The Other View

On a daily basis. For over 40 years he has awaken me.

I am now a single mom with two girls so I can also be hard and soft.

I cry almost every other day. :~)

I rarely cry but that doesn't mean that I don't feel things deeply.

I feel closest to God when I'm at church and also when I am hiking by myself. I feel close to God when I pray.

The strange thing tho, it very hard for me to pray with a small group of people if I don't know them very well. I can bow my head and say grace in a packed restaurant, but I can't stand and be the one to lead people in saying grace. I'm never sure that I know how to pray "correctly".

I have prayed with other people and by myself

My grandma used to walk around the house and you would think God was standing right next to her. She'd look up every once in awhile and say "Thank you, Jesus, this is a beautiful day" Lord, I need your help, where did I put ?" When we were kids we learned to clear the area when she said "Lord, I love these grand kids and I thank you for giving them to me, but I'm about to give them back"

I always envied her faith. I never saw her actually bow her head and pray, but she prayed all day.


I'm not much of a crier, but I have noticed since my son's death the tears come easier. I never cried over movies, commercials, or music before. I do now.

I say prayers all the time. Outdoors is where I feel the work the most. I will say.. Today is a day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. .. and say thnx. At work, if I hear a story of a sick loved one, I'll stop what I'm doing and say a silent prayer for them. (at my age, I don't save it for later.. I might forget and there's so many to remember.. )

I rarely pray for things I think are frivolous but hubby and I were going to get our passports. I googled the address of the post office and didn't write it down..(what was I thinking?) Anyway.. it was 3 rights.. how hard could that be to find and.. I'd remember the street names when I saw them. We took the first right...easy... then there was the second..again.. the name came right to me...the third street wasn't showing itself to me. My husband said.. are you SURE it was a right? I think it's left. I said.. I am SURE it was another right. In my frustration I closed my eyes and said out loud. God, please show me the third street sign. I opened my eyes and THERE IT WAS.. yes, Church street.. lol I smiled and said thnx.

Oh, and the woman said it would take 2 to 6 weeks to get the passport. They came in EIGHT days! Amazing.. :)

I was raised to say the "Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep" prayer every night at bedtime with Mom or Dad sitting on my bed and always prayed before we ate... as an adult raising kids, my boys chose to pray privately at bedtime while my daughter would ask if she could say them and I would listen...

after a near death experience...my eyes were opened in ways I could never explain or even do justice trying to...I will stop to pray at anytime..anywhere..always in thanks..even when I feel physically weak and hurting from my injuries..I thank him that I can at least feel the pain...very seldom ask for anything with the exception of health and safety of loved ones, as if it's his will it will happen...

as I get older it seems I cry at the drop of a hat...I'm just so thankful and grateful for everything :-)

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I was raised on the same prayer

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep
I Pray The Lord My Soul To Keep
If I Should die Before I Wake
I Pray The Lord My Soul To Take
AMEN

I rarely comment on this section of the blogs for personal reasons but today, I feel compelled to do so.

God has touched my heart, my mind, my body and my soul and for that I, am eternally grateful. Do I feel worthy of his blessings? Hecky no! Why not, you ask? Because I have danced with the devil and each and every time I have asked God for forgiveness, he has been there for me. It's a constant struggle, this thing called life, but as long God sees fit that I breathe another day, I will let the world know that without him, I am nothing, but with him, I am everything! I praise him and I thank him for loving me the way he has. I praise him for not only teaching me how to love but also for how to give love for the sake of love. Something we desperately need more of today.

As for crying...oh yes, I most definitely cry. I cry at weddings, I cry at funerals, I cry at movies, I cry when I hear the National Anthem, I cry when I'm sad, I cry when I'm happy...oh yes, I cry alright but I'm an UGLY crier so you definitely DO NOT want to be around me to witness that emotion!

This is a good blog Mr_Wild...thank you and God Bless you and your family.