Stale like old bread

"For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."

~Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)

January 2, 2014

Dear God,

I had a hard time sleeping last night and sure didn't want to get up when the furry kids decided they wanted to go out and water the bushes at 6 bells. I found myself groping for the door with one eye open. They are always so feisty first thing in the morning and it's difficult not to match their exuberance. By the time I walked from the cottage to the casa, I was wide awake and ready to sip on some hot coffee while they noshed on their kibble.

My decision to REFRESH excites me. I'd really grown stale like old bread in so many areas of my life. By the end of 2013, I was struggling with depression, loneliness, Fibromyalgia, and a feeling of sheer tiredness. I found myself wanting to go back to a time when I could work and bring in a nice paycheck instead of struggling in retirement. I'm not altogether sure that I can't find something that would infuse me with energy so, Lord, I want you to know that I am open to that.

Kenneth Holmes wrote the poem entitled Just for today. As we were communing together this morning, it came to mind, and I'd like to share it with my Readers. I think it is very appropriate for today's REFRESH!!

Just for today

I will try to live through this day only,
and not tackle all my problems at once.
I can do something for twelve hours that
would appall me if I felt that I had to
keep it up for a lifetime.

Just for today: I will be happy. This
assume to be true what Abraham Lincoln said,
*Most folks are as happy as they make up their
minds to be.*

Just for today: I will adjust myself to what is,
and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will
Take my *luck* as it comes, and fit myself into it

Just for today:I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study.
I will not be a mental loafer.
I will read something that requires effort.
Thought and concentration.

Just for today: I will exercise my soul
in three ways: it will do somebody a good turn
and not get found out; if anybody know of it, it
will not count. I will do at least two things I
don’t want to do– just for exercise. I will
not show anyone that my feelings are hurt: they may
be hurt but today I will not show it.

Just for today: I will be agreeable. I will
look as well as I can, dress becomingly, keep my voice
low,be courteous,criticize not one bit. I won’t find
fault with anything, nor try to improve or regulate
anybody else but myself.

Just for today: I will have a program.
I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it.
I will save myself from two pests: Hurry and Indecision’s.

Just for today: I will have a quiet half
hour all by myself, and relax. During this half hour,
sometime I will try to get a better perspective of
my life.

Just for today: I will be un-afraid.
Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what
is beautiful,and to believe that as I give to the
world, so the world will give back to me.

I am alive and the world is at my fingertips. What I do with my hours, minutes, and seconds is up to me. What a gift ... life!!

Father God, I thank you for this new year and the opportunity to grow and refresh. Please touch each of my Readers as they join me in blog-form. I know that you have something special in store for each of them today. Help them to remember you are in charge and that nothing comes as a surprise to you. Grant them that extra measure of faith, courage, and wisdom as they go about their day. I pray confidently in the name of your son, Jesus. Amen and Amen.

Miss Dottie

PS "Faith is why I'm here today and faith is why I made it through." ~Jonathan Anthony Burkett