Thursday, September 9, 2010

September 7, 2010 - Acknowledging Persistence

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."  ~ Dale Carnegie

 

None of us ever make all of the best choices all of the time.  If you are so bold to think that you do, then allow me to tell you now that you are mistaken.

Some of us are dealt far greater hands than others.  This is life.    We cannot choose the hands we’ve been dealt.

What we can do is choose is how we will respond.  To life, to difficulty, to happiness, to failure.  

And then, we can continue to choose how we can continue to respond.  When things don’t go as we’d planned.  When the road is still bumpier than you’d like it to be.  When we fall off course.

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Here’s to a good friend today whose persistence is paying off.  

Here’s to a good friend who set a goal, played the cards dealt, acknowledges mistakes and continues to each day to hold her head high and  to keep her eye on the prize.

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Congratulations, Miss Schmitt!  Enjoy your first day of teaching, my friend!   I’m smiling for you and you deserve this!   Thank you for your persistence!  Now, go change the world!

 

~K

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

September 6, 2010 – Lilypads

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We spent an hour this weekend paddle boating through so many of these lily pads growing naturally.  The aroma, the blue skies, the reminders of natural beauties often too easily overlooked on a perfect day….

~K

Monday, September 6, 2010

September 5, 2010 – Catchup

Thoroughly enjoyed a day of ‘catchup’ today…. so many to do list items crossed off, tackled and taken care of.

A day in the house cleaning toys with the kids.  A day in the yard, making up for 2 months worth of work.

Absolutely loving a day of catchup and especially glad it fell on a three day weekend when tomorrow can be a day of relaxation and fun!

~K

Saturday, September 4, 2010

September 4, 2010 – Random Smiles

Big wheels and lilypads.   Paddleboats and pinecones.  Neighborhood cats and fresh peaches.  Friends and cooler weather.   Tennis courts and bedtime stories.  Roasted pecans and bubble baths.

Random smiles all around.  So grateful for each special moment.

~K

September 3, 2010 – Long Weekends

So grateful for long weekends.  Catch up weekends.

Find time to enjoy each other weekends.   Still warm weekends.

Three days.  Uninterrupted bliss.

~K

September 2, 2010 – Playmates

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Look who played with me today~  how fun!

~K

September 1, 2010 – Nine

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Nine.

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Wow.

It’s been 9 years today.

Where did the time go?

How is it possible for nine years to pass in the blink of an eye?

How did we do this?

Who were we before?

Nine years ago I embarked on a journey whose destination I could not possibly imagine .

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Nine years ago today, I quit living my life with just me and started living my life with you.  Our life.  And then she.  Followed by he.  And we became us.  An amazing, unbelievable, solid, precious ‘us’.   In the blink of an eye.

Nine years.   Nine years that went too fast.  Nine years that I wouldn’t trade for anything and hope and pray for so much more of.

I’m so glad to be on this path with my favorite person.

Happy Anniversary today to you, Ben.   I am so grateful for ‘us.’. 

~K