Promises...

As I tried to get in a couple more hours of sleep this morning, I started thinking of God's promises.  "For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11)  This scripture always sticks out, but there are obviously SO many of God's promises throughout the bible.  So, if you need a reminder of those promises it's a good day to open the good book.

After getting up and going for the day, this is what was on my Instagram feed "Not one promise from God is empty of power, for nothing is impossible with God! (Luke 1:37)  Thanks for the affirmation!  Then I scrolled down a little more to read this "Lord, please give me strength in my weakness, give me faith in my fear, and give me power in my powerlessness. I am trusting you."  AMEN!

And then this, "Be thankful for the bad things in life.  They open your eyes to see the good things you weren't paying attention to before." Yes, indeed!  All messages I needed to see this morning and there they were!  HE is with us.  HE never leaves us.  HE is good.  HE will provide.

May the messages you need to hear this week come to you.  They could come in any form so keep your eyes, ears and heart open.  Wishing you many blessings as another month comes to an end and another begins!

What Do You Collect?

When I was younger, I remember going into my Grandma's sewing room where she had souvenir plates from states that she and my Grandpa had visited displayed on shelves on the wall.  And any gift you gave her, she would put a piece of tape with your name on it on the bottom or back of whatever it was so that you could get it back after she passed.  As for those souvenir plates, on one visit to her house as an adult she asked which one of those plates I wanted.  All of the grandchildren could pick a plate and she would put our name on the back.  I chose the one from Maine since it always seemed so far away I never knew if I'd make it up that way.  I still haven't made it to Maine, but I have that plate displayed in Grandma's china cabinet that is now in my dining room.

As I got older and started traveling I decided to start collecting something, but thought plates were too big.  So, I chose shot glasses.  They were small and easy to pack.  I figured I would take a page from my Grandma and collect shot glasses from everywhere I visited.  I don't know how many I have, but I have a lot...especially when I was traveling every other week when I managed events for IBM.  I have some from my international trips, but I think I forgot to get a few from some of the countries I visited.  I guess I'll have to go back!

I haven't picked up a shot glass in what seems like a decade now.  My new collection obsession has been recipes.  I'm completely obsessed and don't know how to stop!  Seriously!  I see SO many good recipes online every day that I want to make that I've printed out WAY TOO many to count.  Other than to say, I have close to 20 binders filled with recipes I've printed and put into sheet protectors, so you do the math!  Gulp.  I keep thinking that I won't even live long enough to make all the recipes I've printed more less from the 10+ cookbooks I have, too.  Sheesh!

What do you collect?  Are you obsessed with it?  Baseball cards, dolls, stamps, coins...whatever it is does it make you happy or crazy?  I think I'm on the verge of crazy so I'm going to have to figure out how to stop at some point.  I hope!

Blessings to you this final full week of July!  Stay cool out there! 

Reset? Re-do?

We're halfway through the year and there's only about 25 weeks left.  Are you feeling like, "Where has the time gone?" or time is dragging and it's only going to feel longer through the 'dog days of summer'?  I think I'm in the former wondering how we're already into the middle of July already!  How did that happen?  It just seems like yesterday everyone was making their new year's resolutions...again.  The same ones from the year before...you know the ones.

So, at the mid-point of the year do you reassess, reanalyze your yearly goals?  Are you crushing your goals or did they fade away before the calendar flipped to February?  Is it time to reset?  Are you ready for a re-do?  A mulligan?  I am!  I'm ready to start again...reset my goals, my mindset and just try to be more consistent.  I'm good for awhile, but then I hit a speed bump and get off track.  But, I always dust myself off and keep going.  Try again.  Get back up...again and again and again.  That's just life.

So, good luck in reaching all your goals as you continue or reset them.  May you overcome the bumpy roads and keep on going until you reach your end goal...and then set some new goals.  Inspire.  Motivate.  Persevere.

May blessings find you this week and may you be a blessing to someone who needs it! 

Back-to-Back Champs!!

I believe that we will win!  I believe that we will win!  We WON!!!

Congratulations to the United States Women's National Soccer Team for repeating as World Cup Champions!!! ⚽🏆

Fantastic tournament.  A lot of heart, determination and grit.  Teamwork makes the dream work.  Believe.  World domination.  Confidence.  World champs!!!

These ladies PROVED they deserve equal pay!  Make it right.  Make it happen!

SO, SO proud of these athletes, these warriors, these women!!

May you be inspired by the performance of our World Cup Champions to rise to the occasion and do great things in your own life!  Blessings to you in reaching for your goals through hard work, determination and commitment.