Our library is playing Book Bingo. We started in October and it ends in March. The object is to read a variety of genres listed on the bingo card you selected. It's a chance to step outside your comfort zone and try new authors or genres. I was sure I would hate reading a western. Surprise, I enjoyed the Louis L'Amore book. I also wasn't looking forward to the Science Fiction/Fantasy catagory. I chose James Patterson's Maximum Ride. I enjoyed it so much, I must read the rest of the series.
Isn't life great when you have the courage to try something new and you are surprised how much you like it? We should never let ourselves get too boxed in on our likes and dislikes. Time has a way of changing our taste, our outlooks, our needs, our desires. Go with the changes, experience life, explore unknowns, open your eyes to what possible.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Here's to the New Year
January is a very common time to reflect. One year has ended and a brand new one starting. In the past two days I read a book...the fact that it only took me two days is amazing in its self. This particular book is set around Christmas, reflecting the good and bad in all of us. It's about relationships and how many are taken for granted. It's called "The Gift" and is by an author that I have come to enjoy...Cecelia Ahern. She wrote "P.S. I Love You" at age 21 which became an international Best Seller and a movie. She is Irish and lives in Dublin. Her father use to be the Prime Minister...informational tidbits...after all, I'm a librarian.
The reflection in on TIME. In my twenties, I was always in a hurry. Patience...nah! It was a foreign word. It wasn't that I had so much to do or any more than the next person. It was more like I was always in a hurry. In a hurry to get to the next birthday party, holiday, reunion, movie, meal, or day. I wasn't living in the moment. I was mentally preparing for future events.
Then I had children. Two beautiful girls. My heart was so full, it would spill over...often. It still does to this day. It was then I realized I needed to slow down and savor every moment with my girls. They would be grown and out on their own much too soon.
My thirties and forties were a whirlwind of school conferences, plays, meetings, committees, practices, baking, working, learning to French braid hair, cutting hair. Daily living was often chaotic and unpredictable. I can still hear the laughter as we ate meals in the kitchen. The girls often sat on the counter...laying on the counter was for homework. My youngest asked why we bought a table and chairs? I often thought it was a waste of money, but then Thanksgiving rolled around.
I reminded myself of how precious all those moments were. I tried my best to hold on and savor them. But time doesn't stand still and truthfully, we wouldn't want it to. For now, my daughters are all grown up. Precious moments have never stopped. That's the joy of life...there are always precious moments to be savored.
In my fifties there are two little boys that have stolen my heart. My heart is really overflowing now. Grandchildren...all I can say is "WOW"! Life continues. Isn't it great!
My wish for all my family and friends...savor the moments. They are what life is all about.
The reflection in on TIME. In my twenties, I was always in a hurry. Patience...nah! It was a foreign word. It wasn't that I had so much to do or any more than the next person. It was more like I was always in a hurry. In a hurry to get to the next birthday party, holiday, reunion, movie, meal, or day. I wasn't living in the moment. I was mentally preparing for future events.
Then I had children. Two beautiful girls. My heart was so full, it would spill over...often. It still does to this day. It was then I realized I needed to slow down and savor every moment with my girls. They would be grown and out on their own much too soon.
My thirties and forties were a whirlwind of school conferences, plays, meetings, committees, practices, baking, working, learning to French braid hair, cutting hair. Daily living was often chaotic and unpredictable. I can still hear the laughter as we ate meals in the kitchen. The girls often sat on the counter...laying on the counter was for homework. My youngest asked why we bought a table and chairs? I often thought it was a waste of money, but then Thanksgiving rolled around.
I reminded myself of how precious all those moments were. I tried my best to hold on and savor them. But time doesn't stand still and truthfully, we wouldn't want it to. For now, my daughters are all grown up. Precious moments have never stopped. That's the joy of life...there are always precious moments to be savored.
In my fifties there are two little boys that have stolen my heart. My heart is really overflowing now. Grandchildren...all I can say is "WOW"! Life continues. Isn't it great!
My wish for all my family and friends...savor the moments. They are what life is all about.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Our Pomeranian Moya
This was taken after a haircut in the fall. Hubby likes to keep her closely shaved during warm weather. Love the pink leopard scarf! I'll post a winter shot of her as soon as I can get her to the groomer. She looks quite different with long hair and her fox whiskers.My Two Favorite Boys!
WE ARE INVISIBLE....Opps! Grandpa found us. We love hanging out with the boys.
October in Branson
Me and my siblings before our train ride. This is our second year to vacation together. We celebrate our birthdays and the terrific parents we were blessed with. Our parents are dancing with God and watching over us from heaven. Lil Sis had shirts made for us with our initials and birth years. The shirts got lots of attention because our initials spell D. A. M. N. in order of birth. Our brother gave us hats with our initials on them, so when we stand in order...there's that bad word. So much fun. Oh, we include our sponses...they have a great sense of humor. They are way past being embarrassed to be seen with us in public. On the back of our shirt it says "It all began when two people fell in love."
Sunday, November 22, 2009
New Beginnings
I like to look for interesting items and give them a new purpose. Sometimes they are just a cleaned up version of their original self. Sometimes they become something new. In all versions...spray paint is my friend!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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