jeff noel.org » Blessed http://www.jeffnoel.org Surrender. Self-control. Service. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:03:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Humbled This Morning? http://www.jeffnoel.org/how-can-you-tell/humbled-this-morning/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/how-can-you-tell/humbled-this-morning/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:33:09 +0000 jeff noel http://jeffnoel.org/?p=4457 Continue reading →]]> What A Cathedral

What A Cathedral

Indeed.

Writing five blogs from the breezeway in Cinderella Castle at Disney’s Magic Kingdom.

Completely humbled.

And grateful.

The sun has not yet come up, but is on it’s way.

Being in the Magic Kingdom before sunrise is an incredible experience.

Am I in Heaven?

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]]> http://www.jeffnoel.org/how-can-you-tell/humbled-this-morning/feed/ 0 Why Be Thankful? http://www.jeffnoel.org/blessed-beyond-measure/why-be-thankful/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/blessed-beyond-measure/why-be-thankful/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:11:13 +0000 jeff noel http://jeffnoel.org/?p=3521 Continue reading →]]> Seriously?

Why be thankful?

Why not?

Why not be thankful? I mean, for everything.

Today, Good Friday, of all days, we have a great opportunity to be thankful.

In fact, maybe we could even try to look at everyday as Good Friday.

Perhaps these three men already do:

Three Wise Men (April 1, 2010)

Three Wise Men (April 1, 2010)

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]]> http://www.jeffnoel.org/blessed-beyond-measure/why-be-thankful/feed/ 2 Make Me Cry http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/make-me-cry/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/make-me-cry/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:00:35 +0000 jeff noel http://jeffnoel.org/?p=2092 Continue reading →]]> A couple days ago, while sitting in Church with my Family, I got teary-eyed three separate times in less than an hour.

Why?  Where you sad?

Nope.  Happy.

Happy?

Yes.  And thankful.

If I have to explain this to you, chances are, you won’t understand.

However, if you don’t understand but would like to, simply scroll down and read yesterday’s blog post.

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]]> http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/make-me-cry/feed/ 0 jeff noel – Blessed & Stressed http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/jeff-noel-blessed-stressed/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/jeff-noel-blessed-stressed/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:54:34 +0000 jeff noel http://jeffnoel.org/?p=1683 Continue reading →]]> jeff noel, blogger, average guy, Father, Husband, teacher, is blessed and stressed after yesterday.

Blessed because I am all those things.

Stressed because I am not all those things.

Yes, my wife and I conducted an excellent Children’s Liturgy of the Word yesterday. Yet stressed, because at the afternoon birthday party, I realized there is a long way to go with helping our son work through his competitive nature.

He actually has a gift.  We all do, don’t we?

Some us simply need help unwrapping it.  Now, where did I put those scissors.

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]]> http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/jeff-noel-blessed-stressed/feed/ 0 Know-It-All? http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/know-it-all/ http://www.jeffnoel.org/uncategorized/know-it-all/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:36:22 +0000 jeff noel http://jeffnoel.org/?p=569 Continue reading →]]> Just when you think you know it all, you can quickly be reminded what a pathetic thought that is.

I was writing for an hour this morning before it hit me.

One-hundred days.  Remember yesterday’s post?  Blah, blah, blah, right?

Well, how quickly I can falter.

So a few minutes ago, upon realizing, even after 100 days, I didn’t do what I was so full of yesterday, I went to the foot of our bed and got down on my knees.

Don’t know where I’d be without forgiveness.  Seriously.

It’s better than anything in our medicine cabinet.

Have a GREAT day.  It’s up to you.    Carpe diem, jeff noel  :)

PS.  Take two aspirin and call me in the morning……. or, just get down on your knees and forgive yourself.

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