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For those who know me well, it will not come as a surprise that I would post a link to this "entertaining" Italian commercial message. Enjoy!

One Door Closes...

...and another door opens. It's true. With the door closed on my Tabernacle Choir duties and my father's funeral behind, my body is beginning to heal, and I am once again smiling. This year -- 2009 -- finds me standing in the open doorway of new opportunity and renewed energy. The goal will be to KISS: Keep It Simple Sister! Do one project at a time. Finish it before starting the next. Then put away everything and enjoy the respite.

Miracles Happen Everyday...even in my life

Those who know me won't be surprised when I write of the many fervent prayers I have offered on behalf of my younger brother over the years. I have prayed that he would find peace in his life, and that he would find a way to follow God's plan for him -- some day, some way. Years ago in a sea of dispair, my brother searched the holy scriptures to find answers to his anguish and addiction. He cried out, "Where's my miracle?" I wrote him a long letter affirming the universal truth that Faith preceeds the miracle.


My prayers for him have been answered and the result is truly a miracle. He has been "clean & sober" for over a year. He is working his program and I see it on his face and hear it in his voice. He has found the peace of God and is learning to love himself. That's my miracle.


Well, it's only my first miracle. The second comes after two and a half years of fervent prayers for my son's family who suffered the tragic loss of their newborn in July 2006. Our entire family has mourned with them and for them for this lost baby whom we all wanted and loved dearly. "Please send them another baby" has been my plea. And God has answered it. This July we will have another new member in our arms to love and adore. This is one happy and grateful grandma. The miracle was the smile on the faces of my son, his wife, and their 5-year-old when they told me. It was priceless! My heart took a picture of that moment, and I will carry it with me always.

This One's for My Kids

The Werd of the Day: (noun) mendearment
The verbal exchanges between men related by blood or good friends who call one another terms such as "jerkface" or "dirtbag" or other, more profane terms.

Example: "You're a total derfwad," said Roger, directing the mendearment to his brother.

A new day...A new dream.

"To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy." - B. Obama, 20 January 2009

If our new president can do what he says he can and will, then he will be the leader that his supporters believe him to be. And he will become the leader for which the rest of us have longed.

God Bless America.

In the Evening of my life, I will look to the Sunset...

My dad passed away the day after Christmas (last week), which means I'm technically an orphan for the first time in my life. I've shed more than a few tears this past week, but my sweet husband has joined me in sharing lots of good memories as we have prepared for a burial and memorial.