"Keep Believing Good Will Come" by Susan Pearl

 An old fantasy legend said:

That the largest pearl, yet to be discovered, lays in a deep ocean bed.

The height and girth of the mammoth shellfish has only been documented once.

The following day after the documentation an underwater earthquake happened of immense proportion.

Since then the shellfish has not ever been seen again.

But a large boat has be been coming and having divers investigate a certain area 

   for over three years.

People are suspecting this consistent activity may be over the the finding of the giant pearl 

   inside the mammoth shellfish- but no formal announcement has been made.

Some discoveries are easy and sudden just like we happened to come across it.

Other discoveries take time and lots of waiting and insightful learning as if we are led -

  to the discovery through years of finding other discoveries that build our understanding to be able to  

 see the next new discovery waiting to be found.

 Like they say in both situations "it is not about the destination, it is about the journey".

A journey of seeing the positive hopes during negative times and believing good will come.

"Taking Time Gives Back" by Susan Pearl

 I have watched some exercise training classes on TV.

They talk a lot about core strength.

I have ,also, heard a lot about core values.

Having core values give strength.

Both take time, both take consistent commitment efforts,

   and both give back what we put into it.

"Thank You Readers" by Susan Pearl

 I have completed writing 1200 blogs-

   and I would like to thank my readers their support by reading-

   "Pearls Take Time".

My purpose in writing this blog is to bring encouragement:

through  humor,

through inspiration,

through experience

and through sharing something new that has shown me a discovery about life and love.

I hope to continue doing this and encourage others to read past blogs, also.

Thank You Very Much-

With Best Wishes,

Susan Pearl

"Blessed Childhood" by Susan Pearl

Of all the thoughts of my childhood I have one thought that stands out from all of the rest and for which I am most thankful. My mother prayed with me every night as a child before I went to sleep.

I would be in bed and waiting for her and she came and sat on the edge of the bed and held my hand.

We recited a list asking blessings on family members and said memorized prayers together. 

She would kiss my forehead and pull the bedding up to be under my chin,

Once a week the sheets had been washed and dried on the clothesline all day.

I snuggled in for a good nights' sleep and felt so loved and safe.

Children should feel loved and safe.

It is like a positive launch pad to rise above the negatives in life. 

"My Dream Helper" by Susan Pearl

 If I was in an interview and someone asked me if I had a favorite teacher.

I would say to them, "Not all teachers are in front of blackboards".

Maybe they are called mentors but they definitely are teachers.

I think my best teacher and mentor in life has been my husband.

He is his own person with strong moral guidelines-

With great love, courage, hope and faith in his heart-

He guides a way to a better day-

With wisdom as his shining star we live a good life where ever we are.

He is a worker like I have not ever seen,

And willingly helps others like me achieve a dream.

"More Time With Routine" by Susan Pearl

 I remember my brother asking our mother an important question.

He asked, "How did you raise us five children and make it look easy?"

Immediately, our mother answered his question without any hesitation,

She answered, "Routine, we had routine. I washed on Monday. I ironed on Wednesday.

I baked on Friday and we all cleaned the house on Saturday morning. 

Also, we had our meals on time".

She told that it was all routine.

She had a wringer conventional washer and hung the clothes on the line in the back yard.

That even had a routine. Sheets went on the clothesline closest to the street so -

People couldn't see the under ware hung on the second line when they drove by.  

Colored clothes went on the clothesline under the the shade of the tree so they wouldn't fade.

Come to think of it ....it was routine upon routine.

I think routine gives more time in the long run.

Maybe when I think I need more time I really need more routine.

"Embarrassing Fundraiser" by Susan Pearl

 I have a memory from when I was a little girl and Mother and I went to a fundraiser.

The fundraiser was buying a piece of pie.

My mother bought us two pieces of cherry pie. Yum. Yum.

Then my mother said to the lady randomly sitting across the table,

"This cherry pie would be good if it had some cherries in it".

The lady across the table stiffened her back and said indignantly,

"Well, I put two cans of cherries in it".

My mother lifted the top crust of the pie with her fork and said,

"Oh, yes, there they are".

I didn't know what we going on, but I did know we wouldn't be visiting for very long.