WHY I'M DOING WHAT I'M DOING.....



To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order;
to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order;
to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life;
and to cultivate our personal life,
we must first set our hearts right.
- Confucius



May has been a 'dry month' until today...you're thinkin' rain, right? Okay, it did rain last night but I'm thinkin' more like I couldn't settle on what thoughts to write! So many thoughts...so many word pictures...mayhem!

So, why am I writing what I write...today?

Because I feel guilty...about? I do a lot of talking; probably so do you...talk, talk, talk. People really love talking; hearing ourselves talk...w/so many talk shows available there's ample 'talk ops'...and tons of 'talk oops'.

Our nation paused Monday to honor those who've given their all for our freedom...that's a good thing. Hopefully it is a day to day honor...you know, something we won't forget or take for granted. I personally never lost a loved one to a war, etc. Countless others have...and we grieve w/and for them. 

Memorial Day really touched my heart...deeply!

I pour love on Michael, all the time (okay, I occasionally lose my cool) but never, ever let him forget how much I love him. Almost drown him w/it...but I do think he rather enjoys it!

And I talkie, talk to him more constantly that he'd probably like...(he discreetly removes his hearing aids) I'm 'communicating'. That's healthy, right? All depends? Right on!

Family and friends are remembered on more than special occasions...we all take care of our friends! I even pay attention to strangers...that's important, too.

What's bothering me then? Thing of it is...for me, that is...the one I should care the most about...love the most...much too often I give the least..the least of my everything.

It's a God thing...you know, don't you? He never leaves me...always there for me...me? Sadly, I neglect talking to Him for lengthy periods...too many other things on my mind? Yuck, silly things that don't amount to a 'hill of beans'. 

Wait a sec....didn't He do a defining, awesome thing for me...insignificant me? Hmm...well yes! And believe it or not to Him, I'm special. I doubt He ever regrets that I'm His child but I couldn't blame Him if He did or would. Psalms 139 gives a good picture of how He covers me.

Want? Doesn't everyone?  Oh yes...I want, I want, I want. Like? I want the best for Michael, my love...I want the best for my family and friends. That doesn't mean I want them to have everything they see or want...I just want them to be happy, healthy. caring people...full of God.

These days I'm more than concerned about the sad state of our society; the political rhetoric is in warp speed, along with just about everything else. 

Wow, things change so quickly and it seems we can easily become jaded and/or hard-hearted. I don't want to be that way, and it must be more than talking; it absolutely must be 'DOING'...so here's my plan from this day forward:

I'm praying that goverment's can put the world in order,

that we can put the nation in order. I will do my part.

I'm praying that I can put my family in order;

I'm working to cultivate my personal life;

And to accomplish this, I must set my heart right.

Not on special occasions only but 24/7..by the way, I'd love to have your company...join me?

From my heart...to yours...