Enthusiasm

 by Kay Heitsch

Enthusiasm is contagious. Be a carrier! ~ Enthusiasm Quotes ~

Yesterday was the award's day at our grandson's elementary school. Noah sat patiently waiting for his name to be called. When his name was called he jumped out of his chair and ran with enthusiasm up front to receive his award.

When I saw the video our daughter sent I smiled as I read our son's words. "That's enthusiasm. Way to go Noah!" This video sure was a picture of enthusiasm! I felt enthusiastic just seeing Noah's smiling face as he ran forward to receive his award.

Enthusiasm is contagious. Let's be a carrier today!

Fix Your Focus

 by Kay Heitsch

Focus on your blessings! When we focus our attention on the positive things in life we feel encouraged. Sometimes all we need to do is fix our focus.

Many times when we feel down and discouraged all we need is to fix our focus. Many times we've stopped thinking about our blessings and the positive things we have in life.

When we stop and think of all the many things we can do as a blessing our focus and attitude change to the positive.

Two Bible verses talk about focus. One says, "Focus your eyes on Jesus" (See Hebrews 12:2) The other says "Set your mind and keep it set on higher things" (See Colossians 3:2) When we have these two to focus on we will be encouraged and focus on our blessings.

Today is a great day to fix our focus on our blessings. When we do we will feel encouraged.

Amazingly and Miraculously Made

by Kay Heitsch

Our relationship with ourselves sets the tone for every other relationship we have. It also effects how we view life. ~ Quotes ~

It's important to have a good relationship with ourselves. We are one person we can never get away from. No matter where we go, there we are. It's funny, but it's true.

When people don't like themselves they tend to be unhappy with others and their view of life isn't all that great either.

We all have a different set of fingerprints. We also have our own DNA. We may have the same parents, but our DNA is still uniquely ours.

We are not here by accident. The Bible says, "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb..." (see Jeremiah 1:5) "We are amazingly and miraculously made..." (See Psalm 139:14 GWT)

Knowing that we are amazingly and miraculously made should help us love our neighbor as we love ourselves (see Mark 12:31) and also set the tone for how we view life.

A Future Full Of Hope

by Kay Heitsch

Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future. ~Future Quotes ~

How do we see our future? I like to keep in mind that I have a future full of hope! Like everyone else, I have had a lot of hurts in my past, but I want to let my hopes shape my future.

The following Bible verse has encouraged me over the years. "For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11 NLT

I truly believe God has an awesome plan for each of us. He says His plans are for good and not disaster. Our future is filled with hope when we work His plan.

Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future. Remember that you have a future full of hope.

Be Thankful For What We Have

by Kay Heitsch

Life isn't perfect, but we can be thankful for everything we have. Happy are they who take life day by day, complain very little and are thankful for the little things in life.

Life is not perfect, but we can be thankful for what we have. If we are not happy we need to have a meeting with ourselves. At that meeting we need to find out what we have been thinking about. I can bet we aren't thinking about how grateful we are.

Today is Memorial Day. One thing people in the USA can be thankful for are our freedoms. Many men and women have given their lives so we can enjoy our day to day lives.

Freedom isn't free. Life isn't perfect, but we should be thankful for what we have and grateful for those heroes who gave their lives for our freedoms. God Bless America!

It's All Good

 by Kay Heitsch

It's not important about holding all the good cards in life. But it is important how well we play the cards we hold. ~ It's All Good Quotes ~

It's been said that a good day is a good day. It's also been said that a bad day is a good story. At the end of the day it's all good!

No matter what we're going through it's how we can play the hand we hold in life. We can be a Victim or a Victor!

Today's Bible verse is one of my favorites. "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." Romans 8:28 NLT

If we keep this verse in our mind we can know that God causes everything to work together for the good! No one has all the good cards in life. What's important is how well we play the cards we hold.

Families Are Like Fudge

by Kay Heitsch

Families are like fudge. Mostly sweet with a few nuts! We are like branches on a tree. We grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one. ~ Family Reunion Quotes ~

Today is my family reunion on my Mom's side. It will be nice to see family I haven't seen in awhile. All of the original 14 bothers and sisters, plus, their 1st cousins are gone now. We still have our Aunt Carmel who was married to one of the core 14. If it weren't for her being there I would be considered one of the OLD people!  :D

Our family have all grown in different directions yet our roots remain as one. And yes, our family is like fudge. Mostly sweet with a few nuts. I'm sure I'm considered one of the nuts and I love it!