blessings flow from eternal springs of life

blessings flow from eternal springs of life----in the quiet of this morning i enjoy the blessing of seeing the Fall colors, leaves, sunshine in this beautiful day....

dad/papa

a time in life

a reflection question I read at the end of a article:  "Describe a time in your life when because of God's saving and guiding grace, you went in a direction that you would not have chosen for yourself, but that transformed your life in some meaningful way." --------this is a thought you can ponder for your private journal.

dad/papa 
Bill Edwards

"JESUS IS IN MY HEART AND HE IS COLD"-

HE IS JUST A LITTLE FELLA-HIS DAD WAS DRYING HIM AFTER A BATH-HE SAID "JESUS IS IN MY HEART AND HE IS COLD"--I REMEMBER SNUGGLING OUR SMALL CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN  IN A SOFT TOWEL FOLLOWING A BATH. IT FELT SO GOOD TO HOLD THEM AND THEY FELT SECURE---THEN I REALIZE I AM A 77 YEAR OLD LITTLE BOY WHO FEELS THE PEACE AND SNUGGLING EMBRACE OF GOD---OF COURSE THIS IS A HEART THING....

LOVE,

DAD/PAPA 

pay attention to good

WHERE ATTENTION GOES, ENERGY FLOWS." ---this is a thought provoking quote. Energy flows into what a person pays attention to?  whatever is true, whatever is good, think on this....give it attention and energy flows to accomplish......

dad/papa

inner voice

WHEN I DRIFT, DRAW ME BACK INTO YOUR WAY, O LORD. -- SOMETIMES A PERSON DRIFTS INTO THE WRONG CROWD: DRUGS, VIOLENCE, MURDER, BULLYING....., SOMETIMES A PERSON DRIFTS INTO BAD AND CYNICAL ATTITUDES.......THERE IS A PRESENCE WITHIN THAT DRAWS US BACK INTO THE WAY OF TRUTH AND GOODNESS....BUT WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT INNER VOICE-INTUITION-NUDGING.......

DAD/PAPA

liberated and wonder filled journey

"...be serious and discipline yourselves.......be hospitable to one another without complaining....good stewards ......serve....with whatever gift..you have received.....with the strength God supplies...." (1 Peter 4: 7-11) ---some key words for a liberated and wonder filled journey as you travel the moments and experiences of today.

dad/papa


Bill Edwards
revwge@me.com

Rootless

"...he was rootless, and being rootless he had never quite decided where he stood, on the side of the angels or against them.....he knew where I stood." -L'Amour-----right or wrong, good or bad, love or hate, lie or truth. ----finally the rootless guy in the story made his choice. He chose his roots and joined his brother in building a life and a career worthy of his roots......

dad/papa

Divine Possibilities within People

"the transformation of persons toward the divine possibilities inherent in them." .....the pictures of the earth seen by space travelers are symbolic of  our ability to see our earthly existence from the perspective of divine purpose. no matter what is going on in your life or in the world, there is always the divine possibilities. 

dad/papa 

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"Time lost is time when we have not lived a full human life, time unenriched by experience, creative endeavor, enjoyment, and suffering." -Dietrich Bonhoeffer- A German Lutheran pastor, theologian who was executed because of his resistance to Hitler. -----

dad/papa

Re: THOUGHT

Yes!!

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On Oct 14, 2010, at 10:07 AM, Diane Shelton <shel2975@bellsouth.net> wrote:

Gainfully employed – not to be confused with making money!  Seek possibilities to serve in unexpected places and faith to get there.

 

From: Bill Edwards [mailto:revwge@me.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 7:39 AM
To: David Edwards; Diane and David Shelton; Diane Shelton; Erin & Sheri Edwards/Okun; Ryan Edwards; Renee Nicole Edwards; Drew Edwards Edwards; Allison M Shelton; Anna Shelton; David & Jody Edwards; Drew Edwards; RHETT EDWARDS; Blog Greenestreams
Subject: THOUGHT

 

"ALWAYS BE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. DO NOT TRIFFLE  AWAY TIME." (John Wesley) ---we cannot put time in a safe place to be used when we need it. we can use the moment  to do a good deed-say a kind word-be quiet and listen......

 

dad/papa

 

 

Bill Edwards

revwge@me.com

 

twitter @revwge

 

 

 

 

RE: THOUGHT

Gainfully employed – not to be confused with making money!  Seek possibilities to serve in unexpected places and faith to get there.

 

From: Bill Edwards [mailto:revwge@me.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 7:39 AM
To: David Edwards; Diane and David Shelton; Diane Shelton; Erin & Sheri Edwards/Okun; Ryan Edwards; Renee Nicole Edwards; Drew Edwards Edwards; Allison M Shelton; Anna Shelton; David & Jody Edwards; Drew Edwards; RHETT EDWARDS; Blog Greenestreams
Subject: THOUGHT

 

"ALWAYS BE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. DO NOT TRIFFLE  AWAY TIME." (John Wesley) ---we cannot put time in a safe place to be used when we need it. we can use the moment  to do a good deed-say a kind word-be quiet and listen......

 

dad/papa

 

 

Bill Edwards

revwge@me.com

 

twitter @revwge

 

 

 

 

John Wesley - Do Not Trifle Away Time

"ALWAYS BE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. DO NOT TRIFFLE AWAY TIME." (John Wesley) ---we cannot put time in a safe place to be used when we need it. we can use the moment to do a good deed-say a kind word-be quiet and listen......




dad/papa

THOUGHT

"ALWAYS BE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. DO NOT TRIFFLE  AWAY TIME." (John Wesley) ---we cannot put time in a safe place to be used when we need it. we can use the moment  to do a good deed-say a kind word-be quiet and listen......

dad/papa

Bill Edwards

revwge@me.com

twitter @revwge

quality that is built in

"QUALITY THAT IS BUILT IN, NOT ADDED ON.."-----SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.......

DAD/PAPA

life story

DO NOT NEGATE OR DISRESPECT YOUR OWN LIFE STORY. THAT  IS THE ONLY AUTHENTIC STORY YOU HAVE TO TELL. IT IS IN YOUR STORY THAT TRUTH REALLY BLOSSOMS AND OTHERS SEE WHAT YOU ARE REALLY ABOUT.....

DAD/PAPA

encourage

ENCOURAGE SOMEONE WHO IS DISCOURAGED----

DAD/PAPA

Square

THE SQUARE AND THE HIGHCHAIR:  The square is old and the numbers are hard to read. I contemplate the years daddy used it to build. He built houses, chicken pens for Aunt Alma, and he built a highchair for me when i was a baby. i have the tray from that highchair sitting in front of the book shelves in my study. This morning i used the old square to check the tray. Sure enough it was true, accurate as daddy had made it. And to day i am still checking the squaring of my life by the values that hold true eternally. When I do make a mistake the Value enables me to square it up. And so i pass this on to you for a SQUARE life.

dad/papa
Bill Edwards
revwge@me.com

twitter @revwge

My prayer for today

whatever i do, feel, think this day, let me be in sync with You, Lord of love,goodness, and fresh starts every day.

my prayer for you this day....

dad/papa

The True Change Agent

THE POLITICAL WORD THAT PUSHES A LOT OF BUTTONS IS CHANGE. TIME FOR CHANGE. THE POLITICIAN SAYS HE/SHE WILL CHANGE THINGS AND MAKE  THEM RIGHT. -- TRUTH IS CHANGE IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. WE DON'T MAKE THINGS CHANGE. IT IS BUILT INTO THE DNA OF NATURE. OUR PART IS TO SOMETIMES HANG ON AND DO THE BEST WE  CAN. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET WISE ENOUGH TO MOVE BEYOND OUR EGO CENTERED  THINKING AND BECOME AWARE OF THE REAL CHANGER--LET OURSELVES BE PUT IN SYNC WITH THE ORIGINAL CHANGER WHO IS ALWAYS CREATING THINGS NEW.

DAD/PAPA