Tuesday 4 ~ A Little Tea Party

A Little Tea Party

 

Welcome back to another of Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.

For my southern friends.. I pray the weather lightens up on you all. I know it's been a very rough summer heat wise. Let's pray together for a solution.

This week could we talk about your personal thoughts?

1. Do you find yourself day dreaming about your situation and things you would love to do if only...?

Sometimes...but I try not to think about the "if only" part so much, because I've learned in life that it is best to live in the present and do the very best you can with what you have. Day dreaming about what you would do "if only" can lead to wishing you could change your situation and sometimes that can get you into trouble.  I mean, it is okay to have dreams and goals that are positive and uplifting, but the best thing to do is make the best of what you have and be thankful.  Sometimes we have to be careful that we might get what we wish for and find out that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, but not necessarily as wonderful as what you already have.

2. If you are having tea/coffee, a little break in the day does your mind wander off to other thoughts and meditations.

I think it is good to allow yourself to take little breaks during the day and rest from whatever you have been doing and let your body totally relax and be refreshed. Our minds and bodies need times of pure calm and restoration, and then our meditations will be sweeter than if we are always stressed out over things.  These are times when I find God speaking to me the most, if I will only pay attention.  

I used to make it a practice to go to my "Secret Garden" and just sit and meditate on God's Word, and perhaps find an old hymn from the hymnbook and let the words speak to me.  Here is an example of that from the Secret Garden Chronicles.  I really need to get back into that habit.

3. Do you find yourself meditating or revisiting in your mind a scripture, verse from a book you've read and it's impact on you?

My life verse: 

Psalm 19:14 NKJV
14 "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer."

HERE is a post I wrote about how I discovered this verse. You may find it an interesting and happy little post.

4. Do you find yourself sometimes replaying conversations with others? Are there books or movies that stay vivid in your mind?

It depends on the type of conversations...sometimes I may wander into ruminating over old conversations that I probably shouldn't revisit. And then I need to refocus my thoughts on the present and get back into God's Word so I won't become distracted by things that may have hurt me in the past. It is best to keep looking upward and onward to the wonderful things God has in store for those who love Him.    

1 Corinthians 2:9 KJV

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

And with that, I will close this post while I go have a little tea party with the fairies....

Lily Grace is already having her summertime picnic tea party with her little fairy friends.  Kind of the last hurrah of the summer before going back to school...which actually our kids in our town/county have already done yesterday!  Seems too soon to me, but maybe not for the parents or the kids LOL.

Let's go see what others are saying about this today!  Thank's Annie for a great Tuesday 4!