Pluck it out

Moving through.  If ... offends thee, pluck it out. So I did.  3/4 of my stomach.  Got to give it all a try so I can live the life I am called to live. So thankful for Kimme.  She saw the good the bad and the very ugly.  Blessed.

My birthday

Its 3am on January 11. The exact time i was born. My mom and i used to always wake up at this time and call each other. No alarms ever. We just discovered tuat we both were awake. She would call and sing to me Happy Birthday

Family and friends

Parade of Lights photos

Today ladies bibleclass.  That's a toughy.  Mother loved ladies bibleclass.  I will again someday.

Today I am thankful for Kenton.
I am glad to have a father who was very slow to wrath.  I can only count on one had the number of time I saw him angry.  Its just not one of his "plug ins".  Sadly, my children cannot say the same.  But maybe if I work fast I can change their memory of it.  Because I sure did get spankings in my youth. I do have a father whose morals and ethics are above reproach.

Now, as an adult, I recognize a few kinks in the armor. That is hard to watch and see.  But harder still for him. Time is slowing him down.  Sorrow is weakening his zest.  I pray for him that he will have the strength to embrace the sadness and walk through the black cloud of grief. I pray for him that he will create a new life for himself with new friends and adventures. I pray he will find joy in his new life and still joy in his family, children and grandkids remaining.  Dear God, help him fight for his health and happiness.  He has a strong spirit.

Veteran's Dan

Today I am thankful for my favorite Veteran, Dan.  He has an unwavering love of country.  I love how he tears up every time he hears the national anthem.  I love the way he gives me his jacket when its raining.  A sailor and a gentleman.  Love him!

Perry

Nov 8. I am thankful for my brother, Perry. I could not imagine the past month without him. We fought almost constantly for the first 13 or so years of my life, but now I consider him one of my best friends and closest confidants. When I turned 18 we actually CHOSE to live together on our own. That really baffled my parents. He has a positive spirit and is kind and friendly down to his very deepest soul. He never met a stranger he wouldn't do anything for. He never met a challenge he could not overcome, usually in a very out-of-the- box kind of way. He is very much like my mother. He is wildly creative, artistic and imaginative, again, like my mother.and extremely meticulous. He has a way of seeing clarity in a 4th and 5th dimensional rhelm and breathes life and depth in my 2 dimensional flat existence. Few have known me longer and few truly know me better. Thank God for Perry.