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* Sunrise

One of my favorite places to experience the sunrise is on the beach. I will get up early just to be able to walk along by the ocean and watch the sun rise over the horizon. I stand there with a sense of anticipation then awe at the show God is performing right before me. The beauty of the colors and seeing the brilliant light of the sun emerge just never gets old.  Some sunrises are prettier than others. On rainy days or days with cloud cover, you don’t get to see that glorious first light. For me it’s comforting to know that even though I may not see the sun, it’s there just the same. Each sunrise is different and unique just as each day will be. Every single time I witness this miracle I am reminded that it is indeed a new day and that I get to start over with a clean slate. The sun will rise each morning. You can count on it with certainty.

There aren’t a lot of things you can count on with certainty in this life. We would like to think that people are always going to be here, that our health will always be good and that our life circumstances will always take a positive turn. Sadly, the people we love will one day leave us or we will leave them. Everyone dies. Some get to live long, full lives; others are taken away much too young. We try to be good stewards of our bodies and think that disease or illness will not come our way; but for some of us, it does. People lose their jobs and relationships end. Disasters like hurricanes and wildfires strike and we lose our worldly possessions. Yet even in the midst of all these things, the sun will still rise. We are promised yet again a new day and new possibilities. You can count on it.

Blessings, Cindy J.

* Words

I love words! I love to read them, write them, and listen to them. I am not good at spoken words unless I have carefully and thoughtfully planned them but I am good at the written word. I feel like it is a gift from God that I am supposed to share with others. That is one of the reasons I started this blog so that I could share some of the words I have written over the years. Writing has helped me to deal with issues I’ve faced. It is an outlet for emotions I didn’t feel like I could share with anyone. What I have learned though is that so many people have the same feelings and emotions and they want someone else to validate that their emotions are real. I hope that the words I share through this blog can do that for someone else.

Words like grandchildren, love and joy are happy words that people don’t usually mind sharing. Words like cancer, devastation and loneliness are not ones that people want to talk about. Words can be life changing in both positive and negative ways. Whatever you do, take time to share your words. Tell the people in your life that you love them. Talk about the things that make you fearful and keep you up at night. Write about your worries in a journal. Bottom line…share your words! Someone else might be waiting to hear or read the very thing that you have to say. I love words!

Blessings, Cindy J

* My Thumbprint

 

My thumbprint…at first glance, a small insignificant smudge on the surface. But it is MY thumbprint and unique in its’ design. No one else can ever leave a thumbprint like mine. Do I have a responsibility for the thumbprints I leave on the people I encounter or the places I go in my lifetime? Or I am just gathering their thumbprints and not giving back? How can I help people see what lies beneath that small, smudge and make my thumbprint count? 

I can share my love of words and literacy by continuing to share the joy of reading with children in my community as I did when I was working as an elementary school librarian. I can teach others to cherish the power of words and understand how these words influence lives. I can help them understand that they have a story to share because of their life experiences. My thumbprint can be significant in the world because I can help people see how to leave their own thumbprints.  I must guard my uniqueness as I gather the thumbprints of others and through my own thumbprint encourage others to embrace theirs.

Blessings, Cindy J

* Keep Walking

Each day I put one foot in front of the other and I keep walking. There are many unseen hands that steady my feet. Where will my feet take me? Who will see my face and hear my voice? It is my hope that if you are reading this blog that the words I share will help you to see that adverse things can happen in your life, like cancer, but that the lessons we learn from those things are what make us the people we are intended to be in this life. So keep walking and keep reading as I share the lessons I have learned in this journey.

Blessings, Cindy J.