that I have smoked in nine months

  
 
You naughty Bird put out thatnow!Sorry Fluffy but you just made me laugh so much
 
Well done for being smoke free for 9 months! even Sophie is delighted she even pulled her socks up 

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


 

that I have smoked in nine months

oooops . . .
Thank God for the 'edit' option!

everything counts... ♥

that I have smoked in nine months
 Fluffy but you just made me laugh so much
 

..and made me confused
 
 

 Thank God for the 'edit' option!

I told you Sparrow that is mine favorite button

oooops . . . Thank God for the 'edit' option!

 
way too late the damage is done  as we have the evidence above
  
 
  
  
  
 

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


 

Thank you for the wonderful 'welcome back'.
I am reminded that God does answer our prayers in 'His' time, I just have to be patient.
Today I am grateful for:
The unconditional love of my pets, 2 cats, one dog and their uncanny sense to know when I am upset, they come next to me like they're saying, "Here I am, let me help".
The unexpected email containing a virtual hug when I need it the most.
A lovely card from a friend far away.
My wonderful friends for always being there for me when I need a hand to hold onto, a shoulder to lean on or an ear to listen.
The support I get from everyone here, no matter what you are going through in your own lives.
For having God in my life.
Hugs for Robby and Seneca.
Prayers and blessings. Love, Lynn
 

DREAM WITH YOUR HEART!!

The unconditional love of my pets, 2 cats, one dog and their uncanny sense to know when I am upset, they come next to me like they're saying, "Here I am, let me help".

 
Oh, how I recognize this! It is amazing how they always know.
 
It's good to hear from you Lynn.
 
I will go and light a candle for you right now,
 
with Love,
Jude

Love is the only way

Today I am grateful to have a few minutes and a borrowed computer to post here and share my gratitude for all here dear friends all of you ...I realized today that tomorrow is the third year without my Mom Im' grateful that I made a day with out her this is especially important to realize especially in my current discouragement and situation Im' grateful for the groups hugs too Lynn and grateful  your back as well sandra hooray so happy about your smoke free time I made 2 years 10.11.09 and Im' grateful to remain smoke free today especially with all the stressors Im' grateful tonight I led a Holiday Relaxation Prep program with a holiday quiz I wrote up and all enjoyed the evening Im' grateful I was given a ride home and did not have to stand for the bus so late at night Im' grateful for being connected to many spirituality people who are planning to offer reiki  at our Park ridge location Im' grateful for the peace of mind I keep retrieving snippets of in the midst of the chaos I ask for prayers for our Joshua who is having some digestive issues and will be revaluated as a result of these problems I ask for prayers and resolutions to my financial and need for home issues Im' grateful for all the inspiration offered here and the continued support words cannot express how much they mean...I will share one God thing as I call the experience while at the office I took a break and went for a walk in the mall I entered a small store and as I walked around my eye caught a tote bag with big letters that said Trust God! I was instantly reminded how earlier as I sat in my office I held my Moms rosary and p;plead with God in prayer for help...I know he heard me and answered me  too
Namaste
Barbara

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

Dear Barbar,
 
Thank you for sharing with us your joys and concerns! I know you miss your mother very much, but you know that she is close to you, especially on days of remembrance.
I hope and pray that your prayers for whatever you need will be answered and join you in them.
 
Your candle is always burning!
 
Much love and warm hugs,
Edda

Peace and joy!

Dear Edda
you truly are a spiritual mother to me always a comfort and inspire my faith
much love back to you Im grateful for your presence in my life
Barbara

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

Dear Barbara,

Reading about your concerns, I wish I could help you! Like Edda, I firmly believe your dear Mother is close to you. I am so often reminded how hard life was for my mother, having to leave her home with three children... Most of her generation were challenged more than we can imagine. You are always in my heart, and candles, both virtual and made of bee-wax, are burning.

Blessings and love,
Juliana

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

Dearest Lynn, it is so good to see you back and read your posts.  I am glad things are starting to turn around for your friend and for you.  Hopefully the new therapist will bring much improvement.  With all that is going on in your own life, it is special to read of your excitement at once again being able to work at the annual Thanksgiving dinner.  You are a very special person to be so concerned about helping others when you are in the midst of your own difficulties.  You know a candle is always lit for you. 
Barbara, as I read your post about your Mom's anniversary, thoughts immediately went to the Cenacle and all the times she spent there.  I hope you will be able to visit there soon.  Know that you and little Joshua are held in prayer.
Isabella, your visit with your daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren sounds like it was a
real tonic for you. Having you for a Mom, I am sure she is a wonderful parent.  Know that we are grateful also to have you as part of our familyhood.

Tonight I am grateful for herbal tea that can be so very soothing, for a warm flannel nightgown, for the gas that heats the tea; for soft warm slippers; and for soft strong paper towels that are perfect for coughs and runny noses; for finding enough varied sized tins for
the Christmas candy; for the money to pay the bills; for a thermal cup to keep the tea warm;
for the extension of unemployment benefits for the millions who were about to run out;
for another day of life; for chicken soup; for all those in this world who in spite of their own financial struggles continue to reach out and share what they have with others; for a bed to sleep in with prayers for those who have no where warm to sleep.  May we all awake tomorow to the realization of how much we are blessed.

Dearest Barbara,
I'm glad you had the chance to post for us your joys and sorrows and concerns, and that messages of Hope are continuing for you.
I understand your sadness because your Mother is no longer with you..at least in body, but she is surely there helping to send the messages you need, at the times you most need them.
I have become aware that my own Mother, who died 22 years ago, is suddenly very close. She was so very fond of my Son when he was a little boy, and I know if she were alive, she would grieve terribly about how he is now. She feels my pain and must, like all mothers, wish she could be here to comfort me. It's another indication that Love never dies.
 
Sending you Love and Hugs and praying for many Blessings to come into your life. TRUST has been a huge issue for me and I think your message on the Tote bag is awesome.
 
Much Love,
Jude

Love is the only way

Dearest Barbara
 

I ask for prayers for our Joshua who is having some digestive issues and will be revaluated as a result of these problems

 
I am very sorry to hear this news I hope with all of my heart little Joshua pulls through and makes a full recovery back to good health.. 
 
Thinking of you and your dear  Mother today knowing ~a Mother's love never dies~ 
                                                      (((♥)))  
I  am grateful for the gifts your Mother so lovingly planted in you dearest Barbara...
 
 

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


 

Here is another virtual hug,
dear Lynn,
to let you know that you are surely held in love and concern.
I pray that things continue to improve for you . . .
(((((((♥))))))
Dear Barbara . . .
A hug for you as well . . .
thank you for sharing your joys and your sorrows.
I have not lost my mother yet,
but my father died just a few years ago,
and I feel his presence so often in my life too.
Prayers for little Joshua as well . . .
(((((((♥))))))
A hug for you too,
dear Betty . . .
and gratitude that you are feeling better.
I agree with what you say
and with what you posted on another thread
about how very much we have to be grateful for.
"May we all awake tomorrow (or today)
to the realization of how much we are blessed."
(((((((♥))))))
And virtual hugs to all who come here
(((((((♥))))))
(((((((♥))))))
(((((((♥))))))
with love . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

Today I am so very grateful . . .
 
~ for a clean kitchen
~ that my husband is coming home today
~ for the comfort of cats
~ for extra sleep
~ that nightmares are only bad dreams
 
~ for this morning, this day
with love and gratitude . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

I am so grateful today . . .
 
~ for a little time in this sacred place
~ that my husband returned from his trip safely
~ that although the tablecloth was ruined
and my clean floor needed to be cleaned again,
the glass did not break
~ for a spray bottle . . .
the only discipline that Sophie responds to
~ for a sunshiney day full of promise
 
~ for this moment, this weekend that is really a weekend
with love and gratitude . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

Today I am grateful for a bright and sunshiny day
 
That I was able to recapture some of the lost pictures, and because it was sunnier than last Saturday, some of them were better! No foggy lens today..
 
That 2 old mattresses (dragged home from the field by my Son several years ago.... ) which have been decorating our drive and getting soggier and smellier by the week, have finally been taken away.........HOORAY!
I have been taking them garadually apart and putting bits out with the regular trash each week!
 
For heating to put on now the sun has gone down
 
Jude

Love is the only way

That 2 old mattresses (dragged home from the field by my Son several years ago.... ) which have been decorating our drive and getting soggier and smellier by the week, have finally been taken away.........HOORAY!
I have been taking them garadually apart and putting bits out with the regular trash each week!

Yikes!
What an accomplishment!

everything counts... ♥

Today I am so very grateful today . . .
 
~ that the lawnmower man unexpectedly arrived
and magically took most of the fallen leaves away!
~ for the little things that make my life sweet
~ for sunday breakfast in bed
~ for an email from my son
~ for a little extra sleeptime
 
~ for this day, for this life
with love and gratitude . . .
sparrow
     ♥

everything counts... ♥

Today I am grateful for the beautiful fall day that God has given us.

With Hope each of us can have a life with Peace, Faith and Love.