September with Mattie....MEMORIES 

So Many Memories, So little time to make more....

Memories are a gift of the past,
That we hold in the present,
To create what can be a great future.
Treasure and keep memories,
For the sake of life.

Exerpt from "About Memories" by Mattie J.T.Stepanek, in Celebrate Through Heartsongs

This Month With Mattie.... 

September is the month I have chosen to reflect on Mattie J.T.Stepanek.  "He was 13 years old and was the youngest of four children, each born with a life-threatening neuromuscular disease.....not diagnosed until all four of the children were born.  Mattie never knew his two oldest siblings....but was very close to his brother, Jamie, who died when they were both preschoolers."  He began writing poetry when he was 3 years old.  Mattie is a boy that gained the national attention of people like Oprah Winfrey and Larry King.He died in June, 2004 having written thousands of poems he called Heartsongs.  He left no subject untouched...."disability, despair, and death"..."nature, prayer, peace, and his belief in something "bigger and better than the here and now' ."  Mattie has touched my heart in the interviews I saw and through the four books I am honored to own.  The hope this one soul shared is beyond words.  This month  let's revisit Mattie...".'a poet, a peacemaker, and a philosopher who played' ."
"Memories are a gift of the past,
That we hold in the present,
To create what can be a great future.
Treasure and keep memories,
For the sake of Life."

Exerpt from "About Memories" by Mattie J.T. Stepanek in Celebrate Through Heartsongs  Age 12
 

CHOICES 

Today I watched my cats....each in their own place.  One laying in the sun, one in the air conditioning on a window sill....always alert, on guard, ready to attack the next bug or lizard, ready to play, ready to purr in thanks.  Life is not complicated unless we choose to complicate.  Even when "life happens" around us we can choose how we respond.  MAKE GREAT CHOICES THIS DAY!

Inspiration 

Today I have awakened with great inspiration.  I am planning a retreat....not for everyone, but for some.  And from those that will choose to respond, I am already drawing amazing energy,  hope and encouragement.  Only when we give of ourselves  can we encompass the power to create what God intended for each of us.  Our journey is varied but each of us is a puzzle piece creating one large picture.  Choose today to give yourself away....even if you are unsure who will respond. 
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