Conversation – 16

Because You Loved Me
Song by Celine Dion

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
I’ll be forever thankful baby
You’re the one who held me up
Never let me fall
You’re the one who saw me through, through it all
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ’cause you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me
You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
I’m grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don’t know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ’cause you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me
You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
The light in the dark shining your love into my life
You’ve been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ’cause you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me
You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn’t speak
You were my eyes when I couldn’t see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldn’t reach
You gave me faith ’cause you believed
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me
I’m everything I am
Because you loved me

My Heart Will Go On
Song by Celine Dion

Every night in my dreams
I see you, I feel you
That is how I know you go on
Far across the distance
And spaces between us
You have come to show you go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more, you open the door
And you’re here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
Love can touch us one time
And last for a lifetime
And never let go ’til we’re gone
Love was when I loved you
One true time I’d hold to
In my life, we’ll always go on
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on (why does the heart go on?)
Once more, you open the door
And you’re here in my heart
And my heart will go on and on
You’re here, there’s nothing I fear
And I know that my heart will go on
We’ll stay forever this way
You are safe in my heart and
My heart will go on and on

Club Sheba

@oodiebom

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your husband. I hope you had a luscious dinner and are relaxing with some pumpkin pie or whatever healthy dessert you have in your kitchen. We had a great time with mom and sis laughing and reminiscing. Thank you for your friendship and your warm words. I truly appreciate you. Stay safe!

@sheba2011

I am stuffed like a turkey! Had a very nice day with mom and sis. I think a lot of people stayed home because there was no traffic on the roads. So thankful and blessed to still have mom at 90 years old. Mr. Jake had a bite of everything and went round the table to see who had what to give him. Then he was the dishwasher before the dishwasher.

There are a lot of things I can thank you for – your support, kindness, care, wisdom. You inspire positive energy and happiness with your daily posts. Time is the most precious thing in our life and those people who are willing to sacrifice their time for other people deserve respect and gratitude. That is you my friend and never forget it. I hope you, husband and Poppy had a blessed day.🙏💖

@sheba2011

Sheba, you really do not need to thank me. This is what friends do for one another. I just wish you had told me sooner. If I lived near you, I would have been over to your home in a millisecond and stayed with you for as long as you liked. I can just imagine how difficult those hours were for you and not even able to see your hubby because of the virus. For your info, I am a night owl. I sometimes do not hit the sack before 3 or 4 in the morning and sometimes not before the sunrise. And, before going to bed I usually check your thread and mine.

It was a real quiet Thanksgiving Day. I spent part of the morning looking at computers so I can do face time with friends and family. I did pick one out and it is on sale. The only drawback it is more than I want to spend. I’ll think about it for the next day or two. Then I was ready to hop into a shower and discovered there was no hot water. I couldn’t understand why. Then I remembered why. There was a plumbing issue where the water was turned off because someone was dumping kerosene into the lake. Our lake is about 100 acres and is filled with carp, other types of fish, turtles, snakes, etc.. We have numerous birds that go after the fish and whatever else is in the lake and once in a while the spoonbill. Anyway, the plumber along with people from our county had to do something to the water to make it OK for birds and fish alike. Hubby turned the hot water off and forgot to turn it on. He was sound asleep, so I proceeded to get the turkey ready for the oven. When he awoke I mentioned what happened and he went out to check. Came back in and said he would go out tomorrow to get a new tank because we use propane. Hmm…….propane??? I wonder why when we leave here we turn the electrical off including the hot water. But he insisted. So, I went to the panel, and guess what—no propane. Electrical. I turned it on. We are now back in business. 💖😃😂😎

An Experiment in Gratitude

Awareness of gratitude will allow you to savor and, above all, appreciate your life with renewed grace.

Sometimes we forget to take the time to recognize the richness that defines our lives. This may be because many of the messages we encounter as we go about our affairs prompt us to think about what we don’t have rather than all the abundance we do enjoy. Consequently, our gratitude exists in perpetual conflict with our desire for more, whether we crave time, convenience, wealth, or enlightenment. Yet understanding and truly appreciating our blessings can be as simple as walking a mile in another’s shoes for a short period of time. Because many of us lead comparatively insular lives, we may not comprehend the full scope of our prosperity that is relative to our sisters and brothers in humanity.

If you find taking an inventory of your life’s blessings difficult, consider the ease with which you nourish your body and mind, feed your family, move from place to place, and attend to tasks at hand. For a great number of people, activities you may take for granted, such as attaining an education, buying healthy food, commuting to work, or keeping a clean house, represent great challenges. To experience firsthand the complex tests others face as a matter of course in their daily lives, try living without the amenities you most often take for granted. This can be a great experiment to undertake with your entire family or a classroom. Understanding working poverty can be as easy as endeavoring to buy nutritious foods with a budget of $100 for the week. If you own a car, relying on public transportation for even just a day can help you see the true value of the comfort and conveniences others do without. As you explore a life without things you may normally take for granted, ask yourself for how long you could endure.

The compassionate gratitude that floods your heart when you come to fully realize your abundance may awaken pangs of guilt in your heart. Be aware, however, that the purpose of such an experiment is to open your heart further in gratitude and compassion. This awareness can help you attain a deeper level of gratitude that will allow you to savor and, above all, appreciate your life with renewed grace. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

@kittengirl,

Sending Kitty hugs to you and the kittens. Please be safe and Happy Thanksgiving. 🌹

Cherie,

Thinking of you and the children in S. California. Happy Thanksgiving please be safe.

Enjoy this day with your family. 😘🌹

@shoelady60,

Good Afternoon in the burgh. 😘💕🌹I just want to say thank you for your support
for this entire year. Thank you for sharing your story about you and hubby I had no idea.

Here is to better days. I want you to enjoy your family today and just relax. Give Jake
whatever he wants. 🤣I know he smells delicious food.

This is a toast to your entire family Happy Thanksgiving. 😎😘

@71flowerchild,

Howdy in Texas I hope this is a good day for you and your family. 😘😎Enjoy the day
with Jewell and Little D I am sure they can smell the food. 🤣I am giving Poppy a slice
of turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving😘🌹

@taci,

Good Morning in California 😘Taci I hope your mom and the rest of the resident are
doing alright with Covid-19. Taci you must be really worried. I pray this too will pass.

Enjoy your son and husband today. These day the Holiday is what you make it.
I think just being together as a family is a great way to spend the day.

Happy Thanksgiving to all and please keep me posted on your mom. Thank you for the
concern for my husband I have never been so scared in my life. Hubby has always been
by my side through everything. I am truly have a great Thanksgiving we can see our kids
on our big screen TV and it’s like they are in the same room. I will take it. 😘😎

@oodiebom,

Good Afternoon in Florida. 😘💕I have been baking this morning. I made home-made
Pumpkin Pie for an elderly neighbor who lost his wife this year. Hubby and I both will
walk 2 doors from our house and give it to him and make sure he have Thanksgiving
food. I don’t know his plans but I know he will like this pie.

Oodie hubby is having a great day he took Poppy walking and have been very busy today.
I have been cooking and I will take a nice long walk today as we have sunny day. 😘😎

Here is to a great day to you and your hubby. 😘Oodie tomorrow is Trivia so rest up.
Thank you for all your support through my entire year. I just want you to know that. 💕

Happy Thanksgiving love ya! >>💕😘

@loaf,

Good Afternoon in the Rock and Roll City. Loaf I am wishing you and your family a
safe Thanksgiving enjoy this day. I am so thankful for so much. 😘💕😎 Let me know if
I can cover anything for you in Club Sheba.

Enjoy that all important first coffee of the day. 😘🌹