"GIFTS"

 

 There is something magical about giving a gift.

 

No matter the occasion it can bring joy to you and the one you are giving the gift too!

 

For Olivia:  This gift was for her teacher whose mother had passed away.  Olivia worked along time on the card to make it just right.  She beamed with pride as she walked out the door.

 

To others it may be a gift with a pretty bow or neatly wrapped!  But to some it is a "GIFT"  that you can't wrap up or put a bow on.  It can be a gift of love, hope, happiness, faith, charity, friendship and peace...  We may not be able to give all the expensive gifts but we all can give "rich gifts", ourselves to others.   Hoping you all find peace and happiness this holiday season.

"SEASON HIGHWAYS" ...

 

Once upon a time this was me, moving

 

 

and this was my DAD, saying goodbye..

 

along with my MOM...

 

I never have had a dog, but in this story there was POOCHIE...

 

and so they said goodbye... instead of me being the one to drive off...

 

It was them...

 

 

So my story goes they traveled down the highway south for another season....

 

and the travelers moved on...

 

"I believe that man's noblest endowment is his capacity to change."  Leonard Bernstein

 

I"m grateful that my parents have the capacity to change.  I admire them for the journey that they take down the road called "LIFE." 

 

If someone told me I had cancer would I be able to take that journey to the unknown with qualities my parents have took on, both as a caregiver and a patient?

 

Qualities such as: 

 

STRENGTH

COURAGE

PATIENCE

FAITH

ACCEPTANCE

GOOD ATTITUDE

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

BRAVERY

THE WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT CHANGE

 

No matter what road we have to travel or the season we are in, it can be difficult, discouraging, and scary to have to face the unknown. 

 

but....

 

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives.  It is the one that is the most adaptable to change."  Charles Darwin

 

 

 

 

 

AHH, the JOYs of COOKING!

 

Smell the aroma of the flavors!

 

Stirring the soup so carefully to blend....

 

and every good cook has to have a taste, cooling it down so he can. 

 

OoO sooo good!  "PERFECTION"

 

Who knew that making soup was so fun and for me really enjoyable to watch.  Danny loves being in the kitchen and wants to help me often...

 

He really did look like a professional, one who was passionate about his creation! I love this boy!