One Way to Change Your Day

What kind of day are you having? If it's bad, would you like to turn it around? If it's good, would you like to make it better?


You can always say Thank You.
Tweet This:)


Take up that space in your brain that is not having such a great day, and replace it with gratitude. Who can you call or text right now and give a simple Thank You? "Thank you for...." is easy and you might just make someone's day. That's got to bring a little star shine into your own day. 


Did you do it? Please post and let us know how it turned out.
"In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."1 Thessalonians 5:18

I'd love to have you follow my Blog and join in the journey to look at life through Love Colored Glasses, the Love of Christ.

4 Things You Can Still Do in Your Fifties

A fifty-something friend of mine shared with me some good news. She's getting married! We jumped and cried like kids for the pure joy of it. We discussed how much fun we've had since turning 50. Got me thinking...

1.You can still pursue your dreams:) Box up all those old accomplishments and stick 'em up in a closet for your grandchildren to oooh and ahhh over some day. Brush off and polish up all those dreams and go after them!

2. You can still start fresh.  Like Anne of Green Gables said, "Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it." The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. Make things right, start over, TODAY!

3. You can still have fun. My friend Yolie went mountain climbing with her family this weekend. She hadn't gone in 20 years. She's as sore as all get out today, but she had fun! Try something new. I mean it. Right now.

4. You can still learn something new. I've been watching some 50-somethings take computer classes this week. Always wanted to learn a foreign language, fly a plane, cook gourmet? Do it. Why not?

I bet you can add to this list. Go ahead. I can't wait:)

Please Don’t Feed The Demons

"Please don't feed the demons" is a little sign I made once after the Father gave me an insight into the effects of negative speech, gossip and backbiting. I thought of it this morning as I realized that my confidence is shaking.

Publication has always been a dream of mine. I am still grateful and giddy at the news that it's finally going to happen. Suddenly fear is cropping up. What?

 Now more than ever I need to trust in the Lord, trust His path for me, and believe His Word, not what the Enemy whispers. Our God is an awesome God. His mercies are new every morning. He blesses and adds no sorrow to it. He is faithful to complete the good work He has begun in me. Victory is mine. I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

The lying demons will just have to starve, because I'm not going to feed them with negative thoughts or words.

How do you defeat the voices in your head?

Alien Invitation

Aliens walk among us. Some think that they walk around in earth clothes, with earth jobs, and with earth families.

Take me for instance. I am not of this world. Oh, I was born here, and I look like a human female. I have kids, a husband and a job, but I am eternally connected to the heavens. I live in this world, but this world is not my home. I am an alien.

Life on earth was a big disappointment for me. Lonely, hurt, disillusioned and depressed, I searched for peace.

I learned that God created the heavens and the earth and its inhabitants. You’ve heard of Adam and Eve. God gave them complete freedom and only one rule. They broke it. That’s when sin came into the world and everyone born on earth inherited the consequence – separation from God.

            Sin. That was a problem, because I was full of it. A huge gap stood between me and peace.

The Creator solved the problem himself. He came here, born of a virgin, grew up and then taught all those around him about himself. He died to pay for my sins. He made a way for me to live with Him forever. The amazing thing is that I didn’t have to do anything except believe Him and ask him into my heart. He took away all the sin, everything that separated me from him. Now I belong to Him.

You may recognize that I’m talking about God, Jesus Christ, and the Bible. Those who belong to Christ are no longer of this world, but children of the King of Kings. We have a hope and a future and we can live in this life, not without troubles, but with peace, direction and a future everlasting home in heaven with God.

This is my alien invitation. Agree with God that you are a sinner. Pray and ask Him to forgive your sins and to come into your heart. You will feel like anything but an alien, because His love will come into your life and He will never leave you. You will then be in this world, but not of this world.

Please take the time to look at the websites below for more information. God Bless You and I'd love to welcome you to the family of Believers. Please leave me a comment below so we can visit.

http://faithwritersjesuspage.weebly.com/

http://www.faithwriters.com/

I am thrilled to announce that I have signed a contract with Harbourlight Books for publication of my novel, Washout Express. I am looking forward to working with the people at Harbourlight and so grateful for the opportunity. Thanks so much to the most awesome agent ever - Terry Burns of Hartline Literary Agency.

Dreams really do come true, because nothing is impossible with God. Praise and thanks! Thanks to my friends and family that have supported me and encouraged me. 

I know it's a process that is just beginning, but you Anne fans out there will appreciate that one day I will get to say, "I'm about to have a short work of fiction published, and I'm afraid it has me completely preoccupied."

Here's a little sneak peak about the book:

Miss Texas has just stolen her man and Bailey Brown—loaded with enough insecurities to fill a suitcase—hits the road. Feeling like the ultimate loser, drives until she sees ‘Washout Express – Exit 477’. She enters an amazing community where she ultimately finds what she was looking for all along.

I love Jessica's declaration. Check out her blog!  Jessica Ontiveros

Look what I'm doing for the next three weeks! Check it out!

15 Habits of Great Writers Challenge

First time ever Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! Clue # 1 Starts at noon MDT.

clue #1 at http://lisatawnbergren.com/2012/05/scavenger-hunt-stop-1/ 

 The winner will get over two dozen books from this contest, plus most of the participating authors are offering bonus contests so be sure to take advantage of those.

 

I am SO doing this!

Now Hear This

I've been trying to record my One Thousand Gifts (onethousandgifts.com) on my iphone app. I am pondering what it means to really live fully, every moment, every second...I think it means engaging the senses moment by moment and connecting them to the heart. It is hard to block out the noise, the "have to" moments and pay attention. 


My family and friends know that I am hard of hearing. Oh, I hear everything, I just can't understand what people are saying unless they are looking at me. Today I am focussing on the gift of hearing, hearing with "love colored glasses".

What gift did you "hear" today?