Where The Weeds Grow

Recently my mother and I were at local shop in my home town. My mother proudly introduced me to the store keeper. “This is my daughter, the wonderful mother of my eleven grandchildren” Her friend tried to offer my mother due credit as the inspiration of my success, however my mothers heartbreaking reply continues to ring loud in my ears.” Oh no I can’t take any credit, this poor thing grew up like a weed” I couldn’t believe my mother was calling me a weed; however soon realized it was the label fit.
Growing up my mother worked full time while going to school earning her masters. In the seventies this was not common. She was always so very busy. I then, busied myself trying to figure out why other homes seemed far greener on the inside.

Accepting my new found title, I am now busy noticing weeds are growing everywhere. Too many homes are struggling with mothers at work, several as the sole provider, and children find themselves unaccompanied and in jeopardy. My mother’s friend was absolutely correctly affirming my mom’s positive influence in my life. It was her constant prayers that coated my roots, protecting me from the exposure of toxins weeds can so quickly absorb.

Today’s generation’s soil however, is so contaminated that even protected roots are not safe. If the safety levels in the dirt were measured by a mother’s love rather than her availability, there would be no dangers. Weeds would be sheltered everywhere. Instead the weeds in our day are ever more vulnerable and at hazardous risk. As in any unkempt lawn untamed weeds are spreading with like wildfire. At first impulse many may feel the need to pull out and discard any weeds, eliminating the threat of an invasion. With repeated application of love however, I am certain our infested earth can be cleansed.

This compromised soil needs to be turned over and transformed. My fellow weeds deserve the finest of loam, Every weed must be nurtured and protected. By cultivating these potential perennial pests they will be able to grow into fruitful and beautiful fields of hope. Together we should fertilize our future gardens so they may be capable to sustain all challenging seasons and all mothers will be proud.

MY DAILY PLANNER

Good Morning God

Heaven's Help for suggestions

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or

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Daily Inspirations

http://www.rbc.org/
http://www.daily-meditations.org/
http://www.worldblessings.com/
http://www.americancatholic.org/

Replenishing Reading

WAITING FOR SUPERMAN by Karl Weber
www.publicaffairsbooks.com
THE SHACK by William P Young
http://www.theshackbook.com/
THE HIDING PLACE by Corrie Ten Boom
www.amazon.com/Hiding-Place-corrie-ten-boom
HAVING A MARY HEART IN A MARTHA WORLD by Joanna Weaver
www.christianbook.com/having-mary-heart-martha-world
THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD by Br Lawerence
www.pathsoflove.com/books/practice-of-the-presence-of-god.html

TAMING TIME

Twenty four is the limit, the maximum, the most available. No exceptions. One day it may seem as if you have too much on your hands and the next you might simply just run out. Regardless, twenty four hours a day is all you get.
If only you could apply the "roll over minutes" option as in cell phone services to your daily life. Being able to transfer unused minutes on days where you had time to spare to those days when you didn't have enough would solve a lot of problems!!
The amount of hours in a day can not be adjusted. Clocks around the world run on a variety of time zones but all rotate in the regulated twenty four hour rule. No consideration is taken with regards of age, race or religion. You can't purchase, borrow or invest to attain more hours in a day. Everyone is allotted only twenty four hours.
Organizing your minutes effectively is the single way to make the most of our daily boundaries. Taming Time offers five formulas that can help adjust the variables in your day to allow the most of your minutes. My recommend recipes create multiples in moments. I believe that dividing the duration of your day can help subtract situations that often steal space in our schedules.

Tune in for my series to fine tune your ticking of time.