30 days of Joy Day 16

You Know your life is full of Joy when you don't have the time to sit and write about it....Oh what a beautiful and fun loving weekend this was...All the people I love so much with me and sharing laughter and Joy who could ask for more. I enjoy so many things , but for me to be able to snuggle on the couch with the man of my dreams and watch a Hallmark movie and him love it as much as me ???what a treat this was. You know you're in love when someone brings a calming spirit and they make even the most complicated problems seem small. You no longer even want to think about the small stuff, much less sweat about it. You know everything will be ok.
I remember when i first became and christian and accepted the Lord as my personal savior, I was 9 years old and it was at that moment that I knew ,as hard as my life was, the Lord was going to take care of me and show me the way. I have for the last 43 years always depended on that faith and the Lord has never let me down. I have let myself down a few times, when I thought i knew best, but if I back up, relax, be patient and listen the Lord has always guided me in the right direction and placed me in the right situations, and Allowed me to work at the right Jobs so that i feel satiesfied and know daily that i have truly helped someone in need.
Sometimes we think we want one thing and the Lord has other plans, for he knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows what church you need to be a part of , he knows what type of person you need to marry and he will if you be patient enough put that patient in your path and when the two of you meet you will know instantly that this is the person you should have in your life. Stop and listen to the Lord and what he's trying to tell you, whether it be the disatiesfaction that you're feeling in the work place, when people are being dishonest and spiteful because of jealously and fear or if you are realizing that you have made wrong choices choosing your mate, the Lord will guide you , but you have to get still enough to listen. If you feel your family does not get you or understand who you are , if you will give it to the Lord , then he will fix everything for you. But your faith will have to be pure and you will have the responsibility of recognizing answered prayers and being able to know that sometimes unanswered prayers are best, because the Lord Knows What he is doing and if you let him , then he will afford you a life of happiness, peace and well being . I believe that in no way does the Lord ever want one of his children to have to suffer. Over the past 10 years My life has been no bed of roses and the losses I have experienced through death are so great...but my faith in the Lord absolutely has brougt me to a place in my life where I recognize his path for me and I know I will embrace this new path and walk hand in hand with my Lord and even when struggles and strife can not be avoided, again I will not be alone and he will pick me up and remake my spirit so that I will not have to suffer forever. Thank you Lord for loving me enough to send me just the right person, to once again make my life complete and full. I hope i never get so busy again that I do not recognize your answers . Thank you SAM , FOR lOVING ME....I NOW kNOW THAT I DESERVE YOU , MY FEARS ARE NO MORE AND I PROMISE TO ALWAYS ACCEPT THE LOVE THAT YOU GIVE SO FREELY TO ME .

30 days of JOY---Day 15

Todays JOY was found in remembering great times with old friends....the ones who stick by you even when the chips are down....I found myself remembering good food and goodtimes...I sure will be glad when MUD BUG SEASON is on again!!! I have this little coon-ass friend that really knows his stuff when it comes to cooking shrimp and crawfish....thanks Frankie and I think you're little wife has a lot to do with that also. You two are the best of friends and I miss ya'll very much , I think it is probably time for a road trip in about 2 weeks..Hope these pics make you hungry for the real thing.....get cooking so i can be invited...Love you.....Terri

30 days of JOY ---Day 14

Today's JOY came in the form of silliness , No pill or drug can replace a bad mood better than seeing the world through the eyes of a child. Every now and again we need to just let our hair down and be a child again. Play with your child in the hammock and listen as they giggle, cause someone is grabbing for their toes everytime it swings close. Watch the joy on a childs face as they get their bike going to full speed and they are imagining that it's a car and they're driving. Get in the porch swing and push it as high as it will go then just let it sway until it comes to a stop. Lay on your back in the grass and see how many shapes you can make out in the clouds. Take the time to watch what your children do for fun so that you can mimick and remind yourself just what it was really like to feel free of stress. Laugh uncontrollably for at least 5 minutes , you know the one where the tears start to flow, and you snort a little , and embarrass yourself because you almost wet your pants. When was the last time you did this. When was the last time you let yourself be yourself. I was able to be myself today for the first time in a long time. Thanks Sam and Abbie you were just what the Doctor ordered . One of my favorite quotes is Dance Like No ones watching, Sing like no one is listening and Live like there is no tommorow....Just for a moment close your eyes and imagine what your life would be like if you did this even for a day....I challenge each of you to take time out this weekend to be a kid again...try to see it through their eyes, try to do it like they do it, play so hard that you fall asleep in your clothes before your husband gets supper ready( that was a joke so you could start laughing now!!!) Well goodnight everyone, hope your weekend is as good as mine is going to be.......

30 days of Joy----Day 12

Today I write about the Joy of Communication, Good Communication that is...The kind that makes it possible for a relationship to work and to make it happen and to make it last forever.

he kind of commnication that people can finish their words for one another and know what and how the other is thinking. Then there's the oposite, you know you've been there a time or two, you sit down with this person and start to try and talk , make conversation of any kind, and that person just simply gives no feed back....then what do you do? What do you say , what can you say? That's why those relationships never work. I am not talking necessisarily romantic relationships here. I know i had a work relationship with a person, that when it came to true communication she did not have a clue as to what it was about. She thought communication meant she spouted out what she had to say and that was the end of it. If you even try to talk to these people, then they have turned of their capacity to listen even before they ended their verbalization. I really feel sorry for these folks for they will never enjoy true communication. They are the ones who ask you a question and before you get out the answer then they have already asked another question. You know you've been there too.. I feel so blessed to have very good communicators in my corner right now, and it's time to open up , rebuild and experience the truest blessing of all LIFE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!