Scattered Thoughts From A Maryland Cottage

Scattered Thoughts From A Maryland Cottage
The Yin and Yang of Thankfulness
Showing posts with label blessings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blessings. Show all posts

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Busy As a Bee....Some Angels For You!

I'm doing swimmingly well..
My knee surgery went extremely well! So while I'm on leave recovering, I wanted to have a day to work on card orders, sit and organize, wrap, organize more....not easy when you're not easy when you're supposed to Take It Easy! But as I rested it took not of angels on line and wanted to share some of the beauty and various styles with you.
 I hope you enjoyed my selection....enjoy the weekend. Jenn
HE will give his angels charge of you
to guard you in all your ways.
On their hands they will bear you up,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.
BIBLE,  Psalms 91: 11-12

Friday, May 13, 2011

Special Treats and Bountiful Blessings!

this is my computer at 7 am this morning....
I love my job and my students even more.
Grace is a student aide in the high school I work in and helps me endlessly and with great enthusiasm on a daily basis. She also tells everyone she is my daughter and hugs me when I don't expect it but really need it. Grace is a special gift to me. I have many in my life.
That has been how my story has been since I started to write it again on September 26th of 2010. I left a very traumatic marriage and fell into nothing but love from friends and family. The rippling effect has snowballed ever since. GOD is such a loving Lord.
I write this story because of joy, strength and wonder.
Wonder because I didn't have a clear understanding of the people that surrounded me and truly how full my heart could be again.
  • Full Circle - Good Listener - Kind Heart
  • Taking Time For Oneself
  • Fearless
  • The Beauty Within
  • The Grace of God
  • Faithful Friend
  • Heart of The Home
So now I'm treating myself to gifts of healing,love and joy of the spirit. Seeing friends more... working a little less. School will be out on June the 16th. I will continue with my part-time job with with adults with special needs.
I just bought a size smaller jeans
had a pedicure with a pal
shared sushi with a sistah
savor the garden
root for the Yankees
enjoy a few outings with friends
not be afraid, make new friends, keep the old
and hang out during the summer and continue on with my story.... jennifer

Monday, November 22, 2010

Down In My Heart!

I've Got the Joy In My Heart

I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart
Where?
Down in my heart!
Where?
Down in my heart!
I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart
Down in my heart to stay
And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart
Down in my heart
And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart.
I've got the love of Jesus, love of Jesus
Down in my heart
Where?
Down in my heart!
Where?
Down in my heart!
I've got the love of Jesus, love of Jesus
Down in my heart
Where?
Down in my heart to stay.
happy, happy, joy, joy
bless you!

Monday, May 10, 2010

Monday Morning All! My Mother's Day Moments....


restful

happy

joyful

caring

loving

mother's day

the best




I don't need jewels
or fruit basktes

breakfast in bed
now this is a funny story... momma is sleeping
soundly one Mother's Day morning when I hear
 my two lovely boys yelling at one another...
 "I told you it wouldn't work!!!!" "You jerk!" crying... yelling.."I didn't know!" I trudge down the
stairs to see my older son glaring at his brother
 who is in tears, totally frustrated.
 Todd yells "He's such a jerk!
I told him you couldn't make an omemlet
 in the waffle iron!".
My sons give me gifts with their love all the time,
but GOD gave them as a gift to me.

  • Matt & Connie called from South Korea 

  • We had Korean food and Sushi with Todd & Ravy

  • We celebrated Ravy's birthday

  • No dishes or cooking was done the entire weekend

  • Autumn didn't chew any electric cords

  • My friend Bobbie served me a delicious French Martini

  • I worked for my friend Colleen in her adorable shop
The Pink Poet Route 108 Laytonsville, MD
Happy Monday - Happy Week - Happy You - Happy Me!
jennifer  how was your's marveee I hope!

Friday, February 19, 2010

God's Fingerprints in my life and your's ....

I happily touched base with The Rusted Chain post  today and she has a very inspiring idea! Be sure to look it up.... How do you see God's fingerprints in your life? How do I see them in mine?
Well, I see HIM in my life by continued good health after having had Kidney Cancer in June and the last two CT Scans being fine (one this week).
I see it in the animals that are so darn cute and make people happy. What joy HE has given me with my furry friends!

Children that are a gift from GOD. Prayers for children that are ill and parents that need help and guidance or financial needs in this economy. So I see HIS footprints when I can see how others are so willing to jump in and lend a hand! HE helps me care more, do more.
HIS word being the key to balancing my day and helping be more than I hoped to have been and continue to learn.

I see HIS footprints on my life every day! Thanks for reminding me!

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Blessings at Thanksgiving


FAITH

FAMILY

FRIENDS

HEALTH HOME

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  • FAITH THANK YOU LORD - I FEEL YOU'RE GRACE AND I"M NEVER ALONE
  • FAMILY THEY SURROUND ME WITH HUGS, HUMOR AND LOVE
  • HEALTH A 3 MONTH OK ON MY CT SCAN AND BLOOD WORK
  • FRIENDS SOME FROM KINDERGARTEN, ALL KNOW MY HEART
  • EMPLOYMENT FORTUNATE TO BE EMPLOYED AND LOVE WHAT I DO
  • HOME A PLACE TO CUDDLE AND CLOSE MY EYES AT THE END OF A LONG DAY
  • CREATIVE OUTLETS CRAFTS, BLOGS, CARDS, GARDENING, ANTIQUES, BOOKS
  • ENERGY SOMETIMES I'M UP SOMETIMES I'M NOT & THAT'S OK TOO
  • HUMOR A GIFT FROM MY DAD AND I HOPE I SHARE IT WITH OTHERS

MY HUSBAND, WHO HAS PATIENCE PLUS AND HAS SHOWN ME THAT OUR MARRIAGE VOWS WERE MORE THAN JUST A CEREMONY THE DAY WE SAID THEM. MY SONS, WHO MAKE ME PROUDER EVERY DAY I KNOW THEM. MY DAD, WHO ISN'T WARM AND FUZZY BUT IS ALWAYS A PHONE CALL AWAY WHEN IT TRULY COUNTS. MY COUSIN LINDA, SISTER OF MY HEART - HUMOR OF MY SOUL. FRIENDS - OH THE FRIENDS I AM BLESSED WITH - MY CUP RUNNETH OVER LORD.

MOST OF ALL - TO KNOW YOUR LOVE, TO ACCEPT YOU IN MY HEART AND KNOW YOUR LOVE HAS CHANGED MY LIFE AND I NEED NOT SAY MORE - YOU ALREADY KNOW.

WE ARE TRULY BLESSED!

HOPING YOU HAVE A LOVELY THANKSGIVING WITH THE PEOPLE YOU TREASURE.... JENNIFER

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Make new friend but keep the old...

make new friends,
but keep the old,
one is silver,
and the other's
gold.
make new friends,
but keep the old,
one is silver,
and the other's
gold


"What the Wind Can Never Erase"
A story tells that two friends were walking
through the desert.
During some point of the journey they had an argument,
and one friend slapped the other one in the face.
The one who got slapped was hurt,
but without saying anything, wrote in the sand:
"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE."
They kept on walking until they found an oasis,
where they decided to take a bath.
The one who had been slapped got stuck
in the mire and started drowning,
but the friend saved her.
After she recovered from the near drowning,
she wrote on a stone:
"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE."
The friend who had slapped and
saved her best friend asked her
"After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand
and now you write on a stone, why?"
The other friend replied:
"When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand
where winds of forgiveness can erase it away.
But when someone does something good for us,
we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it."
LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND TO CARVE YOUR BLESSINGS IN STONE.