For Monday, June 3rd, 2013

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

MONDAY, JUNE 3RD, 2013

18 DAYS TILL SUMMER

If you can't see the Bright Side, polish the dull side

The flower for the month of June is the Red Rose.  The red rose is the symbol of love.

Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense. 

Mark Overby 

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Won't you come into the garden?  I would like my roses to see you.  

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

My beautiful rose bush sits right beside my patio.  It's quite old now and has grown so big that it now covers a space that used to include many other flowers.  I don't mind that at all.  It's beautiful right where it is and is a delight to see everyday.  It was a gift from DDIL#4's mom many years ago and I like to think that our friendship has grown just like the bush has.  

On one of our hotter days this past week, we took a little trip to Lakeview Park and got to see the beautiful rose garden located there.  Not many of the bushes were in bloom as we've had so many cool spring days this year.  Although they were full of buds just a few of them were blooming and they were just gorgeous.  

I was looking for some relief from the heat of the tropical like day and thought the breezes would be much cooler out by the lake.  Ha!  Just like there weren't many roses blooming, there were no lake breezes for us that day either.

Todays pictures are a mixture of my rose bush from last year and of some of the blooms there at the park.

Gather ye rose-buds while ye may;
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.

Robert Herrick

COUNTING MY GIFTS

Love would never be a promise of a rose garden unless it is showered with light of faith, water of sincerity and air of passion. 

Author Unknown

I am trying to count at least 3 things I'm thankful for each day and then in 1 year's time I'll have counted 1000 gifts. I’ll be sharing them and giving thanks to God for these gifts each day.   

637. for red roses

638. for love of family and friends

639. for gifts that keep on giving

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

 

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU ALL !

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. 

Chinese Proverb 

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma