...just another day in paradise...
No matter what challenges are present in our daily lives, the are so many things for which we are thankful. We are so fortunate to have such wonderful friends and family... a drive down Burnside in Portland can be quite humbling... many people scattered on the sidewalk... tattered blankets... no pillows... no home... no family or people who care. What happened in their lives to bring them there? One has to wonder...
My thoughts drift to our soldiers in the Middle East... so far from home... living in heat we can't even imagine... in unspeakable conditions, at best. (I guess I should quit complaining about this week's heat here, huh?) I don't pretend to be political, but I wonder how long before they can come back home for good... The news tonight was disheartening... no more PTSD, because they were all "disturbed" before they entered the service... therefore, no medical care or compensation for those coming home with these problems... I have an idea; maybe we should send all those wise government doctors and politicians over to the front lines and see if they develop any problems such as PTSD. I wonder how they might feel is everyone concluded that they all were just disturbed before they got there?????
On a more positive note, our one and only grandbaby took her first steps this week, and she's not quite ten months old! She has been walking around furniture and walls for quite awhile now, so I figured she would take off at anytime...afterall, her daddy took off running at about the same age. Being a grandparent is definately one of life's blessings!
Well, the infamous garage sale takes place in just two more days... I will be glad when that is over! Maybe then, I can return to the more creative side of life.
Take a moment to count your blessings before you go to sleep tonight... your friends... your family... your home, whatever that might be... your pillow... clean blankets... and whatever else for which you might be grateful! Did you do something of which you are proud today? Did you share a smile or a kindness with a stranger? As Mother Teresa said, "We can do no great things; only small things with great love." Take time to be thankful for those blessings in your life!
Blessings to you always,
bridgeanna
No matter what challenges are present in our daily lives, the are so many things for which we are thankful. We are so fortunate to have such wonderful friends and family... a drive down Burnside in Portland can be quite humbling... many people scattered on the sidewalk... tattered blankets... no pillows... no home... no family or people who care. What happened in their lives to bring them there? One has to wonder...
My thoughts drift to our soldiers in the Middle East... so far from home... living in heat we can't even imagine... in unspeakable conditions, at best. (I guess I should quit complaining about this week's heat here, huh?) I don't pretend to be political, but I wonder how long before they can come back home for good... The news tonight was disheartening... no more PTSD, because they were all "disturbed" before they entered the service... therefore, no medical care or compensation for those coming home with these problems... I have an idea; maybe we should send all those wise government doctors and politicians over to the front lines and see if they develop any problems such as PTSD. I wonder how they might feel is everyone concluded that they all were just disturbed before they got there?????
On a more positive note, our one and only grandbaby took her first steps this week, and she's not quite ten months old! She has been walking around furniture and walls for quite awhile now, so I figured she would take off at anytime...afterall, her daddy took off running at about the same age. Being a grandparent is definately one of life's blessings!
Well, the infamous garage sale takes place in just two more days... I will be glad when that is over! Maybe then, I can return to the more creative side of life.
Take a moment to count your blessings before you go to sleep tonight... your friends... your family... your home, whatever that might be... your pillow... clean blankets... and whatever else for which you might be grateful! Did you do something of which you are proud today? Did you share a smile or a kindness with a stranger? As Mother Teresa said, "We can do no great things; only small things with great love." Take time to be thankful for those blessings in your life!
Blessings to you always,
bridgeanna
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