When you’re 14, entering High School for the first time, and you’re having to follow all the new rules, trying to make sense of it all, and to top it all off, you’ve got to wear a mask for 8 hours a day…
You just make the best of it and wear two!
😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣
It is what it is, and that’s all that it is.
Smile anyway, and let it brighten your day while bringing hope to someone else’s! 💗
In 2019, I’d never have guessed I’d have face masks hanging from my shower wall awaiting to dry.
In 2019, I’d never have thought of driving into our favorite North Georgia mountain town to find one great restaurant after another either closed early, have outdoor seating only, take-out only or have such dismal cleaning abilities that you’d not want to eat there.
In 2018, I never once worried about whom I could hug on a Sunday morning or whom I couldn’t, unless she was a visitor and then, I’d give it pause to not seem too much.
In 2018, I never once thought about how many people across the nation were dealing questions of, “Should I go or stay?”
In 2017, we had concerns around the world about sickness, desolation and fear; yet, we faced it together. We faced it with purpose.
In 2017, we glanced through the hour glass of time, wondering what the future might hold; yet, we glanced with hope, with promise for a better tomorrow.
In 2016, we had disagreements and didn’t see eye-to-eye; yet, that was a “normal” with which almost all of us could live. It was ok to disagree. It was ok to be at odds.
Life just went on.
I wonder how much has to change in 2020 to wake us up from our slumber.
I wonder how many have to be lost before we realize “that normal” is no more and “this normal” is here to stay.
We have to quit “glorifying yesterday” in order to live for tomorrow and be present in today.
We have to quit pointing the fingers and finding the blame in order to live determines and strong.
If we are to not simply survive…
If we are to choose to THRIVE, then, it starts with you and me…
It starts today…
And it must start now.
“Almost universally, when people look back on their lives while on their deathbed […] they wish they had spent more time with the people and activities they truly loved and less time worrying about aspects of life that, upon deeper examination, really don’t matter at all that much. Imagining yourself at your own funeral allows you to look back at your life while you still have the chance to make some important changes.” — Richard Carlson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and It’s All Small Stuff
Sometimes, you just need to eat cake…
…or pie
…or a brownie
…or simply something yummy!
😉 It’s Friday! Go have some fun!
😊 And if it’s way too late for a Friday night, and your work week has been heavy, and your feet are hurting, and your bones are so tired that they need their bed early tonight…
Just set out tomorrow and make it a “belated” Friday Fun Day! 😂
Go Have Some Fun!! 🎉🎉
Sometimes, you’ve got to capture the beauty right where you are.
You may have just exited a busy store and felt like a corralled calf trying to get through the one way door.
You may have just spent way too much money trying to get your college-aged son settled in his new place.
You may have just wandered down aisles for way too long feeling you’re about to suffocate following the rules of the mask wearing brigade.
You might have just hurried out the exit, gasping for air before a mighty headache settles in.
Sometimes, you’ve just got to look up.
You’ve got to look beyond the chaos, beyond the hustle, beyond the noise.
Look up and capture the beauty that is right in front of you.
Breathe deep. Breathe long. Breathe freely.
Remember Whose you are and rest assured, it won’t be long till He returns.
There is still Hope.
“And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Mancoming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, becauseyour redemption draws near.”
Luke 21:25-28
How far will you go to reach the heavens?
How long will you walk the path to hell?
How wide do you stretch your lips to spread evil and deceit?
How deep will you swim to discover the depths of His love?
He is there when you search for Him.
He will find you in the midst of the darkness.
Simply open your eyes to see the light.
“O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.
You have hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it. Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend into heaven, You arethere;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me;
Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.”
Psalm 139:1-12
There’s nothing better than a great big glass of ice cold water after a 3 mile walk in the heat of the evening.
You’re parched. You’re tired. You’re breathless.
Yet, that water is like snow in the desert.
It’s refreshing to the bones.
It’s reviving to the muscles.
It’s rejuvenating to the very soul.
This is just how I have found my God to be.
I’m not talking about finding religion, and I’m not trying to convince you of an ancient tradition.
I’m just referring to a Friend who sticks closer than a brother.
I’m pointing toward a comfort in times of need, a peace that surpasses all your understanding and a fulfilling joy that words just can’t seem to describe.
You might scoff, and you might even turn the page, but I challenge you to simply try Him.
Just say His name.
Jesus.
He can be refreshing water for your weary mind.
He can be a babbling brook for your exhausted heart.
He can be a living stream for your parched soul.
On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”
John 7:37-38
Sometimes, it’s not even a Friday, but you just need a FUN DAY!!
Yet today IS Friday; so, you have double the excuses!
Forget your troubles today like those belated cards.
Let all the worries float away like a beautiful balloon.
Set a fire to your passions like those melting candles.
Grab your love by the hand and make a wish.
Go have a Friday Fun Day today!!
A little late is better than never…
How far will you travel to seek your heart desire?
How deep will you search?
How high will you climb?
How treacherous will the adventure become?
Are you willing to go?
Life can be as fulfilling, heartbreaking, thrill-seeking or peaceful as you want to make it.
Live with no regrets.
Survive with no remorse.
Let your heart soar to new heights and rediscover something new to you!
Sometimes, you just gotta keep drivin’.
It might be chaotic, but eventually you’ll be arrivin’.
Life can be hard, and life can be insane.
You might go up, down, but never the same.
Sometimes, you need to stop looking at the maze.
And start focusing on the days.
There are precious ones all around you.
You’ve zoned in only on your groove.
Open your eyes to see the beauty.
Open your ears to hear beyond your duty.
Soon an embrace will be too late.
And all you’ll have to hold is your death crate.
Enjoy those Friday Fun Days while you can!
How high must we climb to reach the top?
How fast should we shimmy up the rungs?
How slippery the ropes to which we cling.
How with trepidation we take each step toward the end.
There is an easier way.
There is a path that is beyond the strife, the turmoil, the fear.
There is a journey that has eternal peace, everlasting joy, and endless breath.
There is a place that will bring your home.
There is a heart who will bring you Hope.
All you have to do is believe.
“Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.” Psalm 146:5
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