Mighty Is He

The Lord your God is with you,
He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.

Zephaniah 3:17

Chill'n Out Day

Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.
Satchel Paige

It's Not Just Toyota

Be Aware! Take Action!

Awareness is empowering.

We all have lost a loved one to at least one of the above cancers, whether it be a family member, a friend or an acquaintance To honor those who are no longer with us or are now suffering, we must carry the message to others. Find a way to do so for "Awareness without Action is Worthless.

Dare to be Different

Don't dare to be different, dare to be yourself,
and if that doesn't make you different
then something is wrong.

Not Easy

Quit expecting life to be easy
because life's not that way...
(this little bird knows)

God gives every bird its food,
but He does not throw it into its nest.

~J.G. Holland

Smile!

One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger.
Japanese Proverb

He Is. . .

He's the Lily of the Valley

Dare We Go In?

Life is Like a Ferris Wheel

Though the circular round-and-round of routine be the bulk of life's affairs, make an occasional jutting diversion - of fun, love, or something that will outlast you - so the shape and motion of your life shall resemble the round life giving sun with bright rays shining forth from all directions. Destin Figuier

In Aunt Maggie's Memory

Aunt Maggie Ashlock Craig went home this morning. She was 93 years young. We are sadden but heaven is rejoicing. Her faithfulness, her worship, and her love for God were unconditional. She was a genuine Christian in every sense of the word. We will miss her.

- picture taken at August 2009 Camp Meeting

Survival of Life's Storms

Today, I am a proud Nana sharing a poem written by my 13-year old granddaughter, Madison. She wrote it for a class at school. The poem connects life through the survival of a natural storm and that of the survival of cancer.

Flowers in a Summer Storm
by Madison Hopper

Flowers sway,
Side to side,
To and fro,
Gently with a summer breeze.

Flowers dance,
To the beat of the drums,
To the beat of the thunder.
The wind howls and hisses,
A storm is approaching.

Flowers fight,
The wind pushing them,
Pushing them to a breaking point.
A streak of lightning zips through the sky,
Striking a weeping willow.

Flowers become weak,
Unable to withstand the harsh conditions.
The wind laughs,
The storm fortifies.

Flowers grow feeble,
Not able to decide their own fate.
Some give and break,
Others are determined,
Yet are barely able to endure the storm.

Flowers survive,
Though frail.
The deadly storm passes,
Taking some,
Yet feeling defeated.

Flowers mend,
Growing stronger by the day.
Trying to heal, Beating the odds.
Returning to normal,
Yet being stronger,
And more beautiful with the experience.

Flowers sway,
Side to side,
To and fro,
Gently with a summer breeze.

It's A Holiday!

Smack, Smack

A kiss makes the heart young again
- so have a smack'n good time

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY