Sunday, January 20, 2008

Some New Perfume...

I received a very special gift of DAISY perfume. It came in a zippered gold case and the bottle itself has the shiny top of gold and white daisies. It is elegant and will be used carefully!
Paul, the apostle, encouraged and challenged the Corinthians with these words from The Message:
Through us, he brings knowledge of Christ. Everywhere we go, people breathe in the
exquisite fragrance. Because of Christ, we give off a sweet scent rising to God, which is
recognized by those on the way of salvation - an aroma redolent with life..." II Cor. 2:14-15
May this lovely cologne which bears my name be a reminder of the TRUE FRAGRANCE I desire of my life....even the knowledge of Jesus.

Not merely by the words you say,
Not only in your deed confessed,
But in the most unconscious way
Is Christ expressed.

Is it a beautiful smile?
A holy light upon your brow?
Oh no -- I felt his presence while
You laughed just now.

For me 'twas not the truth you taught
To you so clear, to me still dim,
But when you came to me you brought
A sense of Him.

And from your eyes He beckons me
And from your heart His love is shed,
Till I lose sight of you and see
The Christ instead.

GO OUT INTO THE WORLD UNCORRUPTED, A BREATH OF
FRESH AIR IN THIS SQUALID AND POLLUTED SOCIETY.
PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH A GLIMPSE OF GOOD LIVING
AND OF THE LIVING GOD. Philippians 2:15 msg

Did you get a new computer for Christmas?

The new girl in the office asks: My LAPTOP COMPUTER IS LOCKED UP, CAN YOU HELP?
Dilbert replies: REMEMBER YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT UPSIDE DOWN AND SHAKE IT TO
REBOOT.
New girl: Oh, THAT'S RIGHT.
Dilbert: I WONDER IF SHE'LL EVER REALIZE WE GAVE HER AN ETCH-A-SKETCH.!

A Lighter Touch

Someone has quipped: I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor's permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over.

A Senior Moment

Carol Soderquist forwarded this wonderful note to me a while back.
"I received these words in a letter from Ingafrid, a mentor in the faith in Sweden. She and her husband are getting 'up there' in years, and she was describing their limitations of eyesight, etc. She said, "...we ae goriwng old and incapacitated. That means that we have to hand back by and by the gifts and abilities we have had on loan for so many years. And we have to say, 'thank you for the time we've had them'." What a blessing to know someone like this in whom His Spirit has been working for so long."
In this time of our lives, may we cheerfully surrender these gifts, and
pray for our continuing stewardship of all that God has given.

HAPPY NEW YEAR


It is as though we have been catapulted into the next year of our lives! On December 10, my husband was recovering from a bad cold, and when he tried to get up, he fell. 911 was called and
the firemen came. It was a friendly moment in the midst of the crisis when a couple of the firemen recognized David from the Community College Fitness Center! He is so social and talks to everyone..(ask me about it sometime). Five days at Mayo Hospital, then 3 and a half weeks at the Scottsdale Life Care Center - now home for two weeks. Life goes on and we thank the Lord with all our hearts for the loving support of family and friends. I am going to attach a photo of David in his new recliner.