still struggling, growing and learning myself right along with everyone else. Under construction is the best way to describe me in my walk with the Lord.

I am grateful for family and friends that are in my life that accept me with all my struggles, faults and many mistakes that I continue to make daily. We are all on this journey together, thank God!

And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.  Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.  2 Corinthians 12:9-10

This picture was taken in my dining room, September 2013 

and the smaller picture was taken of my  nephews 
with my grandbaby Easter 2013.