Happy Tuesday Blog Hop

Welcome To Happy Tuesday Blog Hop

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 This blog hop will run from Monday the 11th to Thursday the 14th October. This is my 6th time I have done this and will continue to do one every Tuesday and will post an inspirational story or poem to help inspire you to have a great day and wonderful week. I will choose someone from the previous Blog Hop to Feature as Blog Hopper of the week. For me to do this you must place this button onto your page. Good luck. 
 

This poem is probably one you have already seen before but I love it heaps.

Count Your Blessings 
Unknown Author


I've never made a fortune,
and it's probably too late now.
But I don't worry about that much,
I'm happy anyhow.

And as I go along life's way,
I'm reaping better than I sowed.
I'm drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.

Haven't got a lot of riches,
and sometimes the going's tough.
But I've got loving ones all around me,
and that makes me rich enough.

I thank God for his blessings,
and the mercies He's bestowed.
I'm drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.

I remember times when things went wrong,
My faith wore somewhat thin.
But all at once the dark clouds broke,
and the sun peeped through again.

So Lord, help me not to gripe,
about the tough rows I have hoed.
I'm drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.

If God gives me strength and courage,
When the way grows steep and rough.
I'll not ask for other blessings,
I'm already blessed enough.

And may I never be too busy,
to help others bear their loads.
Then I'll keep drinking from my saucer,
'Cause my cup has overflowed.

When I think of how many people
in this world have it worse than I do.
I realize just how blessed most of us really are.

This weeks featured Blog is:  

  

  

 How does this blog hop work? 

 1. Make sure to follow Jamarah Crafty Creations, and A Jouney Not A Race.

2. So I can follow you back, please make sure and leave a comment (below on this post) saying that you are a new follower and also leave a link to your blog. You can leave me a comment if you are already following so I can visit you and see what's happening.

3. Add your blog name and the URL to one of your favorite posts on the Linky below.

4. Optional if you have something please post an inspirational story or poem for others to read to help inspire others.

5. Please follow at-least 2 blogs on the list that appeal to you

6. Your blog must be family friendly ONLY. Explicit sites will be removed from the list.

I am also participating in these blog hops:

My Stick Family from WiddlyTinks.com

Happy Tuesday Blog Hop

Welcome To Happy Tuesday Blog Hop

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 This blog hop will run from Monday the 27th to Thursday the 30th. This is my 4th time I have done this and will continue to do one every Tuesday and will post an inspirational story or poem to help inspire you to have a great day and wonderful week. I will choose someone from the previous Blog Hop to Feature as Blog Hopper of the week. For me to do this you must place this button onto your page. Good luck. 
 

Happy Tuesday Blog Hop

Welcome To Happy Tuesday Blog Hop

 This blog hop will run from Monday  the 20th to Thursday the 23rd. This is my 3rd time I have done this and will continue to do one every  Tuesday and will post an inspirational story or poem to help inspire you to have a great day and wonderful week. I will choose someone from the previous Blog Hop to Feature as Blog Hopper of the week. For me to do this you must place this button onto your page. Good luck. 
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Here is a poem I read that I thought was very good and I hope you enjoy it too.

MOTHERHOOD - IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE


We are sitting at lunch when she casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of "starting a family". "We're taking a survey," she says half joking. "Do you think I should have a baby?"


"It will change your life," I say carefully, keeping my tone neutral.


"I know," she says, "no more sleeping in on the weekend, no more spontaneous vacations..."


But that is not what I meant at all. I look at my friend, trying to decide what to tell her. I want her to know what she will never learn in child birth classes. I want to tell her that the physical wounds of child bearing heal, but that becoming a mother will leave her with an emotional wound so raw that she will be forever vulnerable.


I consider warning her that she will never read a newspaper again without asking "What if that had been MY child?" That every plane crash, every fire will haunt her. That when she sees pictures of starving children, she will wonder if anything could be worse than watching your child die. I look at her carefully manicured nails and stylish suit and think that no matter how sophisticated she is, becoming a mother will reduce her to the primitive level of a bear protecting her cub. That an urgent call of "Mom!" will cause her to drop a soufflé or her best crystal without a moment's hesitation.


I feel I should warn her that no matter how many years she has invested in her career, she will be professionally derailed by motherhood. She might arrange for child care, but one day she will be going into an important business meeting and she will think about her baby's sweet smell. She will have to use every ounce of her discipline to keep from running home, just to make sure her baby is all right.


I want my friend to know that everyday decisions will no longer be routine. That a five year old boy's desire to go to the men's room rather than the women's at McDonalds will become a major dilemma. That right there, in the midst of those clattering trays and screaming children, issues of independence and gender identity will be weighed against the prospect that a child molester may be lurking in that restroom. However decisive she may beat the office, she will second-guess herself constantly as a mother.


Looking at my friend, I want to assure her that eventually she will shed the pounds of pregnancy, but she will never feel the same about herself. That her life, now so important, will be of less value to her once she has a child. That she would give it up in a moment to save her offspring. She will also begin to hope for more years, not to accomplish her own dreams, but to watch her child accomplish theirs'.


I want her to know that a caesarean scar or shiny stretch marks will become badges of honour. My friend's relationship with her husband will change, but not in the ways she thinks. I wish she could understand how much more you can love a man who is always careful to powder the baby or never hesitates to play with his child. I think she should know that she will fall in love with him again for reasons she would now find very unromantic.


I wish my friend could sense the bond she'll feel with women throughout history who have tried desperately to stop war and prejudice and drunk driving. I hope she will understand why I can think rationally about most issues, but become temporarily insane when I discuss the threat of nuclear war to my children's future. I want to describe to my friend the exhilaration of seeing your child learn to ride a bike. I want to capture for her the belly laugh of a baby who is touching the soft fur of a dog or cat for the first time. I want her to taste the joy that is so real, it actually hurts.


My friend's quizzical look makes me realize that tears have formed in my eyes. "You'll never regret it," I say finally. Then I reach across the table, squeeze my friend's hand, and offer a silent prayer for her, and for me, and for all of the mere mortal women who stumble their way into this most wonderful of callings, the blessed gift of being a Mother.


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This weeks featured Blog is: Traci66. How does this blog hop work? 

 1. Make sure to follow Jamarah Crafty Creations, and  Traci66.


2. So I can follow you back, please make sure and leave a comment (below on this post) saying that you are a new follower and also leave a link to your blog. You can leave me a comment if you are already following so I can visit you and see what's happening.

3. Add your blog name and the URL to one of your favorite posts on the Linky below.

4. Optional if you have something please post an inspirational story or poem for others to read to help inspire others.

5. Please follow at-least 2 blogs on the list that appeal to you

6. Your blog must be family friendly ONLY. Explicit sites will be removed from the list.

I am also participating in these blog hops:

This my contribution for "Cakes". This was my Boob cake I made to take up to our local hospital Caboolture that was getting accredited  for the Baby Friendly Health Initiative.  It was very exciting. I think it turned out pretty well.

Happy Tuesday

Welcome To Happy Tuesday Blog Hop

 This blog hop will run from Monday  the 13th to Thursday the 16th. This is the 2nd time I have done this and will continue to do one every  Tuesday and will post an inspirational story or poem to help inspire you to have a great day and wonderful week. I will choose someone from the previous Blog Hop to Feature as Blog Hopper of the week. For me to do this you must place this button onto your page. Good luck. 
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Here is a poem I read that I thought was very good and I hope you enjoy it too.

 It All Comes Back To Jesus

When you can't remember: 
the six secrets to an overcoming life,   
the eight things to do when you are worried,  
the nine ways of love,

Or the twenty-two characteristics of a good wife or husband, 
It is time to get back to Jesus alone ...

When you’re told: 
hear the Word, read the Word, mark the Word, 
memorize the Word, 
study the Word, and meditate on the Word, 
and you are stuck in the middle of Leviticus

and Jeremiah isn’t making any sense either, 
It is time to get back to Jesus alone ... 
 
When you hear: 
it is pre-trib, mid-trib, post-trib, a-trib, or pan-trib, 
don't take the "mark," 
and it is "time, times and half a time," 
and you can't even get through the next hour, 
It is time to get back to Jesus alone ...

When you hear testimonies of others: 
raising the dead, praying all night, fasting forty days, 
leading thousands to the Lord, and memorizing the entire Bible,  
and you hear it through someone who hasn't done any of it, 
It is time to get back to Jesus alone ...

When it's:  
home school, Christian school, public school,  
the school of hard knocks, or no school,  
and the discussion is heating up, 
It is time to get back to Jesus alone ...

When you get those emails that make you feel warm and fuzzy,

And then you are told if you don’t send them on to eight other people

You don’t really love the Lord,

So the warm and fuzzy feeling turns to condemnation because you just don’t have time because you actually have a life

It is time to get back to Jesus alone...

When you are asked, "How's it going at your church?"

And, you know it means, "Ask me how it's going at mine”,

which you are going to hear anyway,  
and you know you are about to be told of:  
a huge explosion of numbers, miracles, tongues,  
radio broadcasts, and seminars, making you feel like a failure, 
It is time to get back to Jesus alone ...

When a well-meaning friend gives you yet another prophecy

from yet another unknown person from the world-wide-web,

who is absolutely certain that Jesus is coming this year,

or no later than midway through next year,

And so for this reason we need to clean up our lives,

It is time to get back to Jesus alone...

When you have gone to your fifth conference this year 
that claimed "this is it,” 
and you tried "it," and "it" didn't work, 
and the guy left town with your $200, 
and you can't get a hold of him to ask '~ 
why "it" didn't work, 
It is time to get back to Jesus alone ...

When you are told don’t buy this product because the company worships Satan,

Or, don’t drink coffee, eat pork, drink wine, or watch TV,

And you don’t know now whether you are a Christian, a Jew or a Mormon,

It is time to get back to Jesus alone...

When you are confused about whether it’s supposed to be

Mega-church, cell-church, home church or no church

And whether it’s the Message Bible, KJV, NKJV, NIV, NASB, or the Spirit-filled Bible,

It is time to get back to Jesus alone...

When you are told that the problem is a generational curse, a spiritual stronghold,

A Jezebel spirit, or a Freemason in the family somewhere,

And you were sure that you are now a new creation,

It is time to get back to Jesus alone...

When you’ve just heard another "thus saith the Lord,"  
that contradicted the last "word from the Lord,"  
that was contrary to the previous "the Lord told me,"  
and you finally get the picture that  
the Lord is being dragged into things He never said, 
It is time to get back to Jesus alone ...

When you can't figure out whether you’re:  
hanging on, pressing in, “getting there”, or breaking through 
It is time to get back to Jesus alone...

It is time to separate His commands from Christian demands. 
It is time to sit at His feet again and hear Him speak the Word. 
It is time to simplify. 
It is time for one step at a time. 
It is time to smell the coffee, to consider some lilies and birds,

It is time for the secret place with Jesus alone.

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This weeks featured Blog is: Through My Eyes.How does this blog hop work?
 1. Make sure to follow Jamarah Crafty Creations, and  Through My Eyes.2. So I can follow you back, please make sure and leave a comment (below on this post) saying that you are a new follower and also leave a link to your blog. You can leave me a comment if you are already following so I can visit you and see what's happening.

3. Add your blog name and the URL to one of your favorite posts on the Linky below.

4. Optional if you have something please post an inspirational story or poem for others to read to help inspire others.

5. Please follow at-least 2 blogs on the list that appeal to you

6. Your blog must be family friendly ONLY. Explicit sites will be removed from the list.


I am also particpating in these blog hops:

Happy Tuesday Blog Hop

Welcome To Happy Tuesday Blog Hop

 This blog hop will run from Tuesday the 7th to Thursday the 9th. I will aim to start a new blog hop every Tuesday and will post an inspirational story or poem to help inspire you to have a great day and wonderful week.

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Here's a poem I love that helps you to feel better about being a mother:

ODE TO MOTHERS EVERYWHERE

Today I left some dishes dirty,

The bed I made at three thirty.

The nappies soaked a little longer,

The odor grew a little stronger.

The crumbs I spilt the day before

Are staring at me from the floor.

The finger prints there on the wall,

Will likely still be there next fall.

Shame old lazy bones you say,

Just what have you done today?

I nursed a baby till he slept,

I held a toddler while she wept.

I played a game of hide and seek;

I squeezed a toy so it would squeak.

I pulled a wagon, sang a song,

I taught a child right from wrong.

What did I do this whole day through?

Not much that shows, I guess it’s true.

Unless you think that what I’ve done,

Might be important to someone.

With bright blue eyes and soft blonde hair,

If that is true, I’ve done my share.

  

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How does this blog hop work?



1. Make sure to follow Jamarah Crafty Creations,  so I can return the favour.


2. So I can follow you back, please make sure and leave a comment (below on this post) saying that you are a new follower and also leave a link to your blog. You can leave me a comment if you are already following so I can visit you and see what's happening.


3. Add your blog name and the URL to one of your favorite posts on the Linky below.


4. Optional if you have something please post an inspirational story or poem for others to read to help inspire others.

5. Please follow at-least 2 blogs on the list that appeal to you


6. Your blog must be family friendly ONLY. Explicit sites will be removed from the list.

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Also participating in these following blog hops: