Pure Joy With Family and Hot Fudge

Mama celebrating her birthday! She is precious!

Happy Birthday Clara Richey (Mama/Mima)

Happy 80th birthday to my mom!!! Clara Mae Ray was born March 5th 1930!!! What a blessing she has been to so many people, including me!!!!

We will take more pictures tomorrow. This is from a few months ago!!!

Time is Healing

Life is so full of ups and downs

I know of so many people going through so much

while trying to be good parents and friends to others

take some time out for yourself

remember it is okay

to feel things, everything will get better

time is healing and people are praying

The Heart Vision

God gave me a little vision (I see in pictures, if you are a new reader) last night. I was praying about the process of forgiveness in a situation where I feel I did nothing wrong. I was praying for God to help me along with this. God knows my heart so well, he knows what I am able to do and what I may not be able to do without a his grace. As I was praying, God gave me a picture, just a little cartoon movie.... He reached down and picked up my heart, it was broken a little, so he put it in his hand and surrounded it with a soft fabric. He told me to leave my heart in his hands right now, while it is healing.

This is SO comforting to me. He KNOWS our hearts, we don't have to make excuses or try to explain because he knows and no matter what, he loves us anyway.

Inspiring Things :)

Things that inspire me and teach me to be thankful and be a better person. Today, I saw movie critic Roger Ebert on Oprah. Since having cancer surgery, he can not eat, drink or talk. He has a computer that talks for him. He sat there on Oprah with his wife, and taught me (once again) to be thankful. He is choosing to be joyful and love life...this is so inspiring to me. I just don't know if I could do it in his situation. He DOES and his wife does too. Right now, I am thanking God for letting me watch Oprah today.
Also, I LOVE the show Undercover Boss. It is where the bosses of huge companies go undercover in the lower level positions and learn how it feels. The employees who put their hearts in those jobs are always so appreciated on this show. I love how the show gives the boss a chance to walk in the shoes of people they would never have met otherwise. Sometimes, they are promoted, sometimes, given scholarships. Most always, it makes me cry.
I just wanted to share these two things with you tonight. :)

Our Full Circle

HI!!!
Please check out my friend Melissa Denton's blog. She writes about her experience fostering kids and her life. It is a great blog! I am so proud of Melissa.
www.ourfullcircle.com

Everyday is a New Day

It is a gift from God that we can start a new day everyday

we can keep climbing

keep trying

keep learning

find new ways to make

a diffence

find new ways to

share a smile