Hello Sunshine. In the midst of the chaos around us my question for you today is “What makes you happy?” Maybe that is the wrong question. “What makes you feel joy?” I believe that there is a difference between being happy and being filled with joy.
What is it that brings you joy? Joy for me would be time with my children and grandchildren. Joy would be waking up to a good cup of coffee and drinking it on my back porch with my husband. Spending quality time with at my parents. Thursday evening’s with my Women’s Bible Study Group. Making pancakes and treats for my grand youngins. My list is compiled of everyday things that are sometimes taken for granted and often pushed to the wayside in our business.
Life does not need to be without JOY. Take a few minutes to think about what actually brings you joy on this day.
Do you know about essential oils? The health benefits they support? We will take a look at different oils, their properties and health benefits to help you to understand them better.
I have always been intrigued by natures healthy influences on the the body as a whole. There are plants and plant extracts that help with things from minor aches to mental instabilities. We are truly blessed to have these oils as alternatives to or even in addition to medicines for better health.
OILS: one at a time.
Peppermint, Lavender, Patchouli, Vetiver, Ylang-ylang etc.
Good morning! Cup in hand and thoughts are up and running on this damp and chilly May morning. I have few different projects going.
I have be thinking about my mom. Yes, she is well and busy on these spring days. As we have just celebrated Mother’s Day, I would like to reflect a little. I understand that ALL mother relationships are different. With that being said, I would like to tell you a little about my mom.
She just celebrated another birthday(70+) this month. Quarantining has been hard on her. My step dad has been able to work throughout the quarantine shut downs. My mom is a very social person. She is now retired and busier than ever, as she is bowls weekly on her bowling league, a member of the of the ladies auxiliary in her church, a member of the Senior Center in her town, she keeps up with her gardening and fruit trees, she cans her produce, always sewing, bakes goods for everyone and many organizations, visits her younger sister who has Alzheimer’s twice a week, makes her weekly rounds to visit and check on friends and family. When someone ask me about my mom I tell them “She runs circles around me before I even know what I am doing for the day”.
My mom is one of 11 children (third from the oldest). They are a close bunch. Her siblings have always told her that she is different, being that she thinks different, acts different, that she is to trusting, a little naive or gullible. No disrespect to my grandparents but I asked her once if she belonged to the milkman. HAHA!
Let me state one thing right here. No, mom and I do not always agree on or see things in the same light. We have different views on so many things. We do not argue, yell or get loud with each other even in passionate conversations. Excited maybe. We are at a time in our lives where we talk daily and more when time allots it.
My mom is a constant moral compass! She is loving, giving and compassionate, does not lie, does what she says, works hard and lives as an example of this daily. I am so blessed to have her guidance.
On this Sunday morning I am blessed to be able to relax on the back porch with a cup of hot coffee. During this country wide shutdown I have, as well as others, been able to enjoy church services on the porch. I do hope that they will continue to stream services even after opening the doors.
I do not know about you but when I am at church I have full intentions of paying close attention to the sermon. Though it seems that something will distract me just in that pivotal moment of hearing what was meant for me. I am blessed however with todays technology to be able listen and/or watch the service again. I have noticed that the second time around the words seem clearer than before.
We must stay strong in our faith. Satan will and is using these times to separate us, to isolate us and to pit us against one another. Together in faith we are one! Please understand that we are called to love and to lead one another. There is that saying “No one left behind” is so important in these crazy times.
Do you know someone alone, lost, down on his job, family issues? We are to come along side of them, in their situation, in their time of need. We are to comfort them where they are in “their life”, to walk beside them, to lift them up and to pray for them. We were not born on this earth to live solitary lives.
We are able to pray for, to be with, to listen, to share and to even HUG people where they are in life. People have been brought into our lives, that is yours and mine just for a moment in time. Do not waist these moments on would have, could have, should have but didn’t thoughts.
Be the one who smiles first. Be the one who listens. Be the one to shine God’s light in a darkened world.
With the current COVID-19 pandemic going on, it has been a little challenging to enjoy these beautiful spring days. Although I try to keep up with the latest or so called current updates, I find myself most often enjoying the moment on my back porch drinking coffee. I so hope that you have a place that calms your spirit in these crazy times.
My county has begun the slow return to the ‘New Normal’. Normal which changes day to day. The Corona Virus, the unemployment of so many workers, having no formal days of schooling since February/March, the over working of those ‘essential workers’ (that need our love and prayers), to the craziness of politics with the up and coming ‘2020 Presidential Race’ and the need for some type of normal.
I hope that you have a solid foundation in your life. A cornerstone that will anchor you in the crazy times and give you hope to continue to move forward through the changes. Be thankful for who you are and what you have even if it is a little. There is always someone out there with so much less.
Inspired by Charlene Franklin 