WISDOM

Four things you can't recover:

The stone........after the throw.

The word.........after it's said..

The occasion........after it's missed.

The time...........after it's gone.

Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says~~

"Oh Crap, She's up!"

TAKE TIME...

POSITIVE THINKING...

I am trying to stay positive...I am tired of the rain, no sick of the rain and I need to see the sun.

But...

So, I am trying to enjoy the winter knowing it will only make the spring and summer that much better. ; )

SHHHHH...

QUOTE

IT'S TRUE

The grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence,

it is only greener where it is watered.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER...

GIVE UP!!

*watch the whole thing, it is not what you think it is. hehehe

JUST DO IT...

LONG HANDLED SPOON...

A holy man was having a conversation with God one day and said,

'God, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.'

God led the holy man to two doors.

He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in.

In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished.

They were holding spoons with very long handles, that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful.

But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.

God said, 'You have seen Hell.'

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water.

The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, 'I don't understand.'

It is simple,' said God. 'It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.'

Remember that I will always share my spoon with you!

IT'S OKAY...

TO FAIL...

AS LONG AS WE LEARN THE LESSON

DECK OF CARDS...

Also known as "A Soldiers Prayer Book"

It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars, and land mines for some reason hadn't been heard.
The young soldier knew it was Sunday, the holiest day of the week.
As he was sitting there, he got out an old deck of cards and laid them out across his bunk.
Just then an army sergeant came in and said, 'Why aren't you with the rest of the platoon?'
The soldier replied, 'I thought I would stay behind and spend some time with the Lord.'
The sergeant said, 'Looks to me like you're going to play cards.'
The soldier said, 'No, sir . You see, since we are not allowed to have Bibles or other spiritual books in this country,
I've decided to talk to the Lord by studying this deck of cards.'
The sergeant asked in disbelief, 'How will you do that?'
'You see the Ace, Sergeant? It reminds me that there is only one God.
The Two represents the two parts of the Bible, Old and New Testaments
The Three represents the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost.
The Four stands for the Four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John .
The Five is for the five virgins there were ten but only five of them were glorified.
The Six is for the six days it took God to create the Heavens and Earth.
The Seven is for the day God rested after making His Creation.
The Eight is for the family of Noah and his wife, their three sons and their wives -- the eight people God spared from the flood that de stroyed the Earth.
The Nine is for the lepers that Jesus cleansed of leprosy He cleansed ten, but nine never thanked Him. The Ten represents the Ten Commandments that God handed down to Moses on tablets made of stone.
The Jack is a reminder of Satan, one of God's first angels, but he got kicked out of heaven for his sly and wicked ways and is now the joker of eternal hell.
The Queen stands for the Virgin Mary.
The King stands for Jesus, for he is the King of all kings.
When I count the dots on all the cards, I come up with 365 total, one for every day of the year.
There are a total of 52 cards in a deck; each is a week - 52 weeks in a year.
The four suits represent the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.
Each suit has thirteen cards -- there are exactly thirteen weeks in a quarter.
So when I want to talk to God and thank Him, I just pull out this old deck of cards and they remind me of all that I have to be thankful for.'
The sergeant just stood there. After a minute, with tears in his eyes and pain in his heart, he said, 'Soldier, can I borrow that deck of cards?'

Listen to Tex Ritter sing the original song

A Deck of Cards

My dad first told me about this song and played it for me.

I am sure this song helped many soldiers through a lot.

CELEBRATE LIFE

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, Cleveland , Ohio

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.

It is the most-requested column I've ever written.

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye.. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful, or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43.. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.."

JUST BECAUSE...

Life is too short to wake up with regrets.

So love the people who treat you right.

Love the ones who don't just because you can.

Believe everything happens for a reason.

If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.

If it changes your life, let it.

Kiss slowly.

Forgive quickly.

God never said life would be easy.

He just promised it would be worth it.

EXAMPLE...

Be the kind of woman that when

your feet

hit the ground each morning

The devil says,

"OH CRAP, SHE'S UP"!

*Thanks to Aunt Claudia for sharing this with me.

DID I DO ENOUGH?

THE WINDOW THROUGH WHICH WE LOOK

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. "That laundry is not very clean", she said. "She doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap". Her husband looked on, but remained silent. Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same comments. About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband: "Look, she has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this?" The husband said, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows."

~ ~ ~And so it is with life.

What we see when watching others,

depends on the purity of the window through which we look.

JUST THINKING...

I wish I was better at:

math,

flossing my teeth,

drawing,

not being intimidated,

remembering things & learning,

cooking,

thinking of others,

saving money,

getting over my fears,

staying focused,

organizing my time,

being quick witted,

and

understanding the scriptures.

BEING PREPARED

Parable of the Ten Virgins

*click on above to read the parable

I find it funny how time flies, I always think I am going to get so much done.

Too little time with too much to do.

Thinking this, I thought about the

Parable of the Ten Virgins,

I want my lamp to be full.

SOME DAYS...

...I just want to walk up that big circular walkway at the visitors center in Salt Lake City and stand before this. Somedays I feel so small in this BIG old world. I just remember the feeling I got when I stood before the Christus. It just made me realize I have worth, I have a purpose and that I am loved.

Sometimes I think we get so busy in our lives we forget to remember who we are and who is standing behind us and cheering us on.

I hope that when I have a good or bad day I will always remember I am not alone. That my trials and triumps do not go unnoticed. Most importantly that I am loved no matter what.
This gives me strength to know that life is good and that those bad days will always come and go, but I am not alone. That I need to learn from experiences and move on.