“I think you’ve got to play the hand that you’re dealt and stop wishing for another hand.” ~Maeve Binchy
Very good advice, very hard to do. Sometimes I’d like to throw the cards I have in the go fish pile. 😉 My prayer for you and for me? Patience to play well and hope that the cards will change down the line. Blessings to you today, Lisa
“Even if there is nothing to laugh about, laugh on credit. “~Author Unknown
Yesterday. Sprained ankle. Aircast. Two choices: crying or laughing. After a brief pity party of crying and red blotchy face, I have decided to laugh. Feels much better. 🙂 Pray for me, and let me know if I can pray for you. After all, I will have some time of sitting to really focus. 😉 Blessings, Lisa
“Mirth is God’s medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in it.” ~Henry Ward Beecher
“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”~Victor Hugo
“Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.” ~Arnold Glasow
Remembering, hearing, seeing in my mind
The voice, the times, the laughter, the tears
Never forgetting, bittersweet
Knowing that time will bring healing and reunion
Through the cross
Safe, happy, peaceful, completion
c2015 Lisa Lyons
“All shall be well, all shall be well, all manner of things shall be well.” ~Julian of Norwich
How, you ask? Well now, that’s part of the beautiful mystery of it all. The growing, the patience, the waiting, the searching, the praying….these things help us to stay closer to the One who heals. Jesus. This quote has really helped me to feel at peace over the last few days. Which brings to mind another favorite quote:
“Everything turns out all right in the end. If it’s not all right, it’s not the end.” ~unknown Blessings on your weekend, Lisa
God can use all sorts of things to heal us, to lift our spirits for a time and give us hope. This picture shows us happily smiling with an amazingly beautiful view behind us in Portmagee, Ireland. What the picture doesn’t show is the hike that preceeded it, one foot placed after the other to reach the top. What it also doesn’t show is my sprained right ankle, carefully wrapped and tucked tightly inside a laced-up boot. You see, I had turned it two days earlier in the airport enroute, and I thought hiking was definitely out of the question for a few more days. I had iced, rested, elevated, but I was in IRELAND, baby! We drove by this short hike, and I said, “Let’s try it….I can stop if it gets too bad.” Step, step, step, keep going, almost there…..aaaahhhh…look at that view!!!! 🙂 And suddenly, that ankle felt so much better. And it was fine the rest of the trip. God’s beauty, a goal, what a great combination.
Note to self: Must remember this story and keep on looking for the views. 🙂
Blessings on your day, Lisa
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