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Friday, 20 May 2011

Optimist's Creed

Cover of book by Christina Larson


and Welleran Poltarness. Below text is in this book.







Below is the Creed


of the organization called Optimist's Club International. They began in 1919. Our Culture has changed so much even in the past 15 years. Here is a look at how society used to try


to believe and act.







The Optimist Creed




Promise Yourself ...


c
To be so strong that nothing can disturb


your peace of mind.
Z


To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.
z
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.


z
To look at the sunny side of everything and make


your optimism come true.


z
To think only of the best, to work only for the best,


and to expect only the best.


z
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are


about your own.


z
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the


greater achievements of the future.


z
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.


z


To give so much time to the improvement of yourself


that you have no time to criticize others.


z


To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.




Blessings,






















Posted by Bluebirdy at 18:32 3 comments  

Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Tiny Tina's Mini World

My youngest daughter was named Tina, because she was so tiny. She was 2 months early and only 3 pounds. She had to stay in intensive care almost until her due date, but she has been more healthy than her parents. Certainly she seemed like a miracle baby to the nurses and other mothers, whose premature babies had horrible life-long disabling conditions. I know how blessed we were, and I thank Heavenly Father for that blessing often.

Tina lived up to her name. Since she was able to crawl, she would see something the size of a piece of salt or sand on the floor and pick it up and examine it for quite a while, until her eyes crossed! lol. She still lives up to her name. Her business of making miniatures for people who like to furnish expensive doll houses, is doing really well. I am putting these pictures here to show to another friend I met recently who makes the doll houses and the furniture that goes into them. Enjoy!
Blessings,





















Even at 2 months old, Tina fit into a child's size


baseball glove.





Now she is a happy wife and mom to soon-to-be #3






Tina's very tiny crafts.






































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Sunday, 6 March 2011

I Am so very Thankful !!!!!!!!

 
 



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Thursday, 24 February 2011

ARE YOU GRATEFUL?

BEING GRATEFUL MAKES YOUR LIFE
GREAT AND FULL!

"Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it."

                                ~ Groucho Marx

I'm starting this discussion for those who are so down, that they can't think of anything to be grateful for. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments, to make people consider that there ARE good things in their very difficult lives.

 Everyone will probably have a point in their life where they lose much, suffer greatly, and can't see anything worth waking up for anymore.  I had many years of that. I decided I had to make life as pleasant as possible if I was going to live for a very long time. It took a while of thinking of at least 1 thing a day that I was thankful for. At first it was things like "Well I'm glad the house didn't burn down today", or "Glad I don't live in a third world country" but the more I practiced, the richer my life felt. The more you thank God for your blessings, the more He blesses you, because there are so few people who thank Him for the blessings He gives us.

 1)  I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT I CAN STILL SMILE, EVEN WITH THIS PAIN!  I've been struggling lately with Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN). (Along with my other chronic illnesses.) TN is considered the most severe pain a human being can have. It is nicknamed 'the suicide disease' because so many who could not get help have killed themselves, either accidentally (when out of their mind in pain), or intentionally. It is a damaged nerve on the side of the head, going from the brain to the eyes, ear, nose, and all the teeth on one side. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigeminal_neuralgia

One Dr. offered to cut that nerve, but said it would stop me from smiling. I told him no, it was more important to me to be able to smile, even through the pain.

2) I am praying for people in troubled areas,

and I am grateful I am not in one of the cities that have had riots, killings, floods, earthquakes, cyclones and fires, (all of those did happen in 1 month in Australia and N.Z.). I never thought I'd say this, but even though this is the worst winter in over 50 years, I would rather have the snow than any of those other things. I'm happy I'm not in the Philippines, where the volcano exploded. It has been dark there, due to the ash fog blocking the sun. Dark? 24/7? I guess that leads me to #3--

3) I am grateful I don't live so far North that it is dark for 6 months of the year. I really need the light to fight depression. When we get depressed through the dreary winter skies, it's called S.A.D, seasonal affective disorder. Vitamin D does wonders for it, as well as keeping lights on and curtains open as much as possible.

4) I am grateful to live in the age of Internet! The world's knowledge and world-wide friends at my fingertips! The only disadvantage of having friends worldwide, is worrying about them when their area is in danger.

5) In this month of political frenzy, I thank the Lord that He allowed me to live in a land where there is freedom of thought, of speech, of choice, and of religion!

What are YOU grateful for today?

(no matter how small, mention something.)

Posted by Bluebirdy at 01:54 2 comments  

Wednesday, 23 February 2011

THE WORLD CRACKED UP THIS MONTH! (physically and politically)





PHILIPPINES


PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYING FOR OUR DEAR FRIENDS IN THE PHILIPPINES WHO ARE SUFERING THE AFTER EFFECTS OF THE VOLCANO EXPLOSION. MOST MIDDLE AGE AMERICAN READERS WILL REMEMBER THE VOLCANO IN THE USA THAT EXPLODED 30+ YEARS AGO, AND BLOCKED OUT THE SUN FOR WEEKS. ASH FELL LIKE SNOW ON EVERYTHING, AND PEOPLE HAD TO MAKE SWEEPING OFF VEHICLES AND EVERYTHING OUTSIDE, A FULL TIME JOB. THE ASH DESTROYED MOTORS, AND PEOPLE HAD TO WEAR MASKS AND GOGGLES SO THE ASHES WOULDN'T GET INTO THEIR EYES OR LUNGS. PLANTS DIDN'T GROW THERE THAT YEAR. I AM SURE THE PHILIPPINES WILL EXPERIENCE THE SAME.


AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
IN ONE MONTH, THEY HAVE SUFFERED EARTHQUAKE, FLOODS, FIRES, CYCLONE. IT DOESN'T APPEAR AS IF ANY OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE COME TO AUSTRALIA'S AID, AND I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY! COUNTRIES ARE COMING TO THE AID OF NEW ZEALAND THOUGH.

TUNISIA, EGYPT, BAHRAIN, YEMEN, NEPAL, CHINA,
PRAY FOR THESE PEOPLE TO WIN THEIR FIGHT IN GETTING
LEADERS WHO ARE NOT DICTATORS!
IT IS MUCH MORE THAN COINCIDENCE THAT ALL THESE COUNTRIES GOT A SPIRIT OF FIGHTING FOR THEIR FREEDOM ALL AT ONCE. YOU SEE, THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS ABOUT EVERYTHING, EVEN ABOUT WHAT THEY BELIEVE, SO THAT THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO HEAR AND ACCEPT THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IF THEY WISH! THE GOSPEL MUST BE ALLOWED TO BE TAUGHT IN ALL COUNTRIES BEFORE THE LORD CAN RETURN. SOMETHING SUPERNATURAL HAPPENED TO CAUSE ALL THESE COUNTRIES TO RIOT ALL AT ONCE. IN MOST OF THE MUSLIM COUNTRIES, YOU CAN STILL BE KILLED FOR NOT BEING MUSLIM, OR FOR CHOOSING OTHER BELIEFS, YOU CAN EVEN BE KILLED FOR NOT GOING TO PRAYERS AND ACTING LIKE A MUSLIM. MANY PEOPLE MUST GO THROUGH AN ACT ALL THEIR LIVES, EVEN IF THEY DON'T BELIEVE THE MUSLIM BELIEFS, OR THEY WILL LOSE THEIR LIFE. THEY ARE NOT EVEN ALLOWED TO THINK OR SPEAK FREELY, SO MANY THINGS THEY SAY ARE LIES, JUST TO KEEP THEM ALIVE. PRAY FOR THE LORD'S WORK TO
COME TO PASS SWIFTLY, SO HE CAN RETURN SOON.


"And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh!"
Luke 21:28

Remember whose hands hold the world, and who will be conqueror in the end.




Bless you all!!

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