Thankful

Hi there. Well it’s Thursday. I can’t believe how the days are just flying by. As usual. I’m thankful to God for a lot of things going on in my life. My thanks all goes tos Jesus. Nothing much else really matters in the grand scheme of things. The rest is just icing on the cake.Lets get started:

1. I’m thankful for my career – God knows how much I want to be a teacher. HOW hard I’ve worked to be where I am. SO many people cannot get their foot through the door. But, I am one of many who did. So I’m focusing on what matters. Myself and my career.

2. I am thankful for my friends who have checked up on me – since I have been M.I.A. I have a lot going on in my life right now. I’m also thankful that I can offer some advice and kind words to friends who are going through things in their life.

3. I am so grateful for my parents. They love me. And I love them. I can act whichever way I want *respectfully* and they able to play along.

4.I am thankful that I am independent. I don’t need anyone -ANYONE to justify my WORTH on this Earth/planet or UNIVERSE. I have God and God is LOVE.

5. I’m thankful for The Simpsons – it’s the best thing to watch that relaxes me lol.

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!”
~ Psalm 100:4 (ESV)

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I”m really happy. There are only a few more days before ‘school’ starts and I’m back to ‘work’. I’m going to make the best of these few days….

Love,

Building Bridges of Life

Once upon a time two brothers, who lived on adjoining farms, fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed without a conflict. Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference, and finally it exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence.

One morning there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter’s tool box. “I’m looking for a few days’ work” he said. “Perhaps you would have a few small jobs here and there I could help with? Could I help you?” “Yes,” said the older brother. “I do have a job for you.”

“Look across the creek at that farm. That’s my neighbor; in fact, it’s my younger brother. Last week there was a meadow between us and he took his bulldozer to the river levee and now there is a creek between us. Well, he may have done this to spite me, but I’ll do him one better.”

“See that pile of lumber by the barn? I want you to build me a fence –an 8-foot fence — so I won’t need to see his place or his face anymore.” The carpenter said, “I think I understand the situation. Show me the nails and the post-hole digger and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”

The older brother had to go to town, so he helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter worked hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing. About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job.

The farmer’s eyes opened wide, his jaw dropped. There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge — a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work, handrails and all — and the neighbor, his younger brother, was coming toward them, his hand outstretched.

“You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I’ve said and done.” The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hand.

They turned to see the carpenter hoist his toolbox onto his shoulder. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I’ve a lot of other projects for you,” said the older brother. “I’d love to stay on,” the carpenter said, but I have many more bridges to build.

Love,