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The crocuses finally bloomed. Smiley Simone is also happy she did not miss their blooming. Crocuses are a thing of beauty. Thank you, God, for creating them. The words on the stamp are from John Keats’ famous poem from Endymion. I have included the full sentence below the stamp. Additionally, if you click on Keats’… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
May your heart be filled with joy because you trust and see God working in your life. Because of this, may you burst out in song. Praying you have a blessed week. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her adventures, hoping to inspire widows to move… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Weekend Wisdom was almost cancelled because I have been ill all week. Last weekend’s time change did not help, but it was not the sole cause of my illness. However, cancelling Weekend Wisdom would defeat the purpose of showing that joy and pain can coexist. Joyful living can be challenging when you are sick or… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
When grief causes your life to feel empty and barren, be like Habakkuk and trust in God even during your suffering or times of confusion. Habakkuk lived in Judah, a morally bankrupt and violent region (hmmm…sound familiar?). His heart was filled with grief. So he took his questions and complaints to God. God assured him… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Every Saturday this month, you will find a quote about joy. Sunday’s posts will be scripture. Smiley Simone will make an appearance in those posts. She was a gift from Joe’s family for my birthday several years ago. You never know where she will pop up; maybe she will go to church with me on… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Look what the Lord has made that sprung up in my yard on Tuesday! Daffodils. Spring is coming. Although this week it feels like it is here. We’ll see how long it lasts. March is not over yet. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her adventures,… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
I had hoped to publish a picture of today’s Blood Moon but the clouds clouded my view. Also, freezing drizzle prevented me from driving somewhere that might be a little less cloudy. So here is a photo of a prior eclipse. The white & gray blob on the right is the pole on my front… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Now that the calendar page has turned to March, that means another anniversary of Joe moving to heaven. I decided the theme for Weekend Wisdom would be quotes and scripture about joy. Because joy and grief can co-exist. Am I still grieving 18 years later? No. But it would be nice to have someone in… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
I know it is February 28, but we are still celebrating Valentine’s Day. Here is a lovely message from Jesus in the Gospel of Mark, from when He walked on water. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her adventures, hoping to inspire widows to move through… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Many schools decided to extend the weekend by one more day, so I will do the same. This latest winter storm is once again moisturizing the earth. The snow is doing what God planned it to do, just like His word accomplishes its mission. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven,and do not return… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
This photo was taken last week during one of our “False Spring” days. Upon looking out the kitchen window, I thought it was a buzzard sitting atop the tree. But I believe it is a hawk or falcon. God bless you. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Do you have lovely gray, gloomy, overcast skies today with snow in the forecast? If you do, well, here is a little light to break the gloom. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her adventures, hoping to inspire widows to move through grief and rebuild their… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Today is the final Valentine’s Day card. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her adventures, hoping to inspire widows to move through grief and rebuild their lives. Michele is a lover of Jesus, Disco, history, books, and lipstick. She is also the amateur photographer b... mehr auf joyreturns.com
Joe and I did not go out for a romantic Valentine’s Day when it fell on the weekend. Why? In short the whole day is overcooked mostly because it falls on a weekend and the heat is on to make it the best Valentine’s Day ever – at least until the next time it falls… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
An attitude of gratitude is the start to being Happy. “Happiness is the only good.The time to be happy is now.The place to be happy is here.The way to be happy is to make others so.” ~ Robert Green Ingersoll The coin has two sides and the odds are that when flipped the coin will […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined,and that we can do nothing to change it,look before they cross the road.” ~ Stephen Hawking You can choose chaos or you can choose serenity. Chaos is alcoholic stinking thinking, self will run riot, trying to change God’s world by brute force, not looking before [R... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
Here is the second of the Valentine’s Day cards. Praying you always love the Lord, and recognize He is your strength. Bio: Michele Kearns is the founder and HUG© (Hope Unites Globally) Award-Winner of JoyReturns. She shares her adventures, hoping to inspire widows to move through grief and rebuild their lives. Michele is a lover of…... mehr auf joyreturns.com
“It is better in prayer to have a heart without wordsthan words without a heart.” ~ Mohandas Gandhi Talking without thinking, talking to hear yourself talk, talking to say what you think someone else wants to hear are words that are wasted. Do not talk about it, show the world that you are kind, loving, […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
These three books by Kate Motaung; make perfect Valentine’s Day gifts for widows or anyone grieving, experiencing difficult times, or just generally longing for our heavenly home. The Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of sorrow will end. Isaiah 60: 20B (NIV) Letter #3 Letters to Grief Letters to Grief: Finding Healing… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
“Faith does not deny the evil, but it sees around it.” ~ Source Unknown Thankfully, no one must live in the past. Make amends, make restitution, change the errors of your ways, and give today the best effort you can. Have faith that a loving Higher Power has given you all the tools you need […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
Here is the first of 3 Valentine’s “cards” for you, my dear readers. Besides today’s, there will be one on Wednesday and Friday. Tuesday will be a post about 3 books that make great gifts for anyone missing their loved one, whether at Valentine’s Day or any day. Thursday will be a post about how… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
The Worst Man “The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk,they are sober.” ~ William Butler Yeats What is the use of sobering up if you are going to be a mean, stupid and ugly person. Learn to use sobriety as a way to find the kind, loving, patient and […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
Posting the Five Minute Friday post a day late, as I was in a writing accountability group yesterday. Time: 8:34 – Go! This week’s prompt is Longing I’m longing for the country I grew up in, where people: Longing for a country where we are mostly united in believing the United States of America is… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
“You’re only young once, but you can be immature forever.” ~ Germaine Greer When the alcoholic/addict uses mind altering poisons they emotional, mentally, morally and spiritually cease growing and return to childish behaviors to justify their actions. When the physical compulsion of the addiction is in control, the abuser does not... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
Good Day! I had a post prepared for Groundhog Day, but I think the groundhog ate my internet line Sunday night. Back up and running now with a fresh new line laid down. Here’s a photo from earlier today of me enjoying a can of Pepsi in this 62-degree weather. Oh, I mean 26-degree weather.… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
“When you stop drinking, you have to deal with thismarvelous personality that started you drinking in the first place.” ~ Jimmy Breslin Stopping the habit of drinking alcohol is the easy part, staying stopped is the hard part. With the help of a Higher Power and friends who have been there and done that the […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” ~ Abraham Lincoln Do you have a mind?? Do you know where your mind is?? Do you know what state of mind your mind is in?? Are the squirrels, who are chasing the nuts in their cage, making your mind go […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
In the midst of inches upon inches of snow, unplowed roads, salt shortages, freezing temperatures, water main breaks and boil alerts, let us remember one thing: See how many ways you can find where He shows up during the next few days. The Lord bless you and keep you;the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious… ... mehr auf joyreturns.com
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.” ~ Mother Teresa Please and thank you, words that are very short and so easy to speak and they are words that can mean the value of the world to both the giver and the receiver. Please and thank you […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.” ~ Anonymous If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. Go with the flow. The alcoholic and addict have the bad habit of wanting what they want, when they want it, and it is usually now, always seeking the […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.” ~ William James A Higher Power created no mistakes, therefore, you were put on this Earth, a very important soul inside the human body, to make this world a better place. Any misfortune is a consequence of your choices, […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
“Happiness can exist only in acceptance.” ~ George Orwell Absolutely, positively, no snowflake ever fell in the wrong place. Accept the weather, you are not going to change it. Accept other people, you are not going to change them. Accept God’s world as being just as it is supposed to be. Be happy, accept that […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
Unweit des Globe Theaters steht im Wald eine Kirche. Architektonisch etwas weniger beeindruckend, macht hier die Umnutzung in einen Kunstort den Reiz des Settings aus. Besonders hat mich der erste Blick (Bild oben) durch die Tür ins Kircheninnere fasziniert. Dort … ... mehr auf dosenkunst.de
Das Mural des Graffiti-Künstlers INDIAN aus Frankfurt habe ich vor 2 Tagen in Bad Vilbel (Massenheim?) fotografiert. Wenn ich heute nach Paris schaue – Träume von einer idealen Welt. Träume von einer besseren Welt. Sehnsucht nach einer schöneren Welt. Unfassbar, … ... mehr auf dosenkunst.wordpress.com
“How do we know that God isn’t in Hell, and Satan in Heaven, where he started out? Whose word do we have to go on? Dante? Milton? Literature is literature, my esteemed geniuses, but those poems of yours are just grand guesses. What if God simply couldn’t take Lucifer’s complaining and posturing and Sturming and … ... mehr auf elisasspot.wordpress.com
Dear Friends, Welcome from James Crawford; called to be an apostle in these end-times. Every authentic spiritual movement has a founder; an apostle that has been anointed and appointed who confirms a special message with supernatural signs and wonders. Over 10 years ago I was commissioned as an apostle to speak for Jesus and […]... mehr auf propheticrevivalworldhops.wordpress.com
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“Stop reading. Lean back. Give me your mouth. Your grace is as beautiful as sleep. You move against me like a wave That moves in sleep Your body spreads across my brain Like a bird-filled summer; Not like a body, not like a separate thing, But like a nimbus that hovers Over every other thing … ... mehr auf elisasspot.wordpress.com
“If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.” ~ Dr. Seuss When we are motivated, we set s goal, we form a plan of attack, and we go at it. How we go at it depends upon our attitude. If we think difficult, if we think impossible, if we […]... mehr auf meandtheboss.wordpress.com
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