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Happy Birthday, Daddy!!

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This is the sweetest, funniest, most tender hearted and loving man!
This is my Dad!
He has always been there for me when I need advice and counsel. He has led, and continues to lead, a life full of integrity and goodness. Years ago, my Daddy started to take me on a date once a month, just me and him. We go to dinner, and talk. We share our days and life experiences together. Sometimes, I tell him what I think he should do in a certain situation. He tells me what he thinks about what’s going on in my life. Sometimes we talk about my children, and what they’re doing or a hard thing they’re going through. He gets big tears in his eyes, and can’t even speak. I love that the older he’s gotten, the more tender he is. I love him so much. I hope someday to be half the person he is. I will just keep doing the things he has taught me to do, both in word and through his example. Thanks Daddy for being such a great Dad, for your wonderful example, and for always being there for me.
Happy Birthday!!!!!!
OXOX

On death’s door!

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This is Taz
He is the sweetest pooper on the planet. Last Sunday he was not doing too well, in fact, we have been feeling like he might not be around much longer. We feel lucky we still have him. First, he is 10 years old, which is 70 for those of us who know what his real age is. Second, he just doesn’t get that much exercise. Sorry, my top priority is NOT walking the dog. And third, he seems to be ailing a bit lately. So back to last Sunday, he was puken his guts out. I was really starting to feel concerned. We all know the vet is home enjoying his family and maybe doesn’t want to be disturbed, but I was really worried. So I called the vet, (he did put his home phone # in the phone book. Would you put your home phone # in the phone book if you didn’t want to be called on a Sunday?) He met us at his office to take a look.
We’re thinking this is it!!!
We won’t get to have our sweet little Taz anymore. The vet feels around his belly, takes his temp, and basically gives him the once over.
And then annouces that he has “garbage gut”. Garbage gut? Yup, garbage gut! It means he got into the garbage and ate something that was bad. We were back tracking over the last few days, we did leave him in the car while we ran in the store. Maybe he got in the garbage in the van. And we did have a family party on Friday, maybe someone fed him something that’s not agreeing with him. Or, he might have just got in the kitchen garbage after everyone ate pizza. On and on we wondered. What a relief! Thank goodness he’ll make it. We thought he was on death’s door, but he only had garbage gut! He did get his rabies shot. We thought, “We might as well since we are here”. We also got a bottle of antibiotics. He is doing great now, and we will be watching him a lot closer from now on!

I needed a reminder, I thought you might too!

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It has been quite stormy and gray here. I’m not very fond of gray.
 I NEED THE SUN!!!!! It seems like this time of year, every year,
I’m wanting spring.
I have to remind myself to choose joy. I know that when we have stormy gray days, it helps us enjoy the sunny days. I do love the seasons, but I start to not love the winter so much at the end of it. So here is a post I wrote about choosing joy:

I grew up with 5 brothers. My parents say that after having the first three boys, it was such a “joy” to get a girl, they named me Joy. Really, I know that they tell me that, because they want me to feel special. That’s just the way they are. They want all of their children to feel special and they always let us know how much we are loved. I used to wonder a lot about the name Joy and always felt a certain amount of pressure to be joyful. Like it was an assignment or calling. Something required, if you were named Joy. I have since changed my view. After struggling through a difficult time in my life years ago, I came upon a concept that I had heard many times in my life, but hadn’t quite grasped it. We all go through tough times, things we don’t want to deal with in life. That is part of the earthly experience. What I learned is this, no one (except God) can stop us from being hurt or from struggling. And we would never choose to have the hard things happen to us. But we can choose how long we continue thinking about the pain or struggle after it is over. We attain Joy by choosing it!!! We are in charge of our happiness. I know it’s sad that it took me this long to realize this. But more importantly for me is, that I know now that my parents named me Joy, because God knew that I would need a reminder through out my life to be happy. I choose joy! And I am grateful that my parents were so inspired to give me such a special name.

Here comes the sun,
I can feel it now!!

Fuzzy Things!

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OK, so a cute thing happened at work today. A couple of weeks ago, when this guy came into work I fell in love with his hat. It was beanie, handmade by his wife. It was that really fuzzy chenille type yarn and I had to ask….I had to…I asked him if I could touch it. I know I shouldn’t have, but I couldn’t help it. He turned red then leaned forward for me to touch it. I of course was going crazy, saying, “Ohhhh, that’s nice!”. He then said, “Ya know, there are people who can help you with this.” I just laughed!
So he came in again today, I said, “I bet you’re glad you don’t have your fuzzy hat on, I would have to ask if I can touch it,” and he said, “You should be on a talk show for people who have issues.

You have an illness for fuzzy things.“ I laughed and laughed! I think that’s a compliment! I love fuzzy things! Warm fuzzies are my favorite though.

My Heroes!

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Martin Luther King
 is one of my heroes!
 I admire so much his dream of brotherhood and equality. His desire to have our country be a place where we are “judged not by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character” was so inspiring. What a beautiful speech! You can hear it here! I feel sad that he isn’t here now. I would love to meet him. Here is his last speech. I love how he uses the Bible verses to express himself. He knew, and I know, that God is in charge and that everything will turn out the way it’s supposed to in the end.

Two Cents! by T and G.

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I decided I have to share. You know how kids say the darndest things? Well the two little guys we have tended for years have given us a plethora of giggles. I’ll just call them T and G. T is 6 years old, G is 4 years old, and they are so funny and entertaining. We don’t tend them every week anymore, but we still tend them at least once a month and sometimes more. So here goes!!!

G: My vitamin loves me.

New Job!!!

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I got a new job back in November. It is my miracle story (blog post on 11-14-09). I thought I should tell you all, I love it! I have been there for 2 months. I feel valued and I feel like my talents and abilities are needed and appreciated. I work with great people. The office is beautiful. I work 40 hours a week. Yeah! And it’s close to my home. I am so grateful for my job. (just in case you wondered)

Lessons from the Mountain!

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Another lessen learned while climbing this beautiful mountain.
God is in the details!
My husband and I climbed this mountain back in 1999. While climbing we stopped a lot to rest, mostly because of me. My sweetheart is an athlete. While resting we looked at everything; the view, the sky, the cars that looked like little ants cruising around, the rocks, the trees and other plants. One thing that I remember thinking is how much we miss when we don’t stop and look. Everything that was created by God down to the smallest detail is amazing. For example, a pinecone. Have you ever just looked at the intricate details of a pinecone? The leaves on each tree, including the pine needles are so beautiful. Or the flowers. There were all different kinds of wildflowers on the hike, most of them I had never seen or noticed before.
Notice the heart shaped petals on the flower below. That’s Heavenly Father saying, “I love you and I want you to know it!”
The first thought that I always have is, ‘this was no accident, there is a kind and wonderful Father in heaven who loves us!’  He put so much time and attention into the smallest detail of everything He has blessed us with. I think if we all slowed down a little, in our fast paced life and really looked, we would all find God in the details. I know He is real, and that He loves us. He is blessing us all, constantly. Even the hard or challenging things we go through are a blessing if we realize that we learned something new and we’re a better person once the challenge is past. Look for God in your life, He is there. When you notice how He has blessed you, Thank Him.  Love, Joy