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Being Present in Marriage - Eckhart Tolle Quote

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:20:00 -0500

In the business of life, we often take for granted the beauty that surrounds us.It is easy to forget to notice our beloved; it is easy to forget to be grateful; it is easy to forget to be present.Yet it is only when we are fully present that we can s

My Gratitude to All of you

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:57:00 -0500

I want to express that I am grateful for all of my friends and to all of you who have shared and chose to be one with me in praying for the fast recovery of my Mom who had a surgery a month ago, June 15 to be precise. The surgery was a success and th

Ahhhh Home!

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:54:34 -0500

Oh my gosh it’s so good to be home. No sooner than 5 minutes in the car and all three started arguing. But it felt good and familiar. I’ve already begun the reprioritizing. My writing course has been put on hold until february and the new

Connecting and Reconnecting with Friends by Angie Ledbetter

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0500

One of the things that makes me happiest is spending time with friends. It makes me feel good to hear of their successes, unexpected "wins" in life, good news, or whatever brings them joy and fulfillment. Conversely, when one is experiencing problems

Who needs the opposition

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:20:00 -0500

when there are adoptees ready willing and able to slam each other’s best efforts?when organizations with 404 dead link webpages that haven’t been updated in years slam others for not updating their own in a month?when you give your best, but it�

Awards From Tamy and Colin

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:52:14 -0500

Tamy gave me this special “You make me smile” award. She got it from a friend of hers and it was inspired by a drawing made by the lady’s son! Isn’t that sweet? Colin gave me this Genie for good luck on my blog. My regula

Health Food

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:09:19 -0500

In keeping with my health theme, I thought I’d give a little review of a restaurant that just opened near us. I took the kids to lunch there today. For the love of Pete, have you ever seen anything so dadgum delicious? Five Guys Burgers

A Special Day of Gratitude

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:14:00 -0500

Today is a very special day for me. I may not have everything that I have wanted (a complete happy family) but I believed God has plans for me.I would like to take this opportunity to thank my Creator for another year in my life. He has been very fai

Looking up

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:41:00 -0500

Psalm 17:15 As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness. These words have been ministering to my spirit over the last few days and even more so today. If you read the whole chapter you will

Thankful Thursday

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:47:31 -0500

I’ve known people in life who have seemed to have no hope. No hope for a better future, no hope of happiness, and no hope of a wonderful eternity spent with God. To me that is one of the saddest things on earth…to have no hope. I pray

Cross Train With the Power Questions

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:41:52 -0500

Sometimes I do my gratitude journal religiously only to find myself just going through the motions. Every attempt is only another stale recitation of the things I’m grateful for. The gratitude journal has lost its punch. What I need during tho

A Wonderful Little Girl

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:46:01 -0500

It’s been a while since I’ve created a “gratitude” post. I will do one now, since there are so many things to be grateful for right now. Most of them will have to do with our latest addition, Ms. Lily Bean herself. Bare with m

She's Got The Look

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:37:00 -0500

As I am sure you can imagine, when I was younger I never got in trouble. I was an absolute angel and parents could only hope their kids would be half as good as I was. OK Mom, stop laughing. I know you stayed up many nights while I was in high sch

You’re so over the Italy stuff, right?

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:28:13 -0500

Trenitalia Alta Velocita The train ride to Florence was easy. There were no delays, the air conditioning was refreshing, and it actually seemed as if we were really skimming along at 300 km/hr, leaving cars on the autostrade in the dust, which is s

Attitude Makes All The Difference.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:56:00 -0500

Three Things #1

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:03:50 -0500

I heard a guy on the radio (WNOX - Knoxville's Talker) say this morning that you should start your day off like it's a blank slate, and think of three things for which you're thankful. Apparently, it's not just new-agey inspirational stuff, it's psyc

My Lachi’s Treat

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:15:48 -0500

I got my funds from blogging last Monday and until now I’m thinking what will be the right thing to purchase. My bf tease if I could treat him out at Lachi’s and told him “why not?” We arrived past 7:00pm and fortunately we h

Happy 50th Birthday!!...to me!!

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:01:00 -0500

Fifty Years...wow...seems like just yesterday I was sitting on the steps of our family grocery store, getting a Coke from the red cooler with the sliding top and opening the bottle with the requisite opener on the side.Wasn't it just recently that w

My First 50 Linky Loves

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:46:00 -0500

Here are the first 50 linkies who gave love to my blogs. I decided to give them another linky love for supporting and making my promo successful. I need more 50 blogs to go!!Deranged InsanityLive It UpMy Life... My Journey!The Healing ProcessOnly in

Life lessons from the big apple

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:32:14 -0500

Having just spent a week in New York City I found that that there is no shortage of life lessons highlighted in the Big Apple. Here are a few of my favourites. In the midst of noise there is always a quiet center. Central Park sits as a qui