September 12, 2008 – 11:52 am
A memorable moment…when on the ride to the ‘bigger, bigger city’ Miss Sam reached over and wanted to just hold my hand. I am grateful….that my husband has bought himself a boat. Do y’all hear me????? He FINALLY has his boat!!!!! Do I hear an AMEN????? I laugh…at all the dishes that have piled up [...]
September 6, 2008 – 1:30 pm
A memorable moment…when my husband gave me a hug and said he was sorry for being a”jerk”. I am grateful….that Ike seems to be on track to just ‘clip’ the Florida Keys. I laugh…when last night I was able to ‘corral’ Miss Sam into going with me to a ‘team sort’ down the street. She [...]
August 29, 2008 – 2:14 pm
A memorable moment…when I decided, on my drive home from the ‘bigger bigger’ city this week, to take a spontaneous photo field trip to the old Florida town of Micanopy. Since March I have had difficulty venturing very far from home on my own due to anxiety and panic attacks.This has made a significant impact [...]
August 22, 2008 – 12:39 pm
A precious moment…was when I walked out of the kitchen earlier this week and noticed that Marbles and Snickers were watching me from the same vantage point. They are not best buds yet but I see ‘companionship’ in their future. I am grateful….that Tropical Storm Fay did not grow into a hurricane. If she had, [...]
August 15, 2008 – 5:58 pm
A precious moment…Now that Samantha is old enough (and tall enough) to sit in the front seat of the car, I love how we will be driving along (me listening to my favorite talk radio show ~ her listening to her Japanese music on her PSP) and she will reach over and grab my hand [...]
August 8, 2008 – 12:12 pm
A precious moment…when Miss Sam came and sat with me on the couch during a birthday phone call from my Dad. A gesture of reassurance and protection that touched me. I am grateful….that I have choices. Many times we get caught up in the chaos and stressful emotions that having many choices creates. Like having [...]
A precious moment…when one of my students shouted out in class Wednesday night, ‘This class rocks!’. I think it does (grin) but it is always satisfying when a student does. I am grateful….for a husband that helps me make decisions. Miss Sam was scheduled for the second class in the three part ‘Techno-Pop’ class at [...]
Thanks to Beth Dargis over at My Simpler Life and Peggy from The Simple Woman for being the inspiration behind My Joyful Journal. Some joyful thoughts from this week are: A precious moment…was when Marbles and Snickers were sitting at opposite ends of the couch and Snickers began ‘inching’ her way over to Marbles. One [...]
