The Plan

Author Unknown

When I was a little girl, my mother used to embroider a great deal. I would sit at her knee and look up from the floor and ask what she was doing. She informed me that she was embroidering. I told her that it looked like a mess from where I sat. As from the underside I watched her work within the boundaries of the little round hoop that she held in her hand, I complained to her that it sure looked messy from where I sat. She would smile at me, look down and gently say, "My dear, you go about your playing for a while, and when I am finished I will put you on my knee and let you see it from my side."
I would wonder why she was using some dark threads along with the bright ones and why they seemed so jumbled from my view. A few minutes would pass and then I would hear Mother's voice say, "Dear, come and sit on my knee." This I did only to be surprised and thrilled to see a beautiful flower or sunset. I could not believe it, because from underneath it looked so messy. Then Mother would say to me, "My dear, from underneath it did look messy and jumbled, but you did not realize that there was a pre-drawn plan on the top. It was a design. I was only following it. Now, look at it from my side and you will see what I was doing.
Many times through the years I have looked up to my Heavenly Father and said, "Father, what are You doing?" He has answered, "I am embroidering your life." I say, "But it looks like a mess to me. It seems so jumbled? The threads seem so dark? Why can't they all be bright?" The Father seems to tell me, "My child, you go about your business of doing My business and one day I will bring you to Heaven and put you on My knee and you will see the plan from My side."

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Well winter is coming in fast and living where I do we're having the beautiful show of changing leaves etc. My puppy Taz had his operation (the snip so to speak) and has calmed down a lot which is great - plenty of room for improvement mind you but he's getting there
The only big change that seems to be approaching is that youngest son is thinking of moving back home for awhile due to the cost of living right in the middle of a city - way too expensive. Never mind I can do more of my 'mummy' bit and make sure he's well looked after. Last time we went to the flat I opened the fridge and all he had in there were cans of beer and some chocolate!! When I pointed that out to him he told me he had some bread and some condiments as well - hardly a healthy store cupboard is it LOL
So life goes on, my one pal who was in Washington has been moved to Minnesota and he hates it. But he said he's trying to look at the good points or at least he will when he finds some its so unfair to up and move them like that for no reason but it happens all the time. His mum cant visit him now as she's in her 80's but least he can still call her, although as he said she's at that age where anything could happen at any time and with this move he doubts he will ever see her again and thats so sad.
Anyway I just thought I would drop a few lines in to kind of play catch up, been looking after one year old granddaughter Ruby a fair bit lately and boy does she have some energy unlike her Nan who has none LOL
Time for breakfast me thinks - oh yeah the diet is still going well and I've lost almost 2 stone, do I feel better for it, yeah course I do but damn am I missing my chocolate

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hi mo,

good to see you again hun always miss ya when you gone

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I need coffee

Hi babe good to see you too, I never go too far away, creature of habit I guess (Grin)

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email me at times hun so i know how you are

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I need coffee

Don't think I have your email but if you have mine then mail me (hugs)

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Mo, i just wanted to say.....CONGRATULATIONS....on your weight loss. That is an awesome achievement. You should be really proud of yourself.

You have the start of winter, and for us it is the coming of summer. The kids got out of the pool around 7pm last night, that is how warm it is here. I love the seasons with all the different smells they bring. In summer the smells of BBQ's, the rain, the spring flower scents. I'm a sucker for the outdoors. Just as well since i live where you have that life style.

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If you are compassionate in your approach to all tasks in life, believing that all "problems" contain valuable lessons, you will find peace of mind.
~Dr. Lee Jampolsky

Thank you, I joined slimming world with my daughter in law and only really did it to keep her company but as soon as the weight started to go I figured I might as well get into it properly. Not to the point of being obsessed over everything I eat but to the point where I gave up all the rubbish I used to eat. It actually wasn't as hard as I thought it would be (smile)

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The Husband Store

A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:

You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the product increases as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.

On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs.

The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.

The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.

'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going. She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.

'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!' Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Helpwith Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes on to the sixth floor and the sign reads: Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner also opened a New Wives store just across the street.

The first floor has wives that love sex.

The second floor has wives that love sex and have money.

The third through sixth floors have never been visited

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Little Computer Prayer

Every evening
As I'm laying here in bed
This tiny little prayer
Keeps running through my head

God bless my mom and dad
And bless my little pup
And look out for my brother
When things aren't looking up

And God, there's one more thing
I wish that you could do
Hope you don't mind me asking
But please bless my 'puter too??

Now I know that's not normal
To bless a mother board
But just listen a second
While I explain to you, my Lord

You see, that little metal box
Holds more than odds & ends
Inside those small compartments
Rest hundreds of my 'BEST FRIENDS'

Some it's true I've never seen
And most I've never met
We've never exchanged hugs
Or shared a meal as yet...

I know for sure they like me
By the kindness that they give
And this little scrap of metal
is how I travel to where they live

By faith is how I know them
Much the same as you
I share in what life brings them
From that our friendship grew

"PLEASE" take an extra minute
From your duties up above
To bless this scrap of metal
That's filled with so much love!

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