My Trip Around the Sun: Joyful, Joyful, (We adore thee)

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Joyful, Joyful, (We adore thee)

Posted by Marie Winters Adams at 12:34 PM

Today's song: 'Joyful, Joyful (We adore thee) sung on my
IPod by Amy Grant. Yes, I adore her. I read her Book - 'Mosaic'. What a beautiful person she is. I feel that I have a lot of beautiful people in my life that are like her. It's nice to contemplate these things. I guess I have more to contemplate, now that I'm fifty. Ohhhhh, I still can't get use to that...... fifty,fifty,fifty...........:-(

Today I walked 4 miles. I tried to do some jogging, also. But for some reason I have no zip. I expect to have some kind of zip tomorrow. I've got to gear myself up for this big walk.

It's been a great day so far. I was able to do some work outside (after my walk) and I've just been cleaning and puttering around the house all morning. It's nice to have those days - where you really don't have to be anywhere or have too much on your agenda. Thanks to the Lord.

The above picture is of me and my youngest granddaughter - Kallista. This was a year or so ago, when she wasn't very old at all. Can't get any better than that.....:-)

1 comment:

robert said...: Your reference to Henry van Dyke's hymn, "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" caught my eye. Today is the 157th anniversary of his birth. I'm not quite that old, but passed 50 many years ago. I can identify with the experiencing a lack of "zip." But we keeps going and does our best. God bless.; November 10, 2009 at 6:42 AM

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To laugh often and love much

To laugh often and love much--
To win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children--
To earn the honest approbation of critics and endure the betrayal of false friends--
To appreciate the beauty --
To find the best in others--
To give of one's self--
To leave the world a little better whether by a garden patch...a healthy child...or a redeemed social condition--
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sang with exultation--
To know even one life has breathed a little easier, because you have lived--
this is success.

Marianne Williamson

I'm a fan of Marianne Williamson. Here's a quote from her:

Regardless of how dark things get, there is light that will ultimately follow the darkness. For that is guaranteed by God. What lies in our hands -- what is completely up to us as beings of free will -- is how long the night will last and how quickly the light will get here. Many people on this earth have cast great light, and now is a moment when all of us must. At a time of war, let's cultivate peace. At a time of hate, let's cultivate love. At a time of hopelessness, let's cultivate hope.