If only we could walk a mile in anothers shoes.

This has been probably the longest week of my life thus far. In it I wished I could of walked a mile in the past in an0thers shoes and with the knowledge i have today have made changes.
I never thought for a moment that truly what we fear often becomes life. It is only be handing over ourselves to God that we really have any chance to see what another felt or the pain they went through. God might send someone your way to open your eyes up or put something on the television that makes you see things differently. Be open to listen.
Sometimes the wounds that two people cause each other seam so over bearing that it seams an impossible fix. But I say to that that if God can allow the blind to see and the tax collector to turn to him then God can heal the hardest heart. I guess I am about to find out this coming week.
One thing is for sure whatever road you are traveling allow your heart to be open to see how you have affected someones life. Good or bad we need to see our part and allow God to do a work.
I am just a person who is so believing for a better day. Whatever you are going through take the time to reflect and say sorry even if it is a letter you do what is right and God will honor that.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

Life's road.

My life is in a rainy stage for sure. I appear to cry more than i do laugh. But in it all I have been able to reflect at who I am. The mistakes I have made along this road. God is still working in my life even though the tears seam to flood like there is no tomorrow. God has shown me where I should change. I am thankful for that a friend Debbie pointed somethings out I had forgotten certain things. Made me cry a river but I am thankful for her saying what she did. Then old friends from school have made me laugh at recalling the things I wore or how they saw me way back then. Then Faithful to the end Lea Ann has loved me through my life good bad and ugly.
I might be crying a river but I have so many faithful friends. I mean the other day at school a friend stopped by and prayed for me how awesome is that then an old friend from a church here prayed with me Lisa you have changed so much. I cried more tears.
This is my life broken and at Jesus feet. Maybe your life is there to. I am telling you look in it all and see what wonders He is doing. I might like you cry a million tears but God is there with us.
So in all of this remember none of us our alone we need to hold each other up and together be strong.
As my school use to quote Be strong and of good courage be not afraid neither be though dismayed for the Lord thy God is with thee wither so ever thou go est.
I use to say those words so matter of a fact I never realized how much i would need them in my life. So you take them too and together we will make it through. I will pray for you and you pray for me and I thank you in advance. For the good work that God has started He will complete.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

Autumn

As fall/Autumn comes I am reminded of the wonderful things that we can do. When I was a child we lived in area surrounded by forests we would constantly go for walks.I would look around and see the wonderful different colors of leaves and hear the different sounds that autumn brings. You can do that where ever you live.
Here in North Carolina I am constantly looking at the different pumpkin patches and the wonderful colors that go along with pumpkins and squash.
As the seasons change we often forget to say a few words of thanks. We think oh it is cold and jackets have to be worn. In England I loved having sweaters/jumpers and each year digging out my winter coat. Now I did not like the long winters. But I loved the warm jumpers/sweaters that I wore.
So it is with life we all go through different seasons and each has it's beauty sometimes we just need a friend to take along with us and show us what we often miss.
As I sit here i see that the weather is cool enough that I can wear jeans that the leaves are changing wonderful colors and as i sit here I see that my life is writing a new book perhaps it is not the one I would ever want but with God by my side I can walk this season not alone.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

Oh Glorious Rain.

Yesterday my children, two dogs and I went for a walk. It was very humid, we were feeling a little down. We decided to go the long way around our neighborhood. I saw the dark clouds above and thought no worries after all we had no coats. But about 10 minutes from our house it poured. We could not stop laughing, we all agreed that God had done it on purpose to make us laugh. Our smallest dog however did not think it was so funny and found it hard to walk. My oldest daughter picked her up and carried her home. What a sight we must of looked.
It is so important in life to just take a second and laugh. We had no idea that God was going to help us. Perhaps he sends things your way to make you laugh and you miss it.
On Sunday I fell down when trying to take a photo I sat on my bottom just laughing. Or the time my friend and I made flat Yorkshire puddings we used them as Frisbees at the table.
Look around you God wants us to take a deep breath and laugh. You can do it. Laugh at what happened to me you can. I think in our laughter God hears our cries and He truly says. "My child you are going to be alright come to me with all your burdens".
So laugh a lot cry a little and be blessed today.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

The Butterflies Glory.

Yesterday, we went to the Science and Life Museum in Durham. It is amazing the wonder of God. My girls loved the butterflies, and as I watched them fly around, I thought of how wonderful God's love is. He made such an exquisite, wonderful insect with oh such wonderful colors. It made me think, as the butterfly flew around me, that God's love is always flying around us, so to speak. In all its wonderful glory, God's love is there for us each day. They had a time when they let out a bunch of butterflies, but yesterday they only let out a few. It did not matter though, there were so many butterflies flying around just like God's love is even on the days we feel He is not there. There His love is always flying around in all it's wonderful glory. A man saw one on the ground and carefully placed it on a leaf. I believe this is like the good Samaritan, and so it is with God. He carefully picks us up each day and sets us on solid ground.

It was amazing to see such wonderful glory and to think so much more of life than myself.

Please have a cup of tea with me today.

Tasty treats.

I am the last person that I would think would take up cooking, but God sure has humor. I took a bunch of the food I made to The Little Herb House in Raleigh. I took ice cream, peppermint creams, crushed meringues with whipped cream and grated chocolate, fairy cakes, truffles, meringues, stew and dumplings, home made croutons, and leek and potato soup. I also took home made crafts that I had done. The lady loved them all. So I am trying to get a business going selling them. Check out a new blog that every now and then, I will write in with recipes and crafts following my attempts to get English Delights off the ground. The blog is http://EnglishDelights.blogspot.com
In all this, God might show you a talent that you say, "Oh no I am not good at it" but if you give God a chance you truly might be. It just takes you having a go. As I said last year when I passed my GED, Dream Big who knows where it will take you.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

The Beggar.

As I drove home today from dropping my children off at school, I saw a Gatorade bottle near where these men beg. It made me think we are all seconds so to speak from being just like them. Maybe not literally but without being around Christian friends, being in church and reading the Bible we are no different. We are simply begging for help. In all our lives we go through situations which cause a lot of stress. I do believe it is continually going to the cross that God gives us the food we need. Life is so unpredictable with jobs and even family.
The cross is our only refuge.
Seeing that bottle made me think how often I run thirsty. But if I go to the Cross all my needs are met I am not a beggar but a child of the living God. Don't let anyone try to tell you anything different.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.

Wish Flowers

As a child I would find dandelions when they started seeding. We would take them and blow on them and make wishes. I still do it today accept my wishes have got a lot bigger. I think in life we all want are wishes to come true I mean blow on a flower and all our problems are gone.
It is never that simple or is it?
I think as we go to God crying out he gives us a peace. It is like picking up that flower and seeing it fly every where. I know God has the power to take our prayers and do what He believes needs to be done.
In truth it is as beautiful as watching the wish flower, as I call them, disperse. The wonderful thing about wish flowers and God is that the wish flower as you blow on it disperses and the seeds plant more as it is with God He plants a message and it disperses more.
So when you see a wish flower remember the similarities of God and that flower. Both have power to spread a message. The big difference is God made that flower and has so much more power than a wish He can make things happen.
Please have a cup of tea with me today.