I Am Ironman…
I get by with a little help from my friends. ~ The Beatles Lately, life has had me feeling kinda funky, and not in a 70’s disco-era-cool kinda way. I don’t think I am alone in this; I believe that we all ride the wave of “funk” every now and again… you know – it’s called “life”. In life, we have very few certainties…. We live, we breathe, we interact with people on some level, we must take in sustenance, and eventually we die. Everything else is not a certainty; they are gifts we have that may not be permanent. Sight, mobility, strength, health, companionship,...
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Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. ~Albert Einstein It is what it is. ~ Angie Swafford I had a very unusual, wonderful, unexpected, crazy, confusing, disenchanting, uplifting, inspiring, completely SURREAL Memorial Day weekend… and I am sure that you all know exactly what I mean. Life is each and every one of those things on any given day. But this weekend, I got to par-tay with a bunch of teenage girls – including my beautiful daughter Blakelee – and some very, very good friends who are, at this point, mi familia. (And for a girl who doesn’t...
Read MoreHave a Little Faith
Out of defeat can come the best in human nature. As Christians face storms of adversity, they may rise with more beauty. They are like trees that grow on mountain ridges — battered by winds, yet trees in which we find the strongest wood. ~ Billy Graham I believe it is human nature to focus on the things that are going wrong, because they are the things that demand immediate attention. Obviously, if your vehicle is not working, that is an issue that must be dealt with in a timely manner. And when you consider time and economic issues, adding in daily stress and work, and throw a...
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A divorce is like an amputation; you survive it, but there’s less of you. ~ Margaret Atwood For as long as I can remember, the main thing I wanted out of life was to be a wife and a mother. I have a nurturer’s heart; a servant’s heart; a compassionate heart. Oh, I had other high hopes and aspirations, mind you, but nothing quite reached the high priority I had placed on those two roles. The other thing I can tell you about myself beyond a shadow of a doubt is that I am known in my circle of friends as an over-achiever. If I am going to do something, I am going to do it well...
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“Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.” ~ Dorothy Parker Everyone has their own perception of beauty. Most people dwell only on what they can see with their eyes, some rely on what they experience with their hearts, and still others use a unique combination of the two to discover what pleases their aesthetic nature. In my experience, we all know someone who is so beautiful, so captivatingly vibrant, so physically perfect that we almost can’t believe they are real. They have that “movie star” quality about them, just because they are almost too captivating...
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