SATURDAY JOY

IMG_0646Oh, today was so loverly!  The sun was shining and the skies so blue.   We sashayed into the park with our heads held high and tails wagging.  What beauty and joy laid before us!

Let us not waste time sighing and worrying about tomorrow.  Let us not drag our feet behind.  We must greet the day and our lives with glee and joyful anticipation.  We are here today.  Who knows where we will be tomorrow.  Let the journey begin!

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The road is long and winding, full of twists and turns.  You just don’t know what can be around the corner.  Life is like that, too.  And that is a wonder.  It keeps everything alive and fresh.  It IMG_0651keeps you on your toes.  Oh, what do we see when we looked up? Why, it’s a bird’s nest!

 

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We cross a bridge and a babbling brook.  All else was quiet.  We heard our own footsteps and the calls of the birds.  It is so peaceful and serene.  I will stay awhile and breathe in the calm.  Call me when you are ready to leave.

 

THE TEST

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Dear God:

I have just decided to travel the high road yesterday.  Why do you have to test me so soon? Your daughter is tired, her feet sore and blistered.  The road is long and rough.  She can find no comfort for her weary feet and soul.  Even Comfort’s Cab did not show up by her house this morning as it usually does.

Heavenly Father, grant me your grace.  Carry me for awhile.  Let me rest in the comfort of your arms.  Let me gather up my strength and resolve again.  Let me feel the goodness of Ollie in heaven above.  Let me feel the compassion for myself as you taught me to feel for others.  In you I do trust and find comfort.

Your humble human