Finding joy in the everyday

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Photography by Joluise TIME IS PRECIOUS Waste it wisely As I laid in bed the other day, I said to my husband, " I must get up . . . things to do ". Time is just too precious.  When I was younger I would have been content to sleep the morning away, not any more, it just seems too much of a waste.  Perhaps this is a sign of getting older and knowing that one does not live forever and if we don't use this time wisely, its gone and cannot be replaced. Perhaps I have finally "grown-up"!!

Photography by Joluise There is space on everyone's  bookshelves for books you have outgrown but can't give away. They hold your youth  between their pages,  like flowers pressed on a half-forgotten  Summer's day. Author unknown

"We'll be friends forever, won't we, Pooh?" asked Piglet. "Even longer", Pooh answered. A. A. Milnes

If God sends us on stony paths,  he provides strong shoes. Corrie Ten Boom

Don't forget to find the time to stop and smell the roses.  Sometimes we race around so much we forget to look at the beauty and calm that is around us. We miss the details. They simply become a blur. Be still and know that I am God Psalms 46:10

Your act of kindness,  though it may be small, may be the answer to others prayers Kerry Boone

So why worry? Have a wonderful week knowing that you don't need to worry about anything. *** And Happy Birthday to my son, 25 years today. You are a young man I'm very proud of. And you were the cutest little boy when you were little.

Very quiet on blog land at the moment, perhaps everyone is busy. May you all have a wonderful weekend with your families.  I have no special plans, trying out a new muffin recipe using spelt flour and visiting my local health food store to buy some organic ingredients. We are going healthy in our house. Back to basics.  And I will leave you with a photo I took earlier this week from my front garden.  I may have captured the scene, but only God could have created something so beautiful and amazing. 

One of the greatest tragedies of life is to take things for granted, blissfully ignorant of the fact that nothing is permanent in this world. Cherish things while you still have them, before they're gone, and you realize how precious they really are. (author unknown) (both photos are of the gardens in Lisse, Netherlands) If my life surroundered to God,  all is well. Let me not grab it back, as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine. - Elisabeth Elliot - * * * * I chose these 2 photos of the gardens in Lisse, Netherlands as I could see myself wandering through, alone, enjoying the tranquility of nature.  Aren't they so restful. * * * * May you all, dear blogging friends have a wonderful weekend.

Now, you must be wondering what this blog entry will be about - what can a girl write about bus tickets!! For 30 years from the 1960's to the 1980's in the City of Adelaide (in the state of South Australia, Australia) all bus, tram and train tickets carried a slogan (through/verse) with between 920,00 and 990,00 travellers reading these every day. These were not any sort of slogan - they were compiled by Kenneth Leal, a retired Christian business man. Mr Leal had an idea - place a thought or slogan on the back of each ticket to cheer people up as they travelled their life's journey.   Many carried a Christian message of hope and encouragement and travellers would write to Mr Leal expressing their gratitude for his comforting words.  Some found inspiration at a dark moment, others were challenged by the words and some made people laugh.   Isn't this a great story of one mans idea to spread happiness and the word of God. Sadly by the 1980's this came to an en...

    "There's a reason why today is called the present.  It is a gift you have been given to live another day and enjoy everything around you  because no one is guaranteed a tomorrow."  ~Jeff Laforteza~  Use it wisely, don't waste it, it is too precious a gift to throw away. May your day be a wonderful gift full of joy. Unless you are a cat, then you can lie on your back, warm your tummy with the sun and DREAM . .