Right at this moment...I am feeling so overwhelmingly blessed...it is hard to convey! Why? Well, I still am feeling the effects of the Roadtrip throughout the Southwest and all the beauty we witnessed as well as the wonderful people we met along the way. I am excited about the Fall coming (even though today it will be 102 degrees) as it is definitely my favorite time of the year. Football is a big thing at our house, and last night it was competing with the Convention and The US Open so we were watching all three! The Rangers are still winning and soon we will be playing in the playoffs!!! My Chili Cook Off Charity Event is looming, and donations are coming in well. My son is back in college and is actually enjoying it. I am enjoying cooking again... and trying new recipes! Looking forward to decorating the house for fall...my colors anyway!!! WHEW....See what I mean?
Recently, on FaceBook, there have been several posts with the same theme....Don't Quit as Your Miracle is just around the Corner, etc. I prefer to think of this as your Harvest of Blessings. Especially visually stimulating this time of year. The past two years at our Thanksgiving table, as soon as a guest enters, I explain to them that before we sit down to eat the LARGEST meal of the year, we gather to give thanks each saying something that he or she is thankful for this past year but with a twist. I purchased these stones with words printed on them such as "Blessed, Courage, Friends, Truth, Freedom, Choices, Wisdom, Faithful, Grace, Strength, Kindness, Love, Possibilities, and Dreams. You choose a stone and THEN use it to tell what you are most thankful for. The results have been amazing...yes...you will need a handkerchief, but...also there is laughter and joy in the sharing. I sleep with this little bowl of stones beside my bed and sometimes will pick up one randomly to dwell on as I fall asleep! This is my Harvest of Blessings bowl.
Now...for those that know me...you know I am not immune to adversity, quite the contrary! The 4 year anniversary date of September 8, 2008 is coming soon...the date our whole lives changed in an instant! When I received the call no mother should EVER have to get..."There's been a terrible accident and you need to come to the hospital quickly and I will start praying for your family now!"
My son had been the victim of an accident where he was just trying to push his car off the road and a woman hit him going 60 mph. He had his right leg amputated and his left leg totally rebuilt including a new artery. We were told that out of 100 accidents like his, 5 people survive and 1 walks away. Chad was that ONE!!!! Now...we have been on a LONG journey back and this year has brought more surgery, more hospital visits, and more medications...but also more HOPE! I truly believe Chad is more hopeful now than at any time before, given his circumstances, we are certainly more hopeful...and feeling more BLESSED than ever.
So, for those of you who are feeling at the end of your rope, PLEASE hang on....God is most certainly working on your behalf...you just can not see it yet....PLEASE don't Quit!!!! Your Harvest of Blessings is right around the corner!!!!
Raising my cup of Cinnamon Spice Tea to your success and a prayer for your blessings to appear,
Sheila Williamson
www.sheilasenergy.igniteinc.biz
www.sheilasenergy.cleannation.biz
ignitewithsheila@gmail.com
Recently, on FaceBook, there have been several posts with the same theme....Don't Quit as Your Miracle is just around the Corner, etc. I prefer to think of this as your Harvest of Blessings. Especially visually stimulating this time of year. The past two years at our Thanksgiving table, as soon as a guest enters, I explain to them that before we sit down to eat the LARGEST meal of the year, we gather to give thanks each saying something that he or she is thankful for this past year but with a twist. I purchased these stones with words printed on them such as "Blessed, Courage, Friends, Truth, Freedom, Choices, Wisdom, Faithful, Grace, Strength, Kindness, Love, Possibilities, and Dreams. You choose a stone and THEN use it to tell what you are most thankful for. The results have been amazing...yes...you will need a handkerchief, but...also there is laughter and joy in the sharing. I sleep with this little bowl of stones beside my bed and sometimes will pick up one randomly to dwell on as I fall asleep! This is my Harvest of Blessings bowl.
Now...for those that know me...you know I am not immune to adversity, quite the contrary! The 4 year anniversary date of September 8, 2008 is coming soon...the date our whole lives changed in an instant! When I received the call no mother should EVER have to get..."There's been a terrible accident and you need to come to the hospital quickly and I will start praying for your family now!"
My son had been the victim of an accident where he was just trying to push his car off the road and a woman hit him going 60 mph. He had his right leg amputated and his left leg totally rebuilt including a new artery. We were told that out of 100 accidents like his, 5 people survive and 1 walks away. Chad was that ONE!!!! Now...we have been on a LONG journey back and this year has brought more surgery, more hospital visits, and more medications...but also more HOPE! I truly believe Chad is more hopeful now than at any time before, given his circumstances, we are certainly more hopeful...and feeling more BLESSED than ever.
So, for those of you who are feeling at the end of your rope, PLEASE hang on....God is most certainly working on your behalf...you just can not see it yet....PLEASE don't Quit!!!! Your Harvest of Blessings is right around the corner!!!!
Raising my cup of Cinnamon Spice Tea to your success and a prayer for your blessings to appear,
Sheila Williamson
www.sheilasenergy.igniteinc.biz
www.sheilasenergy.cleannation.biz
ignitewithsheila@gmail.com
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