A Sunny Disposition

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.

My daughter and I have been going through Beautiful Girlhood,
 a sweet character building study for Mothers and Daughters.
 This has been a special time for us as we sit and have tea
 and read from the book as well as scripture
 pertaining to the discussion. It has blessed us.

My girl is now 10 and on her way to woman hood before we know it. I must confess some of these days are not the easiest. Some people call it hormonal. I think it is a part of us screaming out we need a gentle nudge, loving hands, patience, character building and consistency. Freckles is sweet by nature, yet we find her in uncheerful attitude sometimes. It is disheartening at times. Yet, with a loving reminder of who she is in Christ and her duties at home soon turns her in the right direction once again. This has taken much patience and consistency. We have always reminded her to do all things to glorify God and to keep a smile on her face while cheerfully doing her tasks. Sometimes I admit it is hard to do depending on the circumstances at hand.We all have our own share of bumps in life. Everyday we will meet with circumstances in which we have the choice between frowning or smiling. But always needing a reminder live in the sunshine and to look on the bright side, no matter how we are situated in life, we can find something to be thankful for. if you can pass through these bumps and keep SWEET, you have mastered the art of being SUNNY.
 This goes for everyone!

Here are some scripture application verses to look up...
This goes the same for everyone in the household:
Benefits of a joyful heart.

Proverbs 14:30
Proverbs 15:13
Proverbs 15:15
Proverbs 15:30
Proverbs 17:22

Every girl owes it to herself  and her associates to be Sunny.
 A happy girlhood is so beautiful that it cannot be spoiled by needless frowns and pouts.There are clouds enough in life making them out of temper. A girl who is full of smiles and sunshine is a fountain of joy to all who know her. the world has enough tears and sorrow at best, and a girl's sweet, smiling face can scatter untold clouds.

Excerpt taken from Beautiful Girlhood.

Smiles and gladness are like sweet peas in that the more
 you gather and give away the more you have.
 Leave your sweet peas on the vines, and the flowers are soon gone;
 but gather them closely each day and they will blossom
 the more and last the summer through

"Good temper, like a sunny day sheds a brightness over
 everything; it is the sweeter of toil and the soother of disquietude."
Washington Irving

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.
 They are but trifles, to be sure, but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."
Joseph Addison

Hope your having a Sun shiny Day

Food For Thought.....

Miss Freckles made breakfast all by herself !

French Toast dipped in banana and pineapple, YUMMY !

She just added a little banana and pineapple puree to

the egg mixture,dipped in the bread than cooked on the griddle!!!

Thank you sweetheart..

.it was a wonderful start to a wonderful day......

 Food For Thought:

Always keep your words soft and sweet -

just in case you have to eat them.

More Food For Thought:
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TODAY I WILL NOT STRIKE BACK :
If someone is rude, if someone is impatient, if someone is unkind...

I will not respond in a like manner.


TODAY I WILL ASK GOD TO BLESS MY "ENEMY" :
If I come across someone who treats me harshly or unfairly, 

I will quietly ask God to bless that individual.

I understand the "enemy" could be a family member, neighbor, or a stranger.


TODAY I WILL BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT I SAY :
I will carefully choose and guard my words being certain that I do not spread gossip.

 
TODAY I WILL FORGIVE :
I will forgive any hurts or injuries that come my way.

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Enjoy this Lord's day !

Thoughts For The Season

With pomp, power and glory the world beckons vainly,
in chase of such vanities why should I roam?
While peace & content bless my little thatched cottage,
and warm my own hearth with treasures of home.
~Beatrix Potter~

Christmas won't be Christmas
without any presents.
~Louisa May Alcott~

The love in your
heart wasn't put there to stay,
love isn't love
till it's given away.

~What Christmas Is All About~

Christmas will always be for us
A time to reflect on Christ
The gift God gave to all the world
Was the gift of His life

We know Christmas is not about tinsel
Nor fancy Christmas wreaths
Nor is it about all the decorations
That adorns our Christmas trees

And it’s not about Holly or Mistletoe
Hanging from our doors
Nor is it about the gifts that are left
By the jolly Santa Claus

Christmas is more than all of this
And the only reason why
We celebrate Christ’s birth together
And the wonder of His life

So remember as you celebrate
Just what it’s all about
And invite the Lord to join with you
Instead of leaving Him out

For He will always be the reason
We celebrate this day
No substitute the world may offer
Can take that meaning away

~M.S.Lowndes ~

Laughter Is Good Medicine....

Amongst all the serious mumbo jumbo of real life there are just times you gotta let loose, relax, laugh and have some light hearted fun. Did you know that laughing is good medicine? It takes more muscles to frown than to let out a smile !!! It was good fun this week when my daughter and her pal went to our Home School " My Mom Dresses Me Funny " party. They really looked forward to just being wacky for a day !

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The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. ~e.e. cummings

Or you go to a birthday party and one of the goodies in the goodie bags are some huge cherry wax lips. My kids thought they were hilarious. They even struck a pose with them on. I think they are a bit scary. But, it made me laugh anyway. Look at my sons face. LOL.

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With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die. ~Abraham Lincoln

Laughing as a family brings the whole household together. I find that we are laughing often around here. Even my dear Mr. Darling makes us all bust at the seams. My daughter thought this was the funniest thing that her daddy was the same height as herself. My husband, the funny guy that he is will laugh uncontrollably out of the blue, even when there isn't anything funny. We all bust up at him...wondering what the heck he is even laughing at.

You know when people have nightmares and they cry in their sleep? My husband doesn't have bad dreams, but many times I have been abruptly awoken by the sounds of laughter... when he is sleeping... Should i wake him? Nah..He's having a good ole' time.
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A good, real, unrestrained, hearty laugh is a sort of glorified internal massage, performed rapidly and automatically. It manipulates and revitalizes corners and unexplored crannies of the system that are unresponsive to most other exercise methods. ~Author unknown

And, thanks to friends back home who send sweet boxes for the kids ( Thanks Susan & JJ)

We get things like tongues and elephants???? Have you ever blown up a pink elephant with really stout legs?

I didn't think so.

You guy's just keep us smiling & laughing !!

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It was not a laugh but merely a loud smile. ~Author Unknown

A laugh is a smile that bursts. ~Mary H. Waldrip

Carry laughter with you wherever you go. ~Hugh Sidey

Seven days without laughter makes one weak. ~Mort Walker

We don't stop laughing because we grow old;

We grow old because we stop laughing

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Dearest friends, Have yourself a laugh today. Hang out with your family & children and let loose. Laughing is good for the soul !!!

Here is an article on how laughing is

good medicine, relieves stress & more.

Laugh on !!!