Good friends, the ones that hang out and are just mellow to be with. That you can enjoy talking about your mutual interests, and they couldn't be bothered talking about other people, unless it's something good to say.
Opportunities that open, lightbulbs that flash a GREAT idea into your head.
I am grateful for encouragement from others.
I am so blessed when I find a little time for me...to read, to praise, to worship. I love my quiet time. This morning as I was cleaning my office, I lifted my Bible up to put it away, and I had the urge to hug it, it's my dearest friend, my confidante, my encourager.
I am encouraged for 2012 and I believe it will be the year that everything comes together. Everything until now has just been a shadow of that to come. Spiritually, physically, financially, and emotionally.
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I am believing and thanking God for the salvation of my family members.
I am thankful for my house repairs.
I am thankful and grateful for added business partners, and sales.
Thank you God, for greater ideas, and creativity.
Thank you for healing.
Nothing missing, nothing broken.
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Today I report that the Visalis is working. After only 4 days, I have more energy and I have lost a little over 2 lbs.
My mind processes are a bit sharper and I am not having as many diabetic "head spins".
Reflections of God in an everyday life.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Time Management
I find that time gets away from me, and I do more of the things I "like" to do, and less of the things I should be doing.
These are my thoughts, and I welcome comments from others on how you manage your time, especially those working from home.
By putting my devotions first, and therefore God first, my day goes better. I do beleive that the "business" that I do from my home is from God. He opened the doors, He operates the creativity and the doors opening up.
I never seem to ever get the daily agenda finished. On the dog end there is advertising to do, dogs to be bathed and groomed, cleanup several times a day. Answering emails and calls.
On the design end, there are the freelance projects from the printer, website update requests, and new websites. I am still trying to get my own site up and running.
Then there is the house chores like cooking, cleaning, laundry.
Calls for prayer, advice, help and encouragement come every day.
Before I know it the time is gone and I feel like nothing has been accomplished.
How do YOU manage your time. Suggestions will definitely go under consideration!
These are my thoughts, and I welcome comments from others on how you manage your time, especially those working from home.
By putting my devotions first, and therefore God first, my day goes better. I do beleive that the "business" that I do from my home is from God. He opened the doors, He operates the creativity and the doors opening up.
I never seem to ever get the daily agenda finished. On the dog end there is advertising to do, dogs to be bathed and groomed, cleanup several times a day. Answering emails and calls.
On the design end, there are the freelance projects from the printer, website update requests, and new websites. I am still trying to get my own site up and running.
Then there is the house chores like cooking, cleaning, laundry.
Calls for prayer, advice, help and encouragement come every day.
Before I know it the time is gone and I feel like nothing has been accomplished.
How do YOU manage your time. Suggestions will definitely go under consideration!
New Opportunities
I am grateful today that...
God supplies my needs,
I have a roof over my head,
I have family who love me,
my hands seem to be working so much better than they were yesterday,
I have friends that are thoughtful and special in my life,
there is enough to eat in the house,
This next part is what I am expecting to happen in my life and I am calling it as though it has already happened since that is what we are to do.
I am thankful that God is making His presence known in a deeper way,
I am thankful for a new roof & floors
I am thankful for my healing of diabetes, Hep C, and other health issues that plague me.
I am thankful for the sale of my puppies
I am thankful for more work.
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My title for today is "New Opportunities". I am thankful that God gave me the abilities that I have to be creative. Over the last 3 weeks, there has been several doors begin to open up, where my abilities to create are in play, but it has also opened up a way of being a help to others. Advertising in various forms has been provided to me, that I would never have had the finances to obtain.
I have decided that I would be donating a portion of my puppy proceeds to help others, to various charities.
In the design business, I want to also donate something back to people who use my services, so I will be including "extras" in that I would not normally do, and help them to promote their business. In this day and age of the "ME ME ME syndrome", people need to be encouraged that there are people out here who want to help others.
As the Lord leads and guides my footsteps, He will bring those who need the help, and we can work together.
God supplies my needs,
I have a roof over my head,
I have family who love me,
my hands seem to be working so much better than they were yesterday,
I have friends that are thoughtful and special in my life,
there is enough to eat in the house,
This next part is what I am expecting to happen in my life and I am calling it as though it has already happened since that is what we are to do.
I am thankful that God is making His presence known in a deeper way,
I am thankful for a new roof & floors
I am thankful for my healing of diabetes, Hep C, and other health issues that plague me.
I am thankful for the sale of my puppies
I am thankful for more work.
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My title for today is "New Opportunities". I am thankful that God gave me the abilities that I have to be creative. Over the last 3 weeks, there has been several doors begin to open up, where my abilities to create are in play, but it has also opened up a way of being a help to others. Advertising in various forms has been provided to me, that I would never have had the finances to obtain.
I have decided that I would be donating a portion of my puppy proceeds to help others, to various charities.
In the design business, I want to also donate something back to people who use my services, so I will be including "extras" in that I would not normally do, and help them to promote their business. In this day and age of the "ME ME ME syndrome", people need to be encouraged that there are people out here who want to help others.
As the Lord leads and guides my footsteps, He will bring those who need the help, and we can work together.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Why Journal?
A few years back, I was introduced to Gratitude Journalling, where you keep a diary of the things you are grateful for.
I decided at that time to take it a step further, as we are told that "God calls those things that are not, as thought they were".
I kept 2 pages, the first was everything I was grateful for that day. The 2nd was for those things I was praying, seeking, asking God for...and I wrote it in the present tense, AS THOUGH IT HAD ALREADY HAPPENED.
AT first, the 1st page was wayyyyy shorter than the 2nd,(for we are selfish creatures)LOL, but it wasn't long before I began to notice my 1st page was getting longer than the 2nd, and the stuff on the 2nd list was beginning to happen!
Today, I decided I need to start again, because I need to honor God for all the good things He has done, all the prayers He has answered, and to have a memorial in my heart and here in this blog, to my Father, who meets every need.
I am inviting friends and family, to comment, and blog along with me. To share your studies, and to create this memorial along with me. There is nothing I love better than to see the plan of God in action for a person.
I believe we will see one another grow, and see new perceptions through another's eyes. We never know when something we write or share has an impact on another's life and causes them to grow spiritually and as a person.
I decided at that time to take it a step further, as we are told that "God calls those things that are not, as thought they were".
I kept 2 pages, the first was everything I was grateful for that day. The 2nd was for those things I was praying, seeking, asking God for...and I wrote it in the present tense, AS THOUGH IT HAD ALREADY HAPPENED.
AT first, the 1st page was wayyyyy shorter than the 2nd,(for we are selfish creatures)LOL, but it wasn't long before I began to notice my 1st page was getting longer than the 2nd, and the stuff on the 2nd list was beginning to happen!
Today, I decided I need to start again, because I need to honor God for all the good things He has done, all the prayers He has answered, and to have a memorial in my heart and here in this blog, to my Father, who meets every need.
I am inviting friends and family, to comment, and blog along with me. To share your studies, and to create this memorial along with me. There is nothing I love better than to see the plan of God in action for a person.
I believe we will see one another grow, and see new perceptions through another's eyes. We never know when something we write or share has an impact on another's life and causes them to grow spiritually and as a person.
Reflections & Changes
Today, Dec 27th, 2011...is a day of reflection.
On Sunday at Christmas dinner, my daughter asked everyone, "What are you doing for 2012? What are your plans, resolutions? I didn't really have an answer. This was a rough month in every way.
I think the worst for me was Anna, losing her life under such brutal circumstances. I never met Anna, I don't know a lot of the family on the Reilly side.
I was angry at God! When I pray, I truly believe that God hears, and I EXPECTED Him to heal her, not just bring her back and have her be in a vegetative state, but to bring her back wholly, full of life and with a testimony for the kingdom.
I was so very angry when she passed away. I felt it like a blow to my heart and my faith, like it was when Mom died. I had prayed and believed for 11 years that she would be healed in a very awesome manner, and her life would continue on and be even more productive for God than it had been in the past.
Silly woman that I can be, for "a fool is wise in his own eyes", I had a pity party and told God "Fine, you don't want to answer my prayers! You answer the little ones, but not the major ones that mean so much to everyone and would be such a blessing for your own kingdom!"
Afterwards, I had a lot of repenting to do.
I DO serve an wonderful God and He DOES answer prayers, but according to His will, and His will was that Anna would be with Him.
I did notice a comment that stood out to me on Facebook, that this tragedy that had happened had pulled family together. And that is true. One of the desires of my heart has been to get to know more of my family. It was lonely growing up.
As I look at the photos being posted, and see the growing numbers of the Reilly side of the family, and that they are reaching out to include me as well, it feels good.
It is also a very huge bonus that many of them are Christians.
So for 2012, I would like to begin a new blog here, and try to journal the things and thoughts that God is teaching me, and perhaps sharing with others. Instead of on Facebook.
On Sunday at Christmas dinner, my daughter asked everyone, "What are you doing for 2012? What are your plans, resolutions? I didn't really have an answer. This was a rough month in every way.
I think the worst for me was Anna, losing her life under such brutal circumstances. I never met Anna, I don't know a lot of the family on the Reilly side.
I was angry at God! When I pray, I truly believe that God hears, and I EXPECTED Him to heal her, not just bring her back and have her be in a vegetative state, but to bring her back wholly, full of life and with a testimony for the kingdom.
I was so very angry when she passed away. I felt it like a blow to my heart and my faith, like it was when Mom died. I had prayed and believed for 11 years that she would be healed in a very awesome manner, and her life would continue on and be even more productive for God than it had been in the past.
Silly woman that I can be, for "a fool is wise in his own eyes", I had a pity party and told God "Fine, you don't want to answer my prayers! You answer the little ones, but not the major ones that mean so much to everyone and would be such a blessing for your own kingdom!"
Afterwards, I had a lot of repenting to do.
I DO serve an wonderful God and He DOES answer prayers, but according to His will, and His will was that Anna would be with Him.
I did notice a comment that stood out to me on Facebook, that this tragedy that had happened had pulled family together. And that is true. One of the desires of my heart has been to get to know more of my family. It was lonely growing up.
As I look at the photos being posted, and see the growing numbers of the Reilly side of the family, and that they are reaching out to include me as well, it feels good.
It is also a very huge bonus that many of them are Christians.
So for 2012, I would like to begin a new blog here, and try to journal the things and thoughts that God is teaching me, and perhaps sharing with others. Instead of on Facebook.
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