tuesday's child
i must apologize because i promised i would post in my blogring last week and time got away from me. i'm sorry!
last night i measured for an oriental runner for stairs for one of my customers. what a nice couple. i couldn't help but notice the beautiful smile and very sweet demeanor that the husband had. i don't know what he has been through in his life, but it was obvious to me that he was happy to be alive. we all have the choice everyday to embrace life and triumph over its challenges or to crumble under the pressures.
every day that we are alive, we are given the opportunity to find solutions and solve problems. nothing is ever so serious that we can't solve it through developing strategies, and following through with determined execution. We must make commitments to use ALL that comes our way as a springboard for growth and betterment, and then honor those commitments with an allegiance to one's self.
as i drove away, after measuring, i decided to take the scenic route--campton hills road--and realized i hadn't placed that in my favorite roads list. campton hills road is definitely in my favorites!! i love that road--so many curves and bends, rolling hills and trees. breathtaking beauty awaits one at every turn.
another road which doesn't necessarily elevate my senses in its entirety is denker road in st. charles, but there is a spot on it that is unbelievable!! just south of silver glen road and on the east side of denker there is a true eden. as you bend left, headed south, your eyes are treated to a forest of pines surrounding a lake. its as if u have entered heaven. there are homesites just north of this area for sale. i think of all the areas i've seen, this area ranks very high, with its textured landscape and wondrous view. a retreat just west of urban sprawl.
last night i had some more old photographs scanned and copied. One was of my sister, dorothy, in first grade! what a cutie! it's so fun to take a tiny picture, with her classmates, and crop it and enlarge it to see the detail better. i'm sure she'll get such a kick out of it!
i also found an old photo of my father at age 22, his sisters, and his father, standing by an old car in front of a very cool house--in 1936. it also was a tiny photo. Amazing what can be done nowadays.
my father's sister--my aunt Frances, is the only sibling still alive. she will be 87 on St. Patrick's Day! she is a lovely, lovely woman. i spoke with her for about an hour and a half last week. she has a beautiful heart and fortunately she's still in pretty good health. she lost her mother at the age of 15, and went to live with her mother's sister and cousins. she then went on to moody Bible institute, where she met her husband while he was studying theology. he was a minister all his life. my father stood up at their wedding! i have an old photograph of uncle darrell and my dad in their early 20's with darrell playing the saxophone and dad, the accordian. that photo was an awesome find.
back to work! have a wonderful day!!
last night i measured for an oriental runner for stairs for one of my customers. what a nice couple. i couldn't help but notice the beautiful smile and very sweet demeanor that the husband had. i don't know what he has been through in his life, but it was obvious to me that he was happy to be alive. we all have the choice everyday to embrace life and triumph over its challenges or to crumble under the pressures.
every day that we are alive, we are given the opportunity to find solutions and solve problems. nothing is ever so serious that we can't solve it through developing strategies, and following through with determined execution. We must make commitments to use ALL that comes our way as a springboard for growth and betterment, and then honor those commitments with an allegiance to one's self.
as i drove away, after measuring, i decided to take the scenic route--campton hills road--and realized i hadn't placed that in my favorite roads list. campton hills road is definitely in my favorites!! i love that road--so many curves and bends, rolling hills and trees. breathtaking beauty awaits one at every turn.
another road which doesn't necessarily elevate my senses in its entirety is denker road in st. charles, but there is a spot on it that is unbelievable!! just south of silver glen road and on the east side of denker there is a true eden. as you bend left, headed south, your eyes are treated to a forest of pines surrounding a lake. its as if u have entered heaven. there are homesites just north of this area for sale. i think of all the areas i've seen, this area ranks very high, with its textured landscape and wondrous view. a retreat just west of urban sprawl.
last night i had some more old photographs scanned and copied. One was of my sister, dorothy, in first grade! what a cutie! it's so fun to take a tiny picture, with her classmates, and crop it and enlarge it to see the detail better. i'm sure she'll get such a kick out of it!
i also found an old photo of my father at age 22, his sisters, and his father, standing by an old car in front of a very cool house--in 1936. it also was a tiny photo. Amazing what can be done nowadays.
my father's sister--my aunt Frances, is the only sibling still alive. she will be 87 on St. Patrick's Day! she is a lovely, lovely woman. i spoke with her for about an hour and a half last week. she has a beautiful heart and fortunately she's still in pretty good health. she lost her mother at the age of 15, and went to live with her mother's sister and cousins. she then went on to moody Bible institute, where she met her husband while he was studying theology. he was a minister all his life. my father stood up at their wedding! i have an old photograph of uncle darrell and my dad in their early 20's with darrell playing the saxophone and dad, the accordian. that photo was an awesome find.
back to work! have a wonderful day!!
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