And Counting...

All the great blessings of my life 

are present in my thoughts today

Phoebe Cary

"I have too much work to do today"

and 10,000,000 people in our country are unemployed

"I have to watch my calories today and not overeat!"

In a world where 842,000,000

do not have enough to eat

"We have downsized our home"

 in a world where 

over 610,000 people are homeless every night

"I have to get up and go to church today"

In a world where there are people

dying for their faith.

All the great blessings of my life

are in my heart today

and that's poetiquejustis

Foolish not to be

You will do foolish things

but do them with enthusiasm

Colette

There are days when

You will order the fish and chips 

instead of the salad

Do it with gusto

There are times when

You will stay up all night 

reading a new novel

Don't regret a minute of it

In this life

You will love the wrong person

Wear the wrong shoes

Say the wrong thing

Do you know what that all means?

It means you are living!

and that's poetiquejustis

 Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

2 Corinthians 12:9

Winding Up

You can't turn back the clock

but you can wind it up again.

Bonnie Prudden

Time for a change

Time for a new view

Time to stop letting

Time define YOU

Time for a leap

Time for a dance

Time to give you and your life

One more chance

To find the time for some  happiness

In the small moments of each day

Seek peace and pursue it

Before time flies away

and that's poetiquejustis

Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Psalm 34:14

Awaken

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”

J L Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
― 

  Our other life

The one that we live within our dreams

Tucked away in a quiet universe where no one else can enter

What a lovely place

To visit

But if you do not return to the here and now 

At least upon occasion

That life you long for

will only stay

 within your dreams

 

And that's poetiquejustis

This is why it is said,

 "Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light."

Ephesians 5:14

Threads

"The slender threads that move us forward"

Sue Bender

The whispers

The fleeting thought

The impression

These are the things that move our lives forward

These are the things that our heart reaches for

These are the things that are real

and that's poetiquejustis

"Be still, and know that I am God"

Psalm 46:10

Keeping Up With Yesterday

There are 7 days in the week

and 'someday' isn't one of them

Dr O'Neal

Each day has a challenge waiting for you

Each moment an opportunity waiting for you

Don't waste those times

on having to do the things

that should have already been done

Alternative:

 and that's poetiquejustis

Don’t brag about tomorrow,
    since you don’t know what the day will bring.

Proverbs 27:1

 

The most exciting thing in life

Hope is the most exciting thing

there is in life

Mandy Moore

Here is how it works

Get the idea?

I hope you do

and that's poetiquejustis

  May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, 

so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Romans 15:13

Never Enough

The lure of quantity is the most dangerous of all

Simone Weil

Enough

Too much

Enough

Too Much

Enough

Never enough

And that's poetiquejustis 

So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. 

Just as I have loved you, you should love each other

John 13:34