Dear Reader:

Don’t we spend a lot of time in our lives making lists…lots and lots of lists?  I read somewhere that books with lists sell faster than any other genre. Apparently many Americans just want to get information on a subject fast without having to really read a book.

The older I get the more I find myself making lists to remind myself to do something…which I then promptly misplace and I have to remind myself to put my reminders some where else so I can remember the location. Pitiful, isn’t it?

It must be wonderful to be God Who doesn’t ever need a reminder to remember all the special occasions in each and everyone of our lives…He never forgets birthdays, anniversaries, and especially sad days when we need a Friend.

When I came across this “reminder poem” I thought to myself that this is really the only list…the only daily reminder that we need concern ourselves with…the reminder to keep working towards the goal of being a child of God that our Father is and will always be proud to call His child.

Lord, just for today, help me:

Give more and take less,

and always give something back;

Take responsibility for myself

and don’t place blame on

or wait for others;

Live with integrity and courage,

with an eye to the future of us all;

Look at the world and think

“This is ours,”

not “This is mine”;

Ask how I can help and what I can contribute,

instead of how much more I can have;

Look out of windows

instead of staring into mirrors,

and see past the narrow confines of myself.

Act with compassion and tolerance

in all things and to everyone;

Know that sometimes mine isn’t the only way,

but only one more way to try;

Live in harmony with this earth

and treasure all its gifts;

Try to understand more

and therefore fear less,

accept more and judge less,

love more and hate less;

To know that it’s up to me

to start today to give back

more than I take !

To pass on the magnificent wonders

of this earth to my children

and to their children.

– Vickie M. Worsham

So until tomorrow…May we always remind ourselves to follow God’s lead and leave ourselves open to His reminders of the life He wants us to live.

“Today is my favorite day”  Winnie the Pooh

* Well I don’t know if I passed any “magnificent wonders of the earth” on to Eva Cate and Jakie yesterday ( I kept them while Mandy got her hair cut before their vacation) but they, themselves, are always “magnificent wonders” to me.

* Honey told me that Cocoa (their newest dog) just got bitten by a snake….it was touch and go for awhile…she is home on lots of meds but slowly improving…everyone with pets be extra careful this summer…seems to be a lot of snakes out there.

* Sis and Harriett both offered bulbs and seedlings to plant for next summer’s crop of lilies…because they both have beautiful lilies with exotic and/or Persian names too….Oh how my garden grows…with such giving friends. Thank you both!