2004 July

Winky…that’s a cute name for a smiley!  I kind of thought it looked like me since I’ve been viewing the world through one eye or the other all week.  I’ve been sick…and I’m tired of being sick.  I have a wonderful husband, though, and he has done his best to take care of me.  We […]

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OK, it’s a luna moth caterpillar.  It’s still a beautiful creature.  Munch, munch, munch.

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The rain has kept coming and coming…will it ever stop?  We have the neatest thing in a bucket right now…a lunar moth still in caterpillar form.  It’s munching away all of the time.  Really, it’s amazing to watch nature in progress!  Parker went back to school today–his first day in 6th grade!   Wow, that’s […]

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Well, the week is almost over.  Can’t believe it!  Our church is working on a picture directory, and I’m working to finish up the last of the photo subjects today.  People are funny about their pictures–there are many who just don’t want to be in front of that camera.  Go figure.  The rest of the […]

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Monday is usually a busy day, and it’s the day I most wish could be calm.  I guess because the weekends are so full.  We helped host a going away party for our sweet friends Bill and Melida on Saturday night.  Sunday morning sure did come early!  The youth group left for Fun in the […]

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Friday–hard to believe.  I am so hopeful that my friend Lisa will continue to be a survivor of cancer.  What a struggle it has been for her, and for her family.  She has begun chemo again–this is her fourth time to face this incredible foe.  I guess the real lesson for us all is to […]

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I am forever grateful for a God who loves me as I am, but who won’t leave me where I am.  Do you ever notice how God just won’t leave well enough alone?  Just when we’re comfortable, He says, “Look what I have for you!”  Yes, that’s the life with God–always an adventure! Parker’s friend […]

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 Did you know that if you smile every day, find something to laugh about, you’ll feel immensely better?  It’s true, and so will everyone around you.  Try it! So, here it is Tuesday.  It’s been a busy few days.  My friend Melida is moving in eight days, and we are having a going away party […]

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I’ve always wanted to see what “bees knees” font looks like.  So, I’m writing in that today.  I’ve always heard the saying “You’re the bees knees,” but I’ve never really known what it means.  Then, we were watching School of Rock, for the umpteenth time, and one of the girls says something about the bees […]

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It’s already time to call it a day!  10:00 is late enough for me–I know, some of you kids can stay up until two in the morning and sleep until noon.  Take it from me, that’s hard on a girl’s or guy’s body! Chip saw Dr. Dixon today, and we spent a good portion of […]

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Thoughts to Encourage

Joy is the will which labors, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.~ William Butler Yeats

Whether you think you can or think you can’t you’re right. - Henry Ford

The best way out is always through. ~ Robert Frost

Real difficulties can be overcome, it is only the imaginary ones that are unconquerable. ~ Theodore N. Vail

Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall. ~ Oliver Goldsmith

You must be the change you want to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi

Nothing helps like a good nap…

Birds are Beautiful

A Dog is Faithful…