(what they do)

          I saw a friend today and  I began to hum a song. 

           they smile in your face, all the time they wanna  take your place...

This is all

Phillipians 4:6

The best gift

Friday Flashback

Thursday Throwback

Note to self

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with dirty feet.

--Mahatma Gandhi

#Truth

The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.

--Rumi

Le Vendredi Saint

"Despite our efforts to keep him out, God intrudes. The life of Jesus is bracketed by two impossibilities: "a virgin's womb and an empty tomb". Jesus entered our world through a door marked, "No Entrance" and left through a door marked "No Exit." - Peter Larson

These pictures I took at the Musee D'Louvre in Paris France.

Georgia Anne Muldrow as Jyoti

Thursday Throwback

How have I done?

Dear God,

How have I done, and how am I doing so far?

I hope I have done everything that You expect of me.  I know that I have made mistakes. There was a time when I was impatient and I took matters into my own hands and made the situation worse; I feel like you had a path for me and I took a different path. My head was so filled with doubt that I didn’t hear or receive the message you had for me.  I have asked for your forgiveness and I thank you for forgiving me. Thank you for blessing me with a job that I love, with the best coworkers.

How have I done, and how am I doing so far?

I thought I found love but she wasn’t the one.  I firmly believe, deep in my heart, that you will bless me to meet someone who will share my belief  in you being the King of Kings, and that your Son  Jesus sits with you at the throne along with the Holy Spirit. 2 Corinthians 6:14 says Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness?

How have I done, and how am I doing so far?

I try my absolute best to treat my family and loved ones the way I’d like I be treated.

How have I done, and how am I doing so far?

I try to make sure I end conversations with family and friends, leaving them happy, smiling, and feeling better at something I did or said.

How have I done, and how am I doing so far?

Before I go to bed at night, I ask you for forgiveness, if I’ve said/thought/or did anything that wasn’t pleasing to you each day, to please forgive me.

How have I done, and how am I doing so far?

When I wake up in the morning I thank You for blessing me to see another day, and I always ask for/hope that today I receive the blessings for which I asked.

How have I done, and how am I doing so far?

Dear God,

How have I done, and how am I doing so far?

Is there anything I’m not doing, that I should be doing?

Please, Lord,

I need a sign.

Amen.

 

 

(as long as)

"as important as the answer for which we wait, is the work God does in us while we wait." 

               --Ben Patterson

I should hold a seminar

No excuses.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO, YOU WILL FIND A WAY.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO, YOU WILL FIND AN EXCUSE.

I have a friend named  Billal. I met him about 14 yrs ago in Silver Spring Maryland. He moved back to Iran because his father was dying and he needed to take care of his mom.  I haven't seen him in 7 years. He has 4 sons. The oldest one 9, is autistic. The second child, 6, is developmentally disabled. The third child, 4, has Stargardt's Disease- an inherited eye disease that causes blindness. His wife had a stroke during the birth of their 4th child, now 2 yrs old. While the child seems to be okay, his wife, as a result of the stroke, doesn't have the use of her left arm or her left leg. She's wheelchair-bound and her speech is slurred.  Billal was a lawyer here in the States. Back in Iran, he does construction and teaches law at a university.
Despite all of his hardships, a month has not gone by that he has not called to see how I am doing. I'm speechless because I don't know how he copes with all  he has to deal with, and yet he calls me once a month, and we talk about 15 or 20 minutes and catch up. And when I text him,  more than 24 hours will not pass before he responds. He's been consistent the entire time.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO, YOU WILL FIND A WAY. 
IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO, YOU WILL FIND AN EXCUSE.
I hear more from him than my 'friends' who live  within 10 miles of me, whose lives are boring in comparison to my friend Billal. And yet these friends always have an excuse  as to why months and years can go by before they remember they haven't called me back.

So, when I hear an excuse, I think of this quote, and my friend Billal;

IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO, YOU WILL FIND A WAY.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO, YOU WILL FIND AN EXCUSE

Daniel (50- words)

"I wish I hadn't focused on my career so much when my kids were young. I missed out on some key moments," Daniel said.

"What was your thought process at the time?"

"I told myself that I was spending the time away from them in order to improve their circumstances."

My Current Facebook Status

Quite often I've asked to be treated equally and I've received many excuses that make no sense. Yesterday I stopped asking for permission and I stated what I was going to do, and the response was positive.