Matthew, 9:37 - Then saith he unto his Disciples, The Harvest Truly is Plenteous, But The Labourers Are Few.

Chit – Chatting  with  OVPN
Volume 4               Issue 3               March 2003

For Your Body:      For Your Mind:  For Your Soul: 

Diane’s Notes:          

Irish Blessing

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks right to the top, rocks about 2" in diameter.  He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was.  So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them in to the jar.  He shook the jar lightly.  The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.  The students laughed.  He asked his students again if the jar was full?  They agreed that yes, it was. The professor then picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children - anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed.  The pebbles are the other things in life that matter, but on a smaller scale.  The pebbles represent things like your job, house, or car.  The sand is everything else, the small stuff."
"If you put the sand or the pebbles into the jar first, there is no room for the rocks.  The same goes for your life.  If you spend all your energy and time on the small stuff, material things, you will never have room for the things that are truly most important."
Pay attention to the things that are critical in your life. Play with your children.
Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing.
There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal. Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter.  Set your priorities, the rest is just pebbles and sand.  May there always be work for your hands to do; May your purse always hold a coin or two;  May the sun always shine on your windowpane;  May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; May the hand of a friend always be near you;   May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

  (An Irish Blessing)

Important Parish Nurse Courses coming up soon.

Health Ministries Association
980 Canton St. Bldg 1, Suite B
Roswell, GA 30075
800.280.9919 * 770.640.9955
Fax 770.640.1095 E-MAIL: hmassoc@mindspring.com

and

Nurses Christian Fellowship®  Presents Parish Nursing Connecting Faith & Health - A Christ-centered, Basic Preparation Course  at Malone College • Canton, Ohio   May 19-23, 2003 Co-sponsored and hosted by: Malone College School of Nursing   38 contact hours of continuing nursing education  Course fee is $875. However if you submit a complete registration by May 1, you can pay the special early bird fee of $775. This fee includes materials, contact hours, pin, certificate and all meals from lunch on Monday to brunch on Friday. Lodging in air-conditioned dorm rooms is available on campus for four nights for $100 for those coming from a distance.

Registration fee must accompany application forms. Please make check payable to:
Malone College  Send to Fran McHolm  Malone College School of Nursing
515 - 25th Street NW   Canton, Ohio 44709   330-471-8330 • fmcholm@malone.edu

Our website's (www.ovpn.org) current events section will give full details of upcoming programs as they become known to us, so please keep us informed of the programs your church or group has planned.

Thanks for taking the time to read this newsletter.


God Bless You Richly, 

-- Diane