I had a friend tell me today, "You've been very blessed in your life to have received such an array of experiences." I'm still trying to grasp the concept of my experiences being blessings (it will be a continual effort). I am certain that I would likely trade, at a moments notice, all of my experiences for the "normal" life.
Now this one friend, on the outside, looks as though he has it all. Extremely intelligent, beautiful wife and five very bright handsome boys. He's extremely accomplished here at work and all that I know who know him, respect him. He seems well balanced in all his thinking and acting. You would not at all think that he would know the struggles I've faced but in some small way, he gets it. I guess it's solidified my thinking that you don't always have to go through the crap yourself, that you can learn from others crap. However, perhaps, he was just born with the gift to look outside himself. I have several close friends that fit this category....oh how truly blessed I am.
I am so grateful for people that care enough, past themselves, to try to help others. I am so grateful that my Heavenly Father put true friends in my path and has allowed me to meet some amazing people. If it were not for my experiences, perhaps my friendships would not be the same (as they have been and are today) and to that I am blessed.
Thank you my friends for always being there for me, through my pity parties, happiness, regret and most of all, my life.
"Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different". - Maya Angelo
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Thoughts:
"Between the adored and the adorer, falls the shadows."
~Author unknown
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"What is meant for you, will not pass you by."
~Author unknown
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“We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it’s our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand”
~ The Alchemist
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“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting”
~ The Alchemist
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Rose Park Snackstand 2011
Every year for baseball the parents are supposed to volunteer a couple of hours one night to help in the snack stand. I really wanted to be able to watch Jayden's game which happened to fall at the same time they asked me to volunteer in the snack stand. I had just got finished "talking" (not yelling) at the coach during the last game for not playing Jayden so I really felt like I needed to be there. Mckelsie LOVES to do the snack stand but can't do it by herself so I asked Cait if she would come and help Mckelsie. Thankfully, she did. Mckelsie did so good as always and was pretty excited that I paid her $10 too! Wished I would've gotten a few more pics but forgot my camera. Thank you Mckelsie and Cait for pulling my weight!
Monday, May 2, 2011
New Hardwood Floors!!!
I had hardwood floors put in my family room, finally! I've been wanting to do this for several years and the carpet previously in there had seen it's last days for sure, so it was time. I absolutely LOVE them!!! It was fun to revamp a bit. Thanks Layne for helping me paint!
Mckelsie & Jayden
It's amazing the things you can make out of cardboard and tape....
So pretty!
It was time for a haircut!
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