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The Benefits of Friendship

Treasures In The Garden

We can have freedom of choice in who are our friends.......

.......and we are free to pursue whatever makes our hearts SING!

In the sweetness

of friendship,

let there be

laughter and tears

and the sharing of pleasure.

My word for today is "FRIENDSHIP!"

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A Mother's Day Prayer

Treasures In The Garden

 

We would like to wish all Mother's a very Happy Mother's Day. And may all Mother's who have passed away enjoy eternal HAPPINESS.

A prayer we said for all Mothers around the world, in church this morning:

 

God of LOVE

listen to this prayer.

 God of holy people, of Sarah,Ruth a

  Holy Mary, Mother of Jesus,

bend down your ear to this request

and bless women of our families.

Bless them with strength of Spirit,

 they who have taught our children

how to stand and how to walk.

 Bless them with the melody of your LOVE,

 they who have shared how to speak,

how to sing and how to pray to You.

Bless them with a place at your eternal dinner table,

they who have fed and nurtured the lives 

that were helpless, but embraced in their LOVE.

 Bless the women of our families today,

now , in this lifetime, with good things, with health.

Bless them with joy, LOVE, laughter, and pride in our children

and surround them with many good friends.

 May the women who cared for young life

be carried one day to Your Divine embrace:

there for all eternity,

to rejoice with family and friends.

 This blessing and all graces, we pray,

 descend upon the women of our families. Amen.  

My word for today is "MOTHERING!"

The Unseen Gifts

                          Peaceful Presents

 

The gifts I'd leave beneath your tree

Aren't those that you could touch or see.

Not wrapped in Christmas paper gay

But.... gifts to bless you everyday.

The gift of friendship warm and true

Is one that I would leave for you.

Good health and happiness and cheer,

To keep you smiling all the year.

The gift of peace that comes from God,

 With prayers to guide each path you trod.

And when your heart has lost it's song

 The gift of hope to cheer you on. 

Happy Christmas

 Happy 2015.

From

My family to Yours.

Friendship

 

                                       

Treasures In The Garden

 

FRIENDS.......

If you ask me

how long I will be your friend:

my answer will be, " I don't know." 

Because I 'don't know' which is longer

FOREVER or ALWAYS!

                                       Words to inspire the Soul

....... makes one realise that friendship is God's most precious gift!

 

My word for today is "FRIEND"!

Wistful Wishing

I wish for:

Comfort on days that are difficult,

Smiles when sadness intrudes,

Rainbows to follow clouds,

  Laughter to soothe yearning lips, 

Sunsets to warm aching hearts, 

Gentle hugs for sagging spirits,

 Friendship to brighten each day,

Beauty for longing eyes to observe,

 Confidence for when in doubt,

Faith to help flagging belief,

Courage to know our true selves,

Patience for acceptance of truth,

And LOVE to make life complete.

                                              Soul Writings

Take the hand of friendship

Treasures In The Garden

Love received in friendship.......

Invite a friend to walk a while with you,
to take a journey somewhere new
Just take each other by the hand
and decide that Love is right for you.

.......is a special kind of love! 

 

Have goodtimes with your friends

Treasures In The Garden

 

Encouraging friends to eat good food too.......

 

Feed your friends good food with tenderness,
 gratefulness, encouragement and fun.

.......so they too can share in good health and well being.

 

There's nothing like a meal shared with friends, laughter and story telling,
to bring lightness of heart and happiness to being together.    

 

 

 

Friendship

Treasures In The garden

Friendship has shown me how good life can be....

Once in a while someone comes along,

 who just very naturally makes everyone feel

a little happier,

a little more alive to life.

My friend,

 you've been that someone to me.

You have given me perspective

on a lot of things - including myself.

I admire you, my friend,for so many reasons....

For your warmhearted nature,

 for making our times together, so special,

 for the way you let me know I can always share my feelings with you.

There are things you said to me that i always remember, and ways that you have helped me that I'll never forget.

The times we spend together are always good times. that 

 always leave me looking forward to the next time.

It's good to say in so many words

 how you've made my world a little brighter,,,,

 A little friendlier.

So thank you for the wonderful person that you are.

 You are my inspiration.

 And I am very glad that you are part of my life

                                                .Larry S. Chengges

So if you are my friend, my sister, my brother, my daughter- in - law, my son,

 my grand daughter, my great grandson, my husband, my brother- in - law, my cousin, my (F) daughter my (F) son, who is very special in my life:

Thank you for being the  wonderful person that you are.

 You have been my inspiration, and I am so glad  that you are part of my life.

 I Love you,

 

 

 

 

Simple Smatterings

From an old journal entry 12/09/08

Friendship

Firs of all, i would like to have  a friend. I don't know that i have an actual friend. I know many people, but.... I don't have a friend. I guess I would like a friend, and learn how to make a friend,keep a friend,be a friend. I,m not sure how often friends keep in touch. I am very good at keeping in touch with my family. The fact that they don't keep in touch with me is neither here nor there. I won't play that game.

 Maybe if I had a friend to talk with i wouldn't need to try so hard with my family.

 I would make sure my friend knew i appreciated them , that i would be there if they needed me,. I would care about them, encourage and support them, be understanding, and patient and kind, and be the best friend I can be. I only need a friend! I guess I could say my sisters are friends. I could say that Yvonne, Jeannie and Noelene are friends. I do have friends faraway!

I was so pleasantly surprised to have a visit earlier in the year from Noelene and Len, and a birthday txt from Noelene for my birthday, which I loved. And the lovely surprise of speaking to Jeannie last year after many years of keeping in touch yearly at Christmas. To stop and reminisce sometimes brings back happy memories and sometimes sad ones.  But I try to brush away the sad ones and and live where I am now - living in the moment.

Sad moments since we have lived her were saying goodbye to our neighbour Jim who only had days to live and who was so scared of the unknown of dying. And having to say goodbye to Brady's friend Darryl who was in the same position was pretty hard too.

Moving on....

27/12/12

Since then, I have no more friends than I had before. I have said goodbye to other friends and 4 special aunts. We are now moving into the age bracket that it's our friends and aquaintances who are leaving.

 I am always busy with my garden and craft,

 I still blog for positivity, motivation, inspiration,

 I still write to my family, txt and email, with very little response.

 I still go to church, 

I still pray, 

I still read,

 I still work part time, 

I still get to travel,

i still love to cook

I hear from my sister once a fortnight which is great, 

I still make cards.

 So, I get on with living. I am happy right where i am at this present moment, and life is generally okay when I keep on keeping on, and I'm generally accepting of that's how things are. 

Finish each day and be done with it.

You have done what you could do.

Some blunders and absurdities have

crept in; forget them as soon as you can.

Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it

serenely and with too high a spirit to be

encumbered with your old nonsense. Emerson

 

A Christmas Blessing

    Treasures In The Garden

         There's much more to Christmas.....

                                                   

             The gifts I leave beneath your tree

          Are not the kind you touch or see

             Not wrapped in in Christmas wrapping gay,,

         But gifts to bless you every day.

The gift of friendship warm and true

Is one that I would leave for you.

Good health and happiness and cheer,

To keep you smiling through the year.

The gift of peace that comes from God

With prayers to guide each step you trod.

And when your heart has lost its song,

The gift of HOPE to cheer you on.

About friendship.....

Treasures In The Garden

How can we tell who is our friend?

The people we love
don't have to be exactly like us.
Life is too short for drama
and petty stuff.
So......
kiss slowly
laugh insanely,
 love truly,
forgive quickly,
and......
pray often! 

Friendship isn't about
whom you have known the longest
It's about those who came and stayed
 and never left your side and heart.

The sweetness of friendship

Treasures In The Garden

 

Turn the grey skies into blue

In the closeness of friendship

let there be laughter 

and the sharing of pleasure.

People, especially lonely ones,

appreciate a warm hug

and just a quiet friendly pat on the back.