As churches pack and children gobble chocolates take a moment to think of something you can do for someone else. Call someone, cut their grass, offer them a cup of tea. Today is about Christ raising from the dead but let us take that rememberance and raise a standard of going beyond our own four walls and living out what we say we are.
I am a person who believes strongly in making sure that people who deserve the praise get it. You will see me after buying food in a grocery store asking to talk to the manager, if the cashier has been polite. To me it is simply the right thing to do.
William Booth and Clara Barton two people, two different countries yet one common thing to make a difference and change lives. In 1881 Clara Barton founded The Red cross in 1865 William Booth founded the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army and The Red Cross has made a huge difference in the worlds we live in from floods, famine and relocating families and friends these organizations today stand like no others. William Booth a minister and Clara Barton a nurse. Maybe ordinary people to some but today their societies go into devastating area's and help the common person to rebuild and move on in their lives.
Yes there are few times I am ticked off. But to me in life if you have nothing nice to say then as the old saying goes don't say anything at all. We all have flaws and faults I have at times a big mouth. Not proud of it, but throughout the years I have tried to tame my big mouth which some of my family members like to point out, sometimes on a daily basis. I never have had acne nor had an issue with weight well one time i was over 10 stone my mum bought me big clothes which immediately made me go on a diet. As children we were quick to point out weight issues with my sister and if she had acne to point it out as well. How absolutely nasty and cruel this all was. Yet to this day old and young a like seam to like to point out the flaws in others instead of just shutting up and been a friend. It is almost like been polite and strong values no longer exists. So yes my words today are a little strong but did Christ ever go up to the leper man and say or email him and say you know you really looked bad today I am sending you some helpful hints of what to do. No Christ made the man feel like he was a king he thought of him no less and he healed him. Oh if we were more like that.
Count your blessings name them one by one and see what God has done. How many times have we heard that one. Yet through my life I have chosen to do that. When my parents divorced for years I always looked at the bad yet now I see that there were good memories in it all as well and I am thankful for them. Today my children had some of my friends come over sure I would of loved to have had tea with Eunice, Sharon and Marina in England or visited my sister and my mum. But here were some amazing friends who truly loved and cared about me and my children truly blessed little old me. In all my mess a group of women cared. Women together can do amazing things. We go through labor and trials yet still we stand. My Birthday was a blessing in the midst of my tornado's in my life there were many things to be thankful for. Look around and you will see the good God that has done even in adversities. Happy Birthday to me and thank you to my wonderful friends and children. For I am blessed even in my adversities. Please have a cup of tea with me today.
Yesterday as many may know we were hit but a bunch of tornadoes the deadliest for the state of North Carolina in one-hundred twenty-five years. My children's dad came over and drove while the winds and storm were literally behind him some may of called him a fool others a person who wanted to be with his children if something was going to happen. Today as we drove and saw trees, homes and power lines down one couldn't help but be thankful. For the many organizations that are involved in these clean ups that life brings, Police, hospitals, Red Cross, Progress energy and many many others. From a simple friend, neighbor or relative caring or like my Pastor praying or my friend Kellie Fowler writing on her blog of how thankful she is. These are all hero's. So as a tornado comes and goes in our lives I say reach out to one another no one is an island on their own. We all need each other. 
Today there was tornado watches all over where I live. Isn't it interesting how these our forcasted and it flashes across television programs to warn people.Yet in our lives nothing prepares us for the tornadoes there is no warning ,nothing. All of a sudden a person can be picked up and swirled for a moment, days even years and eventually the tornado drops you down and stops like nothing has ever happened. Yet you are now changed. How do we as humans survive such pressure and such power. I think for me I have found a good church to be honest I have been blessed to know a few. I have a couple of good friends and an amazing God. But even those are not enough at times,it seems. One has to be very strong keep crying out to God. I do not know how a person can do it otherwise. Whatever your tornado is I truly hope it does not last for long and that you find a few good friends and an amazing God and when the tornado is gone that you are a better person. Happy Birthday Mum/Nana. Please have a cup of tea with me today.
