What's Left of Me: January 2010

Monday, January 25, 2010

WoW!! That's a Low Price!

Want a good laugh?? Every single time I see this commercial I about fall off of the couch!! Click on this link below to view:

Hope it brightens your day:)!!

Monday, January 18, 2010

American Honey

The first time I heard this song I fell in love with it!! It makes you think back to those days when life was so free and simple.. when there wasn't a care in the world!

She grew up on a side of the road

Where the church bells ring and strong love grows

She grew up good, She grew up slow

Like American honey

Steady as a preacher

Free as a weed

Couldn't wait to get goin'

But wasn't quite ready to leave

So innocent, pure and sweet

American honey

There's a wild, wild whisper

Blowin' in the wind

Callin' out my name like a long lost friend

Oh I miss those days as the years go by

Oh nothing's sweeter than summertime

And American honey

Get caught in the race

Of this crazy life

Tryin' to be everything can make you lose your mind

I just wanna go back in time

To American honey

Gone for so long now

I gotta get back to her somehow....to American honey

I had to post some pictures that reminded me of "American honey." Hope you enjoy:) Please disregard my poofy hairstyle and 'stylish' clothing!!!

Silly smiles after a hot, summer day while enjoying some corn on the cob...

Trying to follow in the footsteps of someone you will always look up to...

Time to feel the breeze blow across your face and enjoy the world around you...

Attitude and personality that passes down with each generation..

Love, care, and humility learned from mom & dad..

Being a helper to someone, even though you may not be the best at it..:)

And finally, remembering who you are and where you came from when life tries to knock you down!!

~JM~

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Well here it is... today you would be celebrating your 53rd birthday, most likely with homemade ice cream and angel food cake, and you would talk about how old you're getting while we would laugh at the thought of you with gray hair and wrinkled skin. Sometimes I think that it's more of a blessing that I never had to see you grow old and weak, instead I remember you living life until it knocked you flat on your back- I wish I could be more like that!!! You have inspired me to chase dreams that I never thought I could accomplish and to be confident in myself no matter what (which I'm still working on). I wish now more than ever I could thank you and tell you that, yes, you were right about everything you ever taught me:) I find it truly amazing that God arranges special things to happen on special days. Today I turned in my complete student teaching application, which will take place next spring. I had to laugh when I realized my advisor had asked if today would work for my appointment and as I walked out the door she told me to be very proud of myself for maintaining a 3.9 GPA for the past 3 years. I think you would've hit the floor had you known this (in high school I was more into the "social life" of things instead of my studies:)!! It's astonishing to me that you are celebrating another birthday in heaven... I've wondered all day about what you are doing at this exact moment. Probably something my mind cannot even imagine.... Right now I want to be wrapped in arms so tightly and tell you how much I love you and miss you, but I know that everything happens for a reason, and one day I'll never have to tell you good-bye ever again... Instead we'll be praising Jesus together, hand in hand, forever and ever... I love you daddy, I miss you sooo much! Happy Birthday...