I am so grateful today . . .
 
~ for work due done
~ that an idea for Christmas cards is percolating...
~ for reprieve from snow
~ for happy cats =^..^=      =^..^=      =^..^=      =^..^=
~ for finding pickles at the last minute
 
~ for this saturday that is not a saturday
with love . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

I am so grateful today . . .
 
~ for getting the checkbook balanced, relatively speaking
~ that someone left a coupon in the mailbox that I can use
~ for sleeping after sunrise
~ for dried mushrooms and leftover pizza 
~ that the furnace is working
 
~ for this day . . . this life
with love . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

I am grateful today . . .
 
~ for painful reminders that my little eggshell of a world
is not the only world . . .
that other peoples' worlds are filled with suffering,
and want and need and horror . . .
lest I become complacent
in my relative ivory tower.
How can the sun shine so happily upon the bodies of tortured women
and children
and men who only want the best for their families?
I know there is no answer . . .
not here,
but the heart knows
deep down in its primal core
where heaven, salvation and redemption reside
with love . . .

everything counts... ♥

today I am grateful for God sending all his spirit angels this week end to
share in my training and assist me to find my professional voice Im
grateful for the gift of cllaboration, dinner fun and laughter Im grateful
for mentors who appreciate the spiritual approach to our field and
remembering to allow the families and clients to be first before finances
Im grraeful for this computer and all  my family here Im grateful for
Josahua growing each day and all the prayers  will post again soon
Namaste
Barbara

God I gratefully await and accept your miracles for me that I may be a witness to your wonder

Dear Barbara,
 
It's so good to see you posting again and to hear all the good news!
 
Blessings to you,
Love,
Jude

Love is the only way

Jude
so happy to hear from you and all here too Josua is sitting in is seater next to me as I type and is a beautiful boy.....and Im so grateful for all the prayers for him you all know how I believe in prayer and you are a wonderful prayer family I request pryaers for needed fees to upgrade my certification and insurance for the new programs Im trained for now....Im continuing a prayer discussion with God for these concerns and know he has sent all the training and will send the solutions needed for these requirements too....however having prayer partners is very powerful as I know from our little Joshua Gabriel Im sure you all were instrumental in bringing him along with those candles and prayers ...
Namaste
Barbara

God I gratefully await and accept your miracles for me that I may be a witness to your wonder

Dear Barbara,

I am also glad to see you posting again! I share your joy of seeing Joshua Gabriel thrive. One of my students once wrote in an essay (I know I´ve posted this before), "When you have children around you, you can never be unhappy". True, isn´t it?

My very best wishes for abundant Blessings to you,
Juliana

"Speak Peace in a World of Conflict" (M.B.Rosenberg)

Juliana oh so happy to be here too yes I do smile when he is here today as I unwrapped him he opened his eyes and saw my face and gave a big toothless gummy smile and his eyes said I know you! Hope all is well with you and your beautiful mountains I often visualize myself standing on a road walking  up a slant of blueish brown rock on a road and when my eyes reach the snow top I yell God Im here!!!! and feeling a bit close in proximity to you.
Namaste Friend
Barbara

God I gratefully await and accept your miracles for me that I may be a witness to your wonder

Dear Barbara,
 
I can just see little Joshua Gabriel smiling at you! I am glad that he is doing well!
For you I hope and pray that you can find the means to get whatever qualifications you need  for your work which I call ministry!
 
I candle is burning for you!
 
Much love,
Edda

Peace and joy!

Dear Barbara, I can just see little Joshua Gabriel smiling at you!

 
Yes, me too!
 
Barbara, I will light a candle now for all your needs.
 
With Love,
Jude

Love is the only way

"When you have children around you, you can never be unhappy". True, isn´t it?

This is very true thank you Juliana...
 
Bless you Barbara what a lovely image I have of your little man.
 

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love~and be loved in return♥♥  


 

Blessings,
Barbara dear . . .
I am happy to hear
that things are finally settling down for you
just now,
and that you have such close access to little Joshua Gabriel.
I am sure he brings you much joy!
 
Also,
good to see you back safely,
dear Juliana . . .
keeping you too in my prayers
with love and gratitude . . .
sparrow
ps. also grateful for the little Ernesto Cardenal book
you turned me on to . . .

everything counts... ♥

I am grateful today . . .
 
~ for music and drums and ears to hear them
~ for corn and seed to feed the outside creatures
~ for the Canada geese flying overhead . . .
sometimes I want to say, 'take me with you...'

~ for each day so full of promise
~ for movement
 
~ for this moment, this day, this life
with love and gratitude . . .
sparrow
      ♥

everything counts... ♥

Today I am grateful for heating and light on a dark and wet day
 
For laughter and smiles
 
For 7 more jars of jam made today...yellow plum and nectarine
 
For the film Jonathan Livingston Seagull
 
 

 

Love is the only way

For 7 more jars of jam made today...yellow plum and nectarine

mmmmmm . . . . . . . . . .
may I come for tea and toast with some of your jam?
   ♥

everything counts... ♥

I am so grateful today . . .
 
~ for tears
~ for the unexpected experience of splendour
~ for sundried tomatoes and black olive bruschetta
~ that the stray cat outside has finally come onto the veranda for something to eat
~ for wonderful inventions like scotch tape and paperclips and can openers
 
~ for this day, this moment
with love . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

For 7 more jars of jam made today...yellow plum and nectarine mmmmmm . . . . . . . . . . may I come for tea and toast with some of your jam?

 
I'll put the kettle on......
 
"~ that the stray cat outside has finally come onto the veranda for something to eat "
 
The slippery slope to 5 cats? Bless him/her
 
 

Love is the only way

I'll put the kettle on......

I'll be there . . .

"~ that the stray cat outside has finally come onto the veranda for something to eat " The slippery slope to 5 cats? Bless him/her

Goodness no!
Between my husband and the four cats already residing her comfortably,
I would be shredded to ribbons . . .

everything counts... ♥

I am so grateful today . . .
 
~ that I have enough money to buy what I need to live and to give . . .
with a little leftover sometimes for something fun and pretty
~ for a husband who tolerates if not understands 'most everything I do
~ for coming to terms with compromise and what is really important
~for the gift of pleasure and enjoyment
~ for being able to embrace my wild side (in moderation )
 
~ for this morning, this day, this life
with love and gratitude . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

Today I am grateful . . .
 
~ for vitality . . .the blood flowing through my veins,
sore and aching muscles rested and renewed by sleep
~ for the joy and wonder I feel
when rummaging in old boxes of CD's and tapes . . .
music I'd forgotten over the years
~ for the freedom to do what I need to do
~ for love that lasts beyond youth
~ for feeling less critical today of my shortcomings
 
~ for this friday that is not a friday
with love and gratitude . . .
sparrow
     ♥
 

everything counts... ♥

Today I am so grateful for sunshine between the showers and black clouds
 
For circle dancing and sharing
 
For the Internet, where I can find things to help myself, buy things I need, get information, be entertained, contact others.....and become lost to time and place for an hour or more!!
 
For the company of my little animal friends
 
For garbage collectors!
 
Jude

Love is the only way

Today I am grateful that despite being very sick no voice sore throat on antibiotics and feeling very depressed  I was able to recognize need for positive self care and thinking I prayed a lot and had to admit very hurt Joe has not even made a call however when my guilt tries to make me feel sole responsibility I pray again and for him to be at peace and I continue to forge ahead I'm also praying for the work and finances I need to arrive as it is getting most difficult to feel they will rhwn lift my thoughts to God is working on bringing hat I need through the right people and circumstance
Bless you all for keeping me in your spiritual care it comforts me so!
Namaste
Barbara

God I gratefully await and accept your miracles for me that I may be a witness to your wonder

Dear Barbara,
 
I hope you will be soon restored to good health! I pray that you will get the necessary help to resolve the many challenges you are facing. I am glad your faith sustains you at this difficult time!
 
A candle is burning for you!
 
Much love,
Edda

Peace and joy!

Dearest Barbara,
 
I too hope you will feel better really soon. When we are ill and feeling down, everything else feels worse. I pray you will see this time as an opportunity to be truly yourself.
 
Blessings and prayers for answers to your many life challenges.
 
With much Love,
Jude ♥

Love is the only way

For garbage collectors!
Jude

highly underrated,
don't you think?
 
Barbara dear . . .
I too, hope you will soon be restored to health.
As Jude has said,
everything looks worse when you don't feel well.
Baby yourself a little . . .
a nice toddy,
a warm, fuzzy blanket
and a good book . . .
a prescription that cannot fail
with love . . .
sparrow

everything counts... ♥

Dear Barbara,

I also wish you will soon be restored to good health. The advice Jude and Sparrow offer is mine, too: be kind to yourself, just resting for awhile... This reminds me of the time when my son first went on-line. He happened to chat with a young man in Florida, who said he was sick with a fever and had no one to look after him. His parents didn´t care to call... My son then kept in Instant Messenger contact with him, telling him how to make himself some tea etc... It very much impressed me with the advantages the internet has to offer, whereas many of my peers just condemn it . I´m sending my best wishes for your recovery through cyberspace!

Love,
Juliana

"Speak Peace in a World of Conflict" (M.B.Rosenberg)

I am so very grateful this morning . . .
 
~ that my computer only needed a reboot
~ for opportunities in everything
~ that I am not trying to raise children in these uncertain times
~ for dental 'glue' to pin my crown back in until I can get to the destist
~ time for humour and space in which to grow
 
~ for this rainy day
with love  and gratitude . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

I am grateful today . . .
 
~ for quiet time . . . even the cats are napping
~ for how good it feels to stretch
~ for insurance
~ for work
~ for hands that can do the work
 
~ for this day
~ for this life
with love and with gratitude . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

I am grateful today . . .
 
~ for unexpected help with the dishes
~ for the ritual of my October song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEpj68Qf5jQ
~ for Thomas', which makes wonderful whole wheat english muffins
and whole grain sandwich wraps
~ that I haven't seen the little stray . . . perhaps he has found a home
~ for my dentist who let me come in on a moment's notice . . .
he goes on my Christmas card list this year
 
~ for this day, this moment, this time
with love and gratitude . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

I am so grateful today . . .
 
~ for peace at home
~ that there is hope for secrets healed before . . .
~ for stress and tension which help me to constantly re-evaluate
~ for guideposts along the way
~ for a day with rain
 
~ for this moment
~ for today
with love and gratitude . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

Today I am grateful for a glorious sunny day, as warm as Summer.
 
For friends in times of need.
 
That my pictures are being made into a calendar!
 
Jude

Love is the only way

That my pictures are being made into a calendar!

Yea!
Congratulations!!!

everything counts... ♥

I am grateful today . . .
 
~ for sadness and sorrow, which bring about rejuvination
~ for warm feet
~ for that long sweet, narrow picture just at the edge of my vision
~ for patience and its neverending lessons
~ for energy to start my day
 
~ for today
with love and gratitude . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

Today I am grateful . . .
 
~ that 'endurance' kicks in when coping seems so hard
~ that I prefer being who I am rather than someone else
~ for granny smith apples . . . green and tart
~ for light shining into the darkness
~ for the marvelous creatures who share the earth with us . . .
we may look different, but we all breathe the same air
 
~ for this moment, this day, this time
with love and with gratitude . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

I am SOOOOOO grateful for a little oasis of calm in a madhouse!
 
For the sunshine trying so hard to come out
 
For my washing machine
 
For friends who care
 
For presence of mind and patience
 
That Chloe is 12 today and having some much needed fun with her friends
 
For the police...even if they did wake me up at midnight.
 
For my little animals
 
For my kind acupuncturist who hopped around me because he has broken his ankle. Bless!
 
For his good advice.
 
Jude

Love is the only way

HAPPY 12TH BIRTHDAY TO CHLOE!!
Today, I am very grateful that the little Piggies are starting to leave with
their flu.  Now I no longer need to be concerned about getting the vaccination;
that the all time record rain falls will soon be ending;for a warm dry home; for
being reminded how good it is to be able to get out of bed and do some work;
for electricity, heat, shelter and hot home made soup;for fatigue that reminds
me that it's not completely gone yet; for a difficult two weeks that has reminded
me of all the little things that I have to be grateful for like Jude's gratitude for garbage
 men; for all those whose work sustains my life, even though I don't often think
about them; may all whose work efforts provide me with food, shelter, housing, medicineetc., be blessed in a special way this weekend.
Prayers for a rest filled, peace filled weekend for all.  For those who don't have the
weekend off, may they all find little respites of peace, calm and beauty in their
working weekend.

Dear Betty,
Does this mean you have been ill? I do hope you make a speedy recovery..... and don't send those little piggies my way please!
 
I did hear that the over 60s should have more resistance to this flu because they have had other flu viruses over their lives. Let's hope they're right.
 
Love,
Jude

Love is the only way

Dear Jude,
 
HAPPY 12TH BIRTHDAY TO CHLOE!
 
Dear Betty,
 
Like Jude I am wondering if you had the H1N1 flu? I hope you'll make a complete recovery soon.
 
The vaccine isn't even available for older people at this time since they appear to have some immunity and are not a priority like for the regular seasonal flu shots.
One reason to be grateful for having grown older!
 
Have a great weekend!
Love,
Edda

Peace and joy!

 
Jude I hope the day is very peaceful for you all.
 
 
  
 

Today, I am very grateful that those little Piggies are starting to leave with their flu.

 
  
         I am so very grateful  those piggies took flight   as dragons and pigs don't mix well! 
 

The vaccine isn't even available for older people at this time since they appear to have some immunity and are not a priority like for the regular seasonal flu shots.

 
Gosh Edda cut backs I guess as it attacks all young and old over here. Yvonne and little James are waiting for an appiontment for the vaccine, hopefully they will get it very soon.

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love~and be loved in return♥♥