O Tannenbaum

My first Christmas at my house! I got a real fir tree that's about 2 feet tall. As we decorated my family members trickled in filling up my trailer. We ran out of chairs but we had plenty of food and fellowship to go around. I am blessed.

Real friends

You find out who your friends are. Its exactly like the song goes. When everything is going great you are surrounded by "friends". But when things get tough, when bad things happen, the ones who stick around those are the real ones. They drop what they are doing to come help you. They stop in the middle of everything to pray for you. Make sure your OK and that everything is taken care of. Nothing asked in return. This is real.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

I reuse grocery sacks, milk jugs, egg cartons, plastic jars, and broth. I recycle tin cans, aluminum foil, and now I recycle my leftovers! Lol. First I make something yummy, then I reheat it and end up saying "I don't really want to eat that again". So it sets in my refrigerator for a few days then I get bored and say "I wonder what I have in the fridge? Oh my I need to eat that up, but...again? Hey I could add a little of this and a little of that." By the time it reaches the table it is unrecognizable and I'm back at step two, because I made WAY too much for one person. Bon appetite. Isaiah when can you come over? Lol.

Dance, Baby, Dance.

When I get down and start feeling blue and lonely, I shut all the blinds and doors turn the radio on and and the volumn way up and dance til I no longer feel the pain. I collapse on my bed out of breath. Circumstances haven't changed but I feel as though my burden has been lightened. So I open the blinds and doors to once again face the world.