My prayer for you

Treasures In The Garden

 

I say a prayer for you today

 

I am asking the Lord to bless you
as I pray for you this day,
to guide you and protect you
 as you journey on your way.
May His love always be with you
His promises are true,
 and when you give Him all your cares,
 we know He'll see you through.
So when that road you're travelling
seems difficult at best
 just remember i'll be here praying
and God will do the rest.

When there is nothing left but God
that is when you will find 
that God is all you need.

Believe and you CAN and WILL!

Visualisation as partof life



What will greet you when you visit, beside
 the front entrance to our home.



            

           

             From My Garden

I Keep my thoughts centred on

what I wish to experience in my life.

 I have the rest of my life left to live fully and enjoy.

There is 100% of my life left to live.

Welcome!

I am centering my positive thoughts on a new car that can pull our caravan, appearing in my life.

Wouldn't that be so wonderful ? How this can happen I can visualise and hope and....pray!

I know miracles have happened to others like this before.... why not me!

One of my friends is hoping to sell her house. She has an affirmation written up and sitting on a table facing her front door to the effect. I have not yet written my affirmation out yet, but I am getting closer. Here's HOPING...... and PRAYING!

 I hope that that positive things are happening for you in your life, that you are busy and happy and full of joy.C.

Pass It On



A piece of driftwood with depth of character 
 that graces my garden 



 

 

   From My Garden

When I give to others from my heart,
I know that God gives me a refill
from His heart.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life.
 I have 100% of the rest of my life to live.







 Yesterday did  turn out to be a really great day. After My first 2 phonecalls of the day , then a visit from my brother- in -law, I received mail from my sister, whose husband is struggling with his health, to say that his surgery for a stomach aneurysm is happening soon. They have been waiting for such a long time. And another letter from my friend's (who has dementia) husband to say that things have been progressing well and my friend has had no more falls and no more injuries in quite a while and she is talking to him more.

And.... then later in the afternoon, a phonecall from my brother... That too in itself was a reward. He has been struggling with mental illness. I hadn't heard from him in ever so long.  Some wonderful people have come into his life and things are progressing well. I can't believe how well he sounded, even joking. I am hoping and praying that these trends will continue for all of our friends and relatives who I pray for every day. Every small step is another reward for them and for me.

I finished my day  in the garden again. Seems the best way to spend the end of the day. Each little bit I do now, of course, improves my garden, but it also improves my inner self.

So on to today . I am facing this in anticipation of another positive outcome.

I hope you too with be rewarded with extra love in your heart from God for all the good things you do, get, and pass on to others. C

 If I am going to participate in the game of life, I must continue to appreciate every special moment of it.

Praying for peace for the world



With love from my garden



        From My Garden

There has always been a longing within myself
 that is only satified when I am embraced and
 wrapped in the love of my Creator.





Each day when I make my daily prayer
I ask that each of my friends and all of my family
be wrapped in the loving embrace of God.
I ask him to wrap each person in the world in his love,
to make the world a better place for all of us to live in,
help the leaders of the world to make to right decisions
for the benefit of all of us,
and let their be world peace.

Please join me in my daily prayer.
Maybe if all our prayers are joined
together we can make a difference
for the suffering peoples of the world. Thank you. C 

Sunday- 5th one after Easter

Today is the first day of the rest of my life.

I allow change to occur without resistance or fear, I am free.

Sunday morning was our time for church and being with our like minded friends. This service was the first Sunday of the month. I shared special Eucharist Minister duties with Alena.

It was a very special service because Baptism was held for 3 very beautiful little girls- Loretta, Alice and Lauren.  The church was full. For lots of us with grown children it brought back memories of baptisms of our own children. The girls were dressed in white. They looked so angelic, with big beaming smiles and very excited about the ceremony. I think Father John was excited too. He said it was the first baptism he had officiated at during a service since he had been at our church. Children and teachers came to represent the school. Children presented the offertry gifts, and the bells were rung again at consecration, once again by children. It was a very special time.

Afterwards, we joined Parish friends for a cuppa and a chat. They were all talking about the service, Michael's birthday, and travels people have been on -all very positive conversation. When it was time to leave we offered Pam and Michael a lift home before we went to collect a script from the chemist.

Last night we watched "Dancing with the stars"

It was good to be part of the baptism of the little girls, to have children taking part in our service again, to spend time with like-minded people.

I was grateful the warehouse chemist was open so I could pick up my prescription. I had forgotten the day before and was clean out of my medication.

God in my Life
Being part of that special service with the children, being special minister, reading my " little white book I read for 6 minutes each day, and my own special prayers.


Let love go with you as you go, and let that love grow within, and.... pass it on. C.

Another Sunny Sunday

Today is the first day of the rest of my life.

I am a
radiant being,
enjoying life to the fullest.

Wow! I had the very best sleep last night. How I managed that I do not know. But I feel absolutely refreshed and wonderful. 

Had to dash off to church. My foster daughter had to be picked up on the way. So needed to leave a little earlier than usual. Today as well as being the 4th Sunday after Easter it is also the Sunday of the Good Shepherd, and the 5th Sunday of the month. Today we sang the gorgeous psalm "The Lord is My Shepherd", which always brings tears to my eyes. We had a very big congregation which is so wonderful for our little church. Today Danielle rang the bell for the consecration. That hasn't happened in a very long time. It makes it so much more holy when the bell is rung. Since we no longer have altar servers the bell ringing has not been happening. It was a lovely change.

We went to morning tea after church. There was a big roll up there too - 2 tables of people- which is very good indeed. Savoury muffins, and scones, jam and cream, were the yummy fare this morning, provided by different women in our church each week after 9.30am. Mass. (I was good. I only had a cup of coffee). A nice chance for like minded people to get together. This morning they held a birthday celebration for Michael's 80th birthday.

 This afternoon I took in shorts and undies. Since so much weight has been lost, pants don't stay up. Did another page of my son's scrapbook I am doing for his birthday. I need to hurry to get it done by the end of May. I won't have any more time after that. Each page takes a very long time to do, from choosing photos, having them printed up, decorating the page in the theme of that page. I really like doing scrapbooking. But the job is always fraught with memories and tears of happy times past. But that is all  part of doing such a project. And... I even got some time in the garden. I started to weed my cactus garden. I should have taken my secateurs with me to cut away some of the jungle- well, next time, maybe. 

I watched a replay of "New Tricks" while I sewed.

What was good today?
The sunshine, the morning tea with nice people, good conversation, gardening, scrapbooking

What I was grateful for today:
A good night's sleep. Danielle ringing the bell at church reviving an old tradition.

God in my life.
Going to church, being with like minded people, singing, prayer and my 'little white book'

And so to end another positive, productive day. Peace to all and to all a good night. C