I would like to give a special shout out to my interior decorator...Deborah Andreasen! For you 2 or 3 people who read my blog, if you have enjoyed the visual enhancements that occasionally come my way and surpriseme, it is because Deborah has been taking care of it.
Thanks Deborah.
Life doesn't get any better than this!!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
My Wish for You
I have the most wonderful spouse in the whole world! He cares for me and loves me above all else save the Lord. I know that my name is safe in his mouth. I know my heart is safe in his love. I know my physical well being and needs are safe in his hands. I know that my family's love is safe in his heart.
He is everything to me. How grateful I am that he is my husband and eternal companion.
My wish for you is that you will know that kind of love and security in your life, if you have not already. Everyone deserves to allow themselves to be the recipient of such a blessing.
He is everything to me. How grateful I am that he is my husband and eternal companion.
My wish for you is that you will know that kind of love and security in your life, if you have not already. Everyone deserves to allow themselves to be the recipient of such a blessing.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
LOVE AND KISSES! ALL FROM LITTLE MISSES
Maura and Brian had a dilema. Open house/meet the new teacher at the kids' school was coming up. They are 2 parents with 3 kindergarteners so Maura asked if I would come represent one of the girls at school.
Yesterday I went to Reno where I had the honor of presenting myself as Bethanie's Grandmother to her teacher. It was an emotional moment for me and it was really sweet. Bethanie was so pleased and grinned ear to ear as I was introduced to her friends and teacher. And she could not stop hugging me and telling me she loves me. A very AWESOME time!
When I got home from the school activity JadaLynn was crawling around so I picked her up and loved on her while talking with her dadddy. She is so cute that I gave her kisses. After I gave her kisses she started making the "kissy" sounds and movements with her lips. So I had to kiss all over her cheeks again. She grabbed my face and turned her mouth and planted her mouth right on my lips. That was AWESOME! I got my first kiss from JadaLynn. A good evening all around.
Yesterday I went to Reno where I had the honor of presenting myself as Bethanie's Grandmother to her teacher. It was an emotional moment for me and it was really sweet. Bethanie was so pleased and grinned ear to ear as I was introduced to her friends and teacher. And she could not stop hugging me and telling me she loves me. A very AWESOME time!
When I got home from the school activity JadaLynn was crawling around so I picked her up and loved on her while talking with her dadddy. She is so cute that I gave her kisses. After I gave her kisses she started making the "kissy" sounds and movements with her lips. So I had to kiss all over her cheeks again. She grabbed my face and turned her mouth and planted her mouth right on my lips. That was AWESOME! I got my first kiss from JadaLynn. A good evening all around.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Perception, a person's reality
I have a subscription to a magazine called “The Good Old Days”. I really enjoy reading it. It makes one want to live in a time when things were simpler and people were kinder. That is the perception. If you think about it, people are reminiscing about times during WWII, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, before polio vaccines (and vaccines for many other childhood diseases), before civil rights, equal rights and many other less than desirable living situations. Yet, to listen to people talk, they were the best of time. This is perception. Accurate or not, it is their reality.
When I was a little girl there were 2 parents and 4 children living in a two bedroom small house. All of a sudden one day our mattresses were on the floor and there was psychedelic, sheer material covering the alcove where our “bed” was. In both rooms! Remember, this was the late 60’s, early 70’s so it was acceptable. We were excited! This was far out and cool!! That was our perception. The reality (which I found out in my adult life) was that we were so poor our parents had to sell our household stuff to make ends meet. Ahh, good times had by all? Probably not our parents.
The point being is that perception, right or wrong, is in the eye of the beholder. I always tell people there are way more than two sides to a story. Everyone has an opinion on an event or subject. My kids also know that the truth of a matter is what they believe to be true. Not what other people try to convince them is true. There was an incident that happened a little while back which included different perceptions from different people as to what really happened. I was asked why I do not “set the record straight and say what really happened”. Here is the deal, even though my opinion differs from others perception of what happened, it is not for me to tell them they are wrong. In their own mind and world I am sure they believe what they have said/written. I am not going to tell them they are lying. They simply have a different perception/take on the events. Just as they will never convince me I am wrong on how I view the events, I know I would never convince them they are wrong on how they view the events. So, I am busy living my life instead of busy trying to live other people’s lives by controlling their perceptions. Life is too short and I am too busy and I have bigger fish to fry to feed my large and wonderful family.
My daughter, Deborah, and her husband have a saying when they cannot agree on something and do not want to escalate into a spat, they “agree to disagree”. This way they show they respect the other person’s right to have a differing opinion even though they do not agree with it. I love that and have adopted it. I don’t have the need to try to convince others of my view. It is what it is. It is my truth and nothing or no one will change that unless I allow them too. This is my reality!
When I was a little girl there were 2 parents and 4 children living in a two bedroom small house. All of a sudden one day our mattresses were on the floor and there was psychedelic, sheer material covering the alcove where our “bed” was. In both rooms! Remember, this was the late 60’s, early 70’s so it was acceptable. We were excited! This was far out and cool!! That was our perception. The reality (which I found out in my adult life) was that we were so poor our parents had to sell our household stuff to make ends meet. Ahh, good times had by all? Probably not our parents.
The point being is that perception, right or wrong, is in the eye of the beholder. I always tell people there are way more than two sides to a story. Everyone has an opinion on an event or subject. My kids also know that the truth of a matter is what they believe to be true. Not what other people try to convince them is true. There was an incident that happened a little while back which included different perceptions from different people as to what really happened. I was asked why I do not “set the record straight and say what really happened”. Here is the deal, even though my opinion differs from others perception of what happened, it is not for me to tell them they are wrong. In their own mind and world I am sure they believe what they have said/written. I am not going to tell them they are lying. They simply have a different perception/take on the events. Just as they will never convince me I am wrong on how I view the events, I know I would never convince them they are wrong on how they view the events. So, I am busy living my life instead of busy trying to live other people’s lives by controlling their perceptions. Life is too short and I am too busy and I have bigger fish to fry to feed my large and wonderful family.
My daughter, Deborah, and her husband have a saying when they cannot agree on something and do not want to escalate into a spat, they “agree to disagree”. This way they show they respect the other person’s right to have a differing opinion even though they do not agree with it. I love that and have adopted it. I don’t have the need to try to convince others of my view. It is what it is. It is my truth and nothing or no one will change that unless I allow them too. This is my reality!
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