Just some thoughts...

Every day, as I write Poetiquejustis, I pray it will be a blessing to someone.
Today, I hope it is you.






Sunday, August 31, 2014

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








Saturday, August 30, 2014

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


Friday, August 29, 2014

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




Thursday, August 28, 2014

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

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

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



Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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






 






Monday, August 25, 2014

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

Sunday, August 24, 2014

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