One job where you can be wrong.

Someone mentioned the other today to me that being a weather forecast person was the one job that you could be wrong at and not get fired. I remember in England the countless times that we were not suppose to have high winds and we did. Quite funny really. This week it seems that the temperature keeps on rising as I get up early to open up windows and allow fresh air into the house, I feel I am doing double duties.

I guess one thing is for sure, it does not matter what the weather man really says. God sure knows if we are going to have a hot summer or a cold winter. I sure just pray God sends some rain my way.

So to all my friends in England who pray for hot summer days think twice. If you had them you'd actually be, dare I say it, praying for rain.

Please have a cup of tea with me today.

Invisible.

Have you ever heard the quote, "You knew me when I was invisible"? In movies, it has been portrayed as when the guy who was a friend becomes the knight in shining armor instead of the popular guy who turns out to be a jerk. But to me, it means that God knew me when no one else notices me. When ever we shed a tear or feel pain, God sees it even when others don't. Sometimes whom others think you are, is not really whom you really are. But God sees your heart and knows how confident and brave you are even when we have a hard time seeing it in ourselves. It is not about who are the brainiacs and who are the most popular. Usually when people call you a brainiac, they are jealous themselves that they didn't do better. But to make themselves feel better, they pull you down and make you feel unwanted. Brainiacs, geeks, or whomever you may be, God loves you just the way you are and would not change a thing. So if you are feeling invisible, know that there is an amazing God who sees you.

Emily

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To lie or not to lie !!

Ever heard the saying a little white lie won't hurt. Well the problem is with that is it grows and grows and becomes not a little white lie but more like a giant black hole. I made the mistake years ago of going on a roller coaster ride everyone said it was not that bad. HMMM that was and still is there opinion for a person who hates hits this was the ultimate disaster it was not like I was flying from America to England and in my mind Hallelujah I made it home it was more like Pray to God that I would never be so dumb again. Yep over twenty years have passed and I have not got on one. What has my ride got to do with lies. Well in that moment someone told me it was not that bad forgetting what i felt, about heights I did it. Life is not like the roller coaster where you have to wait to get off it is your choice where you are going to get off and trust me there is ground there, don't believe the lie that you will drop. This is so true for many young people they get pulled in to those lies it's not that bad and believe that they cannot get off that roller coaster. It is simply not true my decision over twenty years ago was right for me. I also try my best to be an honest person. I saw someone in my life lie an awful lot as a child and it destroyed and hurt a whole family. So for that reason alone I say better to tell the truth than not. See I am from that family and it has been a hard road. Do what is right and you will find peace in yourself regardless of what others think.

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Soaring high.

I love the saying Dream Big, to me it summarizes to me that you can do anything regardless of what people think. Some dream big and go far at a young age. Yesterday a young man Bobby Bradley in New Mexico did not only Dream Big, but he took it to the skies and became the youngest balloonist at the age of nine. What an amazing accomplishment, he did not wear giants boots in Goliaths camp like Scotty McCreery instead he soared like an eagle and he did it. Many of us only can dream what it would be like to fly in an air balloon. It is amazing to me what faith in a child can do take for example Kieron Williamson who has been dubbed mini Monet his art work is amazing. I think of all us can dream big and see amazing things happen weather it is wearing Goliaths boots like Scotty MCreery or soaring high like Bobby Bradley or singing like Jackie Evancho we can all do it.

Here is a link to Jackie Evancho singing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKhmFSV-XB0

Here is a link to Kieron Williamson's work: http://kieronwilliamson.com/Home/tabid/288/language/en-US/Default.aspx

So to these amazing young talents and the many not mentioned Dream Big and Soar high.

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Just me on the porch.

Well in life we all face certain things. At middle aged I thought I would be settled down and have my road to retirement and that rocking chair on the porch and someone there to hold my hand tight. But that road was not for me. In the ups and downs of my life. I have seen just how important it is to love and care for someone. The last words I said to my brother was how I loved him, I have no regrets, nor do I have any regrets for always trying to not be bitter about my divorce. I have often cried many a tears in my life. But to have someone care about my life is so special I have a few good friends and I would do absolutely anything for them. I may not have someone to sweep me off my feet but I sure know that encouraging people and to just keep on pushing through is surely a better place to be than continually sitting in the mess of bitterness.

One day maybe someone will sit on my porch with me but until that day I am truly thankful for the love that God has shown me.

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Amazing wonders along the beach.

I never walked along the beach that often as a child although I lived very close to it. I love to walk in my mind across the rugged beaches of the North Norfolk coast to smell the smells of what I call home. The smell of fish the cold air and to just close my eyes and know that wow this is amazing. There is a peace along a shore whether holiday makers flock there or whether it is winter time there is that solitude that oneness with an almighty God. Every pebble, every shell, wave and rugged rock each different each unique each has it's own story to tell. Each waiting to be shared by others or picked up and someone see their beauty. It is amazing how God made every detail.

I love the beach I wished I had taken the time to love it more as a child.

I close my eyes and I see the waves and in my heart I am whisked away to Cromer beach and I see the times I ran across it as a child and the last time I was there with my children.

In my mind each precious moment each gems in my patchwork of my life.

So this summer as you may venture to the beach whether it is in your mind or actually there take the time to see God's amazing wonders.

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A Better Perspective.

I once had a friend tell me that how you think a situation will end up is how you are going to act during the circumstance. But if you go into the situation with a good attitude, then it could go a lot better than you thought and you will have had a nice time instead of ruining it being glum. While I was reading Secret Garden, I also found a quote similar to what she had told me. It goes like this, "To let a sad thought or a bad one get into your mind is as dangerous as letting a scarlet fever germ get into your body. If you let it stay there after it has got in, you may never get over it as long as you live." So many times, I know that at least for me, I go into a situation with thinking the worst possible thing. When at the end of the occasion, I realize that it would have been really fun or even enjoyable if I had just had a brighter perspective going into it.

So today, make the most of every situation. The past is behind and all we can do is move on. Because the main person whom we are hurting is ourselves, if not more people by our tempers or words. So make every moment count and let it shine through as a favorable moment to remember forever.

Emily

Please have a cup of tea with me today.