I am thankful

10 things I am Thankful for in 2008

A friend of mine was given this task -
so I thought I would do it as well...

A healthy pregnancy
A healthy beautiful baby Tommy
My understanding husband
My two boys
A roof over our heads
Running water
Electricity
That I go to bed full every night
A car that runs
My limbs, eyesight, hearing and ability to speak
That we are not living with a war in our streets
My church and most of all my Pastor
My friends
My family
My warm bed...

ok-that's more than 10...
and I could probably add to it...
in 2009-that is what I will do
find things that I am
Thankful for
Every day

I have figured the way
for someone not to tailgate...
turn on your hazard lights...
they back off...
interesting...

death

deaths' dark eyes
stared her down

making her fall
to the ground

gracefully

without
a sound

Wisdom For the Day

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this”… he proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air. “Well”, he replied, "What if I do this?" he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?"…still the hands went into the air. My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE. You are special- Don't EVER forget it."

so tired
of mean people
that get off
on hurting others