Who are YOU?

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  I am so blessed. I really am.
• By blessings I do not believe God "blesses" you and your life with material objects. By blessings I mean your family, friends, your experiences. The rest is just a side note.
• I believe we all are born into this world with this naked little body. We are handed to the people that love us and then showered with gifts. Over the years we accumulate so many possessions and as humans we choose think these possessions are a part of who we are, what make us. When in all truth we are born into this world with nothing, but strip us everything we own possession-wise away and who are you?
• Strip everything away and all we can really claim we are is what is deep down to the core of you. All you really own is your integrity. All you can really give is your love, you can show your faith. You can earn trust. Your character you can pass down, you can lead by example. Be who you should be, what He intended you to be in His eyes.
• Right now are you seeing what He intended you to be? I think it's so hard in this society to realize the possession we need to acquire are those that cannot be purchased. The old saying, "You can't take it with you" is absolutely true. You can't. But there are so many possessions you can leave behind for many generations to come. .
• If Jesus calls you home right now what will you leave behind? A beautiful houseful of expensive things? Cars? Large life insurance policy? Is that what defines you and your life lived here? Or that you were a good person and you touched lives? That down in your core, rewinding back to the day you were born, that you lived the life He intended you to live?
  
• If aren't proud of how you've lived your life it's not too late. It's never too late. We are ALL sinners. We are all a work in progress. It' s not too late to start living the life He intended. He has great things planned for you if you trust in Him to provide. He's bigger than any debt collector. He's bigger than any addiction. He's bigger than any medical diagnosis. Just accept Him into your heart and trust that He will provide. Start now.
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  I love life. I love eternity more. Live well.

Straight From The Heart

• The special man in my life fulfilled one of my wishes in our notebook. Our notebook of things we want to experience together. We think of something we want to do together and check them off as we go along. I asked him to write a post on my blog. He did an oh-so-amazingly great job. I had faith in him. He's a pretty amazing guy. So for your reading pleasure.....
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• Listen. Just listen to me. :)
  
  I love it when she says that.
  
  When Gina first asked me to write on her blog, I thought," WHAAAAAT?" :)
  
  She is such a good writer and I stink at writing. Except for checks. I have lots of experience writing them:-\
  
  So I decided I could write about some who is special to me. I dont know if you know this person or not but I will share with you what I know.
  
  This person is the most amazing person I have ever met. This person is the most honest, most true, most excellent person I have met. This person is teaching me that there is more to life than what you see. There is more to life than how much money you have in the bank. There is more to life than the kind of clothes you wear or the kind of car you drive. This person leads me by example but I think she is learning that a hammer sometimes the better teaching method with me. This person told me, "When we are stripped down naked, all we have left is whats within us. Our integrity" She(oops... ) I mean, this person :) always does whats right. Without fail. You know the saying, "Honesty is the best policy?" This person lives it.
  
  This person is a wonderful parent. Scratch that. She is the best parent. She thinks she has the best parents. but I think they are a close second.. (Sorry Darrel n Vickie) Because what I have seen this person sacrifice for her two amazing children. A single parent is not an easy thing. But to be a single parent of a child with special needs is beyond what most of us can imagine. It is a full time time job. With very few praise. But she does it all without complaint. She is rewarded with the smiles, the kisses, and the hugs. Insert: little girl here with on hand on her hip, the other hand pointing up and head bobbing. Go Rachel! She is truely a blessing to everyone she comes into contact with. We all think we are trying to teach her but she is teaching us. She is an angel. But lets not forget the other child. He tends to be a wee bit of onery bear. He has his moms heart. But he is the man of the house and just does what he can to keep his mom happy and his little sister safe. A good kid who is comfortable being a kid. Not in too big of a hurry to grow up. And who can blame him. Growing up sucks! :) He is a straight A student and future guitar ninja.
  
  But back to this special person. She is very special to me. I cant imagine not having her in my life.
  
  If you havent figured it out yet, this person I am speaking of is Gina, the owner of this blog. She is the most amazing person I know and I am lucky to have her in my life. And did I mention how beautiful she is. I honestly do not even remember what she was wearing on our first date because i couldnt take my eyes off her face.
  
  Gina, you are special to me, and want you to know how much I love you and love who you are. I wish I could be half of the person you are. You are an inspiration to all those who know you. Did I say I love you? I really do.
  
  

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

• She was 12. He was 15. He was the first boy she ever kissed. She was only 16 when they got married. They look so young in the wedding pictures. But in love. 45 years later. Forty-five years later. He is still the only boy she has ever kissed.
• Forty-five years later and she would still, after all these years, if she could go back in time to when she was 12 and he was 15. She would still choose him again. Out of all the boys in the whole world, she would still choose him.
• Happy 45th Anniversary mom and dad. I'm so glad you chose each other.

Huh?

• What? Excuse me? I don't understand. Run that by me again. Can you explain? Repeat. I'm lost. Rewind, push play.. Whazzat? That one went right over my head. Pardon me? Hmmmmmm.....
  
• Understanding others. Do you have this problem? Is it a chronic problem? Mine is. I don't get people. But I spend too much time trying to figure people out.
• Recently I contemplated this age old question. I pondered this to help me understand others and the poor decisions they make and questionable things said people do. I came to a conclusion.
• We are all crazy.
• Enough said.
• Have a nice day. (Insert laughter here.)