Sabbath Keeping

"You made my whole being;

you formed me in my mother's body.

I praise you because you made me

in an amazing and wonderful way.

What you have done is wonderful.

I know this very well."

~ Psalm 139: 13-14 ~

"Antonio Stradivari was a seventeenth-century violin maker whose name in its Latin form, Stradivarius, has become synonymous with excellence. He once said that to make a violin less than his best would be to rob God, who could not make Antonio Stradivari's violins without Antonio.
  He was right. God could not make Stradivarius violins without Antonio Stradivari. Certain gifts were give to that craftsman that no other violin maker possessed.
  In that same vein, there are certain things you can do that no one else can. Perhaps it is parenting, or constructing houses, or encouraging the discouraged. There are things that only you can do, and you are alive to do them. In the great orchestra we call life, you have an instrument and a song, and you owe it to God to play them both sublimely." 
~ Max Lucado ~
"Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt ~
"You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with." ~ Wayne Dyer ~
"If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you're allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind."
~ Shannon Alder ~ 
"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval." ~ Mark Twain ~

"Where ever you go, 

there you are,

 so you might as well enjoy the company." 

~ Sandra B. ~

"Self-care is never a selfish act-it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others." ~ Parker Palmer ~
"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are."
~ Malcolm S. Forbes ~

"You have been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn't worked.

Try approving of yourself and see what happens."

~ Louise L. Hay ~ 

“There is nothing so rewarding as to make people realize that they are worthwhile in this world.”  ~ Bob Anderson ~

"It ain't what they call you,

it's what you answer to."

~ W. C. Fields ~ 

“I will not be "famous," "great." I will go on adventuring, changing, opening my mind and my eyes, refusing to be stamped and stereotyped. The thing is to free one's self: to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded.” ~ Virginia Woolf ~
“Sometimes the hardest part of the journey is believing you're worthy of the trip.” 
~ Glenn Beck ~

"If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; 

how important you can be to people you may never even dream of.

There is something of yourself that you leave 

at every  meeting with another person."

~ Mr. Rogers ~ 

"You are God's children whom He loves,

so try to be like Him. Live a life of love just as

Christ loved us and gave Himself for us as a

sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God."

~ Ephesians 5:1-2 ~

Please let me know if you have a name to be placed on the prayer list. Names are kept for one week and then we begin again. My memory is horrible; if you want a name added each week, please let me know.

Prayer Keeping ~ Donna ~ Jim ~ Bill ~ GJ ~ Hilary ~ Sandra ~ 

Sabbath Keeping

"You made my whole being;

you formed me in my mother's body.

I praise you because you made me

in an amazing and wonderful way.

What you have done is wonderful.

I know this very well."

~ Psalm 139:13-14 ~

"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are." ~ Marilyn Monroe ~
"The worse loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself." ~ Mark Twain ~
"Don't let what you can't do, stop you from doing what you can do." ~ John Wooden ~

"Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. 

Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it."

~ M. Scott Peck ~ 

"Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand brake on." ~ Maxwell Maltz ~
"Parents need to fill a child's bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can't poke enough holes in it to drain it dry." ~ Alvin Price ~
"Self-care is never a selfish act-it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others." ~ Parker Palmer ~
"The greatest thing in the world is to know you belong to God." ~ Sandra Bennett ~
"If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person." ~ Fred Rogers ~
"Be careful how you speak to yourself because you are listening." ~ unknown ~
"Talk to yourself like you would to some one you love." ~ Brene Brown ~
"When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life." ~ Jean Shinoda Bolen ~

"Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, 

you have an obligation to be one." 

~ Eleanor Roosevelt ~

"Antonio Stradivari s a seventeenth-century violin maker whose name in its Latin form, Stradivarius, has become synonymous with excellence. He once said that to make a violin less than his best would be to rob God, who could not make Antonio Stradivari's violins without Antonio.
He was right. God could not make Stradivarius violins without Antonio Stardivari. Certain gifts were given to that craftsman that no other violin maker possessed.
In the same vein, there are certain things you can do that no one else can. Perhaps it is parenting, or construction houses, or encouraging the discouraged. There are things that only you can do, and you are alive to do them. In the great orchestra we call life, you have an instrument and a song, and you owe it to God to play them both sublimely." ~ Max Lucado ~

"Two sparrows cost only a penny,

but not even one of them can die without your Father's knowing it.

God even knows how many hairs are on your head.

So don't be afraid.

You are worth much more than many sparrows."

~ Matthew 10:29-31 ~ 

If you'd like a name added to the prayer list, let me know. Around the world, people are praying.

Prayer Keeping ~ Stephanie ~ Donna ~ Jim ~ Dustin ~ Madge ~ Sandra ~