I AM LEARNING

Yesterday I fiddled around and installed a Guestbook on my Blogger, and yes my first guest is my great friend Sandra, you can see her beautiful site at http://bluetterfly.net/sandee. She is incredible women that I has survived many things in her life mainly breast cancer and I encourage you to read her journal, you will be inspired and maybe it could help one of your loved ones.

Thank you So much Sandra from your friendship and for being an inspiration to a lot of women, I love you girl

Have a super day everyone and please sign my guestbook and ..... Be good

ST-JEAN BAPTISTE DAY

Did you know that way back when, this holiday had nothing to do with politics.....and it really had to do with JOHN THE BAPTIST... Well I just found out myself.

Today had to be in my book, one of my most incredible day ever...Today was my Christian Baptism and I feel incredible. I was surrounded by my family. My mom, my husband and my 2 daughters. My brother Dan and his wife Janice , who is an incredible person, mother and also help me go thru very hard times and showed me the way to God, without pushing. They also brought their son and daughter. It was most unfortunate that my oldest brother Mike and his family were not there.

I found the Lord when I was at my lowest of everything. It is too bad, that only then, we think of Him. Because when things are going great, you feel you do not need Him.
He has been part of our lives now for a while and I have never been happier since then. People who know me and have not seen me in a year or so, cannot believe the changes in me and my family. Before I found the Lord, anytime anyone talked about Him, I got angry because it seemed that He was not there for me. Little that I know that He was there but I didn't listen.

Before you judge religion, always take a good look inside your soul and see what your true beliefs are and then ask yourself if you believe in the Bible and what it says.

I did that and found that I had completely lost the values of the Lord and what He preached. I have found comfort in reading His word and praising Him. So for me today,
St-Jean Baptiste is more then an occasion to celebrate our National Day.....It is my Baptism...

We finished this amazing night with fireworks in the parks with our friends and neighbors, who are the same.

I want to thank all the good wishes I've received today by my church family and from friends and family that couldn't be there. Thank you to My Pastor and the Youth Pastor that got into the water with me and to God in giving me salvation and re-birth.

Have a great Sunday and Holiday Monday and...... Be good

PROM NIGHTS ARE HERE

My great friend son John, had his prom last night and it just brought me back to mine. We're it was and the things girls still talk about all year. They and we, talked about everything from what we we're going to wear to what time our parents would let us stay out till.... Well, let me bring you back to mine.,

I graduated high school in 1981. My prom date was a nice guy named Tony, who later on became my first husband. I went looking for the perfect dress that we said "Jazz Ballet Dancer " So none of that long draby dress or even the ones that looked like lampshade covers, because you knew that one day, you we're sure to actually HAVE to wear those, because your cousin that had no taste, would make you and 6 other bridesmaids wear IT with matching apple green shoesa and umbrella.

So back to my prom, I finally found a knee lenght chiffon, little strap number in the worst color anyone with blond hair can wear, BEIGE. It really like the fact that it was different. That morning, I went to the hairdresser and had a wrap-around french-braid doo. But the piece of residence, I bought real dancers shoes They cost me more then the dress and the doo combined. Now to complete the ensemble, my corsage was a yellow carnation.

We all know that matching outfits we're in then, so my date could be dressed in a BROWN TUXEDO with really shinny brown plastic shoes. Boy we made quite a couple.

We left in his sister's brown 77 Civic Honda that actually matched us..... went to KONTIKI'S for the traditional graduation drink, a green volcanic drink that just looked good and tasted like kool-aid, but it was the place to go then.

The rest of the evening went off very well, my date didn't speak to anyone since I went to french school and he didn't speak french....made the night a little long.

But to wrap it up, no limo's, no heavy drinking, no overnight bars, but I stay filled with great memories of my school years.

I still have my corsage, the shoes and dress are long gone, so is the prom date for that matter.... but I still get excited over anyones PROM night.

Have a great Saturday evening and......Be good

THE LAUGHTER OF CHILDREN

The laughter of children is angelic....It is the most amazing thing to hear.With my daughter help, I had a terrific day. I started my day with trying to wake up my 4 year old and ended up in bed with her, cuddling, laughing and being totally silly. My day continued with a spring in my step, a smile on my face and a memory of my time with my baby girl.

This is a very important reason to get up in the morning and to rush back home from work at night, for the laughter of your children, the I LOVE MOMMY, the drawing that they specially made for you that looks like just lines to you, but tells a story for them. For me, they are my best cure for my depression. They helped me without knowing. They knew that mommy was not feeling well and put a blanket over me when I was just dazed and confused. Brought me their favorite dollies to confort me. I owe my new life to them and when they are old enough to understand what they did, I will tell them how proud I was of them for doing this.

It is a miracle to have a child, I know, but it is a priviledge to raise a child....DON'T ABUSE THEM, DON'T HURT THEM AND IF YOU DO, GET HELP.......

Have a great evening and ....Be good

WHY DOES IT STILL FEEL LIKE A MONDAY

For some reason unknown to me, today feel's like a Monday. I have a bad headache (thank God it is not a migraine) since last night. And I feel really down. I am feeling very alone right now and I shouldn't. I have family and friends all around me. I also have God looking down on me and just that should be making me feel better but it doesn't.

Maybe I am the point that all the medication that I am on are starting to counter effect....I don't know... Maybe I just need rest...or just to write about it....

Anyways, the're are days like this once in a while and let's hope this one goes fast..

Have a great HAPPY day and....Be good

ANOTHER MONDAY

Welcome back to another Monday. The worst day of the week. In my mind, it is the one that makes or brakes your week. In my case, I took it off because it is always my worst day. It starts on Sunday evening and it finishes on Monday afternoon. It only started back last August. Waking up to it, made me cry and want to stay in my bed all day. That is when I realize that I must have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or something like that. I endure this for 2 months, getting worst everyday, specially Mondays.
Until I called my family doctor and he told me that I did not have CFS or anything like that but that I was severely depressed. He has known me all my life, knows every little think that I have endured in my life. I could not accept it because I am a strong womem. I have a family to take care of. I have a important job. And depression only happended to weak and vulnerable people.

It has been a long recovery and I still have downs as you can see but medication and finding what you are about and who you are, helps a great deal.

Will talk again about this...

But for now, have a great evening and let's talk later....Be good

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE GREAT DADS OUT THERE

Good morning, Well today's is a very important day for my little girls because I am very fortunate to have great husband that is also an AMAZING DAD. I was not as fortunate as them. My mom left my dad because of physical abuse caused by alcoolism, when I was only 3 and they separeted a few years later. Now remember that in the late 60's and early 70's it was not very popular to be divorced. My mom became both our parents since my dad was not very involved in our lives, unless it was his weekend of the month to see us. I went to boarding school and in my grade, I, with another girl named Kathy O, we're the only ones who had divorced parents. Now if you look at today's school and just pick one class, it really would be the opposite.
So in my eyes, the DADS of today, may he be single or married or widowed, may he be a grand-father in place of a dad or an uncle for that matter, for a little child, the role that a father has, in their lives, is a very important one and they should not be missing any part of it because in the long run, they will regret it, as my father did and still does. In my case, my Grandad was the man in my life but was called up to Heaven to become an Angel, in your eyes, to soon, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY GRANDAD FROM YOUR CENDRILLON.

P.S. My mom showed us to have respect for others and specialy to our father, so I did call him for Father's Day.....and prayed for him in church.

Have a great day and let's talk later.... Be good

Hello Everyone, I want to start by thanking Beatriz and Sandee for introducing me to the blogging community and for their friendship. I am a 38 year old, mother of 2 girls with a great husband. Why do I want to blog... Well, I have a lot to share and I can relate to almost everything. I am here to share with you my trials and tribulations and maybe you could realize that you are not alone.
Have a great saturday and will be here later.. Be good.