SONday Sadness and Aw....Mondays

 Since losing my friend Sharon May 19th, I have found it difficult to sit down and write. Today I found out, that Jessica, a sweet and kind waitress from one of our favorite places, passed away on June 3rd. She was 46. A lady who worked with Jessica said they both suffered from epilepsy and Jessica went to bed and never woke up on June 3rd.

I remember when Jessica had her tatoo across her chest done. She had tatoos in mmemory of her mom, who passed away from breast cancer. Her tatoos told her life story. When she got the heart across her chest, it was in memory of her dad. She cared for him before he passed away and he always called her his "Daddy's Girl". I still can see her smile lighting up a room. This young lady in the photo worked with her and said she was going to have a hard time going back to work because Jessica always  spread kindness and told her to live her life while she was still young. I don't think one person could have passed an unkind word about Jessica. How she loved her children and grands. She loved her friends and was a mom to anyone who did not have one, She exemplified what we should all do, spread kindness. 

Jessica loved Hello Kitty. Several years ago I ordered a pair of Hello Kitty earrings for her from the Avon Lady. The company oversold them and I never was able to give those earrings to her. But I will remember how she loved Hello Kitty and that will help me grieve her loss.

I was unable to attend Sharon;'s service but I wrote letters to each one of her three siblings and her mom and step dad. Sharon was going to be laid to rest next to her dad, whom she loved dearly in Minnesota. I will always remember both of these wonderful, strong and beautiful women. I can honor their memories by continuing their kindness to those I know and those I will meet. Rest easy beautiful ladies.

Oh Loretta, I have you to make me laugh and lately, it has been hard to think of laughter. I thought this feline was a perfect share for Aw...Mondays.

I hope your day was blessed and beautiful. I will share this final thought in memory of Sharon and Jessica. I will also be visiting and catching up as much as I can. Life is so hard, I have to pray harder.

Monday NIght Blues

 Monday was a blue day. Lots of reasons, my mom's heavenly birthday and a random story about an old guy who called me Forest Gump! I have a crick in my neck and well, I do not want ot be negative, so I am going to get a goodnight's rest and be back tomorrow. 

Nick is well on his way to being good as new. Tarrah and Ella are holding their own and prayers are so welcome. I will be back with stories to tell.

Thankful to be here. Grateful to know all of you and blessed with the best blog friends a girl can have!

Sweet dreams! Rest well my friends and see you soon.

The Policeman's Prayer

I borrowed this from a site www.angelfire.com/mo/greendragon1/I think what is happening with our law enforcement is absolutely sinful. We can not condemn all law enforcement because of specific incidents that occur. Often people do not know all the facts. I feel like God is our true judge and each one will be judged according to their own life. I hope everyone will pray for our law enforcement.  After the horrible tragedy in NYC this weekend. One of the downed officers was newly married and the other one had a 13 year old son. Life is difficult. I am counting down the days til Christmas.Always such a thrill to be with the phamily. But I have so much to do around my house. Not enough hours in the day! Have a beautiful week.    

AUTHORITY ALWAYS WINS

I have always been a rebellious one! It stems from being the last of five children and a spoiled rotten kid! I just love this John Mellencamp song. It is great to listen to while running or walking! I find lots of great music and some of the language is not fit to publish so I have to choose carefully. Listen to this and if it does not load here go to you tube and listen to it. I liked the graphics too.

Enjoy your day! I have in busy with phamily things so I will catch up with all when I ge tmy Alphabe Thursday post up laster tonight!

A French Lullabye

With all the new babies coming to our phamily this 2011 I wanted to share this Celine Dion video with you today. My Sweets friend Harold is from French Canada and he gave me this CD. I hope  you enjoy it!

Steelworks Museum of Pueblo Colorado

My father and father-in-law both spent many years working at the C F and I. My dad was a head roller in the rail mill and my father-in-law had been a guard there. I miss those two wonderful men dearly and thank my Pueblo friend Yvonne for sharing this with me.

GOOD MORNING TO ALL

Life can be so difficult. Instead of enjoying my Valentine on Monday my son Nick and I were struck down with migraine pain. Finally feeling better today! We both trudged into school and work so that made it even more difficult. But last night my sweet twin Sharon called me. She had taken the day off for the cancer surgery of her dear cousin. Prayers please. It was fun talking with her. I am not a great phone person, I do it all day long at work and it gets tiresome. But when you have a friend and you connect it is like puzzle pieces filling the empty spaces. Sharon will listen to my gripes. She is a liberal, I am a conservative. We have agreed to disagreed. She is my twin. She thinks I would kick her to the curb for her biological sis Tory but never! Although Tory and I are so similar in our personalities I have to love 'em both like my own sisters. This year Sharon and I celebrate 24 years of a wonderful friendship. She is a doll.
Then my Sweets took me to the Texas Roadhouse for a belated Valentine Day dinner. We sat in a crowded noisy area with a huge birthday party going on. I was so struck by the love of that tremendous phamily. That my friends is what this crazy mixed life is all about.
Now pray for Stephanie. She is the wife of my doctor. She is currently on a climb at Mt. Kilimanjaro. She said to me on Monday before she left, "Anne, pray for me. Spread the blog word. I need all the prayer I can get." She is climbing with a group to spread the word about human trafficking. Enough said. Wish her a safe journey. She has a hubby and three babies (6),(4),(2) here at home.
Pray for Hannah. Her lil doggy Roxie has a vet appointment today. Just shots but still it hurts Hannah to see that lil thing cry. She is a whooping 3 lbs. Wow!
We were having some car problems currently resolved. So keep praying for this phamily.
I am trying to get back into the swing of things. Come visit me on Pink Saturday and Spiritual Sunday. I am way behind and will post for Tuesday Show and Tail , Love is..., and more.
Love everyone so much. Have a terrific day.

Ephesians 6:18 (New International Version, ©2010)





18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.