God Bless Us.....Everyone....

Isn't it odd...

that no matter

 how hard we try

 to have lower expectations

 of the holidays...

There is so much room for

hurt...

dispair...

disappointment...

fear....

sadness...

judgement...

separation...

loneliness....

sorrow...

Sometimes...

even when you prepare yourself

for what you think might be the most

unexpected occurance....

you are caught off guard.

Even when you

resign yourself to the disappointment...

more comes your way.

Personally,

I am blessed.

My family and friends are

near, dear and wonderfully,

present.

However,

someone who I am very emotionally

attached to..... is sad.

Lack of common courtesy...

lack of respect...

lack of love..

How do we deal with lack of

love?

God blesses us...

sometimes we don't see our

blessings,

until it is too late and they are

taken away from us....

God,

please allow me to be

present.

Thank you to all of you who

visit my blog.

You have helped me this year more than you can

possibly know.

Please continue to let me know how,

and who you are...

thank you from deep inside....

smiles.

How simple is a Shell Cave.....

Well, I don't think I can adequately answer that question.

But I will try,

a shell cave is God's creation,

and therefore too simple for man to understand.

Shells have been on the earth longer than man,

and therefore are smarter, and even more attractive than humans.

Shells may even hold all of the answers to life's problems,

because, you see, they have none of their own,

all things that happen in a shell cave are for the common good,

no one is shellfish, (sorry) and no one expect more than is their due.

Shell caves are where people go to learn about God, life, serenity,

and love.

Shell caves.......good.

When....

We never know....

When our time will come,

When good is right around the corner,

when we will loose a friend,

when the cake will flop,

when memories will overwhelm us,

when the good in someone will shine through,

when the dog will bark,

when children will make more sense than adults,

when snow will fall,

when your son will delight you with his intelligence,

when your parents will need you to guide them,

when the postman will bring the long awaited letter,

when your best friend will disappoint you,

when your mentor will change, for the worse,

when you will question God,

when he will renew your faith,

when you will be given a second chance,

when everything you have ever wished for will suddenly be true.

Thank God for change....

Trust....

Sometimes.....
it is difficult to see where we are going.
Sometimes, we end up on a path that isn't what we signed up for....
It is frightening to find ourselves in a completely different setting,
with strangers, heading toward a goal that seems unclear and strange.....

My experience has been that the less I expect of the journey,
the happier I am.
When I don't know where I am going,
it is better to just trust that God and the universe do know....
and that I am being guided, led and encouraged by the people I meet along the way.

Much like driving in a blizzard....
10 years ago (or more) my mother and I flew to Boston, rented a car and drove up I-95 to
southern Maine to visit her mother. About 10 miles north of Boston it started to snow.
Before we knew it we were crawling along at 20 mph or less, following an eighteen-wheeler.
All I could see was his tail lights, and I knew that if I stopped, we would not move again for quite awhile. He led us slowly through the snow, and left the interstate at our exit. We arrived, late but safe.

There are no accidents.

Prayers......

These are the clay hands praying that my son made when he was about 4 years old. He is now 19. They were made at the "mother's morning out" program at the church. They helped him trace his hands in clay and then cut them out, and prop them up in this praying position.
This is one of my most prized possesions.
It reminds me how little I really know.
I pray for one thing, and am given another.
"Now, what's that all about" says I.
And then,
later,
sometimes a very long time later,
I find out why I didn't get what I wanted.
I don't know what is best for me.
God does though.
And when I will pray for his will,
things get better quickly.
I wish that I thought of this sooner....
Maybe I am just a slow learner.
Thank goodness those teachers in
MMO knew I would need these....