Thankful Thursday!

I have so many wonderful things to be 

thankful for............

1. A clean coffee table
2. Country music
3. A short little outing makes everything look better
4. My sisters (I love them so much!)
5. Text that make you smile
6. Safe travels
7. Evening out with sisters
8. Going to the "Pig" to help support two families fighting cancer. (Had a wonderful time)
9. New Mary Kay clients and sales
10. Being able to purchase rollers and color and cut a young ladies hair that couldn't afford it otherwise. Her smile was worth a million plus!
11. Homemade German pancakes
12. A new pair of jeans that Cathy gave me
13. That I didn't cut my finger off
14. Staying longer at sisters house
15. Watching movies with my sister Rosie
16. A beautiful sunrise
17. Hot coffee
18. Friends that love you no matter what
19. Praying friends
20. Prayers
21. Being paid cash for haircuts ... instead having to bill them out
22. A bank where they know me and what I need; the personal touch. LOVE!
23. The much needed rain. Though I'm not a fan!
24. Tennis shoes
25. Band-aids and neosporin
26. Phone calls that make smiles and laughter
27. Homemade soup on rainy days
28. Running water
29. Hot showers
30. Gods perfect love for me!
31. The joys of working with the elderly
32. Knowing God has you covered even when you don't understand 
33. Friends who drop what they are doing to come help in a pinch
34. Trusted family and friends
35. The hop of a new tomorrow and fresh beginning's.

"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

Give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;

His faithfulness continues through all generations. -Psalm 100:3-5

What gifts have you unwrapped this week that your thankful for?

(Because it has been so long since I have put a Thankful Thursday up. I'm not sure this link is still there. But Praise God I will find one. And that I have something to be thankful for everyday.)

Three Word Wednesday

Adequate, adjective: Sufficient, enough, requisite; acceptable, passable, reasonable, satisfactory, tolerable, fair, decent, quite good, pretty good, moderate, unexceptional, unremarkable, undistinguished, ordinary, average, not bad, all right, middling; informal OK, so-so, 'comme ci, comme ça', fair-to-middling, nothing to write home about; equal to, up to, capable of, suitable for, able to do, fit for, sufficient for.

Explosive, adjective: Volatile, inflammable, flammable, combustible, incendiary; fiery, stormy, violent, volatile, angry, passionate, tempestuous, turbulent, touchy, irascible, hotheaded, short-tempered; tense, charged, highly charged, overwrought; dangerous, perilous, hazardous, sensitive, delicate, unstable, volatile; sudden, dramatic, rapid; mushrooming, snowballing, escalating, rocketing, skyrocketing, accelerating.

Parasite, noun: Hanger-on, cadger, leech, passenger; informal bloodsucker, sponger, bottom feeder, scrounger, freeloader, mooch.

With each new conversation

The explosive behavior

Was a parasite

Which was once sub-adequate behavior

~Beth~

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First Love

The tingle of first love

The shy blush

The quick look away
The heart is in bloom

As it ripples with joy

The rush from their voice

The tingle of first love

That twinkle in their eyes
The sparkle that shines

The rush of the heart

The racing of shyness

Each time he looks her way

With blushing eyes

Of hope
With sparks flying
With burst of fireworks

That tingle of first love

Each twinge a rush
A smile in bloom

The laughter in the look

Each moment captured
With star lite magic
Of evening lights

With first love
The sunshine in the smile

A cherished moment

A rush of excitement
Spinning round and round
On a Ferris wheel
First love

Each thought 
A circus 

Of dreams 
Is this what love is?
This joy
This euphoria 
Of sweet innocent love

The tingle of the little girls first love

~Beth~

September Joy Dare

Day 19

3 Gifts in conversation

1. The silent smile that says I understand as we sit and visit

2. The lets go out for a ride and just drive

3. "I love you"

Thankful Thursday~

I have so many wonderful things to be 

thankful for............

1. An outing to Mt. Hood

2. A surprise visit from my girlfriend Sally, who is in town visiting from Klamath Falls

3. Learning new things everyday

4. Increase in my purchasing power for a home

5. Getting things back in order for this past week, feels good to see headway

6. Sleeping in
7. Hot fresh brewed coffee
8. Going to the movies and seeing "Dolphin Tale 2" EXCELLENT!
9. Homemade chicken tacos
10. Katherine's visit over the weekend
11. Brunch out with a wonderful friend
12. A leisure drive and outing
13. A hike to Beacon Rock to the tip top
14. Breathe taking views
15. God's hand of safety upon us always
16. Tears that steak the face from pain because it hurts to much to stay inside
17. House hunting, knowing I'm getting closer to my forever home
18. Prayers and smiles that hold you up when you don't think you can go another step
19. Early dinner with friends
20. Learning to stand when you feel like ..... WHY?
21. Safety
22. Being able to give haircuts and put smiles on faces
23. Groceries to prepare meals with
24. Knowing God carries me through the storms to VICTORY!
25. Family even when we aren't getting along! Blessed to have one!
26. My Mary Kay meetings;and the positive influence they are
27. Yogurt
28. DVR
29. Soft cozy pillows to snuggle with
30. Amazing friends that know how to make you smile and feel special!
31. Fresh cooked squash from the garden
32. The breeze going through Social Security
33. That all I have to do is pray and ask....God hears my prayers and He will answer
34. Hair appointments that make the ladies smile and the gentleman grin
35. Hope!

"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

Give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;

His faithfulness continues through all generations. -Psalm 100:3-5

What gifts have you unwrapped this week that your thankful for?

(Because it has been so long since I have put a Thankful Thursday up. I'm not sure this link is still there. But Praise God I will find one. And that I have something to be thankful for everyday.)

September Joy Dare

Day 12

3 Gifts in His word

1. God has promised that all things work together for good to those who love and serve Him faithfully (Romans 8:28). It may be difficult for us to see and understand how this is accomplished at times, but God has promised it, and He will deliver us.
2. God has promised that His grace is sufficient for us. (II Corinthians 12:9). in fact, He has made provision for our salvation by His grace through faith. Read Ephesians 2:8.
3. 1 Peter 5:7  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Day 13
A gift scented, scrawled, started
My perfume that has a wonderful scent 
Scrawled would be all of my notes I have been taking, so I know what I have done and still need to do to protect my Id
Started are the many little craft projects that I have laying around unfinished

Day 14
3 Gifts drawn
1. My doodle art as I wait on the phone on hold
2. The rough draft of what i want my home to look like
3. My hot tub of water for a long soaking bath

Day 15
3 Gifts paired
1. The song birds
2. My chicken breast and fresh squash for dinner
3. My shoes

Day 16
3 Gifts shared
1. A hike 
2. A smile
3. Lunch

Day 17
3 Gifts ugly - beautiful
1. Finding the humor and joy as I go about retrieving and restoring, replacing that what has been stolen
2. Saying good-bye to Summer and hello to Fall
3. Accepting and letting go; making room for the new

Day 18
A gift fixed, folded, freckled
My yummy dinner that I fixed 
My folded towels for next week at the salon
Freckled is the leafs as they started to change colors

Three Word Wednesday

Breezy, adjective: Pleasantly windy; appearing relaxed, informal, and cheerily brisk.

Hairy, adjective: Covered with hair, especially thick or long hair; having a rough feel or appearance suggestive of coarse hair; informal - alarming and difficult.

Monstrous, adjective: Having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster; (of a person or an action) inhumanly or outrageously evil or wrong; extremely and dauntingly large.

A hairy day

A cry for help

Time to relax

Its been such a monstrous day

A quiet moment 

Thoughts of 

Breezy afternoons

Under the Yummy Yummy tree

Relaxing

From the Monstrous, hairy day!

~Beth~

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When Will It End?

View from Beacon Rock, Washington

Bent on knees

Tear streak face

Calling out

Lord Lord .. 

HELP!!!

When will it end?

This pain within

The attacks from all around

When will it end?

Lord?

HELP!!

When will it end?

The pain so deep

The voices

The hatred

When will it end?

The sabotage 

The loathing

When will it end?

The attacks 

That come like knifes

The bullets

That shoot straight for the heart

When will it end?

Bent on knee

Tear streak face

Calling out

Lord 

HELP!!!

When will it end?

This pain within

The attacks from all around

When will it end?

Lord?

HELP!!

Reach up

I'm right here

Let go!

It isn't yours to carry

This pain

It will end!

Reach up 

My child 

Reach up

I'm right here

Just let it go

Give the tears to me

The pain

The loss

The hatred

The loathing

And sabotage

All that hurts

All that is broken

Just let it go

Give it to me

Its not yours to bare

The attacks 

That come like knifes

The bullets

That shoot straight for the heart

Are not meant for you

Release this pain

Give it over to me

I can bare this for you

The attacks and pain

Reach up

I'm right here

Let go!

This pain

It will end!

Reach up 

My child 

Reach up

I'm right here

Reach up

Now let go!

Rest in me

Know this will end

This pain

You are not alone

It will end

It is not yours to bare

Let go!

Rest in me...

This pain 

It will end!

Rest in me!

I have this my child 

I have this all!

I bore this for you

Rest in me!

~BETH~

Thankful Thursday~

I have so many wonderful things to be 

thankful for............

1. Safety

2. Lazy afternoon sitting by the river

3. Friends and family

4. Laughter

5. Sunshine

5. The work of my hands

6. Sleeping in

7. Police & Sheriff

8. Two dollars

9. Freedom

10. Late Summer evenings

11. Quiet

12. My fingers

13. Phone

14. Make-up

15. Phone calls to lift your spirits and pray with you

16. Taco Bell

17. Grocery Outlet

18. Caring friends that surprise you

19. New key rings

20. A wallet

21. Helpful staff with fraud
22. Learning new ways to pay bills
23. Helpful insurance

adjustor's
24. friends that call to check in and say are you okay
25. Prayers
26.  For amazing friends that lift you when your down
27. New locks put on cabinet
28. A yummy lunch with Melody
29. A good settlement toward my purse
30. Gods wisdom and love
31. Yet another key replacement for the salon that was stolen. Little by little piecing my life back together with the grace of God after my purse was stolen.
32. Extra clients.
33. Grace not having to pay space this month
34. Fresh running water
35. Band-aids to put on my cuts
36. Settlement regarding my fall on stairs three years ago
37. For love and encouragement from those that love me and support me with their love and prayers
38. Starting to see progress in certain areas of my life
39. For the new look of my blog 
40. The Lords continually love for me even when I don't deserve it

"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:19

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

Give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;

His faithfulness continues through all generations. -Psalm 100:3-5

What gifts have you unwrapped this week that your thankful for?

(Because it has been so long since I have put a Thankful Thursday up. I'm not sure this link is still there. But Praise God I will find one. And that I have something to be thankful for everyday.)

September Joy Dare

Day 10

3 Gifts moving

1. My car that takes me to the places I need to go too. Along with work to be a blessing to fix the lovely ladies hair and make them feel like the million bucks they are.

2. The clouds that make such beautiful images in the sky

3. The squirrels as the scamper and play in the morning light

September Joy Dare

Day 11

3 Hard eucharusteo

1. Forgiving sometimes those that hurt you and letting go are so hard. But need to for your own well being and health. Extremely hard!

2. Forgiving self is another one that is hard. Working on that one this week and today. Hard to let go of a mistake and forgive ones self.

3. Switching services and letting go of old ways to move forward

Breathe

Breathe lightly

Take it in

Soak up the peace

The beauty 

Droplets of sunshine

Shadows of beauty

Colored with 

Bright colors

Of the rainbow

Droplets of sunshine

Shadows of beauty

Rest in the beauty

Rich colors

Of the rainbow

Hand painted for you

Take a breath 

Smell the rich 

Fragrant smells

Relax

Take in the peacefulness

Rest in this beauty

Breathe

Rest

Relax

All this is done for you

Take it in

This beauty

Now close your eyes

Rest in my arms

Take a deep breath

Breathe

Know I'm holding you

I'm carrying you

To the place of 

VICTORY!

I am your God 

I made this for you

Rest 

Breathe

Feel the weights lift

The lightness

The beauty

The peace 

The gentle kiss of the breeze

That's me

I have kissed your cheek

Know I haven't left you

Breathe lightly

Take it in

Soak up the peace

The beauty

Relax

I am here with you

Your never alone

Droplets of sunshine

Shadows of beauty

As you cast your cares upon me

This peace I give you

This beauty of rest

Breathe

Lightly

The weights have been lifted

The colors of the rainbow

All hand painted

Just for you

Enjoy

Relax

Breath

Now let the peace take you away

Rest

In this beauty

As you

See my hand move 

VICTORY!

Droplets of sunshine

Shadows of beauty

Feel the peace over take

The VICTORY

Is yours!

Breath

~BETH~

September Joy Dare

Day 9

3 Gifts framed

1. The body of my car frames the engine that propels it to get me to work

2. The building I work in that is framed by all the wood and metal and other materials that truly house so much more. The lives it touches and helps heal are all framed inside this building.

3. How my day is framed with the love joy and grace of the Lord each day. As He blesses me with His many loving treasures. All I have to do; is stop and look around and see His goodness frames in each face, the beauty in the day. All made just for me.