"As much of Heaven a heart can hold.... Is the amount of love Mothers have for their children... That kind of love never dwindles but grows for all eternity"

Michel Ann Spies 2/27/11
4:50pm

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Ok still going on 1 1/2 hr of sleep .... Last night picking up my electronic "toys"(everyone can use them but if I do God for bid hmph) so I'm gathering my cell phone Itouch and laptop cords to go up stairs to bed and I saw "spider~zilla" stairing at me tapping two of his eight legs ( he/she looked like he/she was ready to take on Tokyo ) well of course instead of killing it first.... I took a picture and 2 short video clips .... He/she i'll just call it shim) so shim descided to make a cowardly run under the love seat ..... Omg I tore my livingroom apart and I swear it had to be binladen's pet spider..... Shim just dissappered in the mountains of stuff in my living room!!!! So there I sat on the computor chair waiting for shim to come out of hiding but I finally gave up around 5am and woke up about 6:30am to start my grid lock drive to take nick to the drs and that was a whole new adventure !!!!

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* Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.

* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.

* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

* Never buy a car you can't push.

* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

This is Rex Barker, smiling and reminding you to take life very seriously, but dont take situations too seriously. Its all part of the game of life, of why we are here, and part o

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It's very interesting how blind and deaf parents can be when it comes to their children .... Remove the proverbial "blindfold" and open your eyes.... Watch their body movements... Dont turn a deaf ear.... Listen to them and to their word usage when answering a question... You will become accustom to their body movements and what words they use in telling the truth or when they are lying ... You never know if these helpful tools can save your childs life or save them from grieving a death of a friend....

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"Do not judge a person by the color of their eyes. Look through them to see their soul"

I Just realized that while I was looking at Ava and her beautiful blue eyes. It made me think of the hate I had created for blue eyes ....but it didn't make sense ... how could I absolutely loathe and abhor blue eyes!? my mother has blue eyes ,one of my son's eyes are blue and I love and hold dearly to my heart, so many others who have beautiful blue eyes..

..... And then I thought to myself.... it wasn't hate it was hurt... and it wasn't her(NO NAME MENTIONED) blue eyes that hurt me... It was her malevolence and the euphoria she felt to see someone hurt to the point of wanting to die, so the pain deep in my soul would end....

I tasted the venom in the words she used in emails sent to me... I felt the knives that bolted out of her eyes when she looked my way....

.....And just today I realized and I know the difference, and now, I will not hurt any more...but it took looking down at my beautiful granddaughter in my arms....

Ava showing me so much love and joy through her big beautiful blue eyes <3

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An elderly carpenter was planning to retire and he told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the building business and live a more leisurely life with his wife enjoying his extended family. The contractor was sorry to see one of his top and most loyal workers go and asked him if he would build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed, but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials. It was an unfortunate way to end his career.

When the carpenter finished his work and the builder came to inspect the house, the contractor handed the front-door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said, "my gift to you."

What a shock! What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.

So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that we would have done it differently.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you will ever build. Even if you live it for only one day more, that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.

This is Rex Barker reminding you that Life is a do-it-yourself project. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today

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