Lessons

Laugh at your mistakes
but learn from them

joke over your troubles
but gather strength from them

Have fun with your difficulties
but overcome them

these are lessons of life for you

what a child can teach us

" A Child can always teach an adult three things
. to be happy for no reason
. to always be busy with something
. and to know how to demand with all his
might that which he desires"

Paulo Coleho

Blessed

"Blessed are those who can give without
remembering and take without forgetting"

Elizabeth Bibesco

Back at the old Ball Game

Spring has Sprung!!
My daughter started her soft ball season on Monday
and she had a game on Tuesday so far her team
is 1-1 not a bad way to start the season off.
there was plenty of excitement at both games
last nights was a little bit more intense though
two of her team mates got injured one so serious
that she may have injured her wrist and may be out for the rest of the
season. but all in all it was fun to see all the parents and friends sitting on
the cold bleachers passing the sunflower seeds around bundled up in their blankets to keep warm hoping that this Thursdays game the snack bar will finally have the hot chocolate
for sale!!

in our little town softball and baseball season is a weekly highlight.
my daughter and her friends usually end up playing against each other
but the great thing about it is win or lose they know they are playing for fun!
normally she plays outfield or short but this year her coach is encouraging
her to try and pitch at least one game this season( she is thinking about it, she does
not know if she really wants the pressure but she is at least thinking about it)

My daughter also has a little job being an umpire this season
she seems to enjoy it.( making plans for the money she is earning)

from time to time I will post about this season of softball I hope
her team will make it all the way to the play offs.

like the line from the old songs goes

cause it's one, two, three strikes your out at the old ball game!!!

The Path

The daily path I take when I walk
is the most active path I have ever seen, I think the only time that it is not busy with walkers, bikers, skaters, runners is early in the morning or late in the night.
when you walk from beginning to the very end it totals two miles
I used to be able to walk it to and fro
and total 4 miles

Recently I have not been as faithful to it as I acquired a little injury to my foot

I love this path not because of the
great scenery or the sound the ducks make, it is just a path where while I am walking
or whatever I am able exercise and feel the breeze and get my thoughts together

there have been many times where I have gone out to this path and sat on one of the benches
and just prayed and even had a good cry

lately it has been the prayers it seems like many members of my family needs prayers and that
is the least I can do for them. to tell the truth I keep all members of my family in my prayers
and thoughts on a daily basis.

I know he listens and I know he
will provide what he sees is best
because I believe that he does not
give us more than we can handle.

I know that all will be answered, I hope that all who I am praying for
knows how much they mean to me
and that they are loved and that I
am truly blessed to have them in my
life.

so I guess this path is much more than
a place to walk, run, bike
it is one of many paths that lead me closer to him and to thank him for the
all the blessings he brings or has brought into my life.

know peace

found this quote and thought it to be
rather inspiring would it not be something if the world lived like this.

Yellow

The color yellow has for some reason
always told me that spring is on it's way. perhaps the color yellow also tells me that brighter days are ahead.

I am going to journal my thoughts in my Journal (and perhaps post) and re-examine some things in my life that I feel the need to focus on. and to prepare myself for the coming changes blowing in the wind that are already slowly taking place.

As we are heading into the 4th month of this year I thought this was
a good time to start.

lately, I have been into posting and reading positive quotes & affirmations and trying to incorporate them into my daily routine of life. I hope when I post these affirmations and quotes that some of my blogger pals are feeling the positive vibe as well ( sorry, if I am going overboard a bit with them but sometimes it is all I have enough time for to post.)

my mind has been scrambling many things some that make sense, some that don't and
in my dreams I am hearing the advice of loved ones who's spirit is always there to guide me
why I am hearing this in my dreams I have not a clue but I know eventually the answer will come sooner or later it always does.

at least I hope it does.