God gave us Seashells

As my husband and I were leisurely strolling on the beach I began picking up every beautiful and uniquely shaped seashell that caught my eye, one of my favorite beach things to do since childhood, so much so that my grown children would bring me back seashells from their trips to the beach.

For me seashells remind me that I am apart of an awesome creation and play an important role in it. I believe the enjoyment of it all is discovering who you are and how your presence on this earth makes a difference.

There are many things happening in our world today some things that are good and some things that are not so good, it is up to us to choose which part we want to play in it. We can covet our own little world and each day remain on the side line of life or we can choose to make a difference.

About a year ago NBC nightly news incorporated a segment into their broadcast called, you guessed it “Making a Difference.” The segment became so popular that the network decided to stick with it, instantly it became a hit. I believe that many of us want to do good things for our families and for other people and once in awhile we enjoy hearing a good news story.

I know that whatever our economic situation may be we can find a way to be a vital part of this creation because we have been beautifully created and we are uniquely different… God gave us Seashells.

Trish

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Let us not grow weary while doing good. – Galatians 6:9

Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, for all the people you can, while you can. - Our Daily Bread 6/6/11

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A New Stage

“We live life in stages and experience it on different levels.” – Dr. A.R. Bernard


A new stage of my life began on Wednesday March 2nd taking up residence in a new home in West Ocean City, Md. What we thought was a serious buyer for our home in Pennsylvania turned out to be a big waste of our time, energy and emotions. So we have moved on to plan B for a year, hopefully it won’t take that long for our home in Pa to be sold.

“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” – Woody Allen


It is our hopes, wishes and wants that set our expectations as to what the outcome will be, but I have been blessed to discover that these things are set against God’s plan for our life. And I truly believe in the end, if we are connected spiritually in anyway we will be able to see his greater plan.

I am also still learning to take one day at a time and to savor each moment of that day, some days I am better at it then other days… for we know that tomorrow is not promised to any of us. Psalm 90:12 - So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Well as I look around at my new surroundings I am totally grateful for having a nice roof over my head at this time. I look forward to the warm beach days ahead… Lord willing.

Trish

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Proverbs 27:1 – Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Faithfully patient

Patience (noun) capacity for waiting, the ability to endure waiting, delay, or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties

As I sat on a bench a few Saturdays ago waiting for LJN to pick me up from the mall. It caught me off guard how relaxed and patient I was at having to sit there and wait. A situation like this in the past would have left me all out of sorts with myself and everyone else, pretty sad but very true.

The truth of the matter is that I have never been very good at waiting for anything. I don’t have a patient bone in my body. And I have secretly admired people who have exhibited a great deal of patience. You have heard people talking about how he or she is such a patient person and the fact that some people have it and some people just don’t have it, as if patience was something you were born with like brown eyes or bluish green eyes.

I have always been very hard on myself for my tremendous lack of patience, a character flaw which I worked hard at changing but failed at many times. It wasn’t until I became sick that I finally became a “patient” person. Through the numerous doctor appointments, blood test, brain MRI’s, arguments, anger, fear, frustration and finally as the reality of my illness became clearer… patience emerged.

My illness has tested my new found patience at various times and places along this journey. I began to believe that being patient about my illness wasn’t doing me any good. I soon realized that these doubts had surfaced because I stopped trusting in and believing in the virtue of patience. I asked myself why did I stop trusting in being patient, what had happened to the new “patient” Trish? It hit me one day after my devotional reading, what was missing was… my faith. Through my daily devotional readings I was reminded that I could rest in God’s hands, that he would never leave me nor forsake me. And I now know that I also must become faithfully patient.

Trish

[God] Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” – Hebrews 13:5

Tune your anxious heart to patience,
Walk by faith where sight is dim;
Loving God, be calm and trustful
And leave everything to Him. – Chambers

2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV
For we walk by faith, not by sight

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O taste and see

As I bit into a piece of delicious cheese cake, I thought how wonderfully it tasted,
As I calculated every bite, I savored the moment and it appealed to my appetite,
I thought to myself
O taste and see
And take a bite of God's word and how it appeals to my spiritual appetite
O taste and see
How good it is as we spiritually digest slowly this great delight
To become full of God's word is to stand in the power of HIS might
O taste and see
That the Lord is good
So let us read, praise and pray to Him like we should
Our spiritual food does more than natural could
O taste and see
That the Lord God Almighty is GOOD

Rev. Cheryl Thomas

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Psalm 34:8 O taste and see that the Lord is good
Blessed is the man that trusteth in Him













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Thank you to my niece Rev. Cheryl Jackson for another beautiful writing!

Lord I offer you me

I don't have a mansion on the hill

I don't have a yacht at the dock

I don't have millions in the bank

I don't even drive a Rolls Royce

I don't have a seven carat diamond from Tiffany's

I don't even have a mink coat

Lord, I do have a heart for you, so I offer you, me today

I ask that you lead, guide, and direct my footsteps

Take over my thoughts I pray

Let, me live for you in a very special way

I want to shine in dark places with your love

I want you to be pleased with me from above

Lord, I do have a heart for you, so I offer you, me today

I don't always get it right and ask for your forgiveness

I don't always pray like I should but you are not far from my thoughts

I don't even read your Word like I should but, I offer you my heart

Lord I offer you me

Written By Cheryl Thomas on 08/07/08

Cheryl Thank you for sharing your poem with me.

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