5 Things

Five songs to which you know all the lyrics: 

Does this include those songs where you make up the lyrics because you can't understand all the words? Oh well here goes

99 Bottle of Beer on the Wall

Row Row Row Your Boat

Happy Birthday

Oh come on, who really knows all the words? All we really know is the chorus.

Five snacks you enjoy:

Yogurt

Fruit

BBQ Chips

Tortilla chips and salsa

Dark Chocolate

Five things you would never wear again:

Fluffy handcuffs

Saddle Shoes ( if you don't know what those are, you don't deserve to know)

knee socks

plaid

Ruffles on anything

5 on Friday

1. What means success to you? This is an interesting way of asking the question. Success means the opposite of failure, I suppose: accomplishing the task you set out to do or reaching a goal.
2. When did you feel most successful in your life thus far? I have done many things that made me feel successful, I raised 3 boys to be productive members of society, they are excellent fathers and husbands and sons. They, of course, would be my greatest success. I have also successfully run my own business for over 20 years.
3. What was your biggest success others helped you to achieve? I think it is my feeling of peace.  It came from within and from the support of family and friends.
4. What was your biggest self-made success? I live in a big old house all by myself. I’m not able to do a whole lot. With all my health problems living alone is epic for me.
5. What can you learn about success from failing?  You don’t necessarily know how to do it, but you certainly know how not to.  I also learned I like success much more than failure.

Bubble Wrap

 

This is a pretty pointless entry, but I am posting it out of curiosity.

What do you think/feel when someone tells you that they will pray for you? Do you feel thankful, blessed, or comforted? Or do you feel empty, puzzled, or awkward?

Do you really feel like it makes any difference? I mean, everything is in God's hands, right? So, will praying actually do anything? Will it change God's mind? Will it make him mad when you ask for things?

I will tell you my take on it, because, after all, this is  blog. :-)

I feel like prayer is almost like bubble wrap. Whether prayer changes your circumstances or not, I feel it will at least make things easier to deal with. If you had to fall down a flight of stairs, wouldn't you prefer it to happen while wrapped up in bubble wrap? Will it still hurt? Probably, but maybe not as much.

Let me know your thoughts, please.

Happy 4th of July

good and bad

Good News: I have very little damage from the storm.

Bad News:  Lives were lost from the storm

Good News: I have air conditioning

Bad News:  Some are still with out power

Please just keep this in mind as you go on about your day and interact with other people.  Try to remember as you go through your day, that the people you encounter maybe going through something eventful/tragic/life changing to them and it matters to them. You never know what the other person is going through and don't judge their attitude or feeling, they are real to them. What isn't a big deal to you maybe a huge deal to them.  I have been reminded of this many times within this past week. My 'normal' isn't the next persons normal. The point is everyone is dealing with something and it is real to them and even if we think it is small it is huge to them. Be kind.

Monday with Morgan:

Our girl had a busy week. From shopping to riding her bike to turning 40? haha Happy Birthday Deeda!