This coming Friday is Daffodil Day which supports the Cancer Council. Daffodils are very special , joyful flowers ! They bring with them the message of Hope. Just looking at them brings joy to our day! May we all be encouraged as we look at a real life daffodil or a picture of them, and look upward just like a daffodil  does 💛💛

I have two of the most funniest dolls I’ve ever known or seen that are on the  shelf near where I spend a lot of my day!  They make me smile every time I look at  them! They are not “ pretty” according to the world’s standard definition, but to me they are beautiful! They have pink skin, purple and pink hair, a pink nose, big blue eyes and very wide open mouths! Each part of them also reminds me of things! Their pink skin colour reminds me that no matter what our skin colour is we are loved by loving Lord,  are all precious in His sight, and our lives are very valued!  He died for us all! Their big blue eyes remind me to look at others through “ love eyes” and to try to  be open to “ see”   how they may be feeling. Their  wide open mouths encourage me to be thankful,  to express thanks and to  speak or write words to show that I care. Their coloured hair, reminds me that the Lord said He knows every strand of our hair! ( And it doesn’t matter if we have pink, purple or blue hair !) 

Life is like a shopping trolley! We have fruit in the trolley, which is the love of our beautiful loving Lord and of our loved and loving family and friends. We have chocolate biscuits, which is the fun occasions and events that happen at       times through our lives. There is a bottle of milk, which is when we learning new things, just like milk helps kids in their growth as they are progressing through childhood. A loaf of bread is in the trolley also! Bread is the ordinary, everyday things that occur in a day, BUT even with these everyday things, they are so often spread thick with butter  and jam, which is the little blessings that we enjoy as they pop up though the day, especially if we take the time to look with our heart-eyes and see them. Butter is made from milk and cream. It needs to be beaten and churned to make butter. We sometimes also feel a bit “ battered” in our own lives! Live holds times of pain, weariness, and harder times. We endure through it! May your shopping trolley consist of many colourful packaged products, to reflect the everyday beauty of life! ❤️