God enters by a private door
Today’s Sunshine: \”God enters by a private door into every individual.\” Ralph Waldo Emerson My mind is at a blank for what to write. Sometimes I just start like this and something comes to mind . . . and sometimes it doesn\’t. If you like these notes please Share with a friend Today\’s Three Sunshine […]
The heart experiences God
Today’s Sunshine: It is the heart which experiences God not the reason. Blaise Pascal I remember reading once that after a loved one dies or something tragic happens – that it increases the chance of a heart attack significantly. Which pretty much enforces the thought that love is connected with our beating, life source not […]
God with us
Today’s Sunshine: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means \”GOD WITH US\”) Matthew 1:23 Took a longish nap and now my brain is in \”fuzz mode.\” I finally finished the John Grisham novel and it was depressing to the very end. So I\’m off […]
Every time we give
Today’s Sunshine: “Every time we love, every time we give it\’s Christmas!” Dale Evans Somehow I couldn\’t shift out of neutral today. Just one of those days I guess where small things get done but nothing very more than that. As a matter of fact I still have a load of clothes in the drawer […]
One word frees us
Today’s Sunshine: “One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life; that word is LOVE.” Sophocles Well, it would be pretty hard not to love this little kitten! I found this image on UnSplash – if you need free photos this is a great site. You don\’t have to give credit if […]
Christmas makes us better
Today’s Sunshine: “We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” Laura Ingalls Wilder In the middle of my cleaning I found this writing by Archbishop Oscar Romero. It is very good. I think I will make it my \”Mission statement\” for myself. Archbishop Oscar Romero It helps, […]
Basic Ingredients of Christmas
Today’s Sunshine: “Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly Merry Christmas..” Peg Bracken So we have officially started our preparations for Christmas by putting out a Christmas Wreath on the front porch. Something simple, small but we\’ve made a start. I decided as another boost to building some Christmas […]
Start making more mistakes
Today’s Sunshine: “If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes.” John Wooden If this quote is accurate than I must be a doer. Ha. Ha. Last night we celebrated the beginning of the Christmas season by going to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Portland Moda Center. […]
Be yourself
Today’s Sunshine: \”I think you have to be what your are. Don\’t try to be somebody else. You have to be yourself at all times.\” John Wooden Lovely Thanksgiving day. A bit of rain on the trip back from Albany, but did not last the whole trip thank goodness. Not going shopping. Nope. Not even […]
Things work out best
Today’s Sunshine: \”Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.\” John Wooden Happy Thanksgiving! Writing this on Wednesday and looking forward to driving to Albany (Oregon of course) to have Thanksgiving with my sister and family. Today I made a broccoli salad which sounds simple enough […]