Thursday, March 27, 2008

Just Passin' Through



I hope I don't get in trouble for sharing this video. It is one of my favorites. No more than a commercial, but one that is fairly powerful in terms of truisms. Not that I believe in playing more, but life IS short. Unfortunately, it is not as simple as being shot out of the womb and landing X number of years later in our graves. There is definitely a lot of living between the beginning and the end here on Earth.


What are we doing in our dash time? I am sure you have all seen that before. You know, that dash between your birth and death date. We do live for a purpose. We live to fulfill His plan. Not just in our own individual lives, but within the context of the larger picture of His plan.

It is easy to see that He has been faithful to you and me. How easy is it to see that you have been faithful to Him? Take the first step ~ Tell a friend about His faithfulness.

Another day...just passin' through

g

Sunday, March 9, 2008

35 years???? My how time flies!


Back in the olden days, perhaps long before any of you were born, I meet this girl at school, Connie, whose path crossed with mine quite often. Eventually that path was tied, when I married her brother, Wayne. Here we are 35 years later, high school long since over, our own children all grown up, celebrating their mother's 75th year.



It is so unbelievable that one of my best friends actually became my mother-in-law. We actually worked together for a few years before I ever met lover-boy. The story goes (according to me) that Ms Virginia paid Wayne to take me to the movies. Now was that because she loved me so much or because she felt at 23 I was fast becoming an old maid?

Yes, my Mommasita is 75. She was 40 back in those days. When she asked about her figure, I told her quite matter of factly, "Virginia, you have a matronly appearance." ROFLMAO still to this day. When I turned 40....i learned quickly that I too would have been offended if some young kid told me that!! I didn't have a clue back in those days, I really didn't.

Most of the youngsters today don't have a clue either. But you know...those kids are smart, too. They are highly technical multi-taskers. Clueless multi-taskers. Kind of scary.

My favorite daughter ~ Ashley ~ and I, after watching videos of the birthday party, have come to the conclusion it is now time to do something about our weight. Like I told her, at least she's not fat, ugly, AND old. Soooo its back (yes, back) to the gym. She's good. She's up to 60 minutes on the eliptical. Not to shabby. I keep offering her sandwiches ~ I just don't want to be the only fat one around. Old, fat one to boot.

The there is Wayne. He's dropped 15 lbs on the treadmill. He's fast becoming the hottie he was 30 years ago, even with gray hair. Nice. LOL


Before you go to bed tonight and when you rise tomorrow morning, Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him in the valleys and in the mountains. He has been true to His children. He is the Lord and giver of life. Praise Him for life-everlasting.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Rrrrrrrring....."It nearly brought me to tears."

Can you believe it. I heard from two listeners at the Spring Ring 2008 this past weekend who said, "It nearly brought me to tears." Hey now! DON'T even go there. They were expressing how emotional the music made them. It was very, very, good.

By 9:15 that morning, I was ready to go home. I never heard anyone count a rythmn as fast as our two guest conductors did. Mel and his daughter Cindy Tulley. Both are exceptional. and I know I learned a lot from them. Faster, Faster,,,,1,2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3+4+,1+2+3+4+.....this is from the girl in college who could not walk and clap at the same time. White people can jive...I am living proof. I may just be an idiot savant....but I got rythmn!!!!