Turning over a new leaf

I have made up my mind to do things differently.

For too long I have wasted time & energy - waiting, hoping, wishing something would come along that would change my life.

So many times, I have made up my mind to change, and content that I had taken that first step, sat on that first step.

But now I realize things are not the way I thought they were, and though it's scary, it's good to know! :) Certainly, there is a long way to go to get where I'd like to be, but if I'm meant to arrive at that goal, I will. I need to remind myself that God has my best interests at heart, and though I can't see what happens down the road or around the next curve, it will be what I need, and if I stay close, it will make me happy!

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It's amazing how little it takes to bring a smile to my face.

Thank goodness for waking up in the middle of the night.

Thank you, Miss Bright Spot!!

And thank God, from whom all blessings flow!


p.s., the twinkie link is staying! :P

No more!

I have never liked sneaking around. I do not like keeping secrets from people. I value honesty over anything else, I think.
Yes, I suspended this blog for a bit, attempting to limit problems & arguments, but it has bothered me the entire time.

So, come what may, here it is - my thoughts, penned (typed) for anyone with internet access to see.

Oh yeah, this too - I chatted with PJ last night, and it made my day!! :D :D :D

Melancholy & Reflectiveness

Thinking ( a lot )

Struggling to keep my head (above the swirling dark waters)

Reading between lines (but desperately wanting not to)

Wanting to accomplish so much ( body screaming "REST!")

Searching

Searching for the right words (coming up empty)

Not sleeping (web-surfing... here 'n there, for instance)

Wanting (but not needed)

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I realize my shoes no longer fit, but they were so comfortable!

All I Need To Know

A Sunday School teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible - Psalm 23.
She gave the youngsters a month to learn the verse.
Little Ricky was excited about the task -- but, he just couldn't remember the Psalm. After much practice, he could barely get past the first line.
On the day that the kids were scheduled to recite Psalm 23 in front of the congregation, Ricky was so nervous.
When it was his turn, he stepped up to the microphone and said proudly,
"The Lord is my Shepherd, and that's all I need to know."