Morning Coffee - A Bright New Year!

I came across these wonderfully encouraging words of Karin on her blog, Yesterday, Today, Forever - and thought I’d share them here. 

Serve God with your whole heart, in joy and contentment.

Be strong and courageous. Be not afraid.

You’re never alone in your journey of life.

God will not fail you! Be not dismayed.

Do not look back! Keep your eye on the goal!

Only what’s done for Christ will last!

Don’t rest on your laurels or deny your mistakes!

The future looks brighter than any day past.

Karin Ristau

What a wonderful list of “resolutions” to have as the New Year begins.  For, as Karin affirms, “The future looks brighter than any day past.” 

Time to refill my cup and go over this list of encouraging promises one more time!  

Thanks Karin!

Happy New Year!

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A "sound heart and merry throat"

 

"When piped a tiny voice hard by,

Gay and polite, a cheerful cry,

Chic-chic-a-dee-dee! saucy note

Out of sound heart and merry throat."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

The chickadees are becoming my favorite bird. There are certainly birds showier in color but nothing beats the spunk of a chickadee.

When I fill my feeders, it is the chickadees that jump right in and start eating the fresh seed before I’ve even finished. Most other birds stay at a safe distance and don’t venture near the feeders until I am long gone. But not the brave little chickadee.

And when he finds the seed he wants, it is very often a huge find. How he is able to handle those large seeds and nuts with only his little beak and the branch of a tree is beyond me. But he does.

What a fun – and very motivating – little bird!

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Politeness, Sweetness and Rightness!

"I'm making a list

I'm making a list of things I must say

For politeness,

And goodness and kindness and gentleness

Sweetness and rightness:

Hello

Pardon me

How are you?

Excuse me

Bless you

May I?

Thank you

Goodbye

If you know some that I've forgot,

Please stick them in you eye!"

~ Shel Silverstein (Where the Sidewalk Ends)

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Saturday's Child

Monday's Child

Mondays child is fair of face,

Tuesdays child is full of grace,

Wednesdays child is full of woe,

Thursdays child has far to go,

Fridays child is loving and giving,

Saturdays child works hard for his living,

And the child that is born on the Sabbath day

Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

This little poem popped into my head this morning; I'm not sure why.  But I've always liked it.  If you don't know your own birth day of the week, you can look it up here.  And then compare your personality attributes to those in the poem. 

Happy Saturday!

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