GRATEFUL

It is rainy here. But I love it. It doesn't love my sinuses or allergies but I love the cool air. I love seeing the fog float across the sky. If it doesn't flood, I will love it more. But being grateful, It is a gift. Everyday something beautiful surrounds you. Someday's you have to look a little harder to find it but trust me, it is there.

Social media is filled with this toxic feeling. Nope, not here. Do not want it.

When I feel negative and I have! Especially over the weekend and the Kentucky Derby. But I can still love the beauty in all the magnificent horses. I can not change the world, I can only be better where I am. I saw something sweet recently.

I read a piece about a young black teen shopping in a Dollar General store. He completed his purchase and noticed an older white woman struggling to get out of her car. He set his purchase down and told his cousin he was going to help the elderly lady in the parking lot. His aunt video taped him without his knowledge. The lady apologized. Said she was a bit shaky but needed a few items. He took her arm and guided her into the store and helped her shop. He said he was a bit taken back by the number of grown people who just ignored her. I emphasize their skin color only because we hear so much negativity but very few of these types of wonderful stories.

I always feel better when I can hand out kindness. It is free and it feels good to do it.

Babies, Weddings, Wonderful Life Events

A baby at 17 weeks in utero is the size of a pomegranate. It is about 5.1 inches long  and weighs about 5.9 oz. I share this tiny tidbit of info with you because our son Jeremy and his wife Brittany are going to be parents in March 2018 of a baby boy. What shall they name this child? The names are already getting shared but nothing is 100 percent yet. We just hope and pray for a healthy and happy child.

My mother taught me this when I was small. It is still good advice today.

This would be Rebekah with her favorite person, her daddy dear. When our kids were small, we often cooked breakfast on the weekends and danced throughout the house.  Rebekah especially loved dancing and still does today.

We were taught from the bible  at a very early age. There is much wisdom there.

Wise words when raising children.

I had to get a new laptop and it is hard loading photos into it. My days go by so quickly, I look up and the sky is black and night falls fast. I am going to come post here as much as I can and also at my original blog. I will celebrate a blogaversary on November 1st this year. Time has gone by too quickly. I am not tech savvy so that doesn't help me. I need to scan my photos so I can make a file on this new laptop.

This small fellow can maneuver a desktop as quickly as he can scroll through photos on an iphone. He is a joy in my life even if it takes me two days to recover from his quick energy.

A Pinterest poem share. These words hold true for me. Sometime the simpliest things in life make you the happiest. God bless you all and have a beautiful week.