Silent Sunday

 

Songbirds Sing in the Dark

 

I do not generally recommend books and I've never been one for poetry, but I highly recommend Tracy Fedyski's book "Songbirds Learn to Sing in the Dark". As of the writing of this post, the book is available to download free in PDF format. Just click on the book title or the pic above.

Everyone of us has, is or will experience times of going through valleys. We will experience grief and loss. Tracy has taken her own experiences and turned them into poetry, sharing them freely with us in order to help us through our own path. Her  tender writings draw us into a closer relationship with the One who created us, knows everything about us and what we are going through. As we draw closer to Him, we can see how much He loves us and desires to wrap His arms around us in comfort during those hard times in life.

My prayer for you today is that you will find a quiet space and time to really reflect on who you have been created to be. Not what others want you to be or what you think you should be (or not be), but on who God Himself has created you to be. It's a process over time to come to a point of acceptance of God's love and that perhaps even in the midst of trials, it's okay to step back and allow God to handle our lives and circumstances.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Love my Seniors...but wait! What???

 

I'm a senior too (and have been for quite some time...LOL!). I spend a couple days of week at our local "Active Adult Center", a.k.a. Senior Center. I love these people. The stories, the humor and soooo much fun! If you are a senior, check out your local senior center. If not, volunteer. They would LOVE that! 

Each Tuesday, I run a fun card game and boy are they competitive! On Thursday, my wonderful friend, Sue and I teach a hand embroidery class ("Stitch Happens") and they are doing a fantastic job. Most of these women haven't picked up a needle and thread in years. Some of them have shaky hands or fingers that have lost some feeling but they are working so hard on their project. Some of them have even started making hand embroidered gifts for the grandkids and their great-grandchildren in order to pass on a piece of them to their loved ones. 

Some of the ladies in the group have brought in heirlooms they have had handed down to them from their moms or grandmoms. They have pieces that are well over 80 years old. We have a gentleman in the center that is 98 years old (yes, you read that right...98!). He even brought in for a show and tell a table runner that his mother-in-law made when he was first married. What a JOY and a BLESSING it is for me to be a part of this amazing group.

I really encourage you to check out your local senior center. You might just find that not only do you have something to give to them but they have something even more to give to you and it is PRICELESS!

Thanks for stopping by today!!!