STAINED GLASS

People are like stained-glass (windows).

They sparkle & shine when the sun is out,

But when the darkness sets in

their true beauty is revealed only if

there is light from within.

~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

I am grateful to know so many awesome people who truly are lit from with in.  I see friends and family who, in their darkest hours- rise to the occasion, and shine forth with character and honor.  You are those who choose to treat others with love and dignity, even when it may be difficult to do.  Thank you all for being such great examples to me! 

Carry on- or better yet…SHINE ON!!!!

FIRST & FIFTH

AYE, AYE, AYE!  How did we get here?  The kids started the new school year today.  This year is different!  Alyssa has finally made it to first grade!  Wow, what a milestone.  Tyson finally decided to pull out the stops with his clothes and ban all clothing wear with exception to T-shirts, Shorts and Sports items.  NO collars, NO buttons, NO stripes.  I am also officially not allowed to touch his hair or pick out skivies from his drawer any longer.  Fifth grade huh.  I guess that makes perfect sense as he also tries not to smile when Todd and I mention Selena Gomez or watch a show when people kiss.  :0)

Alyssa the little stink pot doesn’t want me to touch her hair either.  Well, I’ve decided she just doesn’t have a choice in that matter yet.  Actually she does.  Either, I do it…or she will be punished!!  How ‘bout that for allowing her to make her own decisions.  :0)  She’s actually a sweetheart who loves to wear all things girlie including jewelry and painted nails, which makes the hair thing all the more frustrating.  She continues to remind me that Grammy Anne was able to curl it in only 3 curls, while it takes me “way too long”.  She’s very excited to start building closer friendships and play on the monkey bars.

I’m excited to breathe!  I haven’t had a chance to update my blog for a while, or finish going through my Israel pictures.  So that makes me happy to now have some time to do that.  I have such a long list of things I’d like to accomplish.  I don’t even know where to start.  Guess I better get my bucket list written out.

I just can’t believe that my babies are both in school full time.  As Mamas we never think the day will actually arrive.  I’m ready for this next chapter in my life, but I always thought I’d have at least one or two more kiddlets in the mix.  These two keep me on my toes and movin’ all the time though, which makes for much love and happiness.  I’m so grateful for them…with disclaimer to the times of bugging and picking and poking at one another.  Other than that, yep…so grateful!!       

GRIZWALD

Courtesy of a fantastic Summer Monsoon! We returned home the other day to find our trampoline missing. We searched and searched and couldn't find it. Even the fileds behind our house revealed nothing! Finally 2 days later we found out it had flown over our fence, through a field, across the street, took out a mailbox, bumped a car fender backing out of a drive way, and still managed to make it over an additional fence, where it finally settled. The people had no clue whose it was, so they put it at the back of their very long paved drive way behind their house. I finally spotted some springs off the side of the road and went goose chasing again! This is how we got it home! AWESOME! Even better... we seriously found almost every spring and pole to put it back together again. Talk about a humpty dumpty tramp! Kids jumped last night.
Did I mention it was screwed into the ground in the first place?

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ARE YOU?

HAPPINESS: 

Is a state of mind or feeling characterized by

contentment, love, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy

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Seems so simple.  I think the concept is.  Or better yet the principle.  However, the manner of application of that principal is what gets complicated.  Sometimes the work involved to change something that might be keeping happiness away is left undone.  But why?  Because it’s work.  One must work to be happy!  Whether that be mental work, or physical work depends on the circumstances one finds themselves in. 

Wow.  Imagine that concept…work, that is…

Seems so simple!

I think human nature is to over complicated some of the things God intended to be easy for us to obtain.

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