Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Remember

Today is Boomama's rallying call to help Heather. Reading the comments fills me with hope and warmth, and a wonderful sense of being part of something good and worthwhile. The number of people from all round the world who are praying for this young Mum with enormous faith is amazing. You want to know about hope and faith? Here it is.

And let me just say once again, that Boomama is one exceptional young woman. She should run for president. Now. She makes things happen.

I want to say something that is sort of relevant at the moment. I have never set much store in worrying obsessively about the future. (Just as well, really.) Today is what counts. Right now. Living life to the full today....loving without fear, laughing, smiling, counting my enormous blessings, making the most of what is there at the moment... these are the things that are important. I do not advocate stupidity, let me add! This does not mean irresponsibility or being foolish with finances. It just means that I am free from worry about what could, or might happen one day. Tomorrow. A year away. 10 years away. Of course I have dreams. Everyone needs dreams. I like to think about what I might do, or could do one day. Places I would love to visit, people I want to meet. Maybe. This is good. I still battle to separate the "want" from the "need", but I am getting there. There are no guarantees, and life can change in a second.

You know, whatever may happen, we will learn to manage. We make plans. We adapt. In South Africa before majority rule, there was a slogan "adapt or die" (it was also a satirical play which was wonderful). Adapting is how we all survive. Challenges come when we least expect them, and how we respond to them is how we grow. Change can be good, and we don't know the master plan, so we don't always see how until much later. We just have to trust.

So many of my blogging friends are facing huge challenges at the moment. One day at a time. Their grace and faith and honesty is amazing. Dreadful things happen. Tragedy happens. But so much good comes from the bad things too. Today is an example of that. How much we are learning from each other daily, and how thankful I am that I took the leap into the unknown and became a part of it all.

13 comments:

  1. So well said! AMEN!

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  2. There were nearly 100 commenters when I visited. It's absolutely amazing what we, as a blogging community, can do.
    Great post!!
    :)

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  3. I'm sure you know that I agree with all you've said. Very well-stated, Linds.

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  4. Anonymous8:55 pm

    Thanks for dropping by my blog - you're so right it is a great honour to be able to do this to help out Heather :-)

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  5. Anonymous8:57 pm

    I've found two fellow britbloggers today. It's wonderful what is being done for Heather, I just pray that she will be so blessed.

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  6. Very well spoken, Linds, and something we should try to remember.

    I'm with you - if Bloggityville had any say, Boo Mama would be elected president in a heartbeat!

    The miracle is well under way at her place - unbelievable total of way over $5,000 already.

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  7. I hope you're feeling better.

    There are so many heartaches out there right now - but God is Good. All the Time. And He is moving through all of us. What a blessing!

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  8. The older I get, the more I realize the wisdom in that - one day at a time. We only really have today. We must of course live wisely and plan for the future. However, I have learned to treasure the moment. Great post Linds.

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  9. Wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing this view!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  10. IT'S A FRONT PORCH PARTY!
    I am going to have a front porch party on the morning of April 30th.
    so come on over and sat a spell.
    bring your mountain dew ,coffee or what ever,cracker pie or anything else even art work. Just bring y'alls selvs.
    ALL Y'ALL HAVE TO DO IS LEAVE A COMMENT TO THIS POST BETWEEN TONIGHT AND BY 8 A.M ON THE 30TH AND I WILL DRAW A NAME ON THE 30TH AND THE WINNER WILL GET A FREE PAINTING OF CHOISE.
    TITLES Y'ALL CAN CHOOSE FROM ARE ON MY EARLY POST A FEW WAYS DOWN POST THAT SHOWS ALL MY WORK.
    IT WILL BE A 11"X 8" SO LEAVE THEM COMMENTS SWEETPEAS.
    FOR EVERY 50 DIFFERENT COMMENTS EACH A DIFFERENT PERSON/BLOGGER THERE WILL BE A WINNER UP TO 200 COMMENTS.. LETS GET READY FOR A PARTY DARLINGS.
    oh a added thoughts,bring yourselvs,art ,photos,creative,lemonaid,garden hat anything at all and I will share the photos afterwards. I will have the table set with mountain dew,coffee,chocolate truffles,pans of beans to shell ,art and anything else I can think of between now and then.

    The drawing will be right after I have my meds,see to my auggie and tucker and my garden. I am having so much fun I dont know which way I am going,CAN Y'ALL TELL I LOVE GETTING COMMENTS! ebay is loaded,I just added aceo cards and paintings.COME SEE ME UMDER purple*cucumbers over there.

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  11. Your view is cheered around the world............I do hope you are feeling better now. while I often read your great blog and love your posts I do not often comment but this post of yours are wise words well done to you.

    Lee-ann

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  13. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the doctors were wrong and Heather is okay? She is such an amazing woman.

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