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I’m currently thinking about how much I wish I was sitting at my kitchen table with a cup of coffee, being lost in the scripture.  Being a person of organization, I find myself getting lost in finding a way to get everything I want to remember down in black and white so I can have easy access when the time arises that it would come in handy, if it ever does.

As I sit at my desk and look at my monitor I have to smile at the little reminders I have printed on post-it notes stuck on the edges for easy access.  Now in case you are wondering how in the world I print on post-it notes I will explain that right now.  I opened a Word document and inserted a text box.  I then right clicked on it and formatted it to the size of the post-it note.  I left the text box outlined and printed the square on a piece of copy paper.  After printing the text box I went back in to ‘format shape’ and told it not to have the line.  I then saved it as “3 x 3″ (or 1.5″ x 2” because I did this for both sizes).  Then I can open up the document I saved and “insert text”.  After making sure it’s nice and centered I put the post-it note inside the square shape I printed, making sure the sticky part is at the top and run it through the printer again, printing only the text on the note.  (I had to format it to not have the lines around the box because it’s too hard to get it to print the lines “centered” on the post-it.  Otherwise I have to keep doing it until it’s pretty.

The point of this blog was not to inform you, the reader, about my OCD because I think the majority of you already know the extent of it, the point of this blog is to give you examples of the little reminders I have to frame my computer monitor with to get me through most days.

They are as follows:

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Romans 12:2”

“Now that faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.  Hebrews 11:1”

“Moral:  concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character.”    (Then under that)  “Have the courage to follow God’s law above human commands”

“Put a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.  Psalm 141:3”

“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference”

“Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay.’ says the Lord.  Romans 12:19”

And last but not least:

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right had.  Isaiah 41:10”

The bad news is I need each and every one of these reminders on a daily basis.  The good news is ……………………………….. I forgot.  Dang it!

Still trying …..

-dar