Life - simple but, always complicated!!

Prayer: Let the Shooting End God, our hearts are broken with pain at the senseless deaths caused by gun violence. Families mourn, children live in fear, and some in our nation respond by arming themselves with more guns with greater capacity to end life. Our disconnection and alienation has caused some to turn to guns for protection and safety. We ask that you touch our hearts with your love, heal our brokenness, and turn us away from violence toward peace. Help us to transform our own hearts and to seek peaceful ways of resolving our differences. Let our hands reach out and connect with those who feel alone, those who live in fear, and those suffering from mental illness. Let our voices be raised asking our legislators to enact gun laws to protect all in our society, especially those most vulnerable. Let our pens write messages demanding change while also scripting words of hope and transformation. We ask this in the name of the God who desires that we live together in pea...

Want to lead a happy life ?   After experiencing some troubling times in life, and with wisdom that comes with age, I say this list is very worthwhile to incorporate in your life. 1. Make little changes in your daily routine, such as getting more sleep, exercising, getting out into nature, and meditating. ✔ 2. Read more books. Read books to learn—research suggests that lifelong learners remain healthy and engaged, and live long lives. Read books as an escape from your everyday life, Read books—it will make you happy. ✔ 3. Find your right fit or match, both personally and professionally. If you love what you do and who you are with, you’ll position yourself for personal happiness and professional success. SO TRUE !! 4. Be grateful. Sanderson suggested two specific activities to help foster a greater sense of gratitude. First, keep a daily gratitude journal. Second, pay a “gratitude visit” to someone from your past who has had a significant impact on your life, and let them know how ...

 Untimely sad deaths of two young men, with tons of life ahead & unlimited potential, FOUR years apart, not tragic accidents, but left to die by their fellow classmates, friends ???  FRATERNITY COLLEGE HAZING . How was Stone allowed to die four years after Tim ?  Colleges, college presidents, fraternities are ALL RESPONSIBLE to allow such criminal acts to continue. Upsetting to me, but I cannot even phantom how the Piazzas and Foltzs deal with this every day. Honor these lost young men by reading their obituaries, pray for their families. Google their names to educate yourself more if you're not aware of the incidents. Makes me sick, angry, disgusted. Timothy Piazza , age 19, of Lebanon, N.J., died at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey after a tragic accident on Saturday, February 4, 2017. Born in Edison, N.J., he was the loving son of James and Evelyn Piazza. Tim had resided in Readington Township his whole life. He was a graduate of Hunterdon Central Regional High Sc...

Too True, Too Often   Too often we don't realize What we have until it is gone Too often we wait too late to say "I'm sorry - I was wrong."   Sometimes it seems we hurt the ones We hold dearest to our hearts And we allow foolish things  To tear our lives apart.   Far too many times we let Unimportant things into our minds And then it's usually too late To see what made us blind.   So be sure that you let people know How much they mean to you Take that time to say the words Before your time is through.   Be sure that you appreciate Everything you've got And be thankful for the little things in life that mean a lot. - Author Unknown Remember Me: To the living, I am gone. To the sorrowful, I will never return. To the angry, I was cheated, But to the happy, I am at peace, And to the faithful, I have never left. I cannot be seen, but I can be heard. So as you stand upon a shore, gazing at a beautiful sea - remember me. As you look in awe ...