MAY OUR... on this first day of Spring

May our sunshine be warm, the breeze be kind.

May the songbirds keep nesting, the butterflies winging.

May our skies be filled with all shades of blue.

May our clouds be safely speckled in billowing white.

May our days be long, may our nights be gentle.

May our garden be overflowing with fragrance.

May our vision be brilliantly colored in quietly swaying flowers.

May our thirst always be filled by sweet.

May Creation, in praise and in gratitude, lift eyes and voices;

Always to Our Father for all he has given.

Annette Monts Falls: reflections on this first day of Spring

March 20, 2009

I WISH YOU ENOUGH

I don't know who wrote these words of wisdom, but the descriptive always moves me.....so I'm copying it here as I wish you enough..................... Recently I overheard a mother & daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged & the mother said, 'I love you, & I wish you enough.' The daughter replied, 'Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom.' They kissed & the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see she wanted & needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to some one knowing it would be forever?' 'Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'.. 'I am old, & she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead & the reality is - the next trip back will be for my funeral,' she said. 'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?'She began to smile. 'That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.' She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, & she smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.' Then turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory. I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive & everlasting. I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess. I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye. She then began to cry & walked away. They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them; but then an entire life to forget them.

FIND YOUR WINGS

Another day, many blessings, devotions. May this video bless to the Glory of God: http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=60224d3d096f81bfc6bf&mui=d523dad9bdc341c61a9640c3b2554bd6