Half Full Friday- Heck I’m all filled up!

Buckle your seat belt this could take a while:

*I am happy that I have a place where I can write my thoughts, share pictures, put feelings and opinions and express praise- my blog!

*I am happy that other bloggers encourage me by their thoughts, their pictures , their feelings and opinions and how they share praise!

*I am happy that I know on Friday mornings I will be encouraged to make a list of all things I am grateful for -Thanks EyeGirl and Betsy

*I am Happy I am off every Friday -this morning I got up at 5:30 to go to my church and help with a ministry opportunity. They feed our local high school cheerleaders and football team a full breakfast every game day to show them someone loves them and is behind them.

*I am happy that this week I have been married 19 years to a good, loving Christian man.

*I am happy that he got me an iPhone for my anniversary present-I've been wanting one for a long time.

*I am happy that I graduated from high school 33 years ago and I have some friends from then that have been through thick and thin literally with me. Oh, the fun we've had and the things we've shared! I had a few of them and a few of our other friends and my Sissy over last night.

*I’m happy that last night I found some pictures from two months ago, and remembered how special beach time with the family was!

* I am happy that I love to read and have read several books this week.

* I am thankful I got to eat lunch with my two special boys this week.

* I am thankful for my Sunday school class- I love those ladies.

* I am thankful that one of the things I’m most sure of in my life is the Love and Mercy God has for me!

I’m Thankful!

My cup runneth over!

I’ve been wanting to come back!

I have missed blogging , but I’ve been in a funk sort of and had a block. It seemed like life was having changes and I was more busy than ever. I feel overwhelmed with things I need to do, things I want to do, things I should be doing and what all I’m actually getting done.

Does that make sense to anyone? Thank you ma’am- thank you sir- I believe you just said “yes honey I know what you mean”-right now while you were reading so I feel better already!!

I can always get inspired here in the blog world and one person that I never miss reading is Betsy-she is awesome and I love the peeks she gives to her everyday life . She is a blessing. Go check her out –you will see! Today sweet Betsy is starting a series that I want to start too, because it is one of my mantras…

Half Full Friday

Here is my looking at life half full list for today:

*I am happy I am off every Friday and I spend it with people I love , doing things I love!

*I am happy that if I have a new job that affords me the ability to pay my youngest daughters student loans and she finished school and got a job.

* I am happy that I have the best of friends who are there for me even when I don’t see them everyday!

* I am happy that Tuesday ~September 21st I will be celebrating 19 years in a safe, happy, Christ centered, non violent marriage!

* I am happy that I am getting back to my old self and not feeling so scattered, smothered and diced like Waffle House hashbrowns!!!!

* I am happy Fall’s Coming.

* I am happy to desire to spend time with you -my blog that I have enjoyed sharing on for several years.

* I am happy that because of blogs –I feel like I have met some really unique and awesome people!!!

I’ll be back!

Be blessed!

This time last week

A week ago yesterday I was enjoying a drive on a beautiful day with my sweet Mama. We were on our way to Scottsboro, AL  to stay in a cabin on the lake with my best friend, Barbie and her Mom and sisters as well as my sissy Julie. My other best friend, Juju and her Mom and sisters were coming on Saturday.

We would relax~

Enjoy the beauty~

We would eat, sing, dance and laugh ~

We realized with age your underwear gets bigger~

We realized how wonderful it is to get away and spend time with those we love~

It was another memory in the making!

We love our Mama’s!

 

Its so great to have best friends!!!

As Barbie said “friends by choice, sister’s by heart”

I can’t wait for our next weekend away. I am thankful for my blessings! I wish you could have been there on the back porch while we sang “When we all get to Heaven” in sweet harmony, even “Delta Dawn” and the boogar song !

Be blessed!

Living the good life and another year older!

It seems the older you get the faster time flies.

A week comes and then it goes, I love the sweet times when you slow down and watch a movie with people you love or sit down and eat together.

Of course I love every opportunity to be with my grandbabies – I wish I could see my Ryder boy more than I do. I’ll see him tomorrow and all my loved ones at a cookout at my best friends house for my birthday.

Just a few highlights from the last few weeks…

Anna in the tub at Meme’s

My girls and me after we got showered and foofooed!

Swimming at Memaw’s-they’ll be doing it again tomorrow.

This picture was taken looking through a field and through the trees after a rainstorm, where we were the sky was still dark –but look peeping through the trees was the sunshine –that’s the way life is. We may go through storms but they don’t last-they just help  us appreciate the sunshine in our life’s or should I say SONSHINE.

More pictures tomorrow. Today I have a pool to jump min, a tee ball game to watch and a date with my hubby tonight. Oh yeah-living a blessed life!

Be blessed!

I need some work

Things I'm working on:

I'm trying to get remotivated to work on being healthy-in other words losing some weight and getting more active,

I'm working on getting a handle on my house-it seems like I would rather spend time with loved ones and GO when I get the opportunity to clean.

I'm working on getting my pictures in some kind of order and onto an external hard drive. All 5000 of them!

I'm knitting a prayer shawl for someone I love who is going through a rough time.

I'm trying to realize how to start a prayer ministry for ladies who desire to be persistant in prayer.

I'm trying to come back to blogging and writing because I love it.

I'm trying to figure out if anybody even reads this-it doesn't matter if they do -I'll still write and post pictures and blog, because I know a little lady who'll be 7 this year likes Meme's blog.

I need to work on things I can change, let go of things I can't and figure out how to tell the difference in the two.

I'm working on being a better Mom, a better wife, a better person.

I need to work on getting more sleep, drinking more water, and eating better!

I'm working on figuring out what I'm good at....

I'll be back!

Be blessed!

This bears Repeating....

A Birth Certificate shows that we were born.
A Death Certificate shows that we died.
Pictures show that we lived!
Have a seat . . . Relax . . . And read this slowly.
I Believe...
That just because two people argue,
doesn't mean they don't love each other.. And just because they don't argue, doesn't mean they do love each other.
I Believe...That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I Believe...That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I Believe...That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
I Believe... That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I Believe...That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I Believe...That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I Believe... That you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I Believe...That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I Believe...That either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I Believe...That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.
I Believe...That money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I Believe...That my best friend and I can do anything, or nothing, and have the best time.
I Believe...That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down,
will be the ones to help you get back up.
I Believe...That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I Believe...That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had,
and what you've learned from them.....and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I Believe...That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others..
Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I Believe...That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I Believe...That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I Believe...That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life Forever.
I Believe...Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I Believe...That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
I Believe...That even when you think you have no more to give, if a friend cries out to you........you will find the strength to help.
I Believe...That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being
I Believe...That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

On my Mind Today…

Today is Good Friday and I’m sure it will be. I woke up next to this….

Besides having half of my body hanging off the bed, because she snuggles right against me-I love waking up next to one of my grandbabies.

Today I have lists to make and groceries to buy. Sunday after church we will have much to celebrate~My Poppy will be 77 Sunday and we will celebrate Easter and a risen Savior, along with a house full of loved ones and some Easter egg hunts.

On my living room wall (on my heart too) there is a cross collection…

The cross has always meant something so personal to me, because I believe it was where the greatest act of love I’ll ever know and experience was shown to me.

Hebrews 12:2-3(the Message)
Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!

Please turn off my music and Watch.

It says it all!

 

Yep, this  is on my mind today…

I don’t deserve it and my soul is so thankful God loves me enough!

Be Blessed!