Lily

So I found this awesome magazine as I was checking out of Bi-Mart a few weeks ago... read through it as soon as I got home and then forgot about it. Mason found it under the couch (wonder how it got there) the other day and I decided to read through it again. It is a new publication with an emphasis on "beautiful living through faith" - love that! It has great pictures, fantastic scriptures, meaningful quotes and easy, yet creative ideas for every-day living - love that even more! Just want to share a few things I liked:

"The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation."

- Corrie ten Boom

"I can complain because rosebushes have thorns...

or rejoice because the thornbush has a rose."

- anonymous

Visit an elderly friend. Share flowers from your garden.

"It's only forgetting yourself that you draw near to God."

- Henry David Thoreau

there was a great section on "blessings" that I really liked...

TIME TO NURTURE

Turn off the telephones, televisions,

computers, video games, and radios,

and connect with the people who are

most important in your life.

Use this time to listen and to offer

comfort, encouragement, wisdom,

and direction.

"Find value in unhurried living, simple acts of kindness, and the little things in life that show God's love for you."

This is my new life motto - maybe it has been for some time... all I know is that right NOW I really want it to be what people see in me... unhurried, simple & showing God's love! (the unhurried part may be hard... but I'm going to try)

so... if you get a chance, check out this awesome magazine!

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life.

Be happy now. Don't wait for something

outside of yourself to make you happy in the future.

Think how really precious is the time you have to spend,

whether it's at work or with your family.

Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.

"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."

- I Corinthians 10:31