Counting My Blessings

The Happiness Project - Exciting News

I want to tell you about an exciting new project, and invite you to participate. Woman's Day magazine is joining with author Gretchen Rubin to encourage us to discover those things which make us happy.

Gretchen will be the first to tell you that she was not unhappy before she began her year long project. She states that she simply wanted to "change the lens through which I viewed everything familiar." So she began by asking herself two crucial questions:

1. Did she believe it was possible to make herself happier?
2. What is "happiness"?

You can read her book (available at the end of the month) to learn how Gretchen answered those questions for herself, and then follow her year long journey with set goals and resolutions to see if any of those changes proved to make her happier.

Live to Testify

When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father,
the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, He will testify about me.
And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. John 15:26-27

Love is: Saying You're Sorry

I woke up this morning to the realization that I had unintentionally hurt a friend. It was my fault. I absentmindedly let a date slip by without an RSVP.

It is something others have done to me. I don't like it! So, I feel terrible for having done the same to one of my friends. I wanted to let her know that I felt bad for letting her down, and sent her an apology.

Do you remember the movie - Love Story? I cried for days after it! Many of us remember the line, "Love is never having to say your sorry."

There has probably been as much discussion over that one sentence as any other taken from movie dialog. In fact, I Googled those words and found 158,000,000 hits!!

Who Is Jesus?

How would you answer the questions?
Who is Jesus?
How does that opinion affect my life?

Are you prepared to give an answer?

Time Flies!

Time flies when you're havin' fun!

Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.
 Let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD.

Psalm 106:48

 

Clearing Out the Clutter

I just returned to my desk after spending about an hour and a half in the basement. I'm still working at clearing out the clutter.

My friend, Joan, who is also a fellow HG Openhouse blogger is my inspiration. My sanguine personality doesn't mind a bit of stuff laying around, and thought clutter - well, that's been my normal. However, my attitude on this issue is being transformed, as I  realize that clutter is stressful!! In my quest for minimal stress, I am clearing out the clutter! Stuff clutter and thought clutter!!

Clearing out the clutter brings peace - in the same way an organized home brings peace and order, clutter free thinking gives clarity and peace.  Dictionary.com defines "at peace" as: untroubled, tranquil, and content . . . that sounds good to me!!

Let me share a few examples for the clearing of thought clutter :

Prayer Stand, Drive Thru Open

I came across this article this morning.

Motorists Pull Up to Man's Prayer Stand

Vendors set up along Hunt Highway in San Tan Valley to peddle turtles, mattresses, tamales and other items.

But a newcomer to the scene doesn't have a ware to sell.

Hand-painted fiberboards welcome motorists to Matthew Cordell's roadside stop with this message: "Prayer Stand, Drive Thru Open."

Cordell, 38, has recently become a familiar sight to morning commuters on Hunt Highway east of Gary Road.

He's there from 6 to 10 a.m. on most Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, waiting for visitors with his "assistant," a friendly 5-year-old Chihuahua named Skye. Please click here to continue reading and take a minute to watch the video in the upper right corner....

20 Questions To Ask Yourself Each Week

Recently I Stumbled Upon this post at Marc And Angel Hack Life. I thought Marc listed some excellent points. As I thought about his list of questions, I was prompted to come up with my own list that could become a weekly journal entry:

1. What were my greatest blessings last week? Take a moment to thank God specifically for the ways you felt Him touch your life this past week.

2. What do I need to repent? List the things that you regret having done (or that you failed to do) confess them, and begin the week with a clean slate.

L.L. Bean - Consumer Report

I have decided to do something a little out of the norm for CMB. Today, I would like to exercise my right as a consumer and share my thoughts about shopping with L.L.Bean.

With our challenged economy, I believe that we can bless each other by sharing our consumer experiences both good and bad. We each want to be good stewards of the money with which God has blessed us, and I for one want to spend wisely on quality merchandise with a company that cares.

I have had a fabulous L.L. Bean experience this morning that I would like to share with you. Last month, while my dad was visiting we placed an order for him to celebrate his birthday and Father's Day. Some items were back ordered and all of them were being shipped to Northern Michigan where Dad is spending the majority of the Summer.

HGOpenhouse and PMI - Each Launch New Looks

  The new Pray4You site has launched. We are so very excited! It has been ten years since the first site went public, and it was time for a new look. Please go over and visit. Let us know what you think. Leave a prayer request, and pass it along to your friends and family. If you know someone who might be interested in joining us as a member of the prayer team, please feel free to pass the information along to them.

What a blessed gift God has given to us to be able to approach Him at any time with our needs. Whether they are physical, spiritual, or emotional . . . He cares and wants to bless us with His best.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and i will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the Lord, . . . "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile." Jeremiah 29:11-14