... Love, Joy and Peace mixed postcard packs ...

surprise everyone ...


I know it is Thursday and I don't usually post on Thursdays ... but I just uploaded a mixed postcard pack for sale ... it includes all the last series Love, Joy and Peace 


Check it out on Etsy or just click on my shop button and it will take you straight there

So i wish you all LOVE, JOY and PEACE

 Be blessed and be a blessing 

Teena


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... being calm ... being present ...

Hey everyone ...

... the art of being calm when the earth is constantly moving ... it sound easier than it actually is ... I don't have the instant answer but I do know someone who does ... Jesus is my storm calmer ... He is my solid rock when the ground is moving  ...  so on second thought, maybe it is as easy as that ... just call out JESUS ...

... He doesn't stop the world moving  ... just brings clarity and perspective ... 

... being calm helps me to be more present in my everyday ...

... it helps me to respond to daily situations better ... 

... I wish you all a calm God filled day ...

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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... Gentleness ...

 " Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.  But do this with gentleness and respect,"

1 Peter 3 : 15

Gentleness always reminds me of breath.  The rapid, shallow breath that comes with anxiety and panic and then the slow, deep breath that comes with being relaxed and calm.  Ask God to help transform your breathing to be slow, deep and gentle breaths ...

Set your intentions to be gentle in response to people.  Imagine how God can use you if you start the conversation with a  gentle, respectful attitude.  

Be that vessel for God to use.

Think of someone who needs your gentleness and encouragement ... copy and send them the link below ... 

You have just passed on God's Gentleness ... It's as easy as that ... DONE!

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

... Mother Theresa GodMoment ...

Welcome to Friday GodMoments.  A day to reflect and share how God is moving in our lives.

Reflecting on Faithful followers of Christ, Mother Theresa came to mind.  The quintessence of Love and Compassion coming from a Jesus Heart.  Her life was dedicated to faithfully following Christ and serving the poor in India.

" Prayer begets faith, faith begets love, love begets service."

Mother Theresa

Some amazing random things I wanted to share about this awesome woman of God.

• The world knew of her humanitarian deeds and gave her a Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.  

• Her birth name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (gonxha meaning "rosebud" or "little flower" in Albanian) was born on 26 August 1910, in Üsküb, Ottoman Empire.

• She left home at age 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto as a missionary. She never again saw her mother or sister.

• She experienced what she later described as "the call within the call" while traveling by train to the Loreto convent in Darjeeling from Calcutta for her annual retreat. "I was to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them. It was an order. To fail would have been to break the faith."

• In 1982, at the height of the Siege of Beirut, Mother Teresa rescued 37 children trapped in a front line hospital by brokering a temporary cease-fire between the Israeli army and Palestinian guerrillas.  With Red Cross workers, she traveled through the war zone to the devastated hospital to evacuate the young patients.

Such Faithfulness brings light into all dark places and encourages us all  to walk the walk.  Keep on keeping on, in all things and be faithful in the small things because God will always be watching your back ... this I know for sure.

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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... be faithful to the You, God has created ...

Hey everyone ...  being faithful to Yourself  ... this honors the God that created you to be the most amazing you in the history of this world ... there is only one You ... created by God to do only what You can be and do ...

... no-one else can fill your shoes ... 

... Be faithful and know that God will finish all that he has began in you ... 

... stand strong ... stand tall ... 

... BE FAITH-FILLED AND FAITHFUL ...

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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... Faithfulness ...

" Well done, good and faithful servant!  You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things."

Matthew 25 : 21

Such a great parable Jesus told ... though sometimes it seems hard to persevere in faith ... to keep focused on eternity in a world of materialism and hazy standards.


The rewards are great and eternity is a long time compared to the shortness of a  human life ... Choose God first ... Life is all about choices.


Choose to be steadfast and faithful in the small things so God will trust you with bigger things ... One step at a time ... Just focus on God and each individual step ... Watch life progress without the fear that creeps in when you feel overwhelmed ...

Remember what God has done for you ... You are blessed ... Think of someone who needs your love and encouragement ... copy and send them the link below ...

You have just passed on God's Faithfulness ... It's as easy as that ... DONE!

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

... clean water goodness ...

Welcome to Friday GodMoments.  A day to reflect and share how God is moving in our lives.

Found this awesome faith filled story about a man and his quest for clean water.

http://www.charitywater.org/blog/prayer-bfast/
 
Scott Harrison, Founder of charity: water wrote this in the Washington Post.

"In four years, we've funded over 3,800 water projects to provide more than 1.7 million people in 17 countries with access to clean and safe drinking water. Along the way, we've formed a movement to fight the water crisis: we have more than 100,000 individual donors and 13,000 individuals raising funds on their own for the cause. 

Our goal is to reinvent charity: we use 100% of all public donations to directly fund water projects on the ground and we prove each completed project with GPS coordinates plotted on Google Maps. We use social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter to help share our message; we keep things simple and empower our supporters to make our story their own."

Can you see the smile on God's face from here ...  I am in awe and amazement of how much charity:water is doing to save lives with clean water ... just image the avalanche love and heavenly treasures God has in store for these guys ... Thanks Scott and charity:water

Everyone go check out this site and help further the cause by donating or visiting the shop.

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena


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... God is Good ...

Hey everyone ...

Are your eyes awake to God's Goodness.  Sometimes the busyness and noise of the big city can be distracting.  It can take our attention away from what is important.

Do you focus on the Positive or Negative?

Make the choice and see the POSITIVE first ... be thankful ... 

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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... Goodness ...

" His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness."

2 Peter 1 : 3

This scripture is all we need to trust in and know that this life is not journey taken alone but one we share with our creator. 

If Christ has goodness in Him and He has given us everything we need ... then He has given us goodness.  Let us start to choose to act in this goodness and behave more like a people God would be proud of.  
'take off the old clothes and put on the new clothes'
Acknowledge and Thank God for His goodness toward us.


Is there someone you can think of who has goodness in their heart ... send them the link below ... just copy and paste the link in the box below ...

Now you have just passed on God's Love ... it's as easy as that ... DONE!

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

... random acts of kindness ...

Welcome to Friday GodMoments.  A day to reflect and share how God is moving in our lives.

Found this wonderful blog  www.givesmehope.com ... they have a section called random acts of kindness, which is all short stories about kind acts people have witnessed.  After just reading a few my hope and faith soared.  Thanks Emerson, Gaby, Henry and Dylan on an inspiring website.
Click on the picture link below (insert taken from random acts of kindness) to check out their site.

Life may seem gloomy some days but God uses every one of us to make an impact in someones life.

Today might be your day ... so keep your eyes and ears open.

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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... speak words of life ...

 Hey everyone ...

This week I am trying to watch my words and only speak words that bring life and encourage ... too often my first words can be negative and harmful ... so as I slow down and think before I speak, I am practicing some new phrases that will change the way I respond to people ...

• Is there something I can do to help you?
• You sound stressed ... what can I do to lighten your load?

With new words I hope to see an improvement in my kindness and compassion to others.

If you have any suggestions of good phrases to help in my kindness adventure let me know?

I wish you all a kind and compassionate week filled with words of life.

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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... International Women's Day ...

Welcome to International Women's Day ...

As women around the world gather together to support and encourage each other ... to build community and share experiences ... I celebrate you all for being spectacular and courageous. 
  
This year is the 100th year anniversary of International Women's Day.  Check out the UN WOMEN website and all the good things they do globally.

UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and Academy-Award winner Nicole Kidman describes personal experiences of seeing women change the world. “There are incredible testimonies of resilience, strength and dignity — and ultimately of hope,” she says. “This is why I say that the women and girls I have met are my personal heroes. It is my pleasure and pride to be with UN Women, the new, strong voice for women around the world.”

The work is never done until there is peace in every nation, every town and every home.

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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... Kindness ...

" Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as Christ forgave you."

Ephesians 4 : 32

Kindness and compassion are two peas in a pod and are perfectly matched with forgiveness.  God speaks often about relationships ...

• relationship with God  (Father,Son and Holy Spirit)
• relationship with people

All relationships go through testing times.  It is not always easy.  God does however promise to help us with all the skills we need.  The more time we spend with God ... the more we become like Him.  Ask God to soften those hard spots of unforgiveness and allow Him to develop in you a healing kindness.  Be kind to yourself and others. 

Share your kindness ... Think of someone who needs your love and encouragement ... send them the link below ... 

You have just passed on God's kindness ... It's as easy as that ... DONE!

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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... Keep on Keeping on ...

Welcome to Friday GodMoments.  A day to reflect and share how God is moving in our lives.

This is a great example of patiently following where God leads, because He knows your heart ... Be true to you ... God always does ... so I would encourage you to continue where your heart is calling you to go or start something new to find that calling ... keep on keeping on patience ...

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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... counting to 10 ...

 Hey Everyone ... Jewel wrote this great song 'Ten' about stepping back from situations and not acting irrationally ... not doing something you might regret ...

... what she speaks of are great tools to use ... breathing to keep calm ... stepping back ... stop and think ... count to 10 ... looking at the big picture ...

... often we fight the most with the ones we love ... try practicing patience and counting to 10 ...

Be blessed and be a blessing

Teena

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