Spiritual Thoughts

  Friday Tale - It's Wonderful!  T he 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she has poor eyesight, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. As she maneuvered her walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of her tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been hung on her window.   "I love it! It's sounds wonderful!" she stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy. "Mrs. Jones, you haven't seen the room just wait."   "That doesn't have anything to do with it," she replied. "Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my ro...

  Friday Tale - May You Have....   M ay your joys be as bright as the morning, And your sorrows merely be shadows  that fade in the sunlight of love. May you have enough happiness to  keep you sweet. Enough trials to keep you strong. Enough sorrow to keep you human. Enough hope to keep you happy. Enough failure to keep you humble. Enough success to keep you eager. Enough friends to give you comfort. Enough faith and courage in yourself to banish sadness. Enough wealth to meet your needs. And one thing more: Enough determination to make each day a more wonderful day than the one before. ~ an Irish Blessing   W e count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord's dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and merciful. ~ James 5:11