Annette

True indeed. It is always interesting for me to see posts like that one and see what it is that people notice.

This morning I was listening to a video, where the speaker shared his thoughts on conveniences found in a hotel room. The speaker shared about the differences, as he had done a fair amount of traveling. He had also stayed in a variety of hotels. He ended up focusing on the hangers in the hotel room. He shared how bring able to hang some thing up, helps a person feel at home, even if away from home. Love it when something so simple can mean so much to someone. Just wondering what is something that others may overlook that means so much to you. I love the hope a new day, week, month and even year brings. I love that His mercies are new every morning.

Most evenings around the dinner table, we will discuss our day. Sometimes the conversation starts out slow, but as we start sharing, and we hear from each other, we find that we have more to say. More often than not the conversation goes back to an interaction with someone. When I saw this picture, I couldn't help but think of so many who have a positive impact on our day and may never realise it. And just like others may not know the impact they have had, we never know what impact we have on others. Hope you have a great Sunday. And keep on keeping on.

Thanks Marilyn, appreciate that. Good to hear from you. Hope you have a great Sunday.

So much truth there. Sometimes that change is a slow process.

Hope you have a great day. This morning I was reminded of the story of Hannah. Hannah probably didn’t leave the temple that day feeling happy about her circumstances, but she did leave with the knowledge of God’s goodness—and that was enough for her to keep going. Her story gives me reassurance that He knows what we are all going through and He wants us to share it with Him.

Love that we can learn so much from examples in the Word. And love how we can recall them just like you have done here. Thank you Ray.

Thanks for taking the time to read and share. Love that we can encourage one another. Hope you have a good weekend.

Happy Friday. This morning I was reading the story of Joseph and reminded that life doesn't always go the way we want. However it also gave me hope that in the tough times we do not need to be alone either. When faced with hard times that I can't see a way forward, I look back and see how God has provided before and I know I can trust Him again.

This short prayer was a part of my reading this morning. it was written as part of a true life experience between a student and teacher, though honestly it is a life prayer I think that can be applied to life in general. I don't know about you, but sometimes I need these reminders to help me stay focused and continue to treat others, no matter who they are, with respect. Hope you have a great Saturday.

The fact that He always was and always will be, gives so much comfort. Hope you have a great weekend.

It often amazes me that the same God who created the universe, not only knows each one of us, He knows so much about each one of us. Far beyond anything we can ever believe. He knows us way better than any best friend ever could While I know this in theory, one place where I really take time to think about this is when at a place like an airport when I see so many people, all of who I know nothing about. Just thought I would share this. I was reminded of this as I did my reading today.

It's always good to have a sense of humor. I know I rely on it. Thanks for taking the time to read and respond. Since the topic was patience, I really should have dragged the post out. Have a great Friday Ray.

Hope you've had a good week. This week I had a fair chance to test my patience. This morning in my daily reading, I was reminded of not only having patience but learning to appreciate the journey while living trough that patience. Thought I would share this. Hope it encourages others to find the good, even if it is during a wait.

I love it when we get a reminder like that, about something that we are already thinking about. I had a similar experience yesterday. It is always good to be able to pray for others. I do pray that each day you will have the strength to remind yourself that no matter what mistake/s you made the previous day that you can do better each new day. If we focus on our mistakes we can so easily give up.

Thank you so much Ray for taking the time to share on posts. I know for myself that when I take time to write a response at times, it ends up being more help to me than anyone else, as it gives me a time to intentionally slow down and stop and consider my thoughts. And many times it is a reminder that I need to change what it is that I am thinking about.

Thank you so much Ray. I love the reminder that we are made in His image, and that just like words brought life, so can our words bring life or crush. Always good to get input from others. I appreciate you taking the time to share. We are doing okay. It has been two months now since my dad passed away. It some ways if feels like just the other day. And in some ways it feels like it is so much longer. My step mom was saying that the longer it has been since dad passed away, the further back her memories go, to good times when dad was still healthy. Hope you have a great week.

Thanks so much for sharing Michael. Appreciate hearing from you. I often find it helpful to stop and check myself and make sure that I am in the right frame of mind before I speak out loud. It is much easier to be careful about what I say, than go back and apologize for what I have said.

I was listening to a speaker a couple days ago who shared about fire. When used in a controlled manner, it can be a great source of blessing. But when it is left to get out of control it can cause great disasters. The speaker compared the joy of a relaxed evening around a bonfire vs the chaos that ensues when trying to control the wild fire. This brought me back to the idea of words. And how our words can so easily encourage someone OR tear them down. I would love to hear your experience of how words have had an impact in your life.

Thank you so much for sharing and adding. I do love the idea of praying for those who we may otherwise find ourselves talking about. Good to hear from you. Hope that you are having a good week. We are loving the warmer weather and spending more time outdoors that we have in a while. All the best Ruth

From reading in James, I am reminded of how powerful our tongue can be. We can use our words to encourage others, or bring them down. In the world today, we dont have to be anywhere, especially online, before we begin to cone across people's opinions and responses to those opinions. We are reminded to be quick to listen and slow to speak. How often are we trying to figure out how to respond, even before a person has finished taking. We haven't listened to others, yet we want them to listen to us. A couple mornings ago, my youngest commented on the words to the song. With the phrase, "say what you rant to say...". Like my daughter said, we should not always feel free to share whatever it is that comes to mind. As usual, I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic. Thanks for taking the time to read.

Thank you Ray for taking the time to share and add insight. I always appreciate learning from others, and hearing what people think. I appreciate your kindness and support too. I tend to learn so much from life experiences and so thought it may be nice to share some of these experiences here. Hope you have a great week.

Thank yo8bso michbfor taking the time to share. It ie always good to hear the input of others. I dont know about you, but I find when I write, like I have done here, I am forced to slow down and think about something. Trust you have a great week.

My husband and I have been reading through the book of John. It is interesting what stands out when I take time to read aloud and we talk about what we have read. This evening we read about Thomas. And how Thomas doubted. Looking at the story as it is written, it can be so easy to go ahead and blame him for doubting. Others had seen Jesus, why was it so hard for Thomas? But, having just recently lost my dad, in the last three weeks, it gives this story new meaming. Last week, my youngest, who is six years old, was praying and she asked God to please bring her grandpa back alive. We looked at her when she was done and tried to explain that we would not be seeing grandpa again. The reason we had for doing so, was obvious. We had seen my dad dead and also have his ashes. If we were to hear from someone that they had seen my dad. We would probably doubt it too. All this to say, that as I think of Thomas, in this story, I can feel more understanding than I had before. The encouragement I take from this story is that we will all face situations where we find ourselves doubting. So no, I am not writing this because my dad made a return, but that this experience has given me a far greater appreciation, where I otherwise may have so easily judged. I would love to hear your thoughts and life lessons you have learned from Scripture too.

Thank you so much Ray, appreciate you taking the time to message and encourage. Love that we can use our words to be a blessing and encouragement to others. Hope you have a great day.