[Faith]

Thank you.  This is the exact reminded I needed tonight. 

[truth_seeker]

So often we're so focused on the bad things that happen that I thought a change might be needed to lift our spirits.  I know I often need to remind myself good things happen when we least expect it. 

Would love to hear of some other miracles that have happened in your lives and hopefully we'll have more to share so others can keep strong during our journey through MLC land.

Here's some of the miracles that have happened to me since BD 9/10 and my H move out in 12/10.

1.  Intuition told me to get a financial agreement document done & notarized end of 11/10 before my H's move-out. 

2.  12/10 was almost in a multi-car accident with my car nearly going off embankment and spun around several times before stopping horizontally in the center of a one lane highway with cars coming in both directions.  All cars stopped just in time to avoid hitting me. All cars were going at a relatively fast speed so it's truly a miracle they all were able to stop in time.  I would have been hit on all sides since I was sitting the center of the road.

3.  10/10 D was in a school bus accident which rolled over multiple times over embankment and stopped short of falling into pond at bottom.  All on bus made it out ok with some injuries.  Angles were truly watching over these kids that day because if you had seen the bus after you would have thought there's no way any one could have survived. 

4.  A few days ago this week, I was rear ended while stopped at a stop light.  Nothing serious but again shook up.  I let the young girl off but made sure she was ok before letting her leave.  She was more shook up than me.   

5.  Yesterday while heading back from my S game I had a flat tire in the middle of no man's land.  It was dark with very little cars as it was late at night.  Just when I was calling around trying to find a local towing company (that was even open) a car pulls up across the street.  A nice man and his W come out to ask if we needed any help, then proceeded to change my tire.  (Now, I know the men can do this by themselves with no problem but for a woman who's never changed a tire in her life this was a huge deal). 

There is no doubt in my mind these events have all been miracles in my life and my family and I are being well protected and guarded.  I thank God every day for the many blessings in my life and these are just but a few of them. 

Please share yours as well.  I would LOVE to hear them as I'm sure others would too.

[Still]

Great thread!

I had a miracle the other day. I went to get my car inspected. The mechanic called me and the bill was pretty big. He told me the car needed front brakes, back brakes, and two back tires. He said it was pretty serious.

So, I paid the bill. He walked me in the back and said, "Ma'am it is a miracle you didn't have a serious accident." He showed me two sets of brakes that had virtually nothing to them. Then, he pulled out my tires. Both tires were shredded on the insides. They had all the wires sticking out and looked like someone have peeled the top layers off. He said, "I can't imagine how either tire was holding air."

I take my kids everywhere and I am so thankful that nothing happened. The kids and I even said a prayer about it when we got back home.

[Battlefield]

I AM STANDING FOR THE HEALING OF MY MARRIAGE!... I will not give up, give in, give out or give over 'til that healing takes place. I made a vow, I said the words, I gave the pledge, I gave a ring, I took a ring, I gave myself, I trusted GOD, and said the words, and meant the words... in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in good times and in bad...so I am standing NOW, and will not sit down, let down, slow down, calm down, fall down, look down or be down 'til the breakdown is torn down!

I refuse to put my eyes on outward circumstances, or listen to prophets of doom, or buy into what is trendy, worldly, popular, convenient, easy, quick, thrifty, or advantageous... nor will I settle for a cheap imitation of God's real thing, nor will I seek to lower God's standard, twist God's will, violate God's covenant, or accept what God hates, namely divorce!

In a world of filth, I will stay pure; surrounded by lies I will speak the truth; where hopelessness abounds, I will hope in God: where revenge is easier, I will bless instead of curse; and where the odds are stacked against me, I will trust in God's faithfulness.

I am a STANDER, and I will not acquiesce, compromise, quarrel or quit.. I have made the choice, set my face, entered the race, believed the Word, and trusted God for all the outcome.

I will allow neither the reaction of my spouse, nor the urging of my friends, nor the advice of my loved ones, nor economic hardship, nor the prompting of the devil to make me let up, slow up, blow up, or give up 'til my marriage is healed.

[Covenant for Life]

I love this!!  I saw this for the first time on the Rejoice Marriage Ministries site.  Is this where you found it?

[Battlefield]

Yes I came across it today and thought I would share, I loved it.

[Tsunami]

Carrots, Eggs, & Coffee!

A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee...You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up, She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil.. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, ' Tell me what you see.'

'Carrots, eggs, and coffee,' she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.

Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, 'What does it mean, mother?'

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently.. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they  had changed the water.

'Which are you?' she asked her daughter. 'When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest  do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.

Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

You might want to send this message to those people who mean something to you (I JUST DID); to those who have touched your life in one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down; to those whose friendship you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in your life.

If you don't send it, you will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someone's day with this message!

May we all be COFFEE!!!!!!!

[In this for ME]

AMEN!!!
Our minister told a story (kind of a joke) this last sunday:

A man died of a heart attack saw the white light and the whole bt-
Then an angel was standing there.

He thought to himself "Wow I'm really here; I made it!"

So he asks the angel "What happens next?"

The angel says
"Whatever you wish"

So the man wishes for a big plate of fried chicken. POOF! Fried chicken..no bones and delicious

He asks agian "What happens next?"
The angel says "whatever you wish"
The man says "gee I'd like a big reclining chair" POOf!- he's sitting in a big reclining chair.

Then he says "what happens next?"
The angel says "whatever you wish".

The man wishes for a big cold glas of beer POOF!- the coldest iciest glass of beer he ever had.

And this goes on for quite some time. The man wishes and gets everything he asks for.

After a while he grows discontent and is dissappointed.
He asks the angel: "Where's the joy and the rapture and peace and contentment and love that I was supposed to feel after I finally made it here to heaven"

The angel replies
"Who said this was heaven??"

[limitless]

Thank you both for those great stories.

Oh, please let me be the coffee!

L

[Faith]

I like it!!  Thanks for posting Tsunami!