CS Lewis About His Mother's Death

"With my mother's death all settled happiness, all that was tranquil and reliable, disappeared from my life.  There was to be much fun, many pleasures, many stabs at joy;  but no more of the old security. It was sea and islands now;  the great continent had sunk like Atlantis..."

Honor your mother that your days may be long on this earth.

Love you Mom .     

Thankfulness

What would happen if God would take away everything we did not say thank you for?

What would we be without?

An arm, leg, toenails,  air, house, roof, silverware, rain, emotions, coffee, family, friends?

What do you have today that you are just taking for granted?

Your spouse?  Your church?  Your car or a grouchy boss?

How about God Himself?  Do you ever think to say thank you to Him for just being who He is and for how He cares for you?

Count your blessing....  Name them one by one.....    do you think you could name 1000 blessings?

Challenge....  Name 1000 blessings...  on paper.

Now think....   How does that change your outlook on life itself?

Good counting......  

Prayer

If there were no God we would not have the desire to pray.  It is the Holy Spirit who prompts us to pray.

Isn't that comforting to think about?  God asks us to talk to Him. Cool, Huh?