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 Happy Tuesday 

A Mother's Day Tribute. Avery and his mom when we were young and life was easy.

My beautiful sister Pat. 22 Mother's Day's without you. I remember one year, Pat, my sister Mary and myself sent each other the exact same Mother's Day card! My sister was my phone buddy. Oh how I miss her. She was a beauty and the apple of my daddy's eye.

Noelle and I, Mother's Day 1979. I am not sure about that kooky hair I had, but my middle sister Mary, was a beautician so I let her experiment on me.  Life was more carefree....

My all time favorite photo of my mom and me. A family Mother's Day 2021 and Rebekah and I Mother's Day 2020.

Grateful to be here: Tuesday4 even though I am late. Grateful to continue with this meme in honor of Toni!

What Do You Think?

  

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Welcome to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.  It's so nice to have you here.

Let's talk about you this week.  Let others know your feelings and convictions. Give some advice and some wisdom.  And remember to visit the other contributors to get to know them and find out their opinions too!

1.  What do you believe the purpose of life is?

I feel the purpose of life is to honor God, live a life like Jesus did although , as a human, it is often difficult. I feel God speaks to us individually and I try to follow His lead and lvie according to His plan and not mine.  

2.  How do you handle stress ? What do you recommend to others who are stressed out?

My dad was more stressed out than my mom. I took after him. But when things get out of hand, I try to remind myself to be calm and P R A Y. There is nothing we can not handle as long as we have God in the center of our lives. But it is easier said than to live it out in this wacky world today.  Take some deep breathes, drink your favorite beverage, lie down and rest, sit in silence and most importantly P R A Y!

3. What enjoyable things do you wish you could do more often? How would  it improve your life? 

I am very silly. I still play with my Barbie dolls. Sometime when this world gets too annoying, I live through those dolls, I dress them up and dream of dreamy things I probably will never get to do. I try to concentrate on what would Jesus do? How does God want me to handle this? I love spending time with phamily and always remember my mother's words to me, she said, God blessed you with a wonderful husband and beautiful, healthy children. You don't need anything else. As I grow older I realize she was so right.  I need to declutter, get rid of too many things that I really don't need. But it is a process and often sits on the back burner. 

4. Do you believe in God?   Why or why not? 

Yes I do. I can not understand people who follow the current trends, people in high places, people who feel they are more important than the common man/woman.  God has laid out a plan for each one of us and we need to hop on board and follow Him. This earth is not going to be here forever. People will not live here forever. If you want eternal life, trust God, believe in Jesus and read the bible. It is the most valuable book ever written.

Oh Maxine......

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