Share the Joy and Tea Talk with Ruth

The 14 Stations of the Cross

On Tuesday my monthly faith group met and the subject of our discussion were the 14 Stations of the Cross.

These are pictures, sculptures or plaques that depict the journey of Jesus from the moment he is sentenced to death to His death on the cross.
They are in the same place in every Catholic
 Church in the world.


They start at the front on the left side of the church and go from #1 to #7 then you walk across the back of the church to #8 and proceed down the right wall to #14.
When you stop in front of each plaque you genuflect and remain in front of the plaque, say the prayers prepared and stay as long as you feel inclined.
You literally walk the Way of the Cross with Jesus.

 Only 3 minutes long.

The joys of the Lenten season are not always seen as joy but the joy of meditation is one that is very important to me leading to the Glorious celebration of Easter.

 The joys of meditation and reflection are not the property of any one faith or philosophy.
It is universal.


It gives me much Joy to live in a country where one may meet and pray and meditate without fear of harm.

Having........Passion by TAZO filled with flowers, Orange peel, Orice root, Rose hips, Lemon grass and Red poppy.
In.......my pretty pink china tea cup.


Feeling............blessed by yesterday's faith group meeting experience.


Thinking........meditation is such a gift that we do not always appreciate. It seems hard at first and many of us are hesitant to delve into the habit of it but folks who do will attest to the benefits and peace it can bring.




"Plant the seed of meditation and reap the fruit of peace of mind."

Remez Sasson .


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Share The Joy and Tea Talk with Ruth

I am always glad when Thursday comes as I do have to spend time, sometimes, as we all do, concentrating on the joy in my life.

I am well aware it is there but on days like today, misty, cold and no sunshine, I need reminding.

Share the Joy is my prompt for that necessary pondering for the day.

The cute little fairy-like girl in the front row on the left is my beautiful gd ELF.

(The photo is a little blurry as I cropped it on Picnik)

No kidding those are her initials.

She and her friends were dressed silly to play ball against their teachers the other day at school.

She sent me this photo because she knows I want to know everything fun they do. 
I was at her house the day she came home with this outfit on.
She knows I love dress up and we were acting silly and I was doing my YaYa Sisterhood dance and we were having a ball. Her mom even joined in and we just danced and danced and danced.

What joy these loved ones bring to my life.

 Tea Talk with Ruth

 

Having............Hot Folger's in my cup. My cup that I purchased when they had the set at Kroger's and one could buy a few pieces at a time until the set was completed. Good heavy everyday dishes. That withstand the knocks and bangs that come with day to day living.

Thinking...........how great it is to have strong dependable things in my life. My faith, family, fairly good health and dependable everyday dishes.

Pondering............this decision I have to make to control my numbers with diet instead of medicine.

I have made some changes in my diet and will wait for several weeks to see how effective that is.

My cholesterol is up and I have been able to bring it down with oatmeal.

Thought for the Day

"Just like the sun is always there even though rain clouds may try to hide it, God
is never gone from us even though the storms of our lives may sometimes make it
seem so."

Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him

now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy" (1
Peter 1:8 NIV)

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Back in the routine

What a wonderful holiday time we had.

I could hardly keep up with which day it was, much less follow my usual meme posts.

Share the Joy Thursday with Mira and

Celebrating Friendship with Ruth is a great day to start on.

The sun is shining today and that brings Joy for sure.

Let me show you what I mean.

Monday was a Blustery Day.

Thursday

Joy

 I can be joyful on a cloudy day but the 

sun makes it more joyful.

 We always disconnect our outside water hoses and thought we had.

We found one connected and it was frozen.

After the sun shone on it for a day it was running again.

Alleluia, one less worry.

No snow and shadows.

No shadows unless the sun is shining.

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Having......TAZO, Passion herbal infusion. A tantalizing deep red tea made from hibiscus flowers, exotic herbs and natural tropical flavors.

Oops got too much milk in there

In........My Doc Martin mug that I got from Public Television Fund drive.

Feeling........Grateful that HH and I enjoyed another Christmas and New Year with our beloved family.

Thinking about.........All the sadness out there in the world but knowing that God is with them and I must look for ways to help within my circle of influence.

Thought for the Day

"There are those who become disappointed thinking that God hasn't spoken to them
 because they have not heard a loud booming voice. But, He does speak to us all
of the time - mostly in quiet ways that we need to keep our eyes, ears, mind, and
heart open to hear."

Today's Word

"The LORD said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for
the LORD is about to pass by." Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains
 apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind.
After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the
fire came a gentle whisper." (1 Kings 19:11-12 NIV)

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Let's all share our joy and talk about it.
Good vibes are contagious.