Celebrating 100 Contributions to #PoetsForPeace – Collaboration open till August 31

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Hello Everyone,

Thank you to everyone who have contributed to the #PoetsForPeace collaboration. We have reached a milestone of 100 contributions today! The collaboration is open till August 31, let’s continue to stand united for peace!

Thank you all!

PoetsForPeace Team

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MY PLEASURE!

Where Do You Seek Pleasure?

Pleasure – I love that word. Just saying it brings a smile to my face. It can’t be helped. Seriously, stand in front of a mirror. Relax your facial muscles completely, then speak the word pleasure or the other form of the word, which is please. Did you notice? Your entire expression changes. A smile forms quite naturally. The smile, however, is just the external manifestation of the feeling within. Where do you seek pleasure? Where do you find it? Are the two answers the same or are they in contrast? Psalm 147 suggests where it is not likely found, telling us “His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior . . . “ and that’s all well and good, but where do I find it? The dictionary defines pleasure as that in which I take my delight. When I get up in the morning, I can’t wait for a cup of coffee. I have friends who look forward to a glass of wine at the end of the day. There’s nothing wrong with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. The Bible is full of mention of wine and our Lord performed the well known miracle at the wedding changing water into wine, so surely a glass is not wrong. However pleasant these things may be though, they do not provide the lasting pleasure I seek. My delight is not truly found there. Nor are they that in which I can place my trust or seek refuge. Where then?

I looked for the answer to this question in Scripture and the answer started to come to me in the book of Daniel 4:2 “It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.” His words got my attention causing me to thirst for further wisdom on the source for these miraculous signs and wonders. I found my answer in Ephesians 1:8-10 when I read “He lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, 9 he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.” The answer I was searching for! I know that, for me, the only one in whom I can seek refuge, place my trust, and find true pleasure is in Christ. In giving my heart fully to Him, I found life! He is my Savior, the lover of my soul, and the source of such amazing, undeserved and unconditional love and it is only in Him that I can ever find true and lasting pleasure! Amen! Come Lord Jesus!

It’s Party Time. Come Right In 💃💕🎶🌭🍹🍻🍝🍰🍦🍿📻

NETWORK WITH OTHER BLOGGERS!

a cooking pot and twisted tales

It’s almost unbelievable how fast time seems to fly by these days. Is it just me? Another month end blog party already.

I would like to thank my new blog friends and welcome them to our warm gathering.

You are most welcome do make yourself comfortable and other up something tall and cool to drink 🙂

Refreshments and favours are nicely arranged down the page. Feel free to indulge, these are zero calories 😉

Just some little party rules:

1. You must mix and mingle with others. Don’t be a wallflower. Go say hello to someone and you can participate in the Tag a poem, a thought or quote below.
2. Let us know where you are blogging from.
3.  Please leave your blog link or post link in the comment box below along with introductions.
4. It’s one link per comment, but come back as often as you’d like, that way it’s easier to…

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EVERLASTING LOVE

Happy Birthday, Mama! Are you celebrating with Nana, Grammy, Grampy, and Daddy? Is my older brother David there too? I miss the fun we had making your birthday special and behaving like kids together, but you are not really gone. You are always with me and are a part of everything that is me . . . especially my heart!

 

SIX WORD SATURDAY – On Rejoicing

FIND A REASON TO REJOICE TODAY!

 

I DON’T ADMIRE YOU. . .

It’s true.

Admire?

I admire the way you comb your hair,

and the way you mow my lawn.

YOU mean more than what you do;

yes, even what you do for me!

YOU are my neighbor . . . friend . . . brother . . . sister.

You?  I LOVE!

By Martha L Shaw – © 2016

 

 

 

 

When Life Hits are You a Carrot, Egg, or Coffee?

A must read!

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Beautiful Story by Unknown Author.

Are you a Carrot, Egg, or Coffee ? or all three?  You will never look at a Carrot, Egg,or Coffee in the same way.

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A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then…

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Meet & Greet+ Favorite Books and Movies

Share and make new friends!

A Texan's View of Southern Missouri

The day is here! So here are a few rules/tips to get the most out of the Meet & Greet this weekend:

• Leave a comment with a favorite book or movie (or both!) and why it’s your favorite.
• Leave a link to your blog, or a specific post.  Write a little something explaining what your blog tends to be about.
• If you have a link of someone else’s blog or post, feel free to share that in the comment as well.
• And share this post! Re-blog, tweet, pin, whatever you feel like doing! The more visitors there are, the more participation there will be, and the more exposure there is to all of these great bloggers.
• And last, but not least, check out these great posts from fellow bloggers!

1. The importance of photographs
2. Be Available
3. In the Arena
4. The EU referendum 1975 versus 2016.
5. Guest Post: What… no Brahms?!
6. We hold these truths to be self-evident, sometimes.
7. Paris…

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My wish for you

This says it all, and beautifully! Amen!

Gate post

Beautiful photography at this blog daily but this one really spoke to me!

 

Photo post.

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