Day 7 of #RRBC’s 2nd Annual #ADayInMyLife 30-Day Blogging Challenge @RRBC_Org @RRBC_RWISA @Tweets4RWISA #RWISA @NonnieJules

Hello, friends!

Today, thoughts of many of you are on my heart.  Really.  You’re probably wondering “why” I’d be thinking about you, but I am, as I always do because I love and care about you.  I pray for so many of you each morning during my prayer time when I’m on my knees.  Would you believe that days after I was able to, I asked the nursing staff to bring me a blanket so that I could get on my knees to pray as I do at home?  And every day since the first day I asked, they have been bringing a special blanket by.  (It’s not an easy feat with an IV pole as your constant companion, but good news, that’s coming to an end!)

Oh, it feels so good when I’m able to get down on my knees and ask blessings for your lives!

I’m not one who hears of someone’s loss of a loved one, or the loss of their job, or any other misfortune, and says to them, “I’ll be praying for you,” unless it is my true intention to do so.  It bothers me when people say that, knowing that they don’t mean it.  If you’re someone I met on the street or in the store and I say that I’m going to pray for you, I’m going to ask for your name so that I am intentional about doing so.  So, to those of you who tend to throw out that, “I’ll be praying for you,” line, please be intentional about it.  If you say it, mean it.

On any given day if you walk into my prayer room without knocking, as my family has done in the past, you will hear me praying aloud, ticking off something similar to… “Dear, Lord, I ask blessings over the lives of … John & Anne, John & Jan, Harriet Hodgson, Shirley & Lang, Pat Garcia, Karl Morgan, Patty & Bill, Karen Black, Joy & Mike, Wanda Fischer, Yvette Calleiro, her son Dominic and her nephew Sebas (who I pray a specific prayer over for a special reason.  Yvette, I hope I have spelled his name correctly), Maura Beth & George, Nina Norstrom, Bette Stevens, Lisa Kirazian and her husband’s health, and her beautiful parents, Susanne Leist…” and the list goes on and on.

I want to share with you guys something that’s part of my daily routine.  You may have heard me share before that I collect card decks.  I love them in almost any form.  Most of mine are inspirational, motivational, some are yoga card decks, and some fall into the “other/miscellaneous” category, but every card deck that I have helps to make me a better person in one way or another.

The card deck that I’m sharing today was a gift, as many of my card decks are.  But this particular one is extra special to me, because the cards allow me to take the focus off of myself, and focus on others.  

Take a look at the outside box of the Believer’s Prayer Flash Cards…

Here is how these cards allow me to focus on the people that I love and care about, and even for strangers who I have met only once…

The cards are double-sided.  The front of each card contains a beautiful scripture.  SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL.  The backside of the cards contain guided spaces for you to log the name of the person you are praying for, the focus of your prayer, the details of the prayer (this is where I add a specific prayer for that person), and other information that you might want to document/log.

Take a look…

I love these cards… mainly because the older I get, and during those times when my brain is so foggy from illness, the more I forget, and I never want to forget to pray for those I care about.  This is so important to me.

I wanted to share these with you today because if you’d like for me to share a special prayer over you, please send me a personal email.  I’d be honored to add your request to my prayer list.  I do believe that when prayers go up, blessings come down.

There was a special card inside of this card deck.. it was the top card in the box set and it is prominently displayed on my desk.  It reads…

…and for me and my house, we pray and we pray and we pray.

When I received this gift of cards last year, I immediately headed to Amazon and purchased a set for a friend, and at that time, the set was $30.00.  When I grabbed the link today for my post, the set was only $10!  That is a steal, so if you’re interested, I’d say order yours today.  I’m going back to grab a couple of extra sets myself for upcoming birthdays. 

The set comes with 50 cards, a wooden stand to display one at a time, and the cards are made of quality card stock. Even the inside of the box is filled with beautiful inspiration.  I highly recommend this set, and I promise you, you will love it!

That’s all I have for today.  See you all tomorrow, and thanks for dropping by 🙂

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