thankful list--number 3

• For those who are not sure of what I am doing - I am making a list (over time) of things that I often take for granted and simply do not thank God for- the list will be, of course, endless although I originally set the number at 100 - the list is not in any particular order as all of the items are ''thank you, Lord'' in my heart-
• Today I am thinking of ''pencils'' - those little yellow sticks with a lead and an eraser that I enjoy doing my puzzles with and other writing- they are still a wonderful means of communicating even though we now have computers , fancy pens, and typewriters etc- there is just something about a pencil that reminds me of God's grace- we can make marks all over our life and yet, with His forgiveness our mistakes do not show in his book of life as He erases them completely- All we need to do is show( admit) our sin and He is forgiving..
• I remember as a kid how often I would have a pencil to write on paper and daddy would sharpen it with his jack knife-- only schools had pencil sharpeners and we were only allowed to sharpen our pencils once a day- I am sure that we would have done it more often if the teacher had allowed it but she soon caught on that it was an excellent way for us to get out of school work- I learned quickly not to chew the eraser off as daddy did not have money to replace a usable pencil and if I made a mistake and had no eraser I had to draw a neat line through the question and do the whole thing over again-Then everyone could see the mistakes that I had made-
• I am so glad that God does not draw lines through our mistakes so that others can still see our mistakes- but erases them completely- Thank you, Lord for pencils with erasers and thank you for being our eraser.
• Huggles me, Meme

my days this week

so Oma......
has caught a head cold and I cannot find anyone to blame it on-
but have spent a day in bed with books and tv for noise
and did get up today and did dishes and other such stuff that
manages to keep on moving in the house
I am going to continue to rest today and look forward
to a new day tomorrow
I miss david's pampering but the dear grand daughter did go down with
a note to the drug store and got some over the counter medicine to
perk me up-
I will be back soon ........
it seems to me a cold would be blue but then again my nose is red, LOL

here is some strength for your journey ---

Healed and Whole
One day I dug a little hole and put my hurt inside I thought that I could just forget I'd put it there to hide.
But that little hurt began to grow I covered it every day I couldn't leave it and go on It seemed the price I had to pay.
My joy was gone, my heart was sad Pain was all I knew. My wounded soul enveloped me Loving seemed too hard to do.
One day, while standing by my hole I cried to God above And said, "If You are really there -- They say, You're a God of love!"
And just like that -- He was right there And just put His arms around me He wiped my tears, His hurting child There was no safer place to be.
I told Him all about my hurt I opened up my heart He listened to each and every word To every sordid part.
I dug down deep and got my hurt I brushed the dirt away And placed it in the Master's hand And healing came that day.
He took the blackness of my soul And set my spirit FREE! Something beautiful began to grow Where the hurt used to be.
And when I look at what has grown Out of my tears and pain I remember every day to give my hurts to Him And never bury them again.
Author Unknown


Peace, peace, to the far and the near, says the LORD; and I will healthem." ~Psalm 57:19

joy for my friend

so often we get to share a Friend's joy but we do not
always thank our God for this joy-
Lord- thank you for the news that Cora was able to hear today
and even though her journey is at the beginning we know You are with
her the whole trip- You are the good Shepherd
I know that sometimes the journey is very hard
and has many stumbles along the way but I believe what You
said -- that You are always with us- no matter where the journey
ends--
Lord, I miss Papa but I know that you took good care of him here
and that now he is with you with no tears or pain or suffering- and
the end of his journey was the beginning of his eternity with you=
thank you - Lord- for beginnings and endings -
Meme aka Oma

FRIDAY'S TOP TEN BLESSINGS

1. it didn't snow- the weather man was wrong :-)
2. went for a walk today and saw a lot of leaves of many colors on the ground-
3. did a little decluttering up in the almost but not quite an attic- it has rooms in it but we can not sleep up there due to fire regulations- re insurance- but it is/was a good place to do crafts or hobbies and storage- however the storage seems to have got away on us- a lot of it was things that papa thought that he might use or need some day- it is very bitter sweet and I see his dreams and yet his dreams are not needed by him anymore- so I am sorting and just ''letting go'' some is toss- some is give away and very little is for me to keep---but I am so glad he had his dreams and his joy - and even though he did not get to finish all of his projects he had a wonderful time dreaming them-
4. fed the kids frozen pizza straight from the oven after finding it in the freezer- who said Oma has to be healthy every night--LOL
5. the boy who is a friend is on a holding pattern on my couch as he locked his keys in his truck--AGAIN--so he has to wait for his mom to come - this way the kids have to stay home with Oma--hahaha
6. Dogman is asleep in his favorite chair- he is getting more settled with his papa-friend gone away
7. no dirty dishes due to number 4
8. found a new chocolate brownie recipe that I will try soon- it was upstairs in some of the ''stuff'' we were saving for some day
9. my house plants are starting to relax after the hot summer- heat seems to slow them down-
10. my friends here who encourage me with your words and thoughts- it is a good thing to have some one read what is in my heart- papa used to listen - he was a good listener-

good night, every one- hugs from Meme