by Sharon O | Jul 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
From the book:
Whispers of Faith
God offers you the priceless freedom
of being able to live each day of your life
free from the chains of guilt, despair, and hopelessness.
He has opened to you the door to freedom and His Spirit directs you along the path
He has laid out for you, a path leading to genuine happiness and lasting liberty.
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May we think about freedom today in a new and different way.
Not only are we free in our ‘United States’ but we are free to follow the path of the Lord
into a new kind of liberty and justice for all.
Happy 4th of July… 2010
by Sharon O | Jul 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
From the book:
Whispers of Promise
To appreciate beauty;
to find the best in others;
to give one’s self;
to leave the world a little better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch,
or a redeemed social condition;
to have played and laughed with enthusiasm,
and sung with exultation;
to know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived…this is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo Emmerson
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Lord help us to know that whatever we do
to help others or our world is valuable and not wasted effort.
Thank you God for a new awareness of ‘success.’
by Sharon O | Jul 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
From the book:
Whispers of Promise
A really good friend~
The kind Jesus wants to create~
can be hard to find.
It takes commitment to a person’s best interests
to stir that person up to love and good works,
and it needs to be done gently if it’s going to work.
Be that kind of person who gently stirs up love and good works.
Then God, who is a Best Friend to you both, will be pleased.
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Lord,
may our prayer today be one from a receptive heart
that we may learn as you teach us to become
a good and faithful friend to those around us.
Thank you that you have given us people in our lives
whom you have entrusted us to love and encourage towards
a more purposeful relationship.
Help us never to forget the value of a good friend.
by Sharon O | Jul 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
From the book:
Whispers of Promise
In a day when dishonesty is often almost taken as a matter of course,
a person whose strength of character
demands honesty
can stand out in a crowd.
Sometimes it’s the kind of standing out…
that leads to uncomfortable situations.
But there are things worth standing for,
even if they have a price.
Sometimes that price is just what brings the blessing.
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What are you standing for today?
by Sharon O | Jun 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
From the book:
Whispers of Promise
We may not reach around the world to people.
But that doesn’t mean God doesn’t value all we do.
Though each believer may only touch a few lives,
that impact may go far beyond what can be seen.
In the end,
God may show the whole world that the blessed silver-tongued saint
who lived down the street was priceless to Him and His work.
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Go forth today and do good…
don’t worry about who you reach but how you reach
those around you.
Be gentle
Be kind
and listen for those opportunities to ‘show Jesus today.’
by Sharon O | Jun 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Mother Theresa once said,
“I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God
who is sending a love letter to the world.”
Lord God help me to remember when I am writing here
that this is for you…
about you…
and because of you.
You brought me to this place
this
blog space
You helped give birth to the thought and to the reason
and you gave me purpose for this time in my life.
Help me to always reflect your LOVE
Your life to others and
Your patience
as we share and learn more of you every day.
by Sharon O | Jun 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
A New Day
Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could…Tomorrow is a new day;
begin it well
and serenely
and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with
your old nonsense.
This day is all that is good and fair.
It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations,
to waste a moment on yesterday.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
I found a new ‘set’ of devotional books and I will be posting little encouraging notes from them off and on. I hope you will be blessed and challenged by the readings.
Have a wonderful… NEW day.
by Sharon O | Jun 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
The other thing we like to do on mini trips out is to visit pioneer cemeteries.
The history and stories create all kinds of questions for me.
Family’s laid to rest placed alongside each other by age.
Perhaps babies or young children died because of the kind of illnesses they faced and the lack of care they would receive.
The aged old stories of wagon trains and walking by foot on trails so dense with foliage. I am not sure how they would forge through the rough terrain.
To capture the history of these old sacred places is both fascinating and thought provoking.
Times are so different now.
May we learn to slow down and notice …
the stories we miss all around us if we would just look and pay attention.
by Sharon O | Jun 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Another part of our trip …
was to drive a more scenic route other than the main roads. We ended up finding several old covered bridges. We like to look at them and explore the ages and type of bridge they are for each are different and have unique beauty.
by Sharon O | Jun 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
I didn’t mention our vacation was called three days in a pup tent.
It was going to be an adventure for us all exploring places we had never been before as we were driving down to the southern Oregon coast.
BUT when the rain came…and the crows were loud … (the camp had large noisy crows that woke us all up in the early morning hours) and it was looking like a damp second night in a tent with sleeping bags and air mattresses.I asked if we could think of something more dry to stay in such as a motel. Although I am not by nature fond of hotel/motels. It sounded nicer than a wet ‘bed’. I didn’t complain just voiced an opinion that I was not thrilled with a tent that was wet and seeping into our sleeping ‘rooms.’
SO we all packed into the car and drove till we found a camper RV park with this cute little cabin. It slept 6 with a queen bed in the first room and two double bunks in the second room. No bathroom but a roof and a furnace was a nice addition.
Not too far from where this little home was located in the park they had a ‘nice wash room and shower area.’
So I continued on as a camper and felt warm and relaxed as we began our new day to explore.
From the book:
