Loosing my mind..

Maybe I should try reading my  own  blog once in a while, or better yet, a supplement for memory loss!  As soon as I posted this morning, I realized I had used that quote already on one of first posts.  It's funny how a quote can strike you differently at various times.  The first time I posted it, I was thinking more in terms of how I need to show love.  Today, I was thinking about the unconditional love of a pet.  So there you go, that's why I posted the same quote twice...purely accidental!  Maybe I should have gone with this one this morning instead...

"Dear Lord, please keep your arm around my shoulder  and your hand over my mouth!"

My BFF

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.”  C.S. Lewis

We never planned on getting a dog when Riley happened to us four years ago.  He has become a "momma's boy."  Now, I can't imagine life without him.  I dread the day he's no longer around...but I don't want to think about it.  (maybe I'll go first?  :)  ) But like the quote says, it's better to have had and loved him than not to take the risk and have missed out.  He's far from perfect, but then, aren't we all and others still love us despite our faults.

Just Kidding

I sent out an e-mail this morning inviting friends to read my blog.  I have already heard back from one who said she was so happy that I already had my work done and it's only Tues.  I was being FACETIOUS when I said that,  friends!!!  Probably the last thing I should be doing is spending MORE time on the internet....but here I am again!  LOL 

I Can Only Imagine, Or Can I?

"God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us." Ephesians 3:20 (The Message)

This verse has come up several times this week.  Now, I am not a person with a vivid imagination. I hate to read fantasy fiction or allegory.  I pretty much think in terms of black and white (maybe I'm being stretched in that area?)  But I do need to expand my dreams when it comes to prayer. 

I spent 4 hours today cleaning out the gardens. I pulled up the geraniums while they're still healthy and will try to store them over the winter. I also deadheaded zinnias and marigolds to use for seeds next year. I got a lot done but wonder if I'll be able to get out of bed in the morning? It was a glorious fall day, sunny and warm but not too hot, breezy, just the way my perimenopausal body likes it!
I'll go back at it again tomorrow and try to finish pulling weeds out of the veggie garden area. Rumor has it we may get a hard frost late next week. I LOVE FALL!!!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   



To Love or Not to Love

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully around with hobbies and little luxuries . . . lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket– safe, dark, motionless, airless–it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable . . . The only place outside heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers of love is hell!” C.S. Lewis

Sometimes love hurts but it's worth the risk.   Who do I need to show love to today?

Nothing in me to brag about

Martin Luther: "The Law is for the proud and the Gospel for the brokenhearted." “…not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith” (Phil. 3:9)....

Trying a quote

"Be aways at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each year find you a better man." Benjamin Franklin

Computer illiterate

I have been playing around most of the evening trying to figure out how blogging works, how to link my favorite blogs, etc.  It would be so much easier if I had a clue what I was doing.  So I am going to try to make a link....
I enjoyed this prayer I read today on Bob Hostetler's blog:
http://bobhostetler.blogspot.com/

Dithers??

What you may ask, what on earth is a dither? 
Webster's Dictionary:  a state of flustered excitement or fear (noun)
to vascillate (verb)
So this is a chance to put into writing things that I'm excited and  thinking (vascillating)  about.