Laurel Dairies: See you in the New Year....

Laurel Dairies: See you in the New Year....: To all that were part of making 2014 a significant year for me, I thank you! For friends, acquaintances and those we may not have been clos...

See you in the New Year....

To all that were part of making 2014 a significant year for me, I thank you! For friends, acquaintances and those we may not have been close to that we lost in 2014, you are truly missed and will always be remembered.
 
As we countdown to 2015, looking back to 2014, there were sad times, happy moments, challenges, opportunities etc. but in all of it I owe my gratitude to the Almighty God, without Him I will not have made it this far.

 
For the angels he brought my way through loving friends, family and colleagues at work and church to support and love me. I appreciate and thank you all from the depth of my heart. 

The New Year is only hours away and may it give me the strength to face the challenges of life and courage to adjust the sail so as to take every situation to my stride.
 
Thank you all for being a part of my 2014 and see you soon in 2015. xoxo
 
Happy New Year!!!

Thought for Today!

Think about this today.....

Time is a Gift

Culled from Everyday Answers by Joyce Meyer - posted September 9, 2014        

 

To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.

—Ecclesiastes 3:1

 

Time is a resource God gives us, and we must use our time to be fruitful. One of the phrases we should avoid, both verbally and in our attitudes, is: “I just have a little time to kill.” Time is not a commodity to kill or to “pass”; it is a gift to steward. If you are like I am, you like to be productive with every minute. In my daily life, I make a diligent effort to keep everything on schedule. Sometimes that gets me in trouble because circumstances sometimes cause me to fall behind, and then I have to rush. I do not like to hurry, so I am learning to put a little more margin in my life—to allow more time between appointments and scheduled activities—and that relieves a good bit of frustration.

There are times when you do not have enough minutes or hours to go complete a task or do something you want to do, but it’s too early to do the next thing you need to do. When you have five, ten, or fifteen minutes, don’t just “kill” your time. Use it to bear fruit. Keep a book or a Bible with you and use those few minutes to read something. Listen to a worship music or part of a sermon. Pray. Make a few phone calls. Write someone a note of encouragement. When you have a few minutes, make them count.

To me, one of the worst things that can happen to people is to grow old and look back upon their lives and realize they never took time to do what they thought they were supposed to do or what they wanted to do. I do not want you to look back in your latter years and think you wasted your life or feel you never really did anything worthwhile. No matter what your age is today, it is not too late to start right now using your time to bear fruit.

 

Love Yourself Today: Lord, help me today to use wisely the gift of time You have given me.

Love Yourself, Laugh At Yourself

 

Culled from Everyday Answers by Joyce Meyer - posted August 22, 2014

“You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself.”
—Ethel Barrymore

Many of us take our personal faults and mistakes too seriously. We spend too much time opposing ourselves, being our own worst enemies. We often judge ourselves more strictly than we judge others and we focus on our faults far too intensely. Of course, there are times when situations are grave and there are circumstances that require us to be serious. We should always be serious about our sin and want to improve. But many of the little, everyday things we treat as monumental are really not so terribly important. So give yourself a break!
God knew every flaw and weakness you would have and every mistake you would make when He called you into relationship with Himself. Nothing about you surprises Him. Sometimes people think God extends salvation to us and then sits in heaven, saying: “Oh no. Now what am I going to do? I didn't know he was going to do that!”
God knows—and has always known—everything about you. He knows what you will think, do, and say every day for the rest of your life on earth. He also knows how He will help you, teach you, correct you, encourage you, and give you grace for all your faults and failures. He is always for you, never against you, no matter what you do. This truth should set you free to lighten up, enjoy being who God made you to be, and have a laugh at your own self. 

You are who you are. You do what you do, and it’s not always perfect. In fact, sometimes you really mess up! That’s part of being human. But if you also love God, have a heart to change, and ask Him to help you, then you can relax. God is working on you, changing you every day, helping you grow. God is not mad at you! Enjoy Him, and enjoy yourself even though you are not perfected yet.
 
Love Yourself Today: Don’t be so serious all the time. As often as possible, have a good laugh!