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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.

November 2,2011

I am thankful for Noah's laugh.  I is powerful.  Especially when we HARMonize.  It is belly full of jelly, stop and pull the car over powerful.  It fills my every cell wi

November 2, 2011

Today I am thankful for Noah's laugh.  It is powerful.  Especially when we HARMonize.  It is belly full of jelly, pull the car over funny. It brings me joy.  Which is somewhat hard to do these days.  So I thank God for Noah's laugh.  I think he is most like me, so far.  I love him.

For Seb

What Now- Be Thankful!

CU L8R she said, and so she did.  Shelia (mom) is woven into every moment of my life--my family, my home, my work, my ME.  I love her so.  I miss her so.  She did so much it seems to prepare me for this, but I am sad.  I must dig own deep and find the joy.  She would.  She taught her whole life long.  She taught with her words, but more importantly, she taught me with her actions. her deeds of kindness.  She showed me what she expected.  She showed me how she cared for her loved ones when their time had come.  And so I know what was expected of me.  She told me she was proud of how she cared for Nanny and Pappy.  She was thankful that she had the opportunity to be with them at the end.  So I guess, for that, I must too be thankful.  Oh how I wish it did not have to come so soon in my life.  But I see around me so many dear friends who bore this pain much earlier in their life.  I am so thankful for a loving mother.  She loved me unconditionally.  I tested her many times.  But she loved.  She wrote her love in books for me to find.  I am thankful for that.  She loved and she very seldom criticized me.  I should work on that.  She very seldom judged others. I should work on that too.  But I will break off pieces of this grief.  Hold them privately, Feel them deeply.  But then I must take my breath, close my eyes and picture the joy she brought me, the blanket of love that she wrapped around me and those I hold dear.  I am blessed to have been her only daughter.