Remembering Our Veterans ...

Remembering Our Veterans on this Veterans Day, the hero's of America. Thank you for keeping us safe and giving us freedom. We appreciate your sacrifice.


Today, while we are praying for our servicemen, we need to remember our country. Freedom comes with a price. We can back our servicemen with prayer and we can pray for our country.

"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land." II Chronicles 7:13-14

Thank you so much veterans, we really appreciate your sacrifice!

Veteran's Tribute...
All Gave Some, Some Gave All -by Billy Ray Cyrus

Happy Birthday Dad & Ted

We celebrated dad and Ted's birthday with a birthday dinner at my parents. Dad is "48" and Ted is 52. Can you figure that one out? Oh, yes, dad is actually "84" but in real life, he may act more like someone 48. He keeps going and going.

Happy Birthday!

A Busy Week...

Wow, what a busy week... It just seems like it has been go, go, go. I've been working on some time consuming projects, voted, visited my parents and went to Sophia's birthday dinner.

Just think, the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are just around the corner and then we will really know busy. The neat thing about the holidays is that we wouldn't want it any other way. We love to decorate, cook and prepare for two the the best celebrated seasons of the year.

Well, just a few of my thoughts ...

Time Flies...

Time flies... especially as we get older, so it seems. I remember as a child thinking that the special events that I was waiting on would never arrive. Now they just seems to fly by without even stopping for air. It is funny how we view things at different seasons of our life.

Anyway, another October is almost gone. It was a fruitful summer and I was able to get a lot of produce put up for winter. I was able to stock the pantry and goods needed for winter. I need a few more things, but they will come. I like to find specials and coupons especially in times like these.

Well, I've certainly enjoyed the fall weather. It's beauty hasn't let us down. Now we'll look forward to a wonderful Thanksgiving time next month and all that November has for us to experience.

Prayer In The Square

World Net Daily had a link to a Prayer in the Square rally that took place at Time Square Sunday. I haven't heard or read anything about this, but I am glad that this wonderful act of faith happened Sunday. I enjoy good news, and what better news than there are people praying for our country. Wow, 15,000 people, now that's good news!

Fall's Arrived....

Summer's over and Fall's arrived...

I always look forward to the beauty of each new season. It has been a nice long vacation from writing, but I'm ready for the new blogging challenge. Blogs do take time and effort.

What's new? I've got a Facebook account now and that is enjoyable, but I enjoy blogging. Facebook seems so open, but a blog just feels like me. They both have their ups and downs. I think the neatest thing I do on Facebook is play the Farmville game. Now that is fun!

Guidelines For Today's Living

Guidelines For Today’s Living

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Make up your mind to be happy… learn to find your pleasure in simple things.

1. Make the best of circumstances. No one has everything , and everyone has something of sorrow.
2. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
3. Don’t let criticism worry you… you can’t please everybody.
4. Don’t let your neighbors set your standards… be yourself.
5. Do things you enjoy doing… but stay out of debt.
6. Don’t borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder to bear than actual ones.
7. Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish enmities and grudges.
8. Have many interests… if you can’t travel, read about places.
9. Don’t hold post-mortems or spend time brooding over sorrows and mistakes.
10. Don’t be the one who never gets over things.
11. Keep busy at something… a very busy person never has time to be unhappy.

This list was written by Robert Louis Stevenson over 100 years ago and is still so relevant today. I read it in a little book that I bought my Mom for Mother's Day and thought I'd like to share it with you.

Have a good day!