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I've gone from living in the Ozark Mountains, to living in the Smoky Mountains and I am loving it! Life is continually changing...both good and bad, but I strive to keep pushing through in order to sleep each night and wake each morning. Photography is my hobby...I play with it and I find peace in it and above all, I love to share it~ I have lots of deep thoughts, for those who care to listen...for others, well, they'll never know or understand me to the fullest....anyway, I'm married, have 4 wonderful kids, (2 mine, 2 his), miss my momma who is in heaven, and just love....living my life.... Favorite Quote: ~Martha Washingtion~ "I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances."

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Here I am again Lord

Down and out. Feeling unloved unwanted. Not making sense of the rhymes and rhythms of the heart. Let-down by friends family loved ones. Too much on the mind to muddle through. And then hit bottom. 

Why do we let ourselves ever cross that chasm to the self-centered feelings and emotions that do nothing but create unrest, anxiety, heartbreak and loneliness in our lives. 

Finding out, yes again, to stay uplifted, to stay positive, to stay in a realm of peace and warmth of the soul, my focus must return to the only one who has never let go of me. 

So with the joy returning to my life, to my soul, I thank my loving creator, Jesus. Joy does come in the morning. ❤️

Thursday, June 13, 2013

My nightly sedative ;-)

Coffee and a good book!


Coffee, Wine, and 40

I'm learning that the nice thing about being 40 is you are finally of an age where drinking coffee every morning and wine every night is understood by so many more in your circle. You are almost given a pat on the back for it. Maybe I am a bit more excessive than others....wouldn't have thought that but for some reason, (okay, well maybe because they are the #1 and #2 topics I tend to talk about), more and more of my facebook friends post coffee or wine images to my wall. I guess on my tombstone it should read, "She loved her coffee and wine." Maybe if more people enjoyed those morning and night rituals the world would be a little calmer, a little more accepted, a little happier....at the very least, we would be a world with a lot more in common! I would have to admit I am probably more of a coffee snob than a wine snob however. You get the wrong brew of coffee and it's just nasty, plain and simple......wine....well knowing it has the alcohol content helps you forgive a not so great vintage! So as I start my day, coffee in hand, I'm already looking forward to tonight, and that beautiful glass of wine.