Another Valuable Lesson

My friend Janet sent me this and I thought this was a valuable lesson

The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes

Something to think about, Candy

Today, while on my way home from a store run. Randy and I were passing Wolf Creek Nursing center when I remembered I wonderful man named Howard from our church was there. We decided to stop to say Hi.

Howard told me he is 90 1/2.  I was thinking how when children are little they will say I am 6 1/2 or 8 1/2 but when you are 40 you don’t seem to say 40 1/2, but when you are 90 you can say the half.

I started writing this a few week ago and didn’t post and now Howard has passed. I am glad we got to visit him before he went home to be with the Lord.

Howard always wore bow ties and you couldn’t pass by him without receiving a big hug!  He drove himself to church each week until I would say 2 months before he got sick. I asked him about his wife that had passed years back and he got a big smile and told me he was going to be with her again someday. Howard was always volunteering his time for events. He told me on our last visit it worked at the Toledo Rec. Center and he started a wonderful tradition that still exists today in Toledo called Children’s wonderland. He worked for the Toledo Zoo for years and loved his work.

A few years ago Randy and I were outside when a car pulled up and Howard got out and rolled a duck walking toy on a stick u to us and said “Here I made this for the boys” We were surprised he thought of us and cherish his thoughtful gift.

In 90 1/2 years Howard touched lives and will be missed. Candy

I have been thinking how things just seem to work out. When you feel the blues in your life thinking things will never get better and they do. I used to say I am lucky now I try to say blessed. The Lord always takes care of me. I thought we could have a place to put our daily gratitude’s and you can let me know what you are grateful for and I will post it.

• My Lord and all he has done for me.
• family
• It was a beautiful day yesterday
• work

Have a great day and God’s Blessings, Candy

This weekend I traveled to downtown Toledo for Food for Thought. This an organization that is growing at a rapid pace.  There are many in need and many there to help.I was struck by how different homeless and volunteers look with out all the winter attire on. It was a beautiful day and we all looked renewed.

There was a box truck filled to the brim with Gatorade, orange juice and water bottles. The volunteers were handing them one by one until they realized they needed to empty the truck. I heard someone say “let’s give out cases and we can get it emptied faster”.  Then came the mad dash for the drink truck, people had more then they could carry.

I understand the individual who donated was lead to give to those who were less fortunate, which was so wonderful.  I know that those for were given appreciated the given.

I think it is hard for parents not get involved when our children our having struggles. Kids may get in a fight and a half hour later they are back to play again, but if the parents get involved we hold on to it and hold the grudge. My neighbor and I have a deal if the kids get into a fight we stay out of it unless it’s life or death and we haven’t gotten to that point. This has worked well for us and the kids always work it out.

Today’s lesson: Don’t get involved in the childish fights and your kids will be better for it!

Guest Post from my dear friend Robin:

After moving out of state with our 4 children, it was time to begin school.  A few months went by and I notice our youngest daughter started coming home with some different gestures and speech.  It was not favorable!  One day following school I brought it to her attention as we sat at the diner table.  She was defensive.  I was trying to make her see that sometimes it is better to have no friends then hang with someone who’s morals and motives are questionable.  She continued to argue that this friend was not changing her. I then directed her attention to the fruit on the table, especially the peach that had started to rot.  I ask her what she thought would happen if I left that bad peach remain by all the other beautiful ones.  She said it would make them rot too and you simply take it out of the bunch.  There was a pause and she started laughing, realizing her friend was the “bad peach.” Our daughter has since made some different friends that reflect more of the fruits of the Spirit.

“Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.’” I Corinthians 15:33

Thank you Robin for your “touching Lesson” Candy

When I was younger and it was around Halloween some friends and I decided to dress like nerds, the sixties. When I got home from work I decided to tell my mom and ask her if I could barrow some clothes, which I thought was hilarious. Well, my mother didn’t think it was that funny and I have never lived it down.

Today,  my youngest daughters choir concert and they are to dress like the 80′s. I went to Savers to find her the big sweatshirt, big belt and leggings. She was excited to see my finds and quickly went to work cutting the collar, pulling her hair to side and the blue eye shadow.

When we arrived at the concert, I could tell  the girls that  mothers were teenagers in the eighties because they all had the same theme as Lyndsey.  The singing was wonderful and we had a great time.

Today’s Lesson: At sometime in our lives we are all nerds. Sorry Mom, but just think  sweet revenge because, now I am the Nerd!

In my life I have learned many valuable lessons. Some were easy to learn, like not pulling something out of the oven without a thick oven mitt. Some were hard like when a friend doesn’t always have your same moral standing and you lose a dear friend. The hardest for me has been our whole business closing.

When we stated our transportation business it was like a new love. A love that you give your heart and a lot of your time. The excitement of the new adventures and the dreams of things to come. The sense of accomplishment in doing something that helps others. Wanting to be the best transportation company in the area.

While helping in our business I learned how to make brochures and newsletters. How to write our employee manual and when we closed just recycling them, garbage no need and no use for them any longer, depressing. We and our employees worked hard and clients were asking for us by name and letting all those fine people go.  The biggest lesson I learned is your business may fail but it doesn’t make you who you are. You feel like a failure but this too shall pass.

Today’s lesson: Don’t make your net worth more then your self worth!

Have a blessed day, Candy

This morning I received an email from my mom. I usually don’t like forwarded emails, Why?  Because you have the fear if you don’t send in so many minutes, hours, days or maybe to a certain amount of people something bad will happen. I hate the whole thought of it and refuse to do it and delete them. I don’t know the author, but I thought this is so true and want to give all mom’s a boost.

MOTHERS

Real Mothers don’t eat quiche;
they don’t have time to make it.

Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils
are probably in the sandbox.

Real Mothers often have sticky floors,
filthy ovens and happy kids.

Real Mothers know that dried play dough
doesn’t come out of carpets.

Real Mothers don’t want to know what
the vacuum just sucked up.

Real Mothers sometimes ask ‘Why me?’
and get their answer when a little
voice says, ‘Because I love you best.’

Real Mothers know that a child’s growth
is not measured by height or years or grade…
It is marked by the progression of Mommy to Mom to Mother…

The Images of Mother

4 YEARS OF AGE – My Mommy can do anything!

8 YEARS OF AGE – My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!

12 YEARS OF AGE – My Mother doesn’t really know quite every thing.

14 YEARS OF AGE – Naturally, Mother doesn’t know that, either.

16 YEARS OF AGE – Mother? She’s hopelessly old-fashioned.

18 YEARS OF AGE – That old woman? She’s way out of date!

25 YEARS OF AGE – Well, she might know a little bit about it!

35 YEARS OF AGE – Before we decide, let’s get Mom’s opinion.

45 YEARS OF AGE – Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?

65 YEARS OF AGE – Wish I could talk it over with Mom.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,
the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,
because that is the doorway to her heart,
the place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,
but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives,
the passion that she shows,
and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!

Please send this to 5 Mom’s today.

If you don’t, nothing bad will happen, but if you do, something good will happen:
You will boost a Mother spirits.

Mom’s, there is some light and the end of the tunnel and it comes from a reliable source My Mom!