Tuesday Table Talk Topic is - BREATHE

When your mother had you she was told to breathe. To concentrate on her breathing, and from that time on, it is our breath we must never forget. We have to breathe to live, to bring cleansing oxygen; and we are blessed to have the ability to breathe in the very essence of God, to know true intimacy with Him. How we must praise Him each day for "Breath." We are told when exercising to take a cleansing breath; we are told, when frustrated, to take a deep breath and relax.

I notice when I am most relaxed, I have very eased breathing and do not feel anxious. I know there times each day we need to stop and do some deep breathing exercises. We can catch our breath, relax and re-group.

Perhaps as we breathe through our pain, as we breath to relax, and breathe to live; we shall inhale Him right into our souls. I pray for us all to stop this minute and just...breathe. Give a few minutes - right now - back to the God who gave us breath this morning.

I do love Him; and I thank Him for this time to rest, and take in a breath of His holiness.

Love to all of you and keep sending in your Tuesday Talk Topics. Blessings for today, Mary

Tuesday Talks

Here we are again, talking it up on Tuesday? Wait is it Wednesday? That is how fast my days/weeks are flying. To continue with our talks last Tuesday; we were talking about going with the flow and unexpected changes in our plans. I am a planner and organizer, so I struggle when I have made detailed plans, and life throws me a curve ball. What takes me through these experiences are thoughts of my husband and children. My husband is a go with it and let life happen kind of guy. That is not to say he lets life happen to him. But he enjoys the ride he is on regardless of the unexpected turns ahead. My kids, more than anyone I know, can handle just about anything. We did not get to take a vacation this year, because of cut back with their Daddy's job. Though they talked of beaches and Disney; they were perfectly fine with the Summer Reading Program and local fun. In addition to that, we lost the fantastic demo my husband drove, and had storm damage to our home. These things brought no harm, only restrictions and inconvenience. We had to be home instead of the pool most days, to allow repairmen to work. We had to restrict areas of the house because of work and/or hazards. The kids took it as just another event in their lives. They have not one time complained about the proplems with the house; they simply relished the experiences we did have, on days we could go someplace together. That is how my kids spent their ENTIRE summer vacation. Getting up each day and waiting for workers to show up....or not. They just went with it regardless of how it might have imposed on their summer fun or any plans we might have previously made together. For those of you who don't have children, you know what I mean about planning things and it not working out as planned...it is really frustrating. Think like a kid and take each thing as an opportunity to stretch your imagination, and live with the unexpected surprises in our lives. Cling to Jesus...and to eachother sisters and brothers; and if you get a chance, hang out with a kid. They just kind of go with the flow and we can learn, like my husband somehow has, to live with life and relax. Have a great week, regardless of how it turns out. Love, M

What happened?

Well, as if you don't know now, Tuesday Talks got "pushed back." Many unexpected surprises this week. And we had to go with the flow. So that will be our subject to cover. We will continue into next Tuesday on how we can be flexible with unexpected circumstances...especially, when we know folks may be waiting on us. My kids have taught me this better than any college education or business workshop could. They are most resilient, and always have to just go with whatever life hands them. Whatever we do, whether planned or not, they usually manage to find the blessing in it, and for that i am eternally thankful and blessed.



I am a planner and scheduler; and before my marriage and motherhood, was very organized. Now, we have dust and crumbs and clutter much of the time. But the kids are healthy and happy. I struggle with unexpected detours; but over the years, my kids have shown me, through their own lives, how much of a blessing the detours can be. We will continue on this next Tuesday - and please forgive this unexpected delay for this week. Hope you all have a totally blessed and happy weekend. Love, Mary

Tuesday Talks

Good morning friends, we have well-checks this morning and then we will come back this afternoon with Tuesday Talks. Wonder what Tuesday's Table Talk Topic will be today?

Keep sending in your subjects/topics!