M.M. Morning thoughts 2-2-2001... Sometimes friends come to us in need...sometimes we wonder if it's right to console them because we are committed to another.I have struggled with this and decided that God wants me to never hurt the one I love by spending too much time helping others.Yet he would not want me to leave someone who needs him.. Wondering...Wandering... That is why he gave me the fellowship of love, friendship and caring that brought me here to this group of people..I can respect him.I can respect her.I can give this friend the tools she needs to bring herself back and closer to God.What she does with it is hers to decide.I will know that I have done the best I know how and yet respected the woman I love without compromise...

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M.M. M.M. Morning thoughts 1-31-2001...When I wake on mornings such as this and gaze out the window and see that it is snowing I like to go outside to say my morning prayer.I turn my face toward heaven and feel Gods gift of snowflakes touch my face.I am so blessed to feel his soft kisses on my cheeks.Thank you Lord for another moment enjoying the beauty You've made for us.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-30-2001.. Every day is a different day.Though at times Many days seem the same.Especially when someone disappoints us and lets us down...and we allow them to continue doing it.We have to remember to continue strong...Maybe stronger than you think and it's easier when our lord takes us and uses us himself as a pathway.nothing more than a container for his message but this is a wonderful place to be.Humble yourself and offer yourself...See if God needs you there or somewhere else or both.Just be assured he wants you to share your gifts and his word where ever you are.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-29-2001...As I stood with my head down. My heart in despair tears running down my cheeks. My love for my child in trouble pouring out of me.The woman I love gently reminded me that I was not a bad parent.... That the child had made bad choices.... She touched my heart and so softly reminded me also that M.M. needed to not just write words but live them and give it to God... Although still in pain a Burden was lifted and the tears changed from tears of sorrow to tears of thankfulness.Thank you Jesus.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-28-2001. God gives us all many and great gifts. Sometimes it takes us many years and much pain to see them. Sometimes they are ignored or denied.Sometimes shared not knowing what it is we are sharing.When given freely as they are given to you then they also become gifts to others.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-27-2001.This morning's thought is going to be a wee bit different. Just a simple math equation....(heart) + (heart = (heart heart)........(Girl heart) + (Boy heart) + God = One heart Thank you God bless you all.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-26-2001... It's easy to ask God for things to make our lives easier or to help a friend in need.It's another thing to ask him to bless those who hurt or anger us.Try to remember that all of our anger and resentment is supposed to be given to him. If you still feel it when you think of that person then you haven't given it to him at all.When you've given it to God completely it will then be easy even joyful to ask him to help the person that you feel has done you wrong.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-25-2001.... Before we really appreciate the blessings our Lord shares with us we first have to endure the hard times. The things that seem small to one are very important to another but all are important to God. Remember to thank him for ALL things he shares even if you think it's small.

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M.M. Morning thoughts. 1-24-2001... The taste of a fresh strawberry. The warmth of the sun. The way the sand on the beach feels in your toes or the smell of the pines in fresh mountain air is soooooooo much better when you enjoy them with the Holy Spirit filling your heart.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-23-2001... God lets us allow life to throw us many challenges. How we deal with them is up to us. We can run or hide from them but they always catch up sooner or later and usually much harder to deal with later. If we learn to give them to God and face them head on in his name he will reward us with blessings that will make our challenges and troubles seem very small indeed.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-18-2001... Life is cycles of ups and downs it is such a warm feeling when God gives you the tools to make someone who is sad smile...Just remember it is your Lord who lifts their heart not you. You are only his link to them on earth. Thank him and praise him for it.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-17-2001... It is not good to dwell too long in the past yet when we remember someone from long ago that wronged us and we were angry at it is a great feeling when we give that anger to God.... He fills that dark spot with his light and the Holy Spirit and we are filled with joy.... Praise his Holy name for the gift of forgiveness

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-16-2001... Day to day things drag us down...Sometimes we feel like we are facing the world alone or like maybe we don't want to get up from being pushed down... Instead of putting your hand down against the Earth to push yourself up try raising your hand up praising God and asking him to pull you up.... You might be supprised how easy it is to stand again.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-15-2001... Why is it we feel so lonely even when we're in a room full of other people? Is it because we have done something?.... No it is because we have forgot something...We have forgot to invite the Holy Spirit into our hearts and into whatever room we enter.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-13-2001..... When we feel the pressure of our lives or the sympathy for others weighing us down remember that God will always carry the load if we ask him from our hearts and not from human selfishness.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-12-2001... As many times as we remember the things in life that make us sad we should remember the smiles and remember to thank our maker for giving, sharing and loving each of us enough to save us from death and share eternal life.

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M.M.Morning thoughts 1-10-2001... So many times we ask so much of God when we are in trouble and fail to talk to him just to say hi or thank you. Try to remember he made us in his own image and likes to hear from his children as much as we like to hear from ours.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-9-2001... It seems that Satan always attacks us when we try to get closer to God. He tries to plant seeds of doubt or temptation. Gods love can and will save us if we remember to ask instead of trying to do battle on our own

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M.M. Morning thoughts. Unknown date... Sometimes it's so easy for us to think of God as being off in the distance and so hard to accept that he is right here inside each of us... Loving,Touching,Trying his best to show us the way if we will only open ourselves and let him in instead of trying to solve our troubles ourselves.

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M.M. Morning thoughts 1-7-2001... A walk alone in the morning is wonderful... A walk shared with a loved one is better... A walk shared with a loved one to watch a sunrise that God has shared with us is a morning very well spent.. !!!

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M.M. Morning thoughts 12-30-2000... Sometimes we question if our prayers have been heard or ask why they weren't answered.... Maybe we don't ask from our heart instead of our mouths. Maybe if what we are asking for is not what our Lord knows is best for us. Ask from your heart and listen for an answer before you believe you were not heard.