Todays Thought

beachcottage

Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities
no doubt have crept in;
forget them as soon as you can.
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 yesterdays.Ralph Waldo Emerson

MJB

You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning...Barbara Sher

What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other?...George Eliot

Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

Be glad of life, because it
gives you the chance to love
and to work and to play and to
look up at the stars.
-Henry Van Dyke-


xoxo,Patti

TheShopMama

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land amongst the stars. - Jill McLemore

DO YOU NEED ME?
I am there...
Though you may not see the good,
good is there, for I am there.
I am there because I have to be,
because I am....
Though you fail to find Me,
I do not fail you.
Though your faith in Me is unsure,
My faith in you never wavers,
because I know you,
because I love you.
Beloved, I am there.
--James Dillet Freeman


Heal me, O Lord, and Iwill be healed; save me and Iwill be saved, for you are the one I praise. They keep saying to me, "Where is the word of the Lord? Let it now be fulfilled!" -Jeremiah 17: 14, 15 (Holy Bible, NIV)

beachcottage

Sometimes the answer to prayer is not that it changes life,
but that it changes you.
~~~JAMES DILLET FREEMAN

Sunshine430

Today's thought: It's going to be in the 70's and NO chance of SNOW! I know this is not the thread for it, but it does give me inspiration for SPRING.

MJB

Hey Sunshine how about sending some of that heat up to us in Canada. Pleaseeeeeeeeeee

I am suddenly filled with that sense of peace and meaning which is,I suppose, what the pious have in mind when they talk about the practice of the presence of God.

SERENITY is a gift. It is available to all of us. It is being one with the presence of God.

Love and warm thoughts. MJB

Boop

Just living is not enough... One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
-Hans Christian Anderson-

beachcottage

Life is full and overflowing with the new. But it is necessary to empty out the old to make room for the new to enter.
E.

Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.
E.. Caddy

xoxox,Patti

Sunshine where is the sun today?

MJB

What children pray about:

Pajama-clad child calls out to family,"I'm gonna pray. Anyone want anything?"

A little girl on her knees by her bedside told God the story of Little Red Riding Hood.

A little boy for his prayer said his A B C's. He said that God could make the right words out of the letters.

Love and warm thoughts. MJB

Boop

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.

-Anne Frank

MJB

"What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy ?"..Ursula K. Guin

"Life is filled with the necessity for forgiveness."...Hillary Rodham Clinton

Love and warm thoughts.MJB

beachcottage

Our five senses are incomplete without the sixth --
a sense of humor.
-unknown-

Dragonflyer

HUT ON FIRE

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small,
uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for GOD to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions.

One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened, and everything was lost.

He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. "GOD, how could you do this to me?" he cried.

Early the next day he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him.

"How did you know I was here?" Asked the weary man of his rescuers.

"We saw your smoke signal," they replied.

It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but
we shouldn't lose heart, because GOD is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain, and suffering.

Remember that, the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground. It just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of GOD.

I am passing this on because You Never Know
Who Feels Like Their Hut Is On Fire Today........

PATRICK LEROY

MJB

"Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that."...Norman Vincent Peale

" You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things---to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals."...Sir Edmund Hilary

Love and warm thoughts. MJB

MJB

Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life...Ellen Sue Stern

Love and warm thoughts.MJB

Boop

Find a purpose in life so big it will

challenge every capacity to be at your best.



David O. McKay

MJB

May your home be a place of happiness and health, of contentment, generosity and hope, a home of creativity and kindness.

May those who visit and those who live there know only blessing and peace...Traditional Jewish

Love and warm thoughts. MJB

Boop

The Universal Rx



No moving parts, no batteries.

No monthly payments and no fees.

Inflation proof, non-taxable,

in fact it's quite reliable.

It can't be stolen, won't pollute,

one size fits all, do not dilute.

It uses little energy,

but yields results enormously.

Relieves your tension and your stress,

invigorates your happiness.

Combats depression, makes you beam

and elevates your self esteem.

Your circulation it corrects

without complicated side effects.

It is, I think, the perfect drug.

May I prescribe, my friend..... the hug!



Author known only to God





Hand out HUGS today!!

Boop

Greet it with laughter
What fate sends to you
If clouds, then right after
Are the skies clear and blue.
It's all in a lifetime -
Joy, sorrow and pain;
There never is a rainbow till after the rain.
---Author Unknown--

beachcottage

Ring the bells that still can ring.
Forget your perfect offering.
There is a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets it.
- Leonard Cohen

xoxo,Patti

MJB

I think over again my small
adventures
My fears, those small ones that
seemed so big,
For all the vital things
I had to get and reach.
And yet there is only one great thing,
The only thing,
To live to see the great day that
dawns
And the light that fills the world...Inuit Prayer
Love and warm thoughts. MJB

Boop

ASAP



What a wonderful new meaning for ASAP.

"Always Say A Prayer (A.S.A.P.)"



There's work to do,

deadlines to meet,

you've got no time to spare,

but as you hurry and scurry,

always say a prayer.



In the midst of family chaos,

"quality time" is rare.

Do your best;

let God do the rest:

always say a prayer.


It may seem like your worries

are more than you can bear.

Slow down and take a breather

always say a prayer.



God knows how stressful life is;

He wants to ease our cares,

and He'll respond A.S.A.P.;

Always Say A Prayer!



Author known only to God

beachcottage

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." – John Wooden


Love,Peace and light to all....xoxo,Patti

MJB

May you have warm words on a cold evening,
a full moon on a dark night,
and the road downhill
all th way to your door...Traditional Irish

Love and warm thoughts.MJB

Boop

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate

that can circumvent or hinder or control

the firm resolve of a determined soul.



Ella Wheeler Wilcox

beachcottage

“It is difficult to see the picture when you are inside of the frame.”

-- Author Unknown
xoxo,Patti

MJB

GOOD ONE PATTI AND SO TRUE!!!!!!!!!

One loses many laughs by not laughing at oneself...Sara Jeannette Duncan

Women keep a special corner of their hearts for sins they have never committed...Cornelia Otis Skinner
Love and warm thoughts.MJB

Boop

15 Things You Probably Never Knew or Thought About


1. At least 5 people in this world love you so much they would die for you.
2. At least 15 other people in this world love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be
just like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like
you.
5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. If not for you, someone may not be living.
8. You are special and unique.
9. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.
10. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
11. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look; you
most likely turned your back on the world.
12. When you think you have no chance of getting what you want, you probably
won't get it, but if you believe in yourself, probably, sooner >or later,
you will get it.
13. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude
remarks.
14. Always tell someone how you feel about them; you will feel much better
when they know.
15. If you have a great friend, take the time to let them know that they are
great. They say a minute it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour
to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget
them. Take the time... to live and love.

MJB

Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed...Corita Kent

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without words
And never stops at all...Emily Dickinson

Love and warm thoughts.MJB