Absolutely loving all the beautiful flowers and such this year. Even the beautiful "Meadows" I seem to be still visiting in my dreams.. (sort of above them looking down???) But, I guess at least I couldn't have a more beautiful dream?? I just wish I understood the purpose of it!
Anyway, hope you are having a wonderful June, and boy is it flying. July isn't far away now.. I wish time could slow down a little, (no a lot) so we could enjoy!!
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The magical mustard seed
There is an old Chinese tale about a woman whose only son died. In her grief, she went to the holy man and asked, "What prayers, what magical incantations do you have to bring my son back to life?"
Instead of sending her away or reasoning with her, he said to her, "Fetch me a mustard seed from a home that has never known sorrow. We will use it to drive the sorrow out of your life." The woman went off at once in search of that magical mustard seed.
She came first to a splendid mansion, knocked at the door,
and said, "I am looking for a home that has never known sorrow. Is this such a place? It is very important to me."
They told her, "You've certainly come to the wrong place," and began to describe all the tragic things that recently had befallen them.
The woman said to herself, "Who is better able to help these poor, unfortunate people than I, who have had misfortune of my my own?"
She stayed to comfort them, then went on in search of a home that had never known sorrow. But wherever she turned, in hotels and in other places, she found one tale after another of sadness and misfortune.
The woman became so involved in helping others cope with their sorrows that she eventually let go of her own. She would later come to understand that it was the quest to find the magical mustard seed that drove away her suffering.
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FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW, THERE IS A MALE ROBIN.. SEEMS HE'S TRYING TO TELL US SOMETHING (OR ASK FOR THE FEEDER TO BE REFILLED) HE ACTUALLY WILL FLY OVER AND SIT ON THE RAILS OF THE PORCH WATCHING THE FRONT DOOR AND JUST TELL US ALL KINDS OF STUFF.. THEN TODAY HE ACTUALLY JUMPED UP INTO ONE OF THE FLOWER POTS AND JUST SANG HIS HEART OUT.. GUESS MAYBE HE HOPED HE WAS SINGING FOR HIS SUPPER?? WE'VE BOTH ENJOYED HIM SO MUCH.. AND GRATEFUL THAT HE'S NOT THE LEAST BIT SHY
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The other side of the wall
There was a young woman who took great pride in the growth and care of the flowers in her flower garden. She had been raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and care for flowers as she herself had done. So, like her grandmother, her flower garden was second to none.
One day while looking through a flower catalog she often ordered from, a picture of a plant immediately caught her eye. She had never seen blooms on a flower like that before. “I have to have it,” she said to herself, and she immediately ordered it.
When it arrived, she already had a place prepared to plant it. She planted it at the base of a stone wall at the back of her yard. It grew vigorously, with beautiful green leaves all over it, but there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to cultivate it, water it, feed it, and she even talked to it attempting to coax it to bloom. But, it was to no avail.
One morning weeks later, as she stood before the vine, she contemplated how disappointed she was that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving considerable thought to cutting it down and planting something else in its place.
It was at this point that her invalid neighbor, whose lot joined hers, called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have enjoyed the blooms of that vine you planted.” The young woman walked through the gate into her neighbor’s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was filled with blooms.
There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had ever seen. The vine had crept through the crevices and it had not flowered on her side of the fence, it had flowered luxuriantly on the other side.
Just because you cannot see the good result of your labor does not mean that it bore no fruit. Author: Randy Reynolds
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praying for the jobless, and those that are looking to find better jobs/ more hrs or whatever.. Praying that jobs become more abundant, good decent jobs, suitable to all who are looking! Lord, I know nothing is to big or small for You to do... and give You our thanks, honor, and praise in advance.
Praying for you and yours that you will enjoy the gift of nature that He has given us. Praying that He will wrap His loving arms around each of you and bless you spiritually, physically, emotionally, mentally, and financially, and with the special gifts of safety, His love, His grace, forgiveness, guidance, inner peace and the answer to a special unspoken prayer so that you will know it truly is a God thing, and a special blessing and give Him your love and thanks. Praying for all the unspoken prayers, the sick, the hurting, the lonely and the grieving, that He will touch each of you and bless you in ways only He knows that you need.Praying for our military men and women, their safety, and quick returns home to loving families, and an abundance of jobs and respect. Praying for our country, and it's leaders.. they need His guidance for our country, and it's many people. AND ABOVE ALL, GIVING THANKS, LOVE, HONOR, GLORY AND PRAISE, TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER FOR ALL HE DOES, IN JESUS HOLY NAME, AMEN.
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