there are days...

when life splits you down the middle

Do we live our life or just watch it?

Remembering Mom

 

Happy Birthday Mom! Ninety years! I only knew you 61. I have missed you for two. Fifteen actually, I began to lose you to Alzheimers when you were 75. I love you. I miss you daily. I talk to you constantly. I feel you guiding me and in my heart. I know heaven is wonderful. I know you and dad are happy together with all the rest of the saints from our family, friends and church members. I wish I was there. I guess I will just have to wait a while but I will see you some day.

I’m tired. I’m sick. I didn’t sleep. I guess I will just have to survive. I guess I will make it. If I can just get to Kiawah tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow. Two years ago, my week was cut short a day because mom was dying. Now I am. We all are this side of heaven. From the first breath, we are dying. We cannot slow it down or stop it even. We can make the most of it. We can learn and grow and create a life. We can go to school. We can work. We can fall in love. We can get married. We can start families. We can bury our loved ones. We can repeat this over and over. We can find joy and hope. We can find hurt and anger. We can know God and understand the importance in this life. We can ignore God and bury ourselves before we die. Life is short and if we don’t spend it doing good things for good people, we may never know the real purpose of life.

What is your LIFE'S defining moment?

Heard this question this morning. Thought it was one we all needed to answer for ourselves. Ponder it. Look at your life. Figure it out. Maybe answering it will be your defining moment. Someone said, "It's never too late to be who you were meant to be." Be that person today.

use the good God gives you to

Life should not be a performance.

We should be able to live a life of truth, be the person we truly are and NOT have to put on airs or false personas. God made us whole and in his image and that is the person we should portray.

what really matters

What matters in life? Salvation. Love. Health. Happiness. Dedication. Grace. Fellowship.

Salvation – trust God. Give him your life and he will give you everything you need. NEED. Love – love God and be loved. It is the greatest commandment. Health – treat your body as God’s temple and it will give you years of service. Happiness – choose joy and it will be abundant. Dedication – give yourself to who and what matters. God is always there for you if you keep looking for him and finding him beside you. Stay true to your family. Support them. Be blessed by them. Grace – accept it. It is a gift from God, life itself. Fellowship – spend time with the ones who think, believe and live like you do, within the realms of God’s will.

 

This all sounds so simple and truly, it really is. Don’t give up. Try. Do. Live God’s plan for your life and nothing will ever be any sweeter or more prosperous. Share this wonderful lifestyle with everyone you care for and it will never cease to surprise and bless you. Go the distance. Persist. Trust.

 

There are other things you can add to this amazing routine and find even more happiness than you ever thought was possible. Here are some more things that matter in this equation. Prayer. Scripture. Forgiveness. Prayer – simple, converse with God daily. Scripture – study God’s word and apply it to your life. Forgiveness – don’t let disagreements and differences spoil your relationships. Getting along, with people who are in your life, makes life so much sweeter.

From today forward, choose the life you want to live

life is what we choose to see and believe

 

despite sickness, loss, trouble and problems

 

WE CAN CHOOSE TO

 

ABIDE IN CHRIST

 

 

reflections after Mom's passing

 

 

Life weary

I am tired but

God hold me and I rest in his embrace if only to the end of this sentence

 

Lost, broken

In need of repair but

God can glue the pieces of my life together with his own super glue

 

Hurt, questioning

I am still confused by life but

God has the balm and answers to every pain and inquiry

 

Dark, scared

I tremble but

God is my light and protector

it's your life....star in it!

art and life - layers of choice

life is full of layers
some are beautiful and nice
others are not so nice and must be endured
you have a choice to make many of the layers yourself

take time to notice each moment of the day

be the star in your own life

what are your life designs

life as we knew it, is slipping away

The world is in chaos and that puts my petty problems into a new perspective. My little issues are nothing in comparison! There is still an air of racial heat. People are getting shot. Police are being put on admin duty. People uninvolved are protesting, looting, and rioting. How much more can God allow? He must be sickened by his world’s creation. It is time for him to intervene. The world is slowly killing itself. It scares me. I dread what it will become for the next generation. Bad things have happened in every decade, century, and generation but with today’s issues, we are heading toward self-destruction. The world we hope for is extinct. Can there be any peace and beauty ever again? Why is this happening? When will God prevail?

 

Few people read the Bible, let alone, believe its truths. The Ten Commandments are forgotten. God’s laws are ignored. God created a world that was to work together for good and beauty. His world was to be protected and cared for. His laws were to keep everything in balance. His creations failed in keeping this balance or maintaining the world’s purpose.

 

If you are reading this I hope you will get on your knees and pray. I hope you will find your Bible and read it. I hope you will see God’s plan as divine. I hope you will see he made the variety of people for purpose. I hope you will believe his plan and protect it. I hope you will make his way the right way. I hope you will seek forgiveness and guidance to a holier life. I hope you will accept salvation and live a life worthy of God’s love.

 

Chris Tessnear

you have a choice

 

to create the life God wants you to have

you really can create a life you dream of and it's necessary for happiness

the choice is the same for everyone

 

take your chance and live a life you love

seems that everyone is always reinventing

themselves, starting over and in need of LIFE 101 just to find balance and realize goals have changed and it's time to move on and continue growing up, maturing and learning what is important....

keep life lyrical