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patience & perseverance by (me!) ~topps ~writeousmom

i'll never forget the first time i walked into the left handers store at the wharf in san francisco.  i did not even know such a store existed..   and how playful and fun to see so many items, from scissors, to notepads; kitchen tools to garden tools..    which had been etched in my mind as i saw them my whole life

suddenly  -flipped. re-oriented.   -everything was backwards, so to speak

and i do remember the notepads with the metal swirl binding on the opposite side from every school pad i'd ever seen.. and awkwardly adjusted to using

but in truth, it is the paper pads with the binding at the top; not the sides, that are most conducive to writing

i still regard myself as write handed though; write handed lefty

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new topic:  part of the writeousmom wisdom i repeated often to my now grown children was this:  always pay attention to what money can, and cannot do

i've learned and now teach this:   you can pay someone to take care of your yard; you can pay someone to clean your house; you can pay someone to shop for you, cook for you,  -even do your homework

you can pay for haircuts, braces, new shoes  -vacations..

but you cannot pay anyone to cultivate a relationship with Jesus for you.  -there is no amount of money that accomplishes this goal

the only way you can cultivate a relationship with Jesus is by actually doing it yourself via prayer and Bible Teachers and the Bible   -and i recommend it in that order

true, people can 'pray for you'  [but you should never pay anyone to pray for you!]  but the relationship you will cultivate with Jesus; God; love; truth; spirit; its yours to do on your own, at your own pace; for free

entirely up to you.   when you are ready..   when you so desire..  Jesus is eternally, so patiently, waiting with love, hope & faith..  in YOU

      selah!    xoxo hallelujah & amen

/which reminds me..   we are the only species that can and does pray..  the only species which can and does document its existence, thoughts, hopes & dreams..    the only species which can and does invite God to examine their heart, mind, thoughts...     i could go on and on..

    -like, have you been taught, things that are free have less value than expensive things?  laughing to myself here because i wrote about  -somewhere in my archives..

playfully being God's publicist/marketing director/CEO   'the problem, you see Jesus.. is that churches are giving the Bible away FOR FREE...    -tends to get taken for granted..  but what we can learn here from hostess' business closing, and having twinkies disappear from the shelves..   no longer available after all these years... well,    those twinkies are selling for THOU$AND$!"

but!  about to post pictures from our awesome bike ride in los gatos; filled with gratitude! and JOY from this experience

posted by SANDRA HARRISON KAY @ 10:00 AM