Tuesday TRUEism

 

It is important to live each day with a positive perspective.

It is not wise to pretend that problems do not exist,

but it is wise to look beyond

the problem to the possibilities that are in it.

When Goliath came against the Israelites,

the soldiers all thought,

"He is so big, we can never kill him."

But David looked at the same giant and thought,

"He's so big I can't miss him."

~ Dr. Dale E. Turner ~

 

 

Tuesday TRUEism

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest.
A real friend opens your refrigerator and helps herself and doesn’t even feel the
least bit weird shutting your ‘Fridge door' with her foot!




A simple friend has never seen you cry.
A real friend’s shoulder has been soggy from your tears.






A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party.
A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.






A simple friend hates it when you call after they’ve gone to bed.
A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.






A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems.
A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.






A simple friend wonders about your romantic history.
A real friend could blackmail you with it!






A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument.
A real friend calls you after you had a fight.






A simple friend expects you to always be there for them.
A real friend expects to always be there for you!








So, which kind of friend are you?




Answering that question will likely tell you
what type of friends you have...

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{i second that}

quote from Karl Lagerfeld,

creative director for chanel and fendi

photo source

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This dude is smokin'...

and I get to go see him tonight at the

theatre with one of my sweet friends...

Team Jacob, hands down.

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 I thank my lucky stars

every.single.day

that my life is blessed with
TRUE
friendships.

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Do any other mothers ever feel like this?

I can totally relate.

But then I think about this quote,

"Work is love made visible"

 Kahlil Gilbran

And when I remember WHO I am working for

and WHAT I am working towards...

it brings a smile to my face and

floods my insides with joy.

You can have it all,

just not all at the same time!

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I find so much comfort in God's promises.

He always keep his word.

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"Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

"Honest Abe"

President Abraham Lincoln

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Complaining is like a rocking chair.


photo credit

At first it feels comfortable and you

feel like you're accomplishing something,

but you don't end up getting anywhere.

Have you also ever noticed that people who

tend to complain

attract more situations to complain about...

food for thought.

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Scroll down to my music play list and click on the pause button at the top.

By doing this the blog music should stop playing.

I don't want you to miss a single word of this

beautiful, beautiful

song.

I kind of want to adopt it as my anthem through this season of life,

after reading the words.

It touches the deepest parts of my soul,

stinging with the truth of God's love and grace.

God can bring beauty from ashes...

The powerful words flow like poetry.

Lyrics

Don’t know how it is You looked at me

And saw the person that I could be

Awakening my heart

Breaking through the dark

Suddenly Your grace

Like sunlight burning at midnight

Making my life something so

Beautiful, Beautiful

Mercy reaching to save me

All that I need

You are so

Beautiful, Beautiful

Now there’s a joy inside I can’t contain

But even perfect days can end in rain

And though it’s pouring down

I see You through the clouds

Shining on my face

Like sunlight burning at midnight

Making my life something so

Beautiful, Beautiful

Mercy reaching to save me

All that I need

You are so

Beautiful, Beautiful

I have come undone

But I have just begun

Changing by Your grace

Like sunlight burning at midnight

Making my life something so

Beautiful, Beautiful

Mercy reaching to save me

All that I need

You are so

Beautiful, Beautiful

God sees you and I as a beautiful mess...

and I believe if we surrender ourselves to Him,

even when we walk with pain,

He can still show us something great.

Let God into your heart,

He made it and only He can heal it.

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What a SwEEt pair!

This couple recently made the national news with their story.

Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher.

Married 85 years…to be 86 on May 13, 2010.

What is the secret to a long & beautiful marriage?

“No secrets,” she says.

“There isn’t any secret. It was only God that kept us together.”

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photo credit

“The beauty of the house is order.

The blessing of the house is contentment.

The glory of the house is hospitality.

The crown of the house is Godliness.”

Author Unknown

I have never read a better definition of what home really means.

THIS IS SIMPLY THE BEST...

These beautiful words would look ever so lovely painted

on one of my walls

or hand painted into a hanging plaque.

I fell head over heals in love with this quote

after reading it for the first time.

It embodies exactly the way I want my home to

feel to my family as well as my friends.

What a remarkable reminder to read, of what home means

each & everyday!

I'm scrawled this quote onto a sticky note to hang on my mirror....

there it will stay,

until the day that I will hang it in a future home!

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what would our homes, towns, cities, states,

nations look like if our lives embodied these words...

i CAN

start with me.

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Can I get an AMEN ???

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I'm BEHIND!!!!!!!!

Normally at this point in December, I have...

- mailed out my Christmas cards

- completed my Christmas shopping

- wrapped most of my gifts

- planned out my holidays

This particular year, I cannot check any of those things off my list.

But you know what I'm NOT going to do,

P-A-N-I-C.

You know what I AM going to do,

take it one day at a time.

It will all get done before December 25th and no one

will be all the wiser.

Except for my loyal blog readers, of course :)

Just keeping it real on truthful tuesday...what are you behind on?

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{courtesy of the green light}