Sweet Child of Mine

25 Things I want to tell you, my love.

1. Jesus loves you very much and you were created perfect in His image.

2. Be careful about the friends you chose.

3. Things will be what you make of them. We all have a choice about how to respond to our circumstances.

4. There are times for reactions and times for responses. Be sure to carefully and thoughtfully respond when it is required, rather than react.

5. Dating is for finding your wife one day.

6. Toast is just better with butter on it.

7. Chew your food with your mouth closed.

8. Never wear white socks with black or brown shoes.

9. Pray about it and then chose.

10. Always remember your restaurant manners.

11. Tomorrow is a new day.

12. Chocolate in the form of warm, gooey brownies is near to perfection.

13. Buy her flowers.

14. Learn to listen. And listen for when you should reply.

15. Part of being responsible is doing what you are expected to do even when no one is there to make sure you do it.

16. Find something your passionate about and be passionate about it.

17. Life isn't always easy, but rewards will come from your committment to perservere.

18. Sometimes you have to go to your room and find a smile and then come back.

19. We only have one body, so take care of it.

20. Read often. It's the least expensive journey you will ever take and you can do it anytime and go anywhere.

21. Please, please, please don't smack your gum.

22. Embrace your family.

23. It's like medicine for your soul to escape from the daily routine of life every now and again.

24. Gaurd your heart.

25. Be purposeful and authentic always.

With all of my heart,

A fun place to hang out

I found a fun place to hang out. A blog with little post it note "thank you's."

I love "thank you's." Especially this one.

Would you like to hang out with Leah too? You can, right here.

My "thank you" for today....

Dear Co-Worker,

Thank you for being so passionate when navigating through the voice response system on your speaker phone today. You have filled my afternoon with pure delight as your "no's" escalated to "NOOOOO's" and your "Yes's" became " YESSSS's"

Best,

It's About Time

Let me set the stage for you. Although the setting is of little importance, I just feel like telling you what I'm doing.

I'm propped up on some pillows at the coffee table in a hotel room, stuffed from the pizza and salad I ordered, working away on 'homework' from the training seminar I am attending, and watching One Tree Hill on the CW. Which by the way I never. ever. watch.

I'm not sure I have ever seen so much drama in one TV show. It's been a while since I've watched them, but feel certain that daytime soaps don't even roll through the intense emotional ups and downs as this show.

Take a look for yourself.


Just as I was contemplating how the CW has single handedly contributed to the escalation of emotional drama in our teenagers and young adults, thus corrupting the entire dynamics of relationships in the future and ultimately statistics such as divorce rates, single parenting, cohabitation, blah, blah, blah....the most refreshing and ironic commercial appeared.

Behold a moment of truth. One that is so full of truth and honesty that I can hardly stand it. This commerical is quite possibly the best thing I've seen on TV in my lifetime.


Thank you, Kotex. From the bottom of my heart. Thank you.

Cheers,

Dance Party Anyone?

Thinking 'Bout Somethin'

HANSON | MySpace Music Videos

Monday on a Friday....

...is it possible?

I arrived downtown this morning and parked my car in the garage on the seventh floor. Took the elevator down and walked across the street to the tunnel access that leads me to my office building. Jumped on the elevator and rode up to the 21st floor.

Settling in my desk, I realize I forgot my glasses in my car. So, I hop the elevator back down the 21 floors to the tunnel. Which I follow to the street that crosses to the parking garage. Walk to the garage and get on the elevator to the 7th floor where I parked.

Breathe a sigh of relief that the glasses were actually in the car. Lock up and return. Down the elevator to the first floor. Back out of the garage, across the street, and to the tunnel. Up the elevator I treck to the 21st floor where I enter my office and proceed to move on with my day.

By the time, no less than 35 minutes have elapsed. All to just settled in at work and logged into the computer.

Outlook opens and up pops a message from a co-worker.

Subject:: Ur car


Message: Inside lights are on

Back to the elevator for the ride down 21 floors to the tunnel. Through the tunnel to the street access to cross and enter the parking garage. Up the garage elevator to the 7th floor where my car is glowing in the dark of the garage.

Turn the light out.

Proceed to the nearest elevator to go back down the 7 floors to the garage exit and cross the street to enter the tunnel which takes me to the building elevators where I head back up to the 21st floor.

Time elapsed now nearly 1 hour. Are you tired yet? I'm exhausted.

So glad I chose to wear the heels over the flats today.

Graphic from someecards.com.

Happy Friday,

In This Moment

What am I doing right now? Sitting in a hospital waiting room while a sweet friend has gone to the serene side of dreamland so doctors can work some kinks out in her neck.

Top five things to do in hospital waiting rooms:

1. People watch and eavesdrop. 
Nearby a mom and her twenty-something daughter exchanged the most sincere and deepest of silent exchanges as the daughter was swept off to pre-op with no explanation of the events to come. Both of them distressed and unsure of when they would see each other again. Eyes glossy with tears seem to subside as another waiting room attendee re-assured her she would see her daughter again before the procedure commenced.

Another couple of older gentleman bonded over their similar plights as radio men on fighter planes in WWII.
2. Catch up on blog reading.
Laughing out loud at this post. (Guess someone else is being entertained in their own waiting room by watching me!)
Mopping up my melted heart after reading this post. I don't have a daughter, but I am one. And- Oh, how I dream of a man with heart of gold like this.

3. Checking up on my overflowing inbox.

4. Reading- I know, I know. Don't judge a book by it's cover. But, how can you resist a book with this title?

Pulling back the cover on this treasure to explore how I can get on board with being a Tramp For the Lord, because who wouldn't want that?

Sucked in by Chapter 1.

5. Glancing at the itenerary board more oft' than I should to check on the status of my sweet friends surgery and having to remind myself that I am not looking up a flight number in an airport each time  I look up there.

Happy Waiting Days Friends,

Holy Cow- Another Follower!

Look at that! After having this blog for nearly three years, my loyal "followers" list has jumped to 2! I can't thank you enough sweet friend for clicking that little button over on the right there that says "Follow."

So, if you are a regular reader out there just click it. That button doesn't bite. I'm pretty sure you can even be an anonymous fan. No information required. Unless of course you want too share your lovely face. I'd love that. I really would.

What? What's that you say? What's a follower? I'll let Google explain that for you.

What is Following? Do you have a favorite blog and want to let the author and readers know that you are a fan? Well now you can do that and more with the Blogger Following feature! You can even keep track of the blogs you follow via your Reading List on the Blogger dashboard.

But, no pressure. Be a silent lurker if thats what suits you. It's ok. No judgement here. It doesn't hurt my feelings at all. We are all guilty of it at one time or another. Even me.

Just know, that I know you've been here. And deep inside, I know you are a fan whether you click that little button to the right or not.

Loyally Yours,