Thursday, March 8, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
gratiTuesday: on WedNesdAy
a busy yesterday, a busy today
grateful for the ABUNDANCE of life. although it brings with it a lot of running 'round, raising kids, raising heck at times....it is a full life and when i think of the ALTERNATIVE....having nothing and no one...i take today, and yesterday, and tomorrow. ...and WHATEVER comes with.
reminds me of a talk i love: Come What May
What are you grateful for today?
grateful for the ABUNDANCE of life. although it brings with it a lot of running 'round, raising kids, raising heck at times....it is a full life and when i think of the ALTERNATIVE....having nothing and no one...i take today, and yesterday, and tomorrow. ...and WHATEVER comes with.
reminds me of a talk i love: Come What May
"The way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life."
Come what may....and LOVE it!
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What are you grateful for today?
Monday, March 5, 2012
moves-me monday: The Help
our Sunday family movie-night was the Help. LOVE this movie. read the book a year-ish ago. with my son G-then 16. it was awesome.
Mr. B pointed out how fun it was to listen to us read it together. G had a head injury (TBI) Christmas Eve 2010. Seems so long ago. 1.3 year.s to be almost exact. G is still healing, and the trouble is it is a LONG process, and a confusing process.
anywho, he had to read the book for his AP English, ...and with as serious a head injury as he had he was unable to really read without headaches, forget understanding it at all. yet, together we read, and discussed, and annotated, and laughed and cried, and LOVED the book.
we were planning to see the movie together when it came out. life got in the way of that, as everyone well knows and understands --- life planning is left to the best of intentions ...right!
so, our movie night was The Help. and it was as good as I expected (and had heard). way to review!!!!
i really would love to just comment on all the dialogue, it was that good.
"Every day you're not dead in the ground, when you wake up in the morning, you're gonna have to make some decisions. Got to ask yourself this question: "Am I gonna believe all them bad things them fools say about me today?" You hear me today? "Am I gonna believe all them bad things them fools say about me today? You hear me today?" All right? As for your mama, she didn't pick her life. It picked her. But you, you're gonna do something big with yours. You wait and see. "
"God says we need to love our enemies. It hard to do. But it can start by telling the truth. No one had ever asked me what it feel like to be me. Once I told the truth about that, I felt free. And I got to thinking about all the people I know. And the things I seen and done. My boy Treelore always said we gonna have a writer in the family one day. I guess it's gonna be me."
"you is kind,
you is smart,
you is important."
Mr. B pointed out how fun it was to listen to us read it together. G had a head injury (TBI) Christmas Eve 2010. Seems so long ago. 1.3 year.s to be almost exact. G is still healing, and the trouble is it is a LONG process, and a confusing process.
anywho, he had to read the book for his AP English, ...and with as serious a head injury as he had he was unable to really read without headaches, forget understanding it at all. yet, together we read, and discussed, and annotated, and laughed and cried, and LOVED the book.
we were planning to see the movie together when it came out. life got in the way of that, as everyone well knows and understands --- life planning is left to the best of intentions ...right!
so, our movie night was The Help. and it was as good as I expected (and had heard). way to review!!!!
i really would love to just comment on all the dialogue, it was that good.
"Courage sometimes skips a generation. Thank you for bringing it back to our family."
"Every day you're not dead in the ground, when you wake up in the morning, you're gonna have to make some decisions. Got to ask yourself this question: "Am I gonna believe all them bad things them fools say about me today?" You hear me today? "Am I gonna believe all them bad things them fools say about me today? You hear me today?" All right? As for your mama, she didn't pick her life. It picked her. But you, you're gonna do something big with yours. You wait and see. "
"She didn't pick her life...it pick her."
"God says we need to love our enemies. It hard to do. But it can start by telling the truth. No one had ever asked me what it feel like to be me. Once I told the truth about that, I felt free. And I got to thinking about all the people I know. And the things I seen and done. My boy Treelore always said we gonna have a writer in the family one day. I guess it's gonna be me."
"Change always begins with a whisper."
"you is kind,
you is smart,
you is important."
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Way-Back When-esday: oh baby!
This would have been 1994!
I love how G is gazing up at me.
And when I look at me holding him here it reminds
me of how un-certain I was
about EVERYTHING about
being a Mother.
He is now this BIG kid! ...17.5 ♥
And below is one from 2001, my second baby girl
holding our last baby J!
oh baby...
that was then....
this is NoW! 
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
gratituesday*
i am so thankful to live in an age where
we can so easily record memories.
on days,
like today,
when i need a boost of spirits
it is amazing how one picture,
one memory,
can bring such happiness.
happiness preserved,
to be used often,
not just in case of emergency.
*GratiTuesday is a trademark
!
What are you Grateful for this Tuesday?
Chief Informaion Officer
I needed this reminder today. haha...previously posted 5/13/07
So, I was signing up for something and since I really haven't decided what my career path will be I always like to look at the options. There are so many. From CEO, to VP Sales, to Marketing Director and Human Resources Manager. I found one I like for today. Chief Information Officer.
I gave myself a promotion. I am now the Chief Information Officer in our home. I don't know that my duties will change at all, I already give information about missing socks, where is my coat, can't find my keys, do we have any milk?....
Seems that even when it is right in front of them they feel better when they come to me for directions. I wonder....will they keep coming? I suppose the day will come when they will no longer need me to help them find their way from the front room to the kitchen, so I must, I must, I must enjoy this moment. Too bad the promotion didn't come with a raise, or did it. I seem to smile a little more inside now just thinking that I have a title.
MUMMMMMEEEEE....i can't find my....
sorry, got to go, duty calls!
So, I was signing up for something and since I really haven't decided what my career path will be I always like to look at the options. There are so many. From CEO, to VP Sales, to Marketing Director and Human Resources Manager. I found one I like for today. Chief Information Officer.
I gave myself a promotion. I am now the Chief Information Officer in our home. I don't know that my duties will change at all, I already give information about missing socks, where is my coat, can't find my keys, do we have any milk?....
Seems that even when it is right in front of them they feel better when they come to me for directions. I wonder....will they keep coming? I suppose the day will come when they will no longer need me to help them find their way from the front room to the kitchen, so I must, I must, I must enjoy this moment. Too bad the promotion didn't come with a raise, or did it. I seem to smile a little more inside now just thinking that I have a title.
MUMMMMMEEEEE....i can't find my....
sorry, got to go, duty calls!
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