Are we too soft?

As I sat, thinking back 200 years ago and the life styles and ways they had of doing/accomplishing things, I personally am ever so grateful for those who invented “a better way”.

Life back then was naturally harder and more difficult than we are accustomed to today. In my mind, those people were strong, resilient and resourceful. I suppose we are the same sort of people today….but in some ways have we become too soft?

Having faith and hope when times are rough

With the uncertain economic conditions and natural disasters all around us, it is hard not to feel uneasy and yes, scared. But striving hard to exercise faith, hope, and trust in God can bring us the strength, guidance and sought for inner peace that we so desperately need and crave to get us through these times.

If we are prepared...

With the economy the way it is and the “signs of the times” upon us, it is more pressing than ever to brace our self by making preparations for what may come. We should not be like the little pig who built his house out of straw. Think ahead and plan and do. It is better to be over-prepared than under.

Heeding promptings

I have recently learned a painful, sorrowful lesson on ignoring mental promptings. For quite a few weeks now, I have had promptings to backup the files on my computer. I did not heed those repeated thoughts, hence the hard drive on my computer went out a few days ago. Now I am in nervous anticipation to hear back from the computer technicians on whether or not they can find and save ALL my files.

A lesson well learned, I am afraid.

Romantic Roses

I just got back home from a trip to Colorado where I had shared in the joy of one of my granddaughters weddings. It was a beautiful, wonderful wedding.

The center where the reception took place was decorated very elegantly with tall, very slender crystal vases on each table. Each vase had a flower arrangement created with red silk roses and greenery that draped down from the top of the vase. Rose petals were sprinkled around the base of the vase.

The seven tier wedding cake was decorated with bouquets of real red roses atop each tier. The brides bouquet was real red roses and white lilies; The four brides maids bouquets were all done in real red roses. Parents and grandparents had boutonnières and corsages of real red roses.

Roses are a most divine, delicate, beautiful, fragrant flower....the most romantic of all the flowers.