A NEW GIRL IN TOWN

Welcome to the world lil Lilly!

She is absolutely, perfectly, beautiful.

Loved already unconditionally

by her mommy and daddy.

What a lucky little girl.

What a lucky little family.

The best to all.

IT'S TEA TIME, GIRLS!!!

(Look how much Mone has changed from last year)

Who ever thought her second round of cancer would get her

into such good shape, way to go Mone!!!

Look how precious the little girls are!

My favorite Mumsie.

The babies of the gang (eat ya'll hearts out)

Wow, Tie, this was a year ago....awesome!

Guess what time it is????

It's tea time girl!!!!

Get out you best dress and don't forget your hat...

Mommee's tea is next Sunday.

I really believed that this year we

wouldn't be able to do the tea

since Mom moved to the Manor

and no longer was on the ladies auxiliary.

However, Rebecca's took care of that for us.

She is on the auxiliary and all others in the club

asked if we still needed the biggest table at the event!

Mom will be so, so happy since she was always

so proud of how many of her girls came to the tea.

Everyone always brags to her at how many come

on her behalf.

So girls, if you haven't already gave your name to Veronica,

email her now and let her know you are coming!

(Rosie, this is your reminder, hahaha)

Thanks Rebecca for keeping up the tradition.

It's one of those things that you don't really

feel like going but once you go, you always have a blast

and are so glad you went, especially when 

you see how happy Mom is.

KRIS IS HYSTERICAL!!!!

Kris is one of the funniest I know!

He spent lots of time at my house when he

was little, he and Jesi were inseparable for a long time.

So, of course I got to see a lot of him.

He always had a sense of humor like most in

our family seem to have, yet he doesn't

even try and he cracks me up.

Put him and Roddie together, well you 

have a comedy act.

When C emailed me this picture we nearly peed

in our pants from laughter.

Like today, it is his Nannie Rebecca's birthday.

Everyone who knows him, knows that he has

always loved his Nannie's corn soup and

no matter who makes it, he'll tell you it's good

but not as good as his Nannie's.

So what does he buy her today for her birthday

and delivers it himself to her?

The ingredients it takes to make

him a corn soup.

Well, I'm hoping we hear from his Nannie to find out

what she thought of this awesome birthday 

gift...

Oh, and when will the soup be ready?

Kris, you are one of a kind!

CAMI IS THE STAR TODAY!

Cameron Tamplain is also my god-daughter.

Let me share a little I know to be true of this special

little girl.

She understands life in ways that most little girls just

don't get. For instance, on the day this

picture was taken, I was very emotional,

full of happiness for it was the first time in

5 years that all my siblings, their families,

and my family were together.

Peace abounded the day and many

times I felt like crying because I was

so happy. So during the end of the day

Cami and I decided we were going to do  

a photo shoot in the cajun scene Uncle Ted

and the boys had made to take pictures.

Every time I get together with Cami, she

teaches me something.

So, here we are preparing for our photo shoot,

and we are getting into the story mode.

I tell her, "Cami, let's put all these decoys

in the boat, and lets pretend that we went 

hunting and killed all these ducks and we are

so happy". she begins to put the decoys in the boat,

she puts her hand on my face and looks me in the

eye with one duck under her arm, and says,

"AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, HUH NANNIE?"

I looked into this special little girls face and

tears came, " Oh, yes, my Cami we are

very, very, grateful!"

How did she know in one sentence that she

put all my feelings in context?

Well this is Cami.

You will never see Cami without her giving

you the biggest bear hug and telling you

how much she loves you.

I thank her momma for allowing us to be part of her life.

I thank Rosie for fighting and making sure Cami is a part 

of our lives. I pray her Daddy always knows just

how blessed he is to have this little girl.

Kids like Cami give us hope for the future.

She doesn't have the easiest life yet

she will never know because it's her

life and she makes the best of her world.

NANNIE LOVES YOU CAMI-GIRL!

...UHHH, JUST WANTED YA'LL ALL TO KNOW THAT YOU DO HAVE SPELL CHECK HERE....
SEE WHEN YOU ARE POSTING, THEY HAVE A BLUE CHECK WITH THE LETTERS,
ABC, WELL THAT IS SPELL CHECK.
IF YOU CLICK ON IT, IT'LL HIGHLIGHT MISPELLED WORDS, IF YOU CLICK ON THAT IT WILL GIVE YOU A LIST OF CORRECTLY SPELLED WORDS TO CHOOSE FROM, THEN CLICK ON THAT WORD, AND WA-LA! CORRECT SPELLING!!!
HOWEVER, SINCE SHOE WAS SPELLED CORRECTLY I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HAVE PICKED IT UP....

yes i am being silly, yes I am being sarcastic, yes you love me anyway, admit it....

A NEW LITTLE GIRL OF THEIR OWN TO LOVE

BABY LILLIAN MARGARITE

WAS BORN TODAY AT ABOUT 3:00 PM

SHE WEIGHED IN AT 7 PDS. 2 OZ,

AND IS 19 INCHES LONG.

MINNIE HAD TO HAVE A C-SECTION

BUT IS DOING VERY WELL.

BABY LILLIAN HAS DARK CURLY HAIR...

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER!

JESI'S SENSITIVE SIDE

Everyone knows Jesi as being the type of girl

who says it like it is,

says and does things for the shock factor of others.

She is to the beat of her own drum.

Yet I have the pleasure of being her momma and seeing

the sensitive side of her.

The side she would prefer that others not see.

Last night while coming back from feeding her brother's dogs,

she hit a baby cat.

She came into the house just crying so hard that

I thought something really bad had happened.

Well, to her something really bad did happen.

A baby cat crossed her path on the highway, 

she tried to avoid it but couldn't.

She pulled over and searched the sides of the 

highway in the dark to find the baby cat.

I kept telling her Jesi it's just a cat and it was

an accident. She was like,

"What if I killed some ones cat?"

Nothing I could say would console her,

I went to bed with her lying on the couch, hugging Jake

and crying. Poor Jesi, don't know

what time she went to bed.

It is this rare look into her sensitive side

that will make her a wonderful Nurse.

NONK JAY

I have never known my life without C.J. in it.

He may be my brother-in-law when it comes to

family dynamics but in my heart he has always

been more like a brother and even sometimes like a daddy to me.

This man has always loved me like his own child.

He not only always allowed me a place in his home

but I think there were a lot of times when I was a little

girl that he got excited when he knew I was coming.

Now that may have been fake but I never did know that.

I now wonder, why did he allow all these little

sisters of his wife to hang out for weeks on end

at his house and never complain about it?

He may not have had a choice but he surely acted 

like he loved having us around.

When I was in nursing school, I lived with them

and there were many mornings that it was just he and I

awake in the wee hours of the morning and he would

cook me breakfast. Now how many brother-in-laws 

did that?

I never forgot that...

On Saturdays I cannot cook a pot of beans without

Uncle Jay coming into my mind.

He'd cook beans almost every Saturday and Ronnie

would say over and over, "C.J., don't burn those beans,"

and he would be, "Veronica I will not burn the beans!!"

She'd go off and do her shopping, he'd fall asleep on the sofa,

and the bottom of the beans would be burnt.

He would pour those beans in another pot and

scrub up the other pot in hopes that Ronnie would not

know he burnt those beans,

As a little girl I always liked Uncle Jay's beans the best

because they were always a beige color with black specks...

Then when I had Roddie, both he and Veronica did

so much for me and helped me with babysitting and

whatever else I needed.

When Rod got a little older, Uncle Jay

would teach him about fantasy football

and they would have teams together,

he would take Roddie to see wrestlers at Nicholls

and so many other things that Roddie would

have missed out on had it not been for Uncle Jay.

Uncle Jay rarely missed any sporting event Roddie played in.

 Not only did he attend- ya'll all know how loudly he cheered!

He was like a grandpa to Roddie.

So when I saw this picture from the wedding,

it instantly made my heart so happy.

Their faces show it all, the 

love and respect they have for each other.

Jay I know I've told you many times before 

but need to say it one more time...

You are a very good man and I thank you

for all you have done for me and my children.

I still love White beans and miss yours!!!!

Minnie update

Just spoke with Mone who says one way or another,

Minta and Duane will meet their baby girl

by Tuesday. If she doesn't come on her own by then

Minnie will be induced on Tuesday.

Come on LILLIAN MARGARET

we are ready to meet you.

Minnie, good luck, don't be afraid.

Everything will be fine, then 

you will never see things the same

ever again.

I love ya'll

AUNT LIL

MONE STORY

Okay, C this blog has been opened for you to tell your most funny

story about Mone and her new car...

say it like you did in email....

and yes, I was working yesterday if ya'll noticed I had very few emails sent 

yesterday, don't know what is wrong with those kids at my

school, what do they think, 

like I'm the school nurse or something?!!!!

WE NEED SOME HELP

What makes a good mother stab her children 

over 50 times until they die?

What makes a 15 year old boy bring a gun

to school, go into a bathroom and

shoot himself in the head?

How do we explain God to children

who see this happening in their world?

These things are happening in our little world.

I find myself afraid for the young generation

of our world and glad that I am not

raising young children at this time.

Yet the hope and the future live on in

my heart. In the next few

years I will be watching my own grandchildren

enter this world.

As scary as it seems, hope for 

the future lives in every little child's heart.

Words of an old BILLY GILMAN song

come to mind...

SOME KIDS HAVE AND SOME KIDS DON'T

AND SOME OF US ARE WONDERING WHY...

WE NEED SOME HELP 

DOWN HERE ON EARTH,

A THOUSAND A PRAYERS

A MILLION WORDS 

AND ONE VOICE WAS HEARD...

... A PLACE WHERE MOM AND DAD STILL

BELIEVE IN THE GOLDEN RULE...

LIFE IS NOT THAT SIMPLE HERE ON EARTH.

A THOUSAND WORDS A MILLION PRAYERS

ONE VOICE WAS HEARD....

ONE PRAYER, ONE DREAM CAN CHANGE THE WORLD...

KEEP DREAMING, KEEP BELIEVING UNTIL YOU FIND

YOUR WAY...

WE NEED SOME HELP 

DOWN HERE ON EARTH...

Yes, we need some help here on Earth

Pray that our children's children

will do a better job than our own generation

has done and that prayer is heard all over

this world.

I love you all!!!!!

dance recital

On Sunday I was invited to Stacy's dance recital

by one of my good friends, Annette.

Wow, what a beautiful performance with many of 

the students of my school performing.

Annette, as seen here in this photo is 

an amazing dancer, and an amazing person.

Her talent is indescribable, she has 

overcome many adversities in her life

yet comes out smiling.

I am proud to call her friend.

Stacy, the owner and instructor 

to these talented individuals, is

one to be admired along with her husband, Chad.

I am also honored to know these individuals over the 

last few years by caring for their two boys at my school.

They are true testaments to God and without

giving out too much of their personal life,

you have to know they live their whole lives

giving in the name of God

which was witnessed at the dance recital.

Against all odds, Stacy is now pregnant with

their third child and as beautiful as ever!!!

Thanks Annette, for allowing me to witness

such a beautiful afternoon,

to watch you and my children perform

to music of God, I was truly touched,

and as usual brought to tears a few times.

I am honored to call you 

FRIEND.

my moma's hands

I've been thinking of moma's hands often lately.

Those hands have been through a lot.

She has changed all 7 of her children's diapers,

wiped all of our tears.

All of us are bonded by those hands.

I remember being a little girl and always

playing with her hands in church.

Especially on Sunday nights, when the darkness

came through the stained-glass windows

of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church.

I would follow the veins in her hands and play

with that same Mother's ring she still wears now

as seen in the picture.

Many evenings these hands held me as I fell asleep.

Many back rubs were given to me by these hands.

Vomit was cleaned with these hands and

for some of us, these same hands spanked us

(ya'll know who ya'll are).

She washed and picked up many dishes at Randolph's resturant

with these hands. Cooked many meals, cleaned

much seafood. Remember all the crab shells 

she would clean to stuff for stuffed crabs?

These hand washed many batches of clothes but

didn't like doing housework.

Many baths were given by these hands.

Now the hands are painful to her on many days

but I can never look at her and not know

how important those hands have been to all of us.

Her hands are connected to her heart.

When she is gone, it will be her hands I will

remember the most. She has carried us all

in the palms of those hands.

LARRY, YOU DID GOOD!!!

Well, the wedding also brought our Texas family out to celebrate!!!

Larry may have not been there in body but he was definitely there

in spirit and his blood ran thick over the weekend.

The beautiful woman in the green dress in the lower picture

is Lupita, the mother of my niece and nephews.

My brother had many loves but this woman always

held a special place in his heart and they remained

friends throughout his whole life.

For her to make the trip with her children meant a lot

to all of us!!!!

The beauty in the white dress is my wonderful niece, Thaisy.

She is such a mixture of both her parents.

When she was a baby we called her our 

Mexican Coon-baby  and this was meant in a loving way.

Daddy loved her so much and he is the one who gave her the name.

We were all coon-a** but to Daddy she was just the baby.

She is so soft spoken but so much like her daddy in the way

she loves to reminisce and talk about how much she loves.

the Little princess is none other than Thaisy's daughter,

Cass!!!! She spent a week with us last November, it was

our first time to be able to visit with her and in that

week I fell totally in love with this child. I regretted not

being in her life more.

Thaisy has done a wonderful job raising this child as a single parent.

It is so obvious just how close they are,

she doesn't look much like her mom but so is her 

mother's daughter in her mannerisms and her 

soft-spoken ways. Love ya, Cass!!!

Take a look at the handsome men with me in the top picture!!!

No, I was not flirting!!!!

The cutie on my left is my most handsome nephew,

Yuri!!!!

I look at him and can definitely see Larry in him.

He too is quiet but his eyes say it all,

big brown eyes unlike our blue and green eyes,

oh, but they are ours, they say so much that his

mouth doesn't. I watched him a few times during the night

just taking all of the excitement in and I just know

how happy he was to be there.

Before leaving on Saturday, he asked if maybe we could plan

a family reunion....

yes, my dear, we will.

You see he has this beautiful son, Ethan who many of us have

never met and It is important to Yuri as well as us

that we get to meet him....

stay posted about family reunion!!!!!

The other cute guy is Thaisy's significant other, Ray.

Now Ray thinks we are all crazy but

he can't help himself to want to be around us.

He is so good to Thaisy and Cass.

Thank you Ray for getting the gang to our wedding.

Admit it, Ray,

you know you love me even though you believe I am cracked!!!!

Well, long winded today but just

couldn't let these feelings of family leave me

without mentioning just how important

it was to see this fine family my brother

made. Love to you all!!!!!

CUTE COUPLES

These three couples are the last three of Mom's grandchildren.

Picture one is C and Ted's oldest son

Arthur and his girlfriend,

Amanda Guidry.

These two were so happy that night because

Amanda, who goes to school in Mississippi,

began her summer off that weekend.

Long distance relationships are hard yet

this cute couple seem to make it work

and I am glad they have their summer together.

The second is none other than my cutie girl,

Jesi and her handsome honey,

Chase Cheramie.

Three years together and still going strong.

I love Chase, mostly because he gets Jesi

and makes her really, really happy.

Last but definitely not least is Kris

the baby of all the grandkids,

also C and Ted's son and 

his cutie-patootie,

Kaylee Terrebonne who we have all known

since she was a little bitty girl.

Kris is one of the funniest and always 

fun to be around and Kaylee just fits

right in with him. These six kids are 

all growing up to be wonderful adults,

people you enjoy being around.

It was and always is fun to see them

all hanging out and having a good time together

like they did at the wedding.

It brings back times of Mom's  grandkids

hanging out as little ones, almost always together

for something or another.

Once again, reminders of just how lucky we are in

this family that not only are we a big family but

we also enjoy spending time with each other

and this extends to the grandkids and their

loves in their lives.

ALL THE SINGLE LADIES...

For one magical night, I believe Mom forgot just how fragile she is.

Well if we had been at an Evangalistic prayer group, 

I'd believe she had been healed!!!!

Right before Katie threw her bouquet

they began playing the song,

ALL THE SINGLE LADIES

and Mom jumped up and got out there on the dance floor.

She forgot that most days lately she walks

with a cane or walker.

She forgot that her vision is lacking

and she has brittle bones.

What she did not forget was that she is a 

SINGLE LADY,

She jumped right up there to try and catch that bouquet.

C was so afraid she'd fall and break her hip

so she was guiding her every step 

which was almost as funny as Mom jumping up there.

Just one of the many good times we had that evening.

More to follow so stay tuned.

Who did catch the bouquet?

One of the cutest bridesmaids ever,

Malaina Lafont!

no pictures yet...

I have no pictures yet but can only compare this marriage of Katie and Roddie's to the first time I went to Disney World....

Magically surreal!!!!!

Thursday family and friends started piling into the Best Western of Plaquemine and good times were spent, Roddie and all his friends, cousins, family got to spend much time having fun with each other.

I was so happy to have all my family around us for support...

The rehearsal supper was magnificent with Brent and Pat really taking care of everything for us.

Katie's aunt Roz and Uncle Roger graciously offered their home to us for the supper.

The weather was beautiful, the toasts were so special.... Magical.

And the wedding, oh the wedding, my daughter-in-law was STUNNING!!!!

and my son, well he was the most handsome groom.

Fr. Jason made the service so personal, the wedding party was the most beautiful group of young and women I have ever seen at a wedding.

Now the party after, well, let's just say, Cathy and Frank outdid anything I could have imagined,

the food was fantastic, the band, fantastic!!!

the crowd fantastic!!!!

Nothing and I mean nothing went wrong and I am so proud to be part of all of these loving people who gathered for our children's wedding

It was truely fantastic!!!!

REHEARSAL DAY

Thursday, Rehearsal day and Ron and I are already

here at the Best Western in Plaquemine.

Time to talk about this wonderful family who my

son will soon call his.

What wonderful people this whole family is!

Katie is so wonderful and it is because

of the great parents she has and if she

and Roddie are anything like these parents

their children will be so blessed.

However, just like our own family,

the extended family is so important to all of them

Just like tonight, Katie's Aunt Roz and Uncle Roger

so graciously offered their home for us to have this

rehearsal supper. They not only offered but 

almost insisted, which made it easier for Ron

and I to accept the offer.

Katie is so close to all her aunts, uncles, cousins

just as Roddie is and all those prayers

I have said since this boy was born-

you know the ones that say,

PLEASE HAVE MY SON

FIND SOMEONE TO LOVE THAT HAS A GOOD

FAMILY WHO WILL ACCEPT HIM AS THEIR OWN...

well, those are all answered.

Kathy, Frank, Frankie,

and the rest of the clan,

thanks for everything,

love all of you!!!

dedication to my marriage

I swear to you all...

God talks to me when I brush  my teeth and when I walk and listen to music.

Some would say it's because it's the only time I shut up,

but that is another blog...

So this morning I am thinking about my own wedding 

and ALAN JACKSON reminds me:

REMEMBER WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND SO WERE YOU

AND TIME STOOD STILL AND LOVE WAS ALL WE KNEW

YOUR WERE THE FIRST, SO WAS I

WE MADE LOVE AND THEN YOU CRIED

REMEMBER WHEN....

REMEMBER WHEN WE VOWED THE VOWS

AND WALKED THE WALK 

GAVE OUR HEARTS MADE THE START, IT WAS HARD

WE LIVED AND LEARNED, LIFE THREW CURVES

THERE WAS JOY, THERE WAS HURT...

REMEMBER WHEN OLD ONES DIED AND NEW WERE BORN

AND LIFE WAS CHANGED, DISASSEMBLED, REARRANGED

WE CAME TOGETHER, FELL APART

AND BROKE EACH OTHERS HEARTS...

REMEMBER WHEN THE SOUND OF LITTLE FEET

WAS THE MUSIC

WE DANCED FROM WEEK TO WEEK

BROUGHT BACK THE LOVE, WE FOUND TRUST

VOWED WE'D NEVER GIVE IT UP...

REMEMBER WHEN THIRTY SEEMES SO OLD

NOW LOOKING BACK, IT'S JUST A STEPPING STONE

TO WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE'VE BEEN

SAID WE'D DO IT ALL AGAIN...

REMEMBER WHEN WE SAID WHEN WE TURNED GRAY

WHEN THE CHILDREN GROW UP AND MOVE AWAY

WE WON'T BE SAD, WE'LL BE GLAD

FOR ALL THE LIFE WE'VE HAD 

AND WE'LL REMEMBER WHEN.

This is dedicated to Ronnie who I still love after 25 years.

Let all of us married couples use this wedding weekend

to rededicate ourselves to our marriage.

A renewal of all our vows.

...I really need to stop these walks until Saturday,

I'm getting sappier and sappier!!!!!

WEARING MY HEART ON MY SLEEVE

I didn't think I would have all these crazy emotions coming into

wedding week. I am so happy and so excited

and so proud and overwhelmed with all kinds of emotions.

this morning I am walking and thinking of all the fun 

we will have this week and how the family has come

full circle and my children are so grownup.

and an old song by none other than

RICHARD MARX begins to play,

sings to me these words:

I WAS NEVER ALIVE 

TILL  THE DAY I WAS BLESSED BY YOU.

WHEN I HOLD YOU LATE AT NIGHT,

I KNOW WHAT I WAS PUT HERE TO DO.

I TURN OFF THE WORLD AND LISTEN TO YOU SIGH

AND I WILL SING MY ANGELS LULLABY...

...SO TELL ME HOW TO STOP THE YEARS FROM PASSING

IS THERE A SECRET SOMEONE KNOWS...

and I begin to cry. Why? I'm not sure.

Many reasons, I am so happy and sure of this marriage

for Roddie and Katie.

I am so proud that I have been chosen to be his momma.

I am just so excited for this event yet 

also know that my job as Roddie's momma is 

about to change roles.

I will forever be here for him yet now he has this 

wonderful woman to help him through

the rest of his life.

Oh, how I love this girl and I am so glad that she

is the one he will grow old with.

I love you two!!!!

IT'S BINGO NIGHT, WHO'S IN?

Bingo night is on Monday's

and since Mom moved to the Manor

it's become a tradition that as many of us can,

try and meet there.

It started out as being "FOR MOM"

Oh, but now, now it's becoming a competition.

Mom is so proud when she walks in with her parade.

Now Kris, he is the Bingo master, that boy will go

to Bingo alone whether Mommee goes or not

and now he is beginning all these extra gambling

games amongst ourselves to add to the excitement.

I have never seen a boy who loves the art of Bingo 

and he does believe it is an art...

Jesi comes randomly, and just like her typical self

gets really aggravated if she doesn't win.

Even Rod and Katie has began to meet us at the VFW

Yesterday he asked if we were doing Bingo

because he has been pumped since he won last Monday.

Roddie will keep us entertained, as he sings "BINGO FACE"

to the tune of Poker face.

C was the Bingo Champ and she got this title when

she won three pots in one night!!!!!

She won 260 dollars but Kaylee took that

title away from her in one night when she won

Blackout-300 dollars!

Now when Rosie and Veronica come we have to

constantly tell them to watch their cards because

they are too busy flirting with Rod the

"pull tab guy".

As for my Ronnie, well he is just there

for the pull-tabs and the company.

I have won my share of games but my

real prize is seeing Mom on Monday nights

just looking over all of us at her table with

a smile on her face.

So, who's in tonight, I am for sure!!!!!

GARBAGE BAGS ARE NOT JUST FOR GARBAGE

Well, my girl, Anqelique was wondering why I had not

yet blogged about her, so I was explaining to her

to be patient, that I can't plan these blogs, they just

come to me and I am sure soon there would be

something about her....

Then today at Lucy's communion party, she gives

me the inspiration I need for my next blog!

Okay, who says you can't go in the water slide with a cast?

All she needed was a little help from her cousin, Jesi

and she waterproofed that cast so fast and was out

with the other kids to slip and slide.

What can I tell you about our Anqie'?

Well she is the cutest little girl who looks much

like her Aunt C when she was young.

She is a wonderful dancer. As you can see from

the first image, she is always in dancing mode.

Look at the form of her hands, the perfect dancer.

She has a special spot in her heart for her little

sister, Dominique. As much as they are typical

siblings and get into their share of fights,

when her sister is sad, she is always there to comfort her.

Look at that smile, she has the biggest smile and it is

genuine, she is mostly happy....

unless you tell her she can't get her cast wet!

Now this is when big cousins who don't believe any rules

are set in stone come in handy. It took Jesi one minute to wipe

those tears off Angie's face today and she only 

needed a garbage bag and a role of duct tape.

LIVING IN THE DASH

Last year I went to a weekend retreat for Alanon.

The speaker for the weekend was awesome and she talked

often about living in the dash...

You are probably wondering,

"What in the world is the baby talking about now?"

Well friends and family I am here to tell you about

LIVING IN THE DASH

Think of a tombstone.

there is a date you are born

there is a date you die

between these two dates 

you will find the dash.

So what you do with the time you have here

on earth is what I refer to as living in the dash.

Make your life count,

How do I try and make my dash count, you ask?

1) Make amends and don't hold grudges.

2)Love as you want to be loved.

3) Don't judge others unless you walk a day in there shoes.

4) If you want people to remember you, you have to make a difference in their life.

5) Take responsibility for inappropriate behavior.

6) Try to remember that your way is not the only way.

7) Love with no strings attached.

8) continue to work on your relationship with your higher power, for me he is God.

Do I do this daily? Heck, no

Do I falter often, hell yes.

Am I aware when I fail? No doubt!!!

I make mistakes all the time but as I jokingly tell my kids:

What makes me perfect, is that when I am wrong I can admit it.

Now I know I am far from perfect but I do know that most 

days I am a better person than I was yesterday.

What made me post this blog today?

While walking early this morning and listening to my Ipod,

(yes, youngins, Aunt Lil owns an Ipod!!!)

I heard a song by Randy Travis

the lyrics reminded me:

Its not what you take when you leave this world behind you

it's what you leave behind  you when you are gone.

I want to live in the dash and leave a legacy behind.

I want to know when that final date is added to my tombstone

some future generation will be blogging or

if Peter is right, time-traveling to meet me

because I have made a difference while

LIVING IN THE DASH

love to all!!!!