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Posted on 06/01/2013 3:58:06 AM PDT by JustAmy
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Its been pretty hot here, too. Toasty Tennessee.
I have some men here working to fix the tile around my downstairs shower. Hate to have workers but am happy that someone honest gave me a price and are living up to it.
I got word this morning that a good friend of mine had passed. She lived 2 houses down from me but moved to her daughter’s 8 years ago. She and I had some good times together shopping, looking and having lunch together. Needless to tell you that my morning has started off very sad. After we built the pool, she and I, plus another friend swam together a lot. The other friend has been gone a few years now. She was 65 when she passed. It is sad when you see your friends passing away. But we all have to go sometime. I have tried to hold my tears back because the workers are here so maybe they came at a good time. I will see my friends and my precious hubby, plus all those I loved, some day in Heaven.
God Bless your day on this Blue Monday!
How true, how true. Thank you for this beautiful message. As I just said in my last post, losing a very good friend is a hard thing to do. I have to be tough while the workers are here but I’m sure before the day is over, the flood gates will swing wide open. Sometimes its better to let the tears roll down to relieve that ache in your heart.
Have a good day Jaidyn, and everyone!
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You will get through the loss. I lost three of my best friends within the last several months. All were a surprise, so a lot was left unsaid between us. In time, the memories made me smile, and that is how I think of them. I hope people think the same way of me when I am gone. The tears clean up the loose ends, so have your big cry, and then, get on with life.
Thank you for your kind remarks, Meg. It really has been a hard day. She and I had a lot of great times together. Sometimes it seems it can’t be true but it is. I talked to her daughter twice this morning. She is holding up very well. They were very close. I know she is in Heaven now. She had a grandson who killed himself a few years ago and I didn’t think she could survive it but she did get some better.
Losing a good friend is close to losing a family member.
Thanks again sincerely.
Thanks so much, Jaidyn. Your words do help.
Here in Michigan we joke that we have two seasons: winter and road construction. Harsh winters damage road surfaces, so repair crews begin their work as soon as the ice melts and the ground thaws. Although we call this work “construction,” much of what they do looks like “destruction.” In some cases, simply patching holes is not an option. Workers have to replace the old road with a new one.
That’s what it can feel like when God is at work in our lives. Throughout the Old Testament, God told His people to expect some major renovation on the road between Him and them (Isa. 62:10-11; Jer. 31:31). When God sent Jesus, it seemed to the Jews as if their way to God was being destroyed. But Jesus wasn’t destroying anything. He was completing it (Matt. 5:17). The old way paved with laws became a new way paved with the sacrificial love of Jesus.
God is still at work replacing old ways of sin and legalism with the way of love that Jesus completed. When He removes our old ways of thinking and behaving, it may feel as if everything familiar is being destroyed. But God is not destroying anything; He is building a better way. And we can be confident that the end result will be smoother relationships with others and a closer relationship with Him.
Read: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Good Morning Friends,
Hope your day has started off well. I just finished a bite of breakfast and the sinks cleaned up. Next is getting me cleaned up after a brief rest. Thank goodness, I’m in no hurry. I do plan to go by the funeral home today as I don’t like going out at night anymore by myself. I want to see my friend and I dread it, too. I guess that’s understandable. I hope I can shake the sad feelings soon as it drags me down. I guess as we get older, these deaths are harder to take.
Wishing all of you a great day!
My Memory Library
© Sarah Blackstone
Imagine if I was given one moment,
just a single slice of my past.
I could hold it close forever,
and that moment would always last.
I'd put the moment in a safe,
within my hearts abode.
I could open it when I wanted,
and only I would know the code.
I could choose a time of laughing,
a time of happiness and fun.
I could choose a time that tried me,
through everything I've done.
I sat and thought about what moment,
would always make me smile.
One that would always push me,
to walk that extra mile.
If I'm feeling sad and low,
if I'm struggling with what to do.
I can go and open my little safe,
and watch my moment through.
There are moments I can think of,
that would lift my spirits everytime.
The moments when you picked me up,
when the road was hard to climb.
For me to only pick one moment,
to cherish, save and keep,
Is proving really difficult,
as I've gathered up a heap!
I've dug deep inside my heart,
found the safe and looked inside,
there was room for lots of moments,
in fact hundreds if I tried.
I'm building my own little library,
embedded in my heart,
for all the moments spent with you,
before you had to part.
I can open it up whenever I like,
pick a moment and watch it through,
My little library acts as a promise,
I'll never ever forget you
This is so lovely, yorkie. Thanks so much for posting it. I am getting dressed in a few minutes to run some errands and will go by the funeral home first. I don’t like going out at night by myself and this will be a good time to go.
Beautiful poetry and if anyone knows the feelings of losing a friend, you’re surely the one to turn to. The poetry is just so perfect. Thank you so much for your sweet understanding.
*It's National Vanilla Ice Cream Day*
Have a yummy one!
I would enjoy it more, Teenie,
if it was served with a big slice of apple pie!
Mmmm...now THAT’S the kinda day I can dig...into! :)
Well....a warm slice of apple pie topped with vanilla ice cream is a better way but....I’ll take it HOWEVER it is served! (I prefer chocolate but vanilla will do as a stand-in! lol)
Do you ever wonder if there are people out there that could possibly not like ice cream?
If there are, ya gotta feel sorry for ‘em! :)
Well, as a matter of fact, I know two people who won't touch it - as it is made from a cow product.
According to them, cow milk was made for calves, NOT humans - and it is FULL of dangerous additives, hormones, and stuff that is 'harmful' to humans.
(Of course I don't agree with them...)
I like yogurt and cheese, too, and I LOVE real butter! - and EGGS from CHICKENS (which they think are full of arsenic!)
My favorite ice cream flavor is "Snickers". :)
mmmmm mmmmm mmmmmm!
On my daily commute to and from the office, I have plenty of time for reading—bumper stickers on cars, that is. Some are surly, others clever, and still others downright distasteful. One bumper sticker I saw recently, however, gently challenged my heart about the way I often engage life. The sticker simply said, “Too blessed to complain.”
I must confess that I felt convicted as I pondered those words. Too often I find myself lamenting moments in life that don’t go my way, rather than focusing on the wonderful gifts my heavenly Father has given me. Reading that simple message that day brought me a renewed commitment to be more actively and intentionally grateful because my God has been good to me in more ways than I could ever count.
Psalm 107 is a song that seeks to rectify thankless thinking. The psalmist (who many think was King David) makes a plea to hearts grown cold with ingratitude, repeating four times, “Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!” (vv.8,15,21,31). Even in the worst of times, we have much to be thankful for. May we learn to thank God for His goodness to us!
Read: Psalm 107:1-8
Two of our greatest blessings are being Christian/Godly and being American! Thanks for the reminder, Rus! (((hugs)))
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