“In a world where true love is rarely found, be the difference to the ones you’re around.” ~M
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All it takes is a little faith
“In faith, we allow ourselves a chance to reach the summit; whereas otherwise, we would never even breach the foot of the mountain.” ~M
Originally posted: October 17, 2015
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#MidnightMadness 3/26/2017
A few weeks ago an embarrassing thing happened. My 15 yr old daughter asked me to show her how to upload pictures to Twitter. So being the nice mom that I am, I, of course, said yes, and promptly went to grab my phone to show her how to do it.
Unfortunately, I failed to remember that a few hours earlier, I had sent my husband a rather naughty photo of myself, and so when I went to show my daughter how to upload pictures to Twitter from my photo album, that naughty photo was on full display.
As soon as I realized it, I quickly pulled the phone away from her view and tried my best to act as unflustered as I could. She, of course, looked down at the floor, face bright red, trying so hard not to laugh hysterically. When she finally looked up at me a minute later, she said, “Well mom, at least it wasn’t a naked picture of grandma! That would have been so much worse!”
Oh, I had to laugh at her response. Because of course, having naked pictures of grandma on my phone is a natural thing! Not!!!
Then my husband walks in, and says what’s going on? I whispered to him what had just happened, and then in a very loud voice, he says… “Oh, which one did she see?” I about died all over again, and my daughter, of course, started laughing hysterically. I tell you, it’s never a dull moment at our house. I’m going to go hang my head in shame now. Lol….
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Twenty- five things I’ve learned over the past year…
With the New Year approaching, I got to thinking about the things that I have learned over this last year. Here’s a few of them I thought I’d share…
Twenty- five things I’ve learned over the past year…
1.) To love others as if it’s my last chance.
2.) Not to over burden people with my struggles.
3.) To guard my heart; because once a piece is lost, you can never get it back.
4.) To let go of things I can’t change.
5.) That the grass is never greener on the other side.
6.) To choose my battles carefully.
7.) Not to joke with serious people.
8.) To love God above all else.
9.) That age doesn’t have anything to do with maturity.
10.) To never think that something can’t happen to me.
11.) That true happiness is achieved when you live each day as if it’s your last.
12.) That doing what I love, is more important than making sure my house is clean.
13.) That each new day brings a whole new load of challenges with it.
14.) That children emulate their parents to exact proportions.
15.) That music can help mend a broken heart.
16.) That finding our passions in life and living them out, brings about true happiness.
17.) That cell phones have killed real communication.
18.) That laughing every day helps more than prescription drugs.
19.) To spend as much time with my kids as I can, before they move out on their own.
20.) Not to be afraid to be the one who loves the most.
21.) That hugging should be required at least three times a day and at our house we have morning, noon, and nighttime hugs. (My daughter invented this rule and she never misses a moment to remind me of this.)
22.) To always keep Kleenex within arm’s reach for all kinds of situations.
23.) To take every opportunity that is set before me and run with it.
24.) That coffee always tastes better when you’re on a coffee date with a friend.
25.) That nobody will ever agree with everything you say and that’s quite okay.
How about you? What have you learned over this past year or over the course of your lifetime…
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Putting My Feet in the Dirt 