I am a retired 44-year veteran of the Real Estate Assessment field. As with real estate assessing and how it applies to real estate taxes, one can make many acquaintances, but not many real friends. It was a great career choice.
It has been nearly 10 years since I reclaimed my home and my real passions within my home. I enjoy it more each day and tip my hat to those who I left behind.
Each day I try to stretch myself with the use of my computer as it relates to this site and using it to print out labels for quilts for trying to incorporate photos into my sewing. Life is so full and I know that I have room for more.
In cold weather the brain reverts to trivia. The definition of ‘active’ is to be involved and participating. The definition of ‘inactive’ obviously is un-involved and non-participating but also lifeless and out of use. For sure the latter is not a good thing to be.
Do not stand over a sink when flipping open the cap of a full bottle of prescription medication. When I woke yesterday morning there was a paper towel on the dining room table with what looked like popped popcorn that had given birth. It’s amazing how little moisture it took to allow each yellow time released capsule to explode and latch onto another capsule while it was exploding. Oh Dennis, life can be humbling and a good challenge keeps us on our toes. We just suck it up and make a phone call and find out what it takes to make it all better.
Definitions – Kindness: charitable, compassionate, agreeable – these attributes I exercise for my friends and acquaintances, less fortunate people in need, caring for animals, the people I meet in my everyday life as in the grocery store or bank or passers by on the street.
Loving: tender affection, enduring unconditional devotion – these attributes are my essence when it comes to family and those I consider family.
It puzzles me when a family member uses the first of the definitions towards me rather than the last. As I said fleeting thoughts.
On my hubby Dennis’ computer he has only three sites on his “Favorites”: The St. James Plaindealer Obituaries, The Mankato Free Press Obituaries and my blog. If Dennis logs on and he sees my daily post he knows I am o.k. That is really quite romantic when you think about it.
Today the 13th of December would have been my third child’s 40th birthday. Scott Howard would have made a great addition to the team of Carrie Brett and Kevin Michael Schafer. Sometimes I can’t help but wonder how his life would have impacted the family going forward. It was not in the Lord’s plan.
The Lord’s Light Shines Through
Only three above this cold morning but the Lord can make all things beautiful.
Quilters never die – we just go to pieces.
I’m only as healthy as the place where my emotions live. Considering how physical frailties can present themselves I am going to keep my emotions as if they are snuggled in the most comfortable of my quilts.
Either accepting as is or losing forever. Those are the choices.
The Light Shines Through
It’s not the load that breaks us down, it’s how we carry it. Looking out to the northeast this afternoon it doesn’t seem all that heavy.