1. Know The Truth
2.Stand For Something
3.Have A Purpose
4.Take Action
5.Don't Wait To Decide or To Do What Is Right
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Monday, June 4, 2007
" Fools Rush In"
"Wise Men say Only Fools Rush in But I Can't Help
Falling in Love With You"
I love hearing the words in this song sung by Elvis Presley.
Have you ever seen the comedy movie "Fools Rush In" with Salma Hayek
and Matthew Perry, it is one of my all time favorite movies because some
of that movie mirrors my relationship with my husband.
On Nov 1st, at the age of 19, 28 days before my 20th birthday while working and living
in Yosemite National Park, I met my "soul-mate" while he was vacationing.
our meeting was such natural combustion it was literally love at first sight!
we married on May 1,1983 (though some say it would not last) we celebrated our 24th wedding
anniversary last may. we have two beautiful children our son 17, and daughter 15.
I won't deny that marriage is hard work and we have worked at it, especially because we did have such a whirlwind relationship.
" A relationship must weather many storms
sometimes, it's sunny and beautiful
other times it does not matter what you do
it's going to sleet, hail,
that is why you need to stay open to each other
no matter what the weather"
from the notebook
through our 24 years we have weathered many a storm
sometimes almost to the point of bailing, but we managed
to always pull through together
My husband Jeff is really apart of me in so many ways
he is my soul-mate but he is also my best friend
this is kind of cheesy but we have a saying to each other
that reads "you bring out the best in me"
we have never lost sight of what we believe and
hold true which is:
Love is patient and kind
it is not jealous or conceited
or proud
Love is not ill mannered or selfish
or irritable
Love does not keep a record of wrongs
Love is not happy with evil, but is happy
with the truth.
Love never gives up and it's
Faith, Hope, and patience
never fail
Love is eternal
meanwhile these three remain
FAITH,HOPE, and LOVE
and the greatest of these is
LOVE!
Falling in Love With You"
I love hearing the words in this song sung by Elvis Presley.
Have you ever seen the comedy movie "Fools Rush In" with Salma Hayek
and Matthew Perry, it is one of my all time favorite movies because some
of that movie mirrors my relationship with my husband.
On Nov 1st, at the age of 19, 28 days before my 20th birthday while working and living
in Yosemite National Park, I met my "soul-mate" while he was vacationing.
our meeting was such natural combustion it was literally love at first sight!
we married on May 1,1983 (though some say it would not last) we celebrated our 24th wedding
anniversary last may. we have two beautiful children our son 17, and daughter 15.
I won't deny that marriage is hard work and we have worked at it, especially because we did have such a whirlwind relationship.
" A relationship must weather many storms
sometimes, it's sunny and beautiful
other times it does not matter what you do
it's going to sleet, hail,
that is why you need to stay open to each other
no matter what the weather"
from the notebook
through our 24 years we have weathered many a storm
sometimes almost to the point of bailing, but we managed
to always pull through together
My husband Jeff is really apart of me in so many ways
he is my soul-mate but he is also my best friend
this is kind of cheesy but we have a saying to each other
that reads "you bring out the best in me"
we have never lost sight of what we believe and
hold true which is:
Love is patient and kind
it is not jealous or conceited
or proud
Love is not ill mannered or selfish
or irritable
Love does not keep a record of wrongs
Love is not happy with evil, but is happy
with the truth.
Love never gives up and it's
Faith, Hope, and patience
never fail
Love is eternal
meanwhile these three remain
FAITH,HOPE, and LOVE
and the greatest of these is
LOVE!
Sunday, June 3, 2007
kaitlyn's birthday
"The Bond between a mother and daughter is love"
I love this saying, one of my nieces had it engraved on a bracelet she gave her mother
on her wedding day.
mother's and daughters go through such a roller coaster ride of life together from the time
they are born till they grow up and become mothers of their own children.
I wrote in a earlier blog about my difficulties of becoming pregnant when i was blessed with my son after his birth I was told that I would not have anymore children, but two years later out of the blue I was blessed with my daughter Kaitlyn who today on June 3rd, turned 15
Kaitlyn is not like I was a 15, she is such a level headed young lady, knows what she wants out of her life and I am certain that she will achieve all that she sets out to accomplish.
she is strong in her beliefs and convictions and has the love of the Lord in her and is living for
him ( makes a mom happy) because most kids at her age are doing something else.
she is a beautiful gal inside and out and I love the way she sees life looking through her eyes
even though we have our moments of drama (all mother's and daughters do )she is my and will always be my daughter and I her mother.
we went shopping in San Jose ( one of kailtyn's favorite things to do!) we had fun she bought a digital camera to replace one that got stolen last year on her 8th grade graduation, and then looked around for some thing new to wear ( every girl needs that!) then the four of us
went out to dinner at the olive garden (one of her favorite places, since she is a vegetarian)
came home and had her baskin robbins birthday cake (she only likes vanilla ice cream)
all in all she had a great 15th birthday and before going to sleep last night she did inform her
father that next year she will need a "car" for her birthday!!!
teenagers got to love them!!!
I love this saying, one of my nieces had it engraved on a bracelet she gave her mother
on her wedding day.
mother's and daughters go through such a roller coaster ride of life together from the time
they are born till they grow up and become mothers of their own children.
I wrote in a earlier blog about my difficulties of becoming pregnant when i was blessed with my son after his birth I was told that I would not have anymore children, but two years later out of the blue I was blessed with my daughter Kaitlyn who today on June 3rd, turned 15
Kaitlyn is not like I was a 15, she is such a level headed young lady, knows what she wants out of her life and I am certain that she will achieve all that she sets out to accomplish.
she is strong in her beliefs and convictions and has the love of the Lord in her and is living for
him ( makes a mom happy) because most kids at her age are doing something else.
she is a beautiful gal inside and out and I love the way she sees life looking through her eyes
even though we have our moments of drama (all mother's and daughters do )she is my and will always be my daughter and I her mother.
we went shopping in San Jose ( one of kailtyn's favorite things to do!) we had fun she bought a digital camera to replace one that got stolen last year on her 8th grade graduation, and then looked around for some thing new to wear ( every girl needs that!) then the four of us
went out to dinner at the olive garden (one of her favorite places, since she is a vegetarian)
came home and had her baskin robbins birthday cake (she only likes vanilla ice cream)
all in all she had a great 15th birthday and before going to sleep last night she did inform her
father that next year she will need a "car" for her birthday!!!
teenagers got to love them!!!
Saturday, June 2, 2007
soak up the sun
Today my son kiel and I did just that
we soaked up the Sun!
he graciously attended an outdoor country western concert
with me and he is not that into modern day country music
but bless his heart he wanted to spend the day with me
I enjoyed it tremendously, we did leave a little early
and had some good Mexican food for dinner
it was great that it was just the two of us and made some
plans of things we want to do this summer.
my husband and daughter had their own
kind of day together
we spent a total of 4 hrs soaking up the sun and
needless to say even with sunblock we did get a
little sun-burnt but our time together was worth it!
Note: Kiel told me he really liked two of the bands
that played.
we soaked up the Sun!
he graciously attended an outdoor country western concert
with me and he is not that into modern day country music
but bless his heart he wanted to spend the day with me
I enjoyed it tremendously, we did leave a little early
and had some good Mexican food for dinner
it was great that it was just the two of us and made some
plans of things we want to do this summer.
my husband and daughter had their own
kind of day together
we spent a total of 4 hrs soaking up the sun and
needless to say even with sunblock we did get a
little sun-burnt but our time together was worth it!
Note: Kiel told me he really liked two of the bands
that played.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Take me out to the Ball Game!
Tonight my daughter's softball team
was in playoff game for the championship
pretty close game but as hard as they tried
and time was called they lost by three runs
her best friends team was playing across the field
and everyone from my daughters team and family
members went to watch this exciting last few minutes
this was the team that must be beat they had never
lost a game, and wow they were in the battle with a team who
was low on the board.
everyone was screaming, yelling, crying the coach and kids
looked like they were going to lose it if they lost which is understandable
because all season they were 11-0 undefeated.
As I was watching all the hoop la it came across my mind
this is what sports used to be the thrill of the game
the excitement and not yelling at the umpires, buying a hot dog
from the snack bar at a fair price, a family fun night
these kind of days are rare because things become to commercial
I can not wait till next season I will be looking forward to being
taken out to the Ballgame!
turns out my daughter's friend team won and will play
in the championship game!
was in playoff game for the championship
pretty close game but as hard as they tried
and time was called they lost by three runs
her best friends team was playing across the field
and everyone from my daughters team and family
members went to watch this exciting last few minutes
this was the team that must be beat they had never
lost a game, and wow they were in the battle with a team who
was low on the board.
everyone was screaming, yelling, crying the coach and kids
looked like they were going to lose it if they lost which is understandable
because all season they were 11-0 undefeated.
As I was watching all the hoop la it came across my mind
this is what sports used to be the thrill of the game
the excitement and not yelling at the umpires, buying a hot dog
from the snack bar at a fair price, a family fun night
these kind of days are rare because things become to commercial
I can not wait till next season I will be looking forward to being
taken out to the Ballgame!
turns out my daughter's friend team won and will play
in the championship game!
sisters
"sisters are different flowers
from the same garden"
Thursday I spent a wonderful day with my sister Helen
she is my rock and sounding board and I love her
with all my heart.
when I was young Helen was already married
so I don't recall seeing her that much but
I did see her when our mother would watch her
daughters, Thanksgivnigs, girls parties etc.
when I got married my husband and I were stationed
in Hawaii and my sister came out for a visit
which made me a bit nervous because I just knew
Helen as my "sister" but her visit created a special bond
between us and I am forever grateful, I don't know what
I would do without her.
I love this little saying about sister's as I mentioned earlier
I have 5 of them and I stop to think we are all so different
yet come from the same parents, yet I think I have a lot of my
sister Helen in me.and for that I believe I am truly blessed.
looking back it was Helen who kind of watched out for me
for she would not let my mom dress me mismatched ( for those who know me I have to match or have close color coordination)
one of Helen's favorite flowers is the yellow rose and I think that flower is truly her, because she has such a beauty that reigns inside and out.
my oldest sister is Mary I for some reason will always think of her
as the pretty red bloom from a barrel cactus because the cactus goes through many facets before it blooms
my sister Eva will always be a tulip because of the silent way they bloom all closed up keep things inside but when they open up what a beautiful flower they are
my sister Jeanne will always be wildflowers because to me she has always had a free spirit that flows and have you ever seen wildflowers flow in the wind? pretty cool,I am close to her as well
and my sister Linda, I think of a sunflower because she has a big smile like the face of the sunflower.
so see sister's are different flowers from the same garden.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
I carry you in my heart
I carry your heart with me
i carry it in my heart
I am never without it
anywhere I go, you go my dear
and whatever is done by only me
is your doing, my darling I fear
no fate
for you are my fate, my sweet
I want no world, for beautiful
you are my world true
and it's you
whatever a moon has always meant and
whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
here is the root of the root
and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky
of a tree called life which
grows higher than the soul can hope
or the mend can hide
and this is the wonder
that's keeping the star's apart
I carry your heart, I carry it in my heart.
E.E. Cummings
when I was two years old I became an aunt of a sweet
little girl named Angela then a few years later her little
sister Jessica was born, I never really knew what being an aunt
meant after all these girls were close to me in age, and when we grew a little older
we would play together at each other's homes and use our imagination to the fullest
loved baking in what was the kenmore version of easy bake oven
( I still have that) or play outside by jump roping, hopscotch, etc
one memory I recall was we would love when my mother made her
flour tortillas, we would sneak them off the plate as soon as she put
one on it. ( no one made flour tortillas like my mother)
then we got older and my brother got divorced, which hurt because
I felt like my brother was taking my friends away, we did see each other
from time to time but we each began to go our own directions,
then one day my brother peter showed up at my house and I made him lunch and he saw a E.E.Cummings book I was reading and he showed me this poem saying you will like it and for
me to always keep the girls in my heart. I thought what a strange thing to tell or ask of me
they were my nieces of course I would keep them in my heart I loved them. he did not ever have to ask me that
years passed and I tried keeping in touch as best as I could with out being
intrusive in their lives, to this day I have always tried or managed to talk to one of them
a few years ago I lost my brother and it was hard to accept
I know death is apart of life but my brother to me was
my knight in shining armor, He was a family man, as furious as my brother could
get a person with his no hold bar spoken word , that was a quality in him that I most
admired. on a visit I had with him prior to his passing my son fractured his shoulder
so my visit was cut short, the second to last visit I had with my brother at his house
i took him a mexican candy he liked and we talked he asked how his nephew was because he said shoulder fractures hurt like hell and he knew what he spoke of, I replied that kiel was doing ok. he replied to me good cause I carry your kids in my heart.
I always carry all my nieces and nephews in my heart but this poem will always be the poem for my brother and his girls.
I talk to them when I can and I hope now it will be more often
just so you know even when we are unable to talk you girls
are always carried in my HEART.
i carry it in my heart
I am never without it
anywhere I go, you go my dear
and whatever is done by only me
is your doing, my darling I fear
no fate
for you are my fate, my sweet
I want no world, for beautiful
you are my world true
and it's you
whatever a moon has always meant and
whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
here is the root of the root
and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky
of a tree called life which
grows higher than the soul can hope
or the mend can hide
and this is the wonder
that's keeping the star's apart
I carry your heart, I carry it in my heart.
E.E. Cummings
when I was two years old I became an aunt of a sweet
little girl named Angela then a few years later her little
sister Jessica was born, I never really knew what being an aunt
meant after all these girls were close to me in age, and when we grew a little older
we would play together at each other's homes and use our imagination to the fullest
loved baking in what was the kenmore version of easy bake oven
( I still have that) or play outside by jump roping, hopscotch, etc
one memory I recall was we would love when my mother made her
flour tortillas, we would sneak them off the plate as soon as she put
one on it. ( no one made flour tortillas like my mother)
then we got older and my brother got divorced, which hurt because
I felt like my brother was taking my friends away, we did see each other
from time to time but we each began to go our own directions,
then one day my brother peter showed up at my house and I made him lunch and he saw a E.E.Cummings book I was reading and he showed me this poem saying you will like it and for
me to always keep the girls in my heart. I thought what a strange thing to tell or ask of me
they were my nieces of course I would keep them in my heart I loved them. he did not ever have to ask me that
years passed and I tried keeping in touch as best as I could with out being
intrusive in their lives, to this day I have always tried or managed to talk to one of them
a few years ago I lost my brother and it was hard to accept
I know death is apart of life but my brother to me was
my knight in shining armor, He was a family man, as furious as my brother could
get a person with his no hold bar spoken word , that was a quality in him that I most
admired. on a visit I had with him prior to his passing my son fractured his shoulder
so my visit was cut short, the second to last visit I had with my brother at his house
i took him a mexican candy he liked and we talked he asked how his nephew was because he said shoulder fractures hurt like hell and he knew what he spoke of, I replied that kiel was doing ok. he replied to me good cause I carry your kids in my heart.
I always carry all my nieces and nephews in my heart but this poem will always be the poem for my brother and his girls.
I talk to them when I can and I hope now it will be more often
just so you know even when we are unable to talk you girls
are always carried in my HEART.
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