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September 04 I'M GOIN' HOME!It seems unbelievable that just seven days ago we watched with terror in our minds and fear in our hearts as a whirlwind of devastation destroyed a coastline of lives , homes, families.
My husband and I had plans for our first real vacation together, in ten years. It wasn't a big vacation, or a fancy vacation, just a real vacation where we would drive together with our little yorkies, to visit my parents in Indiana for a week, camping and playing cards and just spending time together. I was so very excited.
The the bottom fell out of so many people's world. I have been numbed by the horrific sites and sounds from New Orleans, Gulfport, all the places Katrina destroyed.
We will not be driving to Indiana, my husband is afraid of gas shortages, and gouging. At a time when I feel I need to be with my family more than ever before, even after 9/11, a time when I just need to hold and be held by my parents as a reassurance that the sun will still come up and this civilization will miraculously turn into a group of humanitarians, it appeared as if I would not get to be with my parents after all.
But I talked it over with my husband, the one who rarely denies me anything in his power to provide, and I have a round trip air flight out on Friday, the ticket costs less than it would cost us to drive my economy car using less than 4 tanks of gas for the round trip, on the 9th and will spend the time with my parents afterall. That's the good part, but the flip side is it will be without my husband, and without my little girls. Still, I am so grateful for the chance to be with my parents. As I age, I realize that every minute I can spend with those I love is paramount, and none more so than my momma and daddy.
So, I will go home, at a time when so many have no home to go to, and I will rejoice at being able to be with my wonderful parents, when so many have lost theirs...and I will thank God that I and my family are safe, and I will say prayers for those who will never feel safe again. I will pray that my country bands together to help those here that so desperately need it. August 20 ChoicesIf we believe in the teachings of the bible, we know that our lives are structured by choices. Mostly our choices, on occasion, the choices of others may play a part as well. In response to a comment made about my first entry, A Clean New Slate, you can make the choice to utilize the baggage you carry from your past to prevent a certain amount of your past mistakes from occurring again. No, it doesn't wipe out the repercussions of those past mistakes to chose this option, but it surely makes your future outlook a bit brighter. If you choose to cling to guilt and pain, you leave little room in your thoughts and your heart for possibility of new horizons.
Throughout my life, I have made choices I regret, and some of those choices, though regretful, were the right choices for me to make to spare others from being hurt in some way. Our choices often effect others, and while we may not always benefit from a choice we make immediately, benefit may still exist for someone about whom we care, and therefore; ultimately may be the right choice to make.
This is only my opinion, but I truly believe that choosing to face each day with optimism and hope, presents a better opportunity for it being the best day possible. Sure, there are bound to be disappointments, ups and downs, trials and troubles; but what good does it do to choose to drag those troubles with us into the following day?
I choose to remember things my Daddy has told me throughout my life to help guide my future. He once told me this: "If you cut yourself badly, over time that cut tries to heal. It will scab over as part of the healing process. You can choose to rip that scab off each time it forms and the cut will remain fresh and painful for a very long time. But if you tend to it, and allow the scab to form, and gradually do its job of healing, while you may always have a scar, it will not be as painful, or as troubling. The scar serves as a reminder of a painful time you do not want to have happen again, a reminder to make a different choice next time."
Yeah, I know, this is a parody on the old addage that "Time heals all wounds." but cliche's are based on truth, ya know? Healing does not mean the scar disappears, it only means that it doesn't hurt like it once did, if we choose not to rip of the scab all the time!
We cannot change the past, it is gone. We can choose to take it one day at a time, make it the best day possible, each day. Every day.
This is my choice.
August 02 JUST ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE...So, today another "team player" is out, in the hospital, makes me want to throw my arms up in despair...DOESN'T ANYONE WANT TO WORK ANYMORE?
I know there are so many people out of work, and while this job is so stress-filled so much of the time, it is also rewarding. Most of all, it is a steady income. I get so very tired of people who always try to take all they can get for an output of zippity.
My momma tells me that I just need to worry about doing the best I can and not worry about the others. I understand this theory, but how can you do the best you can when you are having to do the work of the ones that don't give a darn, as well as your own?
Oh, well...tomorrow is another day, Scarlett.
I wish my husband would hurry up and hit the Lotto!
TaTa! August 01 A New Clean SlateAll of my life, my father has told me, each day is brand new, a clean slate with which to fill with whatever I please.
Of course, some days I fill this slate with good stuff, really good stuff. Some days...NOT!
I have all the important things anyone could ask for, my own home, my wonderful, cornball husband, the best parents in the whole world, two of the sweetest little Yorkshire Terriers, two cars, and a decent job. Not the greatest job, but a decent, fullfilling job.
I have friends that are wonderful. So it appears I may have made the best of my daily slate, doesn't it?
On September 9th Jess and I will be driving up to Indianapolis to visit for a week with my parents....I am so excited! We are going to go for a couple of days to their camper, and just have a good, good visit.
Work gets more and more stressful, we are losing another player...I don't know how we can turn the team around without some stability in staffing. But there is my friend "Grace" and together, we will do what needs to be done.
One day at a time....
More later!
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