Here is to Good Neighbours!

Good Morning, or whatever is the best greeting to you, in your part of the world!

Another gorgeous Fall morning; however, it is a chilly crisp 52 degrees F. Amazing how quickly the morning temperatures drop; now that Autumn is here. Our fresh produce garden is still thriving; and the cherry tomatoes from the six tomato plants have been a wonderful Blessing; both to us and to our neighbours. Our neighbours have been taking 'childlike delight' in the harvest as well; particularly, our immediate next door neighbours, who have enjoyed almost a daily supply of cherry tomatoes! Our other neighbours have also been recipients of 'tomato treats' and veggie herbs, delivered by Alan to their doorsteps.

One of our other neighbours, loves cucumbers; so I took the tid ripest one we had, over to her early yesterday evening and ended up having a nice visit with her. She will be making a cucumber / pickle relish; and she offered to give us a small jar, when made up. Our immediate neighbours have also provided us with awesome homemade marmalade each year.

Tidbit - 'Generosity of spirit' is so rewarding; a genuine give and take between others. In our case, we have been Blessed with wonderful neighbours!

Bittid - 'Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you'. We enjoy giving; just for the sake of mere giving!

Our 'cucumber' neighbour shared a bit of sadness with me yesterday; so methinks He directed the Holy Spirit to be a 'sounding board' and an uplift to her spirits! We enjoyed a few cups of tea, and some almonds. An odd 'snack' food combination, but it was 'good for the soul'. When I returned home, Alan had a delicious dinner prepared; and all I had to do, was to make up a Casear Salad as an accompaniment.

Have to go and attend to a few tidbitz matters; may be back a bittidz later. Hopefully, there will be some good news to share! In the meantime, here is wishing you a great day.

Peace and God Bless

Better Blessings

Good Afternoon, or whatever is the best greeting to you, in your part of the world!

It has been an active day; putting out various bittidz 'brush fires' etc. Am going to quote a few of the illuminating and comforting Biblical insights from Charles Price, of 'Living Truth' (www.livingtruth.ca), that he shared on the Vision Channel, this past Sunday.

"I, in a pillar of cloud will be before you in the day and a pillar of fire at night" - Exodus 13:21

"The Lord will fight for you; you only need to be still" - Exodus 14: 14.

"God’s testing will lead into bitter blessings in order to build us, mould us and teach us to depend on Him and from that, comes the far greater blessing of a deep and abiding relationship with Him."

"Life has as many deserts as it has green pastures. Chris Thomas, son of Major Ian Thomas, said, “Material loss and spiritual gain so often seem to be served on the same plate.” We can turn to God or turn to grumbling but it is incredibly awesome to have turned to God and, in retrospect, look back on the trials and hardships, not for the bitter experience, but for the experience of God, Himself, in the midst of them. We all visit the bitter waters. None of us are exempt but with the indwelling Spirit of Christ, we camp by the Springs of Elim and rest in His sufficiency."

Also, in the 'Living Truth' free monthly booklet we receive, there is a section on 'Hope For Uncertain Times', and one of the subtitles: 'Place your confidence in the Lord'. - Matthew 6:25-34 - The Cure for Anxiety. I love that restful and reassuring Biblical passage; particularly v 34 - "Therefore do not be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

We have experienced a number of 'trials and tribulations'; and culminating within these last few weeks. So when we were listening to Charles Price, we have an empathy and identify very strongly with his message. We have a further understanding of 'Bitter Blessings; Better Blessings.'

First thing this morning, I spent several minutes Praying to Christ; Asking Him for His Guidance, Understanding, Wisdom, Grace, His Holy Spirit to Infill us, and to direct our path. Plus, saying Intercessary Prayers for all those we care about; as well as seeking forgiveness for our foes. I also asked to be fully equipped with the Armor of God, for Him to carry our Burdens, and to be recipients of His bountiful Blessings. Having read the 'Living Truth' booklet, and referring to the Bible verses, this has encouraged us to strengthen our Belief, our Faith, our Hopes, and our Trust in Him. Knowing that He has an awesome Solution in Hand; and that He will Provide our needs, according to His Will and Purpose. We have literally 'thrown our concerns upon His Shoulders of Governance' to Help us in our walk.

In a tidbitz, many ephifanies have been happening all at once! ie. Bitter Blessings / Better Blessings! We say all the more - 'Praise Him In ALL Things!' and, we continue to Give Him genuine THANKS! Each and every day to us, is like a 'mini Thanksgiving!'

For those of you, who have concerns etc, once again, do your due dilegence and check into 'Living Truth'. Charles Price is abundantly clear with his interpretation of the Biblical messages. It will be easier to understand too, if you tune into his teachings, as per the Biblical quotes etc.

Will keep you posted, when I have more bittids to share with you. Am looking forward to enjoying a delicious semi international dinner of Alan's creative version of sauteed prawns (bought frozen from Costco, at encouraging prices!), my 'homemade' habadasherie of a Classic Caesar Salad, and an appreciative glass or two of South African Red Vino. We will thank Him yet again, for another day; as well as joyfully anticipating His Divine Intervention!

In the meantime, here is wishing you Peace, a Confident Calm, and a Restful evening.

God Bless.

Thanks for Blessings!

Good Morning, or whatever is the best greeting to you, in your part of the world!

Was up extra early this am. A nice feeling to be up before most people, who were still asleep at that hour. Enjoyed opening up the blinds, putting the coffee pot om, and puttzing about our home. Another gorgeous Fall morning! Another Blessing! Will take some pictures; however, will not be able to post them until our computer friend is back from his holidays. As previously mentioned, I am not able upload any photo images; strange; but am sure there is a bittid explanation. It may even be that we need a new Video Card; however, at least there is the picture of the exquisite purple Iris that my friend took, from her abundant garden.

Last night, we watched the heartwarming movie, 'The Express' and WOW! Methinks, it is an empowering movie that everyone should see; a true story about the life of college football hero, Ernie Davis. ie. Facing trials and tribulations, and overcoming adversities / obstacles. Eventhough, Ernie died of leukemia at age 23 in 1963, he brought honour, integrity, respect, and victory to the game; and his inspiration and legacy lives on. God Bless Ernie Davis.

Yesterday, forgot to mention in 'Hour of Power', that Robert Schuller says: "Make the downtime, to an uptime". I like that upbeat tidbit! He is also offering his book:

THE POWER OF JOY
Knowing God Through the Psalms.

"We have chosen 30 Psalms from The Holy Bible for this terrific book. Each of these 30 Psalms uses the word JOY at least once.

All these JOYFUL Psalms are accompanied by an outstanding Panograph© taken and specifically selected by our great ministry friend, Ken Duncan, just for YOU."

'Enjoying Everyday Life' is always such a breath of fresh air to me! Joyce Meyer shares the message of ENCOURAGEMENT and how much better it is to be 'proactive' in helping / encouraging others. 'By helping others, Praying for those who need encouragement, God will help you. Compliment people, even a smile' uplifts. Joyce is saying 'when you smile, you also put a smile on God's Face'. 'Sow good seeds - ie encouragement; and Reap the harvest of encouragement!' Joyce also suggests to not get caught up in the negatives; but to Praise God instead! (You can refer to my Sept 26th post, 'Giving Thanks!'; there are NO coincidences and I enjoyed a tidbitz ephifany!). I always feel enlightened by Joyce's teachings. Also Joyce refers to the Bible - Isaiah 61:1. I just read the chapter; and wow, what a wonderful encouragement of JOY etc! Joyce adds the Bible IS the WORD; and that the TRUTH sets you free. Thank you, Joyce, for uplifting me, as well as 'sharing the message of the good news' to millions of people around the world. For that tid matter, thanks to all those, who provide Biblical teachings and encouragement.

Have a full bittidz day lined up. We are hopeful for some good news bittids; will keep you posted, when we hear!

Tomorrow, I look forward to posting some tidbits from 'Living Truth'. Charles Price is excellent with his insights and teachings. Alan and I experienced a few more ephifanies! Three is always something new and refreshing to learn! ie. 'Bitter Blessings lead to Bigger Blessings', as Charles wonderfully shares. However, for those of you who wish to know more and / or have questions, here again, are their exciting websites! www.hourofpower.org; www.joycemeyer.org; and www.livingtruth.ca.

To all those, who peruse my posts. Eventhough, they are a journal / uplift to me; I hope they offer a genuine encouragement. That you feel a bit better and have a more joyful day, after you have read them!

Peace and God Bless.

JOY!

Good Evening,

We have not been home all that long; and it is such a beautiful evening. Hard to imagine it will be dark within the next half hour. We will be seeing our bed soon; inasmuch as we have an early start and a full tidbitz day tomorrow.

We also visited our friend in the hospital; and he looks pretty pale (understandable); however, he is doing okay and is out of the ICU. He can speak (coherently); whereas approx ten days ago, he was considered as 'brain dead' and was revived by 'brain scans'. A number of us have been saying several Intercessary Prayers for him; and we are hopeful that this second go around of inserting a pacemaker, will stay the course.

Going back to the Vision Channel this morning, I will share a few tidbits, I learned from the 'Hour of Power' (Robert Schuller Snr - www.hourofpower.org). Derek Fisher of the L.A. Lakers, was a guest and his book, 'Character Driven' covers much. 'Young' people (I think of myself as a 'young person' LOL!) would appreciate his book about Character, Faith, Purpose, Inspiration. Leadership etc. As Derek says, 'It is not uncool to stand up and ask Him for help'. Plus, 'be a 'light (of encouragement) to someone.'

Hour of Power, Guest Pastor Tony Campolo, shares that 'JOY' (a Gift from the Holy Spirit) keeps you going; his message being 'The Kingdom of God is a Party!'. TRUST in Him to bring you something GOOD! Tony shares: "It's a joy that comes from forgiveness of sins. It's a joy that comes when you spread it to others by the grace of God. But lastly, it's a great joy that is able to permeate your life even in the midst of hard times. Even in the midst of suffering. That's what makes it different from happiness. Happiness depends on what happens. Joy is something that keeps you going even when what is happening isn't going well at all".

Tony tells a couple of wonderful, and with humour, stories. ie. About a special birthday party, and a 'celebration' Wow! Well worth hearing; empowering methinks!

In yesterday's post, 'Giving Thanks!', I shared about the interaction of JOY that I experienced with others. ie. "An ephifany; when we were out this afternoon, I felt like a 'kangaroo' bounding with unbridled enthusiasm! Well, everyone I met, started smiling, laughing, and being genuuinely joyful! Wow! I thought, this is awesome! The Holy Spirit works through us all to reach out and touch others! Just like my friend (see yesterday's post) who encouraged me". There are NO coincidences!

Tomorrow, I will share a few bittids from 'Enjoying Everyday Life' (Joyce Meyer - www.joycemeyer.org) and to mention again, there are NO Coincidences!

Here is wishing you all a 'Good night', and a restful sleep.

Peace and God Bless.

A Restful Sunday

Good Afternoon, or whatever is the best greeting to you, in your part of the world!

Another splendid Fall day! Wow! Blessings abound!

Last night (late) I watched the Vision Channel re: 'Tomorrow's World', with Roderick C. Meredith and he provides such wonderful explanations of the 'End Times'. We ordered our free booklet, ''Who or What is the Anti Christ?' over the phone (1-888-318-8080); so we look forward to receiving this invaluable info. All the more crucial for us all, to be equipped with the full Armor of God and be ready.

This morning, I joyfully embraced the Vision Channel - 'Hour of Power', 'Enjoying Everyday Life', and 'Living Truth'. These special programs offer encouraging insights as well as solid teachings / Truths from the Bible. I will share a few tidbit 'ephifanies' a bit later, as we are presently heading out the door to visit our friend, who is stabilizing in the hospital. He was the one who had been in a coma for a week; (You can refer to earlier posts, if you wish a tid of background); and things are 'looking up' for him; albeit on a gradual recovery basis. He will literally be 'living one day at a time'.

For those of you who wish to know more a bittid more, best to do your own due diligence, and check into the websites of these 'special' International Bible Teachers; and hear / watch / read what empowering messages they have to impart and impact. 'He IS the Way, the Truth, and the Life'.

Hope you are enjoying the day!

Peace and God Bless.

Giving Thanks!

Good Evening, or whatever is the best greeting to you, in your part of the world!

It has been a bit of a whirlwind! The hours have 'zoomed zoomed zoomed!'. We are relieved it is the weekend; and what a gorgeous 'Indian Summer' we have all been Blessed with here! The Autumn leaves are exquisite with all their intoxicating rich Fall colours! Eventhough, we are presently experiencing gale winds; brilliant sunshine and cloudless bright blue skies abound!

We have been working on our tidbitz projects; and are anticipating this Monday will bring us some hearty good news. In the meantime, we are going to continue to be of 'good cheer'; and simply believe for a positive outcome! There is truth re: how 'inner thoughts' can attempt to gain a stronghold and manipulate negative thoughts. To try to control and get the better of you; particularly during challenging and perplexing moments. However, keeping a calm and cool head, and turning to Him asap, one's resolve is strengthend all the more! We KNOW that He (Christ) will Provide Solution for all those who inquire genuinely of Him. 'Seek and Ye Shall Find'.

As per my tid post yesterday, it is simply a matter of just 'turning it all over to Him' to work all the bittidz out. Easier said than done at times; however, the more often one Relies upon Him, it becomes 'second nature' to do so! Also, if things appear to be 'overwhelming' to you, just step back, and 'Praise Him In ALL Things'. Even jubilantly shout it out loud! Plus declare, 'THANK YOU!' Amazing how immediately uplifted you feel! Ask Him to Encourage you, to Carry your burdens (which He does!), and Pray for the Holy Spirit to give you Guidance, Understanding, Wisdom, Grace, etc. He Gives you Refuge etc; and your spirits once again, are calm, confident, and joyful!

An ephifany; when we were out this afternoon, I felt like a 'kangaroo' bounding with unbridled enthusiasm! Well, everyone I met, started smiling, laughing, and being genuuinely joyful! Wow! I thought, this is awesome! The Holy Spirit works through us all to reach out and touch others! Just like my friend (see yesterday's post) who encouraged me.

Alan is preparing our dinner and it smells delicious throughout our house! 'Shake and Bake' Chicken, baked potatoes sprinkled with parmesan cheese, fresh buttered corn on the cob, sauteed juicy pea pods, Mmmmmmmmm. We are thankful for each and every day; and we look at each day as if it is a 'mini Thanksgiving'. There is so much to be thankful for! We are glad we are home for the evening; and we are looking forward to watching some good movies. A glass of red vino (South African) or two, won't hurt either! LOL!

We have received abundant bittids of harvest from our fresh grown garden produce of cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, and mulitude of veggie herbs. Our wonderful neighbours have also delighted in this Blessed bounty!

Looking forward to embracing tidbits of messages on the Vision Channel tomorrow morning, with the following International Bible Teachers! For those of you who wish to learn and absorb info more directly, here are their insightful and inspirational websites. - 'Hour of Power' (Robert Schuller Snr - www.hourofpower.org); 'Enjoying Everyday Life' (Joyce Meyer - www.joycemeyer.org); and 'Living Truth' (Charles Price - www.livingtruth.ca).

Am now going to go and enjoy our evening; here is wishing you a nice night as well.

Peace and God Bless.

Happy Autumn and turning new leaves!

Good Morning, or whatever is the best greeting to you, in your part of the world!

It feels like an age, since I last wrote; but we have been on the tidbitz go. We have really fallen into Fall! LOL! We have been Blessed with beautiful sunny 'Indian Summer' days; and another gorgeous one is greeting us today! Autumn is here; but Summer is still trying to hang on - no bittid complaints from me!

We have had a full plate; tied up with our regular business, as well as being a 'retread' in a new home based business. Will say that the associated products (safe eco cleaner friendly, a joy to use) have really added a major fresh 'sparkle' to our home. ie. Cleaned out our bathroom shelves / cupboards / drawers; (amazing how three years of dust creeps in). If you wish you can refer to my Sept 4th post and you will see the shiny sheen (which has remained) on our dining room table to this day. An awesome difference, methinks!

We have been falling into our bed rapidly; as we have had early starts for most mornings. A sound sleep does wonders. Will share too, that I am not really a 'vitamin' person; however, since the natural vitamins were offered with the pak, I have been taking these vitamins twice daily. That being said, the vitamins need to be taken with a meal; and that really has encouraged me to establish better eating times, as well as enjoying even healthier meals. Recently turned an exciting age; so we are all the more upbeat about maintaining and nuturing a quality life from all perspectives. I should also add, that I have noticed a gentle difference, for the better!

Tidbit - 'Turn it all over to God' to help you through the ups and the downs for each and every day.

A good friend of ours recently said to me, 'I have turned everything over to God'; and those words spoke to me. Methinks, Christ used him to give me an extra tidbit of encouragement! We all need encouragement!

Bittid - Rest in the Lord, Knowing and TRUSTING He is our Refuge and our Comfort.

Psalms 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God".

Proverbs 3: 5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He will direct your path". These two wonderful messages are in our downstairs bathroom; and I thought very appropriate; given all the turbulence in the world.

In a tid, if we 'Keep Things Simple'; and, 'Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you", the world would be a far happier place.

Still strange, that I am not able to upload photo images; however, our computer friend is away on vacation; so when he returns, things should be as 'right as rain'. Pictures do add a bit of 'specialness', don't they?

Here is wishing you a good day! Choose to make it such! 'Praise Him In All Things!'

Peace and God Bless.