Baby Raccoon comes to visit us

Rocky Raccoon

All photographs were taken by the lovely young lady next door as the baby raccoon came to visit us last night.
Thank you for the use of your photographs.

I love all the fur angels especially the young babies of Spring.
The young baby raccoon came to visit me and my neighbor last night.

Before You

Raccoons

Brides I love them

I'll never forget her
Surely the Princess Bride
Enchanting was she.

Family is the most important thing in the world.
~Princess Diana

The Most talked about Bride this weekend
from the Movie
Sex and the City

Oooh La La

Gorgeous

Me and my precious Grandmother and my husband
on my wedding day

What my Mom wrote in my wedding card
My darling daughter
you radiate natural abilities and aristocratic elegance.
You have beauty, charm, wisdom and you never need to be invented.
You simply are the very best.

And they lived Happily Ever After

I love Brides...........
A mosaic I created in Flickr sometime back from the Use of fabulous
Flickr photographs and Flickr tools I thank you all so much~
WE all dream of our wedding day and our wedding dress at least I did.

Marry when the year is new,
Always loving, kind and true,
When February birds do mate,
You may wed, nor dread your fate,
If you wed when March winds blow
Joy and sorrow both you will know.
Marry in April when you cn.
Joy for maiden and for man.
Marry in the month of May.
You will surely rue the day.
Marry when June roses blow
Over land and sea you will go.
Those who in July do wed
Must labor always for their bread.
Whoever wed in August be,
Many a change are sure to see.
Marry in September's shine.
Your living will be rich and fine.
If in October you do marry,
Love will come but riches tarry.
If you wed in bleak November
Only joy will come, remember.
When December's snows falls fast.
Marry and true love will last.
Ellye Howell Glover

If I laugh
Cat Stevens love his music..............

There was a baby raccoon in our front yard yesterday.
If the little fur angel returns I will run and get my camera.
How sweet is nature.
All of the goslings are walking confidently with their
Canada Geese parents.
We all stop to let them cross the road.
Where are they going on their adventures.
To find more food I suppose.
I take in every inch of Spring~
I love all of you
Have a glorious weekend~

Sex and the City Movie
Everyone is flocking to the theatres this weekend to see this movie

Lunch date with a dear long time friend

Befitting and fragrant we send bouquets to the ones who gave us yesterdays.

I treasure my family and friends
Their love and kindness in my life makes all the difference in my world.
Thank you each and every one who brings so much joy to my life~
I love you ~

My very dear long life friend Elaine pictured here with her husband
Gary

Elaine and I are going to have lunch today.
We always pick right up where we left off.
How fabulous and divine she is.
It is not where you go in life
or what you do
It is who you have beside you.

God bless our fabulous friends and our families.
Both our jewels in our lives............
Have a great weekend everyone
Weekend weekend
Cha Cha Cha

"Love is not automatic. It takes conscious practice and awareness, just like playing the piano or golf. However, you have ample opportunities to practice. Everyone you meet can be your practice session."

Doc Childre and Sara Paddison,
HeartMath Discovery Program

A friend
I thank God for my fabulous family and friends
Without them my life would be but a wilderness

Simply Thai
A fabulous place with great food.
Please consider this at your next convenience.
Owner is a lovely lady and it is a wonderful place to dine at.

A visit with my precious Grandmother

You put a song in my heart



Be thankful for What You've Got

Keep a green tree in your heart
and a singing bird will come
`Chinese Proverb

A little girl walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that
morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek
to the elementary school. As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up,
along with thunder and lightning.

The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her daughter would be
frightened as she walked home from school and she herself feared that the
electrical storm might harm her child. Following the roar of thunder,
lightning, like a flaming sword, would cut through the sky. Full of concern,
the mother quickly got into her car and drove along the route to her child's

school. As she did so, she saw her little girl walking along, but at each
flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up and smile. Another and
another were to follow quickly and with each the little girl would look at
the streak of light and smile.

When the mother's car drew up beside the child she lowered the window and
called to her, 'What are you doing? Why do you keep stopping?' The child
answered, 'I'm trying to look pretty. God keeps taking my picture.'

Precious Grandmother
a diamond in our lives
a jewel in our hearts~

This is how she was as I approached her on the visit........
She is so tiny now

Grandma loves the steeped tea from Tim Horton's
I bring her one every time I visit
She loves the soft pastries too.
She is so precious and dear~
So loved by us all~

Lots of photographs
the dried flowers I had from Laurie and Joes wedding
and an ever present cross
and the pink silk scarve was sent to me by my dear friend Corey in France
but Grandma wanted it around her photographs.
She has gifts from all over the world thanks to all my lovely friends~
I thank each one of you for sharing my love for my precious Grandmother
and your big kind generous hearts in not only spoiling me but my precious
Grandma too~

We always make sure she has lots of greeting cards
I read everyone to her often
My Aunt Ruth does a very nice job of keeping so many things organized and up to date
and makes the hats and flower decorations around Grandma's room
We are lucky to have so many wonderful people in our lives
Especially Grandma~

Each visit becomes more precious to me.............
a few pictures from the latest visit with Grandma
My beloved Grandmother helped raise me
and has always been like a second Mother to me.
I adore her, as does everyone~

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Blast from the Past~ 1979

Photographs from a Google Search

May the Bellini's and the birthday cake
be shared with many~
Celebrate you~
We love you~
Happy Birthday~

Trivia on 1979

Our lovely daughter Kim turns 29 May 29th
May Heaven hear your every wish.
We love you~

Cost of Living 1979

How Much things cost in 1979
Yearly Inflation Rate USA11.2%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 838
Interest Rates Year End Federal Reserve 15.25%
Average Cost of new house $58,100.00
Average Income per year $17,500.00
Average Monthly Rent $280.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 86 cents
Sony Walkman $200.00
Jox Trainers $14.99

Ode to Happiness

This little bird Billie teaches me a lesson each time I visit him when I visit my precious Grandmother.
Here he lives not only in a nursing home but in a cage in a nursing home
and I visit him and he sings and dances for me so sweetly you would swear he is living in Paradise.
He convinces himself he IS happy in spite of it all.
How precious this little bird is to me.................
God bless all of God's fur angels and all those in nursing homes~

"How you choose to respond each moment to the movie of life determines how you see the next frame, and the next, and eventually how you feel when the movie ends."

-Doc Childre

Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections." ~ Unknown

"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have." ~ Frederick Keonig

If you are happy and you know it clap your hands

"The foolish person seeks happiness in the distance; the wise person grows it under his feet." ~ James Oppenheim

"Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain." ~ Unknown

"Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination." ~ Roy Goodman

Say by John Mayer

If you are happy and you know it clap your hands~

Patio Daddio

Cannot wait to get my hands on this.......
I love new great tunes to listen to.

I love this song

Grilling on the barbecue each night mostly for our dinners..............Patio Daddio

Looking forward to seeing this movie
and hearing the soundtrack too.......
Always in the mood for fabulous music

Labels or Love (Fergie) Listen Listen 2. All Dressed In Love (Jennifer Hudson) Listen Listen 3. The Look Of Love -Madison Park vs Lenny B Remix (Nina Simone) Listen Listen 4. New York Girls (Morningwood) Listen Listen 5. All This Beauty (The Weepies) Listen Listen 6. I Like The Way (Kaskade) Listen Listen 7. It's Amazing (Jem) Listen Listen 8. How Deep Is Your Love (The Bird & The Bee) Listen Listen 9. The Heart Of The Matter (India.Arie) Listen Listen 10. Auld Lang Syne (Mairi Campbell & Dave Francis) Listen Listen 11. Kissing (Bliss) Listen Listen 12. . How Can You Mend A Broken Heart (Al Green featuring Joss Stone) Listen Listen 13. Walk This Way (Run-D.M.C. featuring Steve Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith) Listen Listen 14. Sex and the City Movie Theme (The Pfeifer Broz. Orchestra) Listen Listen

Kathleen's Celtic Konnection

Lovely long time friends
Bill and Kathy
Please visit the website for those special treasures you will be sure to enjoy~

Celtic Music to listen to while you shop for your treasures at Kathleen's Celtic Konnection

Kathleen's Celtic Konnection brings the flavours of the United Kingdom to Windsor, Ontario., in the shape of many unique and special gifts. Owned by Kathleen Storey, who was raised on such Old-World fare by her Scottish and Irish parents.

Please visit my friend Kathy's website.
Her and her husband and our families have a long time history together
and we share a special bond.
I am always more than happy to spread good news about all the fabulous people in our lives.

The website should be up and running shortly~

Kathleen's Celtic Konnection
Please visit the website often...........

Embrace your Bliss

Photograph from a favorite greeting card of mine.
My cousin's daughter is planning a trip to Europe next year with the school.
She needs all the Zehr's grocery tapes she can obtain for the trip
for fundraising.
Can you help me out and save me yours?
Would very much appreciate that~
Love Jeanne

This little butterfly was left at my door this morning........
How sweet and tender is every moment we are thought of with so much love

Embrace your bliss
It is the key to happiness

This was sent to me by my dear friend Judy in Georgia
I love you my darling friend
Thank you for you and all the joy you bring to my life~

DADDY'S EMPTY CHAIR

A man's daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her father. When the minister arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows. An empty chair sat beside his bed.
The minister assumed that the old fellow had been informed of his visit.

"I guess you were expecting me," he said.

"No, who are you?" said the father.

The minister told him his name and then remarked, "I saw the empty chair and I figured you knew I was going to show up."

Oh yeah, the chair," said the bedridden man, "Would you mind closing the door?"

Puzzled, the minister shut the door.

"I have never told anyone this, not even my daughter," said the man.

"But all of my life I have never known how to pray. At church I used to hear the pastor talk about prayer, but it went right over my head. I abandoned any attempt at prayer," the old man continued,

"until one day four years ago, my best friend said to me, "Johnny, prayer is just a simple matter of having a conversation with Jesus."

Here is what I suggest:

"Sit down in a chair; place an empty chair in front of you, and in faith see Jesus on the chair. It's not spooky because he promised, 'I will be with you always'. "Then just speak to him in the same way you're doing with me right now."

"So, I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it a couple of hours every day. I'm careful though. If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair, she'd either have a nervous breakdown or send me off to the funny farm."

The minister was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old man to continue on the journey. Then he prayed with him, anointed him with oil, and returned to the church.

Two nights later the daughter called to tell the minister that her daddy had died that afternoon.

"Did he die in peace?" he asked.

"Yes, when I left the house about two o'clock, he called me over to his bedside, told me he loved me and kissed me on the cheek. When I got back from the store an hour later, I found him . But there was something strange about his death. Apparently, just before Daddy died, he leaned over and rested his head on the chair beside the bed. What do you make of that?"

The minister wiped a tear from his eye and said, "I wish we could all go like that."

---

Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive.

I asked God for water, He gave me an ocean.*
I asked God for a flower, He gave me a garden.*
I asked God for a friend, He gave me YOU...
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.


Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.

Family Faces

Great news Kenneth is once again home from the hospital.
Yahoo.
Love and prayers he and everyone we love stays well and
able to enjoy this Spring~

Love and hugs and smiles and all of you celebrating
Memorial day today
Have a safe and wonderful holiday~
We remember and give thanks to those that have lost their lives
fighting for our freedom and those that continue to do so all over the world.
We thank you~




Pavrotti and Bono together=Pure MAGIC

John Cardinal Newman describes a gentle person as one who never knowingly inflicts pain on another person.

He/she is one who avoids the clashing of opinion or suspicion or gloom or resentment.

He/she is tender towards the bashful, gentle toward the distant, merciful toward the absurd.

He/she never speaks of himself except when compelled, has no ears for slander, never insulates evil, and has too much good sense to be affronted by insults.

"The best reformers start on themselves."

George Bernard Shaw

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Our Kim turns 29 May 29th.......
We love you

Wishing you good fortune

Good Fortune Drink

3 fl oz lemon drop mix

2 fl oz vodka

2 fl oz ginger ale

1 tsp finely grated fresh ginger (optional)

Ice cubes as needed

Lemon slices for garnish

In a highball glass stir together the lemon drop mix, vodka, ginger ale

and fresh ginger. Add ice, garnish with lemon slices and serve.

Serves 1

And every golden blessing from above
and lots of Bellini's

WE love you
Happy 29th Birthday on the 29th~

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Angels Bless You

Angels abound in our home...........
I love them...........
Each of us is an angel with only one wing
only by embracing each other can we fly.
Love to you all.
Have a safe and happy memorial day weekend.

I love inspiration

Angel Worry Stone

Give your worries to the Angels
It is time to heal your heart
Every day is a new beginning
Where love and hope can start
Give your worries to the Angels
Release your doubts and fear
Trust in God to always be there
With Angels always near.

The Secret of health
for both mind and body
is not to mourn for the past
Worry about the future
Anticipate troubles
But to live in the present moment
Wisely and earnestly
Buddha~

Saturday Night

We have wind chimes all over the gardens.
How sweet the sound

I found this bird nest in one of our trees
certain the babies have hatched some time ago
I put it by our front door
Love builds the nicest nest

Love is blue
especially shades of it in the garden

Our back patio table today
Azela plants I love

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
~ Dalai Lama

Ready for Love

Listening to the Sunshine of your Love right now on the radio
they are playing all songs with love in the title............

We went to see the new Indiana Jones movie last night and enjoyed it.........
The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

Winnie the Pooh

Thank you fabulous flickr photographers
And Flickr Toys and of course Winnie the Pooh~

I love Winnie the Pooh"
I have begun collecting Winnie the Pooh cards and I want to fill a book with my favorite quotes

Have you any to share with me?

Two of my favorites


“If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.”

“If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. i'll always be with you.”

Friends Divine Friends

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I spent a lovely afternoon with my dear friend Sharon
She and I had a fabulous lunch from Corboba Coffee House and Jennifer was so very lovely to meet
as was the lovely lady at Vernacular Florists
and of course my time with Sharon at the lovely shop Diva
was divine.
I am so glad you are a friend of mine.

All exquisite shops are at the Urban Selections Plaza
Malden Road in LaSalle Ontario
Please visit all shops if you get a chance.
All fabulous lady entrepreneurs I am so proud of~
Windsor has divine people and such gorgeous shops and places to eat.

Thank you ladies for everything.
I was enchanted to say the very least.
And Sharon our long friendship warms my heart more each time we meet.
I love you dearly~

This little piggy

Bless Shoe everyone
Have a fabulous weekend.........
Weekend weekend
cha cha cha~


Breathe me by Sia

Thank you everyone at Flickr
and Flickr Toys
I have fun making these mosaics

Put your best foot forward and step into spring in fine fashion.

This little piggy.............


Vancouver Acquarium

This is a Brand New Day

I love Audrey Hephurn
Her collector stamps came out yesterday~

"I was asked to act when I couldn't act.
I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing,
and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance
- and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for.
Then I tried like mad to cope with it.”

---Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)

My Personal Favorite Quoted from Audrey Hepburn

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.

Audrey Hepburn

Her stamps came out yesterday~
yes I bought some keepsake ones.......
She was a divine woman of class and elegance

She lives on love street
lingers there on love street
Our street the other morning~

Does anyone know the name of this plant.
I took a picture of it in our neighbors yard.
They are never home to ask what plant this is.
It almost looks like a type of lily of the valley or
bleeding heart.
Let me know if you know

I love the beautiful shades of blues in our back garden
I brought Lilacs and Lilies of the valley to my Mom's grave yesterday
and a stem of Lily of the Valley for our daughter Laurie
We had a nice celebration with her and her family~

Pink straw flowers
I finally found pink ones yesterday

Our dear family member Kenneth is back in the hospital again
after his bypass surgery.
I am saying special prayers for him and his family.
We love them all so very much~

An Angel says, Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.� 1. Pray 2. Go to bed on time. 3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed. 4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule or that will compromise your mental health. 5. Delegate tasks to capable others. 6. Simplify and unclutter your life. 7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.) 8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places. 9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together. 10. Take one day at a time. 11. Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety . If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it. 12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases. 13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc 14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.���� 15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday. 16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line. 17. Get enough rest. 18. Eat right. 19 Get organized so everything has its place. 20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life. 21. Write down thoughts and inspirations. 22. Every day, find time to be alone. 23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray. 24. Make friends with Godly people. 25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand. 26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good 'Thank you Jesus ..' 27. Laugh. 28. Laugh some more! 29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all. 30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can). 31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most). 32. Sit on your ego. 33 Talk less; listen more. 34. Slow down. 35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe. 36 Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU. �If God is for us, who can be against us?� (Romans 8:31)

To Honor Two Special Ladies May 21st

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To Our Beautiful Daughter Laurie with much love and many blessings
on your birthday and always.
We love you so very much
Dad and Jeanne

Father Daughter by Paul Simon


Our lovely relative Marilyn and her husband
Easter 2008
Love and hugs and kisses and the very very best of wishes~
X0X0

Our lovely daughter Laurie with her children
Another lovely song from my heart to yours with love
Secret Garden

Every life is a fairytale handwritten by God.
Your life is God's gift to you
how you live it and what you do with it
is your gift to God~

May 21st two very special ladies were born.
Our daughter Laurie and our fabulous relative Marilyn.
May Heaven smile softly for each one of you and may you be blessed
by every blessing from above



I love the Troggs
Especially this song Love is All Around
Blessings to you both today and everyday~

For some money may talk
but for many
chocolate makes them sing~

From, "Portland’s Palate...
Chocolate Fudge Cake

INGREDIENTS FOR CAKE:

• 3 squares baking chocolate, unsweetened
  
• 1/2 cup butter (1 cube), room temperature
  
• 2-1/4 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
  
• 3 eggs
  
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  
• 2-1/4 cups cake flour, sifted
  
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1 cup sour cream
  
• 1 cup boiling water

INGREDIENTS FOR CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING:

• 4 squares unsweetened baking chocolate
  
• 1/2 cup butter (1 cube)
  
• 1 pound powdered sugar
  
• 1/2 cup milk
  
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

TO PREPARE CAKE:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a metal bowl over hot (but not boiling) water, slowly melt chocolate, stirring gently. Cool.

Grease two 9-inch round layer cake pans and line with waxed paper.

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter; add sugar and eggs. Beat at high speed for five minutes until light and fluffy. Be sure to scrape bottom and sides of pan to mix thoroughly. Beat in vanilla and cooled chocolate.

Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Mix into creamed mixture alternating with sour cream, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
When thoroughly blended, stir in boiling water. Batter will be thin.

Pour immediately into prepared pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pans 15 minutes. Finish cooling on wire racks.

TO PREPARE FROSTING:

In a small saucepan over low heat, combine chocolate and butter. Slowly melt, stirring gently. In a medium bowl, combine sugar, milk, and vanilla and beat until smooth. Add chocolate/butter mixture. Set pan in bowl of ice. Beat until thick. Spread one layer, top with second cake layer and spread frosting evenly over entire cake.

SERVINGS: 8

Life..........every picture tells a story

I have had requests to post pictures of myself at various stages of my life
Here are but a few.

Jesse Cook Dance of Spring

Life began with waking up and loving my Mother's face.
George Eliot

Here I am just turned 6 April of 1958
On our way to Boblo Island
Mom holding my baby Sister in her arms.

Me as a young girl taken on vacation by the lovely Eberhart family.
This was between Grade 7 and 8 that summer.
My dear friend Anita pictured below was a great friend to me and still is
as is her Mother.

Me as a young lady second from left
with my family beside me always.
It all begins and ends with family.

Jennifer Lopez and Joaquin Cortes
Me age 21 with my two Aunts just before I got married

Me and my husband Robbie (Justin's Father)
in September 1978
We are God Parents to our lovely niece Danielle born in September of this year 1978.
Robbie and I welcomed Justin into our world December 28, 1978
I am pregnant here and feeling great~
I could hardly wait to have my own precious child.

Me as a new Mother age 26
My boy
My pride and joy
When I was blessed with my precious child I loved him dearly instantly,
I held him close to my heart
and never let him go.



Me and my dear friend Anita at her Mother's home
when she came to visit from Australia.
We were each married and had our children by this photograph
Early 1980's
Me age 40

Me on my wedding day to Paul age 42
with my beloved late Mom beside me and my precious Sister

Summer of 2006
With my precious ones beside me
Little did I know shortly after this photograph was taken
my precious beloved Mother would be called to Heaven
It will be two years this August 12th since she's been gone.

In Seoul last Spring with our son and daughter
April and May 2007

Yes I am a Grandmother too.
Our daughter Laurie and her husband Joe have blessed us with two precious
Grand Angels


Fabulous friend in BC
We had a most lovely day together
Fabulous friends and family is what makes this journey worth while~

Thank you God for this most precious man my husband
Paul who loves and adores me.
I am a truly blessed woman~

Sway by Bic Runga
I love CD's made for me by dear friends.
Nia made me a lovely CD last week and this was one of the twenty songs on it
I love all the songs.
Thank you darling Nia

I have had requests to post pictures of myself at various stages of my life
Here are but a few.

Butterfly Season

This butterfly in our garden is solar powered and illuminates
all different colours throughout the night.
I often look down from our bedroom window and feel most enchanted~
Have butterflies been abundant all over your gardens?
They are gracing ours with their beauty.
I love butterflies.

What the cocoon calls the end of the world
God calls a Butterfly

The Butterfly and the Flower

The Butterfly and the Flower

Once there was a man who asked God for a flower.... ....and a butterfly.

But instead God gave him a cactus.... ....and a caterpillar.

The man was sad, he didn’t understand why his request was mistaken

Then he thought:

Oh well, God has too many people to care for... and decided not to question.

After some time, the man went to check up on his request that he had left forgotten

To his surprise, from the thorny & ugly cactus a beautiful flower had grown

And the unsightly carterpillar had been transformed into the most beautiful butterfly.

GOD always does things right!

His way is ALWAYS the best way, even if to us it seems all wrong.

If you asked God for one thing and received another, TRUST.

You can be sure that He will always give you what you need at the appropriate time.

What you want.......is not always what you need!

God never fails to grant our petitions, so keep on going for Him without doubting or murmuring.

Today’s THORN...

Is tomorrow’s FLOWER!

GOD GIVES THE VERY BEST TO THOSE WHO LEAVE THE CHOICES UP TO HIM!

"The beautiful spring came; and when nature resumes her loveliness,

the human soul is apt to revive also."

~Harriet Ann Jacobs,

American Abolitionist and Writer

Enter my home with a happy heart
Heart bell on our front awning
You can take all the tea from china and put it in a big brown bag for me........

When you love someone draw a circle around their name
For hearts can be broken but a circle never ends~

A sacred Temple bell from the lovely Aer
from one of the oldest temples in the world
Very special indeed

I love the sound of church bells ringing
Do you still hear them?

I started to collect Starbuck's mugs from places we visit.
I have one from Seoul and picked up one for Seattle and Vancouver.............

A few pictures around our home this morning.
It is a holiday weekend here in Canada~
I hope you are enjoying yours.
My family and friends in the USA
have their turn for celebrations
next weekend~
Weekend, weekend
Cha Cha Cha~


Thank you Flickr friends and photographers and Flicker toys
for helping me to create this mosaic.
Life began in a garden~

She has a house and garden
From She Lives on LOVE street
by the Doors

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To My Special Friend Nia with all my Love

This was a photograph used from Kallie's first month birthday party~
Lovely Nia and her precious daughter
We celebrated her second month birthday yesterday
at "Once Upon a Teacup"

Me and my darling friend Nia
at her baby shower in February
now in May we celebrated
her beautiful daughter's second month birthday
at lunch yesterday

This is the lunch I had at once upon a teacup
I did not have my camera with me so this photograph is used
from their website link below

I love fine exquisite places
just like the One Nia took me too on Friday for lunch
Once Upon a Teacup
Once Upon a Teacup

Once Upon a Teacup

"The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them."

-Ralph Nichols

The most precious gift
we can give someone is our presence.
When mindfulness embraces those we love
they will bloom like flowers
Thich Nhat Hanh



You Are Special
"SPECIAL" is a word that is used to
describe something one -of-a-kind.
Like a hug or a sunset
or a person who spreads love
with a smile or a kind gesture.
"SPECIAL" describes people who
act from the heart and keep in mind the hearts of others.
"SPECIAL" applies to something that is admired and precious, and which can never be replaced.
"SPECIAL" is the word that best describes YOU.

I love you Nia.
I so very much enjoyed our time spent with your lovely daughter.
Your suggestion to have lunch at Once Upon a Teacup was divine and so are you~
I love you~
Thank you for your sweetness and your golden gift of friendship and the lovely CD
God bless you and yours real good today and always.
Love Jeanne

Once Upon a Teacup

Me and Kim in BC......
Spring 2008

Change always comes bearing gifts.

~Price Pritchett

My sweet friend has a gorgeous blog
Please visit my sweet friend's journal and be sure to say hello
She knows how to do everything with fine grace and style and her home is lovely indeed
as is SHE~!

Once Upon a Teacup

Meeting Two Fairy Princess Friends here tomorrow for lunch~
I can hardly wait~

Once Upon a Teacup

Thursday Love and Peace and Cha Cha Cha

Dried roses from the garden last year
and when you give an egg as a gift
it is surely a gift of love~

Flower scented soaps for our bathrooms
Jasmine and lilac

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

More of British Columbia
Spring 2008

It has been raining this week.
I took this through the window through the rain
and as you can see it has knocked all my Japanese weeping
cherry tree blossoms to the ground pretty well.

3 dear little Momiji dolls
The one on the far right my daughter Kim bought for me
I bought the pink one in the middle in Vancouver and
Janet a dear layd bought me the green one.
Hidden inside every doll, there is a tiny folded card
for your own secret message and wish
and it is for spreading love.
Peace and love and cha cha cha

The weeks just seem to fly by any more

This morning I am meeting my lovely friends to mall walk and catch up.
Tomorrow lunch with a dear friend. Friday already.
Several visits with Grandma and a lovely neighbor this week.
Many more birthday lunches to catch up on.
Pace very carefully is what I must always do.

Here are a few little things from my heart to yours with love.

"Renew thyself completely each day; do it again, and again, and forever again."

-Chinese inscription cited
by Thoreau in Walden

From our home to yours with love

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
-- Chinese Proverb

A good book has no ending.
-- R.D. Cumming



A cup of tea and a great book
such fine companions on a rainy day such as today~

Kiss my Tiara
Giggles
A mug and coaster I received from a friend
and more flowering tea bulbs

I french press for coffee
Since Drew made me coffee in the french press in BC
I have acquired this habit~
Oooh La La..........

Flowers are food for our souls

Nice fresh food and fruits always a welcome sight
and fresh basil in a plant
for cooking

Our side garden

Our neighbors tulip tree

I May 14th early morning sky

Flowers on our front porch

Our Lilies of the valley by the front porch

Some various pictures on my morning walk this morning
I start out pretty early~
The birds sing sweetly to serenade me each morning~
How sweet is Spring

Family Pictures

Made some time ago with flickr tools
Thanks Flickr for everything~

My cousin's son and his date for the Prom........

My dear friend Tara sent this to me
Thank you
Yes I am glad I don't have to start my day this way.


I had a lovely visit with my Grandmother yesterday and brought her lilacs and tulips from our garden
and her steeped tea..............
So precious to me.............

There is no other person so sweet and kind.
There's no other person at leas in my mind,
Who cheers and brightens
The path being trod,
By smiling and winking and giving a nod
Of encouraging strength
Through each trying day.
There's no other person
Who does it her way.
There's no other person
No other to see
Darling Grandmother you are like another Mother to me.
I love you

On a bulletin from the Nursing home
called "No One Like Mother" but I changed a bit of the wording

Family

Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us,
we see the past, present and future.
Gail Lumet Buckley~
American Author

It all begins and ends with family~

We went to watch our grand angels play hockey last night it was wonderful.
They are almost the same height now.
We had a nice time with their parents watching their children play hockey.
Life truly is a circle game.

I may not be rich and famous
but my family is priceless~

Let It Be

I had a lovely Mother's Day I hope you did too.
I planted English daisies on Friday and a myriad of other flowers for our garden
This was a flower garden in front of our hotel in Vancouver~

Linda McCartney
What the heart once owned and had
it shall never lose

When I was in BC
last week there was a lady who was the identical twin to Linda McCartney
I seen her everywhere...................

Ribbons in the sky
My beloved Mom I am sure sends me the most beautiful rainbows
each day both outside and in our home.......
and sweet dreams and starlight.............

I wanted to share this beautiful video I found today~

Springtime

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

"In difficult times you should always carry something beautiful in your heart." - Blaise Pascal

Several of my friends are facing very difficult times right now.............
I made a montage of Spring for you
from my heart to yours with much love~
It is my home and around our neighborhood.
I love you dearly
Precious and fragile things
Need special handling~
I am praying for you all~

After life's storms
God always sends rainbows~
Love Jeanne
X0X0

"Yesterday is gone.

Tomorrow has not yet come.

We have only today. Let us begin."

Mother Teresa

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle.
I just wish that He didn't trust me so much."
Mother Teresa

Happy Mother's Day

Me with my late beloved Mother on my wedding day in 1994
with my precious Sister beside me.
I am so glad my Mom was alive to share in my most precious moments of life.........

It's not what you do in life or where you go
it is who you have beside you~
I love you Mom
I miss you so much each and everyday~

Gifts of love

Beautiful gifts from family and friends
Treasures for certain
but what I love the best is hearts full of love~

I love pretty things

Our lilacs
I love them
The scent is a fragrance I can never get enough of

Back yard patio with a plant I like to get each year

Scenes of our home this Mother's Day

Lilacs in our back yard
Flowers picked for my lovely ones this Mother's Day

Mother child statue that adorns our bedroom commode
as does the picture of love of
me and my son
Mother child

My darling late beloved Mother in the middle me on the right
at a Social function and who knew some ten years later or so
I would have her here beside me at my wedding at Willistead Manor............

“Our family is a circle of love and strength. With every birth and every union, the circle grows. Every joy shared adds more love. Every obstacle faced together makes the circle stronger.” A baby asked God, 'They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?' God said, 'Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.' The child further inquired, 'But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.' God said, 'Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you wil l feel your angel's love and be very happy.' Again the child asked, 'And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?' God said, 'Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.' 'And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?' God said, 'Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.' 'Who will protect me?' God said, 'Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life.' 'But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.' God said, 'Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you.' At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, 'God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel' s name.' God said, 'You will simply call her, 'Mom.' Lift a mother's spirit, send this to every mother you know (no matter how old her child is)

To Mothers

When I became a Mother
my life was full of magic
I buckled my child close to my heart and that has never changed~

When I found the One I love, I held Him and would not let go.

A Mother's love is precious

Aunt Betty my beloved Mother and my Aunt Pearl
Family is a golden gift

Mom the stars don't shine as bright since you have been gone~

My beloved Mother on a birthday

some years ago.

She loved her lilacs, flowers and all pretty things

Eternally loved in Heaven and cherished

as you were on Earth~

I love you Mom

I miss you more than words could ever say~

A Mother

The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is this the long way?" she asked.
And God answered her "Yes, this way is hard, and you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning."
But the young mother was happy, and she would not believe that anything could be better than these years. So she played with her children, she fed them and bathed them, taught them how to tie their shoes and ride a bike, and reminded them to feed the dog and do their homework and brush their teeth. The sun shone on them and the young Mother cried, "Nothing will ever be lovelier than this."
Then the nights came, and the storms and the path was sometimes dark, and the children shook with fear and cold, and the mother drew them close and covered them with her arms and the children said, "Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can come."
And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and the children climbed and grew weary, and the mother was weary. But at all times she said to the children, a little patience and we are there."
So the children climbed and as they climbed they learned to weather the storms. And with this, she gave them strength to face the world.
Year after year she showed them compassion, understanding, and hopes, but most of all...unconditional love.
And when they reached the top they said, "Mother, we would not have done it without you."
The days went on, and the weeks and the months and the years, and the mother grew old and she became little and bent. But her children were tall and strong, and walked with courage. And the mother, when she lay down at night, looked up at the stars and said, "This is a better day than the last, for my children have learned so much and are now passing these traits on to their children."
And when the way became rough for her, they lifted her, and gave her their strength, just as she had given them hers. One day they came to a hill, and beyond the hill they could see a shining road and golden gates flung wide.
And Mother said: "I have reached the end of my journey. And now I know the end is better than the beginning, for my children can walk with dignity and pride, with their heads held high, and so can their children after them."
And the children said, "You will always walk with us, Mother, even when you have gone through the gates."
And they stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the gates closed after her.
And they said: "We cannot see her, but she is with us still. A
Mother is more than a memory. She is a living presence. Your Mother is always with you. She's the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street, she's the smell of certain foods you remember, flowers you pick and perfume that she wore, she's the cool hand on your brow when you're not feeling well, she's your breath in the air on a cold winters day. She is the sound of the rain that lulls you to sleep, the colors of a rainbow, she is your birthday morning. Your Mother lives inside your laughter and she's crystallized in every tear drop.
A mother shows every emotion...happiness, sadness, fear, jealousy, love, hate, anger, helplessness, excitement, joy, sorrows - all the while hoping and praying you will only know the good feelings in life.
She's the place you came from, your first home, and she's the map you follow with every step you take. She's your first love, your first friend, even your first enemy, but nothing on earth can separate you.
Not time, not space, not even death!

Author Unknown

When God Created Mothers

Parsley sage rosemary and thyme
and lots of fresh vegetables from the country today~
Ahhhhhhh I love this time of year~
The pepper was half red, and half green

Mother's Day

Wisteria and lilacs in bloom
Now in a home of lilacs love and laughter
I truly know the meaning of
Happily ever after~
Susan Branch

Our back yard
the lilacs are blooming
the Japanese weeping cherry tree has blossomed
and the Lily of the valley by our front porch has spread
beauty everywhere

I received a box of wishing stones today
One had peace the other sayings such as Wish
Make a wish
I am the Jeanne I will make it come true for you~

One of the plants I purchased today~
Many arrived today for Mother's Day~


Recipe on a google search from this page

watermelon & feta salad

This resplendently pretty-in-pink salad is both beautiful and delicious – and it’s so easy to make you can whip it up in minutes. Just be certain to use the saltiest of feta cheeses or it won’t be enough of a contrary taste to the sticky sweet melon.

ingredients:

	¼ seedless watermelon, diced (about 4 cups)
	1 cup salty feta cheese, broken into teaspoon-sized lumps
	¼ cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
	excellent quality extra virgin olive oil – to drizzle on top
	salt and pepper to taste

directions:

1. Toss watermelon, feta and half of parsley on a platter or in a wide fairly flat serving bowl. Top with remaining parsley, oil and salt and pepper. Serve on watermelon “plates” or eat with your fingers, right from the serving dish.

after-thoughts:

Do NOT serve this salad at room temperature. The feta goes soggy, the watermelon goes a horrible texture and everything tastes quite bland. I know that you are not supposed to be able to taste things that are cold but this salad does not taste good warm. Serve cool...trust me.

recipe origin: Based on both Christine Cushing and Nigella Lawson's recipes

When God created Mothers

When the good Lord was creating mothers, he was into his sixth day of overtime, when an angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."
And the Lord said, "Have you read the spec on this one? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic; have 180 moveable parts, all replaceable;run on black coffee and leftovers; have a lap that disappears when she stands up, a kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair, and six pair of hands.
"The angel shook her head slowly and said,"Six pairs of hands...no way."
"It's not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord."It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have."
"That's on the standard model?" asked the angel.
The Lord nodded. "One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, "What are you kids doing in there?" when she already knows. Another here, in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn't, but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say, "I understand and I love you," without so much as uttering a word."
"Lord,"said the angel, touching his sleeve gently, "Rest for now. Tomorrow..."
"I can't," said the Lord. "I'm so close to creating something close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick, can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger and can get a nine year old to stand under a shower.
"The angel circled the model of the mother very slowly."She's too soft," she sighed.
"But tough!" said the Lord excitedly. "You cannot imagine what the mother can do or endure."
"Can she think?"
"Not only think, but she can reason and compromise,"said the Creator. Finally the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek.
"There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you, you were trying to put too much into this model."
"It's not a leak," said the Lord. "It's a tear."
"What's it for?"
"It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness and pride."
"You're a genius," said the angel. The Lord looked somber, "I didn't put it there."

Erma Bombeck

I'll Love you Forever

To Honor the two glamorous beauties who raised me
My beloved Grandmother
I love you my precious one~

My late beloved Mother

So loved and cherished and adored in Heaven as you were on Earth

"Perhaps they are not stars,

but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through

and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy."

Inuit Proverb

My Mother and Grandmother are the fine ladies who raised me
I owe a world of gratitude for them both

Mother
You have been a special blessings
Your hands always helping
Your arms always open
Your face full of smiles
Your ears always ready to listen
Your love never ending
Your heart made of pure gold.
~author unknown to me

From a book I adore and read

often

"LOVE YOU FOREVER"

A mother held her new baby and very slowly rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she held him, she sang:

I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living my baby you'll be.

The baby grew. He grew and he grew and he grew. He grew until he was two years old, and he ran all around the house. He pulled all the books off the shelves. He pulled all the food out of the refrigerator and he took his mother's watch and flushed it down the toilet. Sometimes his mother would say, "This kid is driving me CRAZY!" But at night time, when that two-year-old was quiet, she opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor, looked up over the side of his bed; and if he was really asleep she picked him up and rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. While she rocked him she sang:

I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living my baby you'll be.

The little boy grew. He grew and he grew and he grew. He grew until he was nine years old. And he never wanted to come in for dinner, he never wanted to take a bath, and when grandma visited he always said bad words. Sometimes his mother wanted to sell him to the zoo! But at night time, when he was asleep, the mother quietly opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor and looked up over the side of the bed. If he was really asleep, she picked up that nine-year-old boy and rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she rocked him she sang:

I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living my baby you'll be.

The boy grew. He grew and he grew and he grew. He grew until he was a teenager. He had strange friends and he wore strange clothes and he listened to strange music. Sometimes the mother felt like she was in a zoo! But at night time, when that teenager was asleep, the mother opened the door to his room, crawled across the floor and looked up over the side of the bed. If he was really asleep she picked up that great big boy and rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. While she rocked him she sang:

I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living my baby you'll be.

That teenager grew. He grew and he grew and he grew. He grew until he was a grown-up man. He left home and got a house across town. But sometimes on dark nights the mother got into her car and drove across town. If all the lights in her son's house were out, she opened his bedroom window, crawled across the floor, and looked up over the side of his bed. If that great big man was really asleep she picked him up and rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while she rocked him she sang:

I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living my baby you'll be.

Well, that mother, she got older. She got older and older and older. One day she called up her son and said, "You better come see because I'm very old and sick." So her son came to see her. When he came in the door she tried to sing the song. She sang:

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always....

But she couldn't finish because she was too old and sick.

The son went to his mother. He picked her up and rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And he sang this song:

I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living my Mom you'll be.

When the son came home that night, he stood for a long time at the top of the stairs.

Then he went into the room where his very new baby daughter was sleeping. He picked her up in his arms and very slowly rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And while he rocked her he sang:

I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living my baby you'll be.

~ Robert Munsch ~

Another book has tugged at my heartstrings called
Someday~
by Alison McGhee

This was sent to me via an email

Source of it unknown

A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away.
As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing.
He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother.
But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.”
The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me. I’ll buy you a rose.”
He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers.
As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home.
She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.”
She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave.
The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother’s house.

Embrace your loved ones with great kindness and love.
Treasure the blessings of those who love you~

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."

Mother Teresa

It is not how much we give,

but how much love we put into giving.

~Mother Teresa

Family More Precious than Gold

My son in his kindergarten year
was blessed with a most beautiful teacher
Mrs. Hale
she is my friend still today
now known as Pastor Hale

She had a very special Mother's day celebration
in her class that year for all of us Mother's
We invited my late beloved Mom and Robbie's Mom
Justin's two grandmothers to attend as well.

Motherhood=Pure Bliss
There is no greater Happiness
to me

"Let us be grateful

to people who make us

happy; they are the

charming gardeners

who make our souls blossom."

~Marcel Proust

You are a joy to me~

Joy is prayer. Joy is strength.
Joy is love.
Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.
~Mother Teresa, religious leader

"Let us be grateful

to people who make us

happy; they are the

charming gardeners

who make our souls blossom."

~Marcel Proust

Cherish those you love and hold them close to your heart
whether near or far

Well if you ever want an endless night
And you need the moon and stars to shine
Just hold out your heart my darling
Hold out your heart my darling
Hold out your heart
And I will give you all of mine

From the Song Hold out your Heart

by Carly Simon

and of course I was lucky enough to inherit 3 beautiful people into my life

when I married Paul

his children............

Justin, Kim and Drew on a mountain top in Seoul

We are a blended family

Our family is about

remembering what matters,

letting go of what doesn't

laughing, loving,

and knowing life is good

because we have each other~

I wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day

It is my greatest joy in life~

I am proud to be a Mother and wife

and to me it all begins and ends with family~

At my husband's retirement party when he retired a few years ago
before becoming his own consultant.........
Cheers were had by all~
Life is a group of memories that we make our lifetimes with.

Our family is our jewels in life.
We are truly blessed.
All are so dear to us.

Life is too short to wake up with regrets ...

Love the people who treat you right ...
Forget about the ones who don't ....
Believe everything happens for a reason ....
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands ...
If it changes your life, let it ...
Nobody said life would be easy ...

They just promised it would be worth it.

I am going to tie you to my heart so I never lose you.

Two Horses back by popular demand

Wishing you lots of chocolate and all that brings you joy
today and always~!
For some money may talk
but for many chocolate sings~

"You are the music while the music lasts." -T.S. Eliot

I love those Guess Ads
this one in Vancouver~
Oooh La La
Spring is here~

Love letters straight from my heart
keep us so near while apart.........
photograph scanned from a greeting card

I did not write this piece and the author is unknown to me.
(Two Horses below)
I have had many emails wanting me to post this again
so here you go my darlings
my wish is your command
after all I am the Jeanne
Smiles *Wink*

Too cool for school
is what a friend of mine always calls me
and Shi Shi La La
I have had many enquiries as to where I got my sunglasses
posted in the Whistler BC photographs darlings
A friend from Italy sent them to me.
I told you I am too spoiled for any one lady to handle
but I will do IT~
Giggles~
I am truly blessed
I love you all~
I wear white pearl nail polish to match too~
Love you

Two Horses

Just up the road from
my home is a field, with two horses in it.

From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop
your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite
amazing....

Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose
that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down,
but has made a good home for him.

This alone is amazing.

If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell.

Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see
that it comes from the smaller horse in the field.
Attached to the horse's halter is a small bell.

It lets the blind friend know where
the other horse is, so he can follow.

As you stand and watch these two friends, you'll see
that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse,
and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk
to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray.

When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the
barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back, making sure
that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell.

Like the owners of these two horses, God
does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we
have problems or challenges.

He watches over us and even brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need.


Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little
ringing bell of those who God places in our lives. ?Other times
we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way....


Good friends are like that .. You may not always see them, but
you know they are always there.

Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours.
And remember...

Be kinder than necessary------Everyone you
meet is fighting some kind of battle.

Live simply,
Love generously,
Care deeply,
Speak kindly....

Leave the rest to
God

Embrace your Inner Goddess

Me and Paul in Whistler BC
May 2008

You must be my lucky star
'cause you shine on me wherever you are
I just think of you and I start to glow
And I need your light
Cause baby you know
~Lucky Star
Madonna

Some beautiful photographs were included in my Mother's day package from Justin and Aer~ Love and hugs and smiles across the miles

A mother's love leads to a mother's dream *~ every mother's dream ~
for her child to live life to its fullest.

Me and Kim in BC
May 2008
We celebrate all holidays collectively when we are with our loved ones
that live far away~

I love this card.
Being a wife and Mother has been my desire in life
and of course a domestic goddess.

Embrace your inner goddess
Surround yourself with people who love you

Take responsibility for your own happiness
Accept and appreciate your body
Spend time with your friends
Celebrate your uniqueness
Appreciate your blessings
Pamper yourself often
Dance sing and celebrate
Be your best each day
Let go of any guilt
Slow down
Breathe

Enjoy your day~

"The unthankful heart discovers no mercies;

but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and,

as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!"

Henry Ward Beecher

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Home Sweet Home

Home sweet home
The birds have missed me and we have missed our home.
Every tree is in bloom and our Japanese weeping cherry tree is beautiful
as are the lilacs ready to blossom fully~
Have I ever mentioned how much I love spring?
Giggles~

Our vacation was wonderful~
WE loved British Columbia and our times shared with our loved ones.
We were able to enjoy it very much

"Darling, the legs aren't so beautiful, I just know what to do with them."

~ Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992)

Our weeping Japanese Cherry Tree
greeted us home with her beauty~

My husband and I are happy to be back in our home sweet home...........
I won't be online much this week there is much to do around our home
and things to take care of after being away.
I love you all and missed you.

Missing Dani, and I hope your computer gets repaired soon.
Special love and prayers to my dear friend Corey~
Those who live forever in our hearts are never far away~
Today would have been my Mom's 75th birthday here on Earth~
There is never a moment you are not in my heart my precious and most beloved Mother~

I thank you all for a mail box brimming and you sweet wonderful you~
Love and hugs

The greatest gifts

May we break boundaries,
tear down walls,

and build on the foundation
of goodness inside each of us.

May we look past differences,
gain understanding, and embrace acceptance.

May we reach out to each other,
rather than resist.

May we be better stewards of the earth, protecting, nurturing and replenishing

the beauties of nature.

May we practice gratitude for all we have, rather than complain about our needs.

May we seek cures for the sick, help for the hungry, and love for the lonely.

May we share our talents, give our time, and teach our children.

May we hold hope for the future very tenderly in our hearts and do all we can

to build for bright tomorrows.

and may we
LOVE with our whole hearts,
for that's the only way to love.

~Unknown