Sole Check

What are you walking on this morning?  Flip-flops, scruffy house slippers, sensible lace-ups, or teetering high heels?  Now check out your soles…are they in good shape, or are they wearing down in places?
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“If you have one pair of good soles, it’s better than two pairs of good uppers.” – Irish proverb

It’s no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.”  – Irish proverb

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Just like our shoe soles, our life’s soul can get worn down too.  Hardships, weariness, illness can all wear us out and make us feel like we have soggy shoes.  When I get like this, and I do, I know I need to take a step back from life, and focus on being thankful, even for the bad stuff, because it means that I’m alive.  That God still wants me here for a purpose of some kind, and that’s  a great thing.  He’s my foundation, my good sole for my shoes.

“Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.”  -Matthew 7:24-25

May your feet be safely on the Rock today.  Blessings, Lisa

Light

What is it about light that is so wonderful and comforting?  We humans are attracted to light, whether God-made or man-made.  Even as a child, I was happier when I was playing on a bright sunny day or a lit room.  When the clouds roll in, I instinctively look and yearn for the break in the clouds, for when the sun will return.  I think that God has placed that longing for the light, the Light, inside all of us….because light reflects who He is.

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“I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”  – John 8:12

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“God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” – 1John 1:5

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“There will be no more night.  They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.  And they will reign for ever and ever.”  – Revelation 22:5

Blessings for your weekend…whether the sun is shining or not, it’s always right behind the clouds, just waiting to come back.  🙂  Lisa

The Bird Making Bad Choices, or the Bird Needing Glasses

I saw this picture on www.irishcentral.com yesterday, and it cracked me up.  This bird obviously did not see the sign properly, or he just decided to disregard the rule and see what happened if he sat there.  I’m guessing that nothing happened, and now all the birds will be doing it today.  Where will it all end?  Birds will be sitting on signs everywhere.  Have a good day, and watch out for those crazy birds.  🙂  Slainte, Lisa

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A Church with Sand on the Floor

I don’t know about you, but this is about perfect.  A beautiful white wooden church with sand on the floor, blue ocean right outside its windows, sea breezes blowing through…the best of God’s air conditioning.  Let’s go…OK?  🙂  Slainte, Lisa

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The view just a few steps away...

The view just a few steps away…

Name That Towel Animal

A small conundrum for your Tuesday….can you name this towel animal?  He/she/it? was made for us on a cruise a few years ago, and I’m still unsure what it is.

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I can name this one….

Frog or Toad or some related amphibian

Frog or Toad or some related amphibian

And this one…

Adorable Elephant

Adorable Elephant

 

But that other one?  Put me out of my wondering and tell me, please!  Have an awesome day and enjoy any other little critters you may see.  Blessings, Lisa