The Secret to Enjoying Life

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13 Jun 2008 04:38 PM

My calendar this morning says 'the secret to enjoying life is to be thankful for what each day brings.' Are you enjoying life? If not, the fault could be that you are not looking to find the blessings in each day. No matter how bad things are there is always something we can thank God for. Here's my notebook of 10 blessings from the last 3 days.

1. Church music practice this week was so good. We sang 'Shout to the Lord.' This song has a lot of meaning for me. The last time I sang it at church was in December 2006 when God clearly showed us this was the area we were to move to and the church for us to attend. Now I can sing it as part of this congregation. That's exciting! Another song reminds us that our hope and salvation is 'In Christ Alone.' That's a great blessing.

2. Our Bible study is so much fun as everyone shares what they are learning from God's Word and the study of 1 John. What a blessing that group is and the way people feel free to share their prayer points and thoughts. No one person dominates the group. Close friends in that group are such a blessing.

3. Several days of getting stuck into rewrites of my novel which is at a stage I wanted to get to by the end of this week. I have to put it aside now to prepare a writing workshop for next week.

4. Two book reviews I was able to send off - one for a children's book and one and adult's book. They'd been waiting a while to be written.

5. Great comments from another writer who read 'The Goanna Island Mystery' with her 8 and 6 year old girls. Now the 8 year old wants to write a review of it. How cute is that!

6. Sunshine. It's been so wet here lately. It's lovely to see the sun and go out walking yesterday with my dear husband and the two dogs down the lake.

7. Putting washing out yesterday and having it dry in the sun

8. I scalded my hand this week. It's a little red and sore but it could have been so much worse.

9. As always for my relationships with the Lord, my husband, family and friends. They're a blessing and joy every day of every year.

10. This week the words of a song we sang last Sunday stayed with me throughout the week. 'How great is our God, sing with me, how great is our God.'

I'd love to hear the blessings you can praise God for from the past few days.

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Dale has a passion for books and writing. She writes in various forms, from articles to poetry to fiction for children and adults.

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trying2bmanofGod (219) 15 Jun 2008 03:33 PM

I have not enjoyed life in ages. I will try to keep your advise.

Beth McHugh (13211) 15 Jun 2008 05:27 PM

Hi trying2bmanofGod, you might enjoy my blog on looking at how people lose the joy in their lives. You can find it at:

http://mental-health.families.com/blog/are-you-pulling-the-plug-on-life

Best wishes, Beth

Dale Harcombe (10321) 15 Jun 2008 09:17 PM

That's sad you feeli like that, trying2bmanofGod. I hope compiling a list of things to be thankful for helps. Meanwhile I will prayer for you. Really, Beth and I seem to be on the same wavelength with our idea of lists.

Garegare (25) 23 Jun 2008 12:33 PM

You seem really strong in your religious convictions. Perhaps you could share your devotion with aspiring parents. I've been watching this tv show called Baby Borrowers and its a bit despicable... these teens who don't know the first thing about parenting get to 'borrow' a baby from a willing couple to see how they fare. Do you think this is beneficial to anyone?

Dale Harcombe (10321) 23 Jun 2008 02:34 PM

Yes, I would say my Christianity shapes my life. In all aspects I try and live by what God reveals to me in His Word. I have written a number of blogs on parenting http://christian.families.com/blog/parenting-gods-way http://christian.families.com/blog/parenting-gods-way-part-2 http://christian.families.com/blog/friend-or-parent-to-your-child http://christian.families.com/blog/12-suggestions-for-raising-godly-children http://christian.families.com/blog/7-tips-for-christian-parenting http://christian.families.com/blog/what-are-you-teaching-your-children-through-tv There are others too. I haven't seen the tv show you mention. I'm not big on reality TV. The idea sounds a bit bizarre to me. I know I wouldn't have been one handing my children over to teenagers like that.