Wednesday's Grace Notes

Wednesday's Grace Notes

Waking up and finding that the sun beat me to it!  Forgiving myself for not meeting my own demands, allowing myself that second mug of coffee, only being able to eat 1/2 my food,  making my homemade soups...  realizing that all along God has been supplying all of my needs and I was the biggest roadblock  and now I am waving my white flag. Dramatically increasing my steroids, beginning a very minor antidepressent and, this is the big thing....  I began having sezuires once I turned 21 followed by a life of illness. Last night for the very first time in my entire life  changing my bandages and asked God "Lord! Why me?  What have I done to deserve this?"

Do I place myself above Christ?  Even He cried to His father in Heaven "My God my God why have you forsaken me?

Now it's my turn to praise Him and say

"My God my God! Why have you blessed me?".

It all comes down to Grace.

Celebrate the day!

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Monday"s Grace Notes "Happiness"

Monday"s Grace Notes

"Happiness"

Happiness can be found sipping a fine white wine on a balcony overlooking a vineyard in Italy.  Happiness can be found drinking a cup of Folgers Coffee on the back cement stoop of a mobile home.  Happiness can be found in a prison, a woman's shelter, and ICU units when they tell you that they will have to amputate your legs in the morning and you probably not live.  Happiness can be found when a woman can slide out of her own bed, into her wheelchair to live an independent day in her own home and begin to celebrate yet one more day.

I have found happiness...

and it has found me.

Celebrate the day!

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Wednesday's Grace Notes

Wednesday's Grace Notes

Answered prayers and a good nights sleep,  my new scanner... woo hoo!,  separately spending time w/ my two adult children on the same day,  being self sufficient,  having my house cleaned today,  doing what I'm supposed to be doing,  rubbing fresh herbs between my fingers and drinking in their lingering fragrance,  orange cranberry relish and mandarin orange yogurt,  colored pencils to adorn my pen and ink pet portraits and a forecast of thunderstorms... a good time to light a candle and brew some hazelnut creme coffee while I work... and my watercolor rooster paintings.

Celebrate the day!

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Tuesday's Grace Notes

Tuesday's Grace Notes

Trying to learn to live in the moment... a moment at a time, egg nog coffee creamer.. yoo! hoo!, losing 5 lbs., selling art as fast as I can paint... is that cool or what?, remembering the fishy smell of goldfish flake food... better yet, how about a new box of crayons?, thanking God... it keeps me busy, keeping my potted plants alive and God keeping ME alive to joyfully experience another November.

Celebrate the day!

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Thursday's Grace Notes

Thursday's Grace Notes

Coffee with friends, homemade pumpkin muffins, brainstorming, the colors mustard and teal, dogs playing w/ dogs, cooking for others, going from "what if?" to "why not?", and clean crisp sheets.

Celebrate the day!

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Friday's Grace Notes

Friday's Grace Notes

Always having music in my head... never quiet, not needing xxx in my coffee, having a well balanced life, "man up", no longer needing 3 naps a day, heavy drenching rains to sleep through, becoming a better artist from enjoying the works of others, and a hot biscuit for breakfast.

Celebrate the day!

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Thursday's Grace Notes

Thursday's Grace Notes

Choosing to be happy every exquisite hour of my day, playing the guitar and piano with dried paint on my fingers,having the courage to blow my own horn and market myself, God giving me two ears and only one mouth, putting pumpkin spice seasoning into my coffee grounds and pretty scarves.

Celebrate the day!

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Monday's Grace Notes

Monday's Grace Notes

As far as I know nobody ever died from a basket full of dirty laundry, painting "Florida Horizons", skipping the good stuff and going for a really good cup of coffee, my Monday art and piano lessons, coupons, new make up, cooler weather = longer sleeves = covering up my Lupus wounds and scars, God answering prayers when I even forgot to ask, and celebrating the day!

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Sunday's Grace Notes

Sunday's Grace Notes

Happy Sunday! Brewing coffee and dressing nice just for me, getting back to journaling again, calling my back patio "the second cup cafe", reading good books in bed, new "Winter Sunrise" painting, welcoming new neighbors and turning off the T.V., cranking up the music!

Celebrate the day!  I know that I will!

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