cuteness

the two headed puppy
needed a lift
little duckies in a tea cup
love his colors! : )

Gratitude

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death, you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead, and a place to sleep, you are richer that 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.


Sometimes we have such a skewed perspective of life's blessings.

Shack vs. Castle

I'd take a shack on a rock

over a castle in the sand.

-Casting Crowns, American Dream

Great!

“If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40(or 400) people in his office at onetime, all of whom had different needs,and some of whom didn't want to bethere and were causing trouble, andthe doctor, lawyer, or dentist,without assistance, had to treat themall with professional excellence fornine months, then he might havesome conception of the classroom teacher's job.”

the bees, the wind, and the rain

Life is full of beauty.

Notice it.

Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.

Being Afraid

"Being afraid isnt always a bad thing.

Sometimes you need that trembling feeling to remind you how exciting it is to be doing something new. "

Mom bought me

Jim Henson's Doodle Dreams: Insiration for Living Life Outside the Lines

so for awhile all my quotes will come from this book.

Its great sayings, not to mention doodles- cant find those though

Hunkered Down

hun·ker
intr.v. hun·kered, hun·ker·ing, hun·kers

1. To squat close to the ground; crouch. Usually used with down:

2. To take shelter, settle in, or hide out. Usually used with down:

3. To hold stubbornly to a position. Usually used with down:

Hurricane Ike is forcing us all to "hunker down"

including the animals...

P.S. If you are watching KHOU news,

every other phrase they use is

"hunkering down" or "just hunk down"

hence the blog

NO-bama

I have a savior...
I need a president

NObama 2008

Genesis 2:7

I just wrote a whole blog on this verse on www.thedaysordainedforme.blogspot.com

Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

One Step At A Time

I have decided to have a theme song for this semester. It is hard to try and figure out everything today, when you can't. You have to be still and wait. That is hard and gets harder everyday. So anytime I get distracted by life and everything that I hope will happen or what I think should happen. I need to take a step at a time. God will always take care of me and I need to remember I cant jump over mountains from the bottom. I need to slow down and take it a day at a time, a step at a time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzyys6kW8yg

One Step At A Time: Jordin Sparks

Hurry up and wait So close, but so far away
Everything that you've always dreamed of
Close enough for you to taste
But you just can't touch
Wonder when and where and how you're gonna make it
You know you can if you get the chance
In your face as the door keeps slamming
Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
And you're getting all kind of impatient waiting


We live and we learn to take
One step at a time
There's no need to rush
It's like learning to fly
Or falling in love
It's gonna happen and it's
Supposed to happen that we
Find the reasons why
One step at a time

You believe and you doubt
You're confused, you got it all figured out
Everything that you always wished for
Could be yours, should be yours, would be yours
If they only knew
Now you're feeling more and more frustrated
And you're getting all kind of impatient waiting

When you can't wait any longer
But there's no end in sight when you need to find the strength
It's the faith that makes you stronger
The only way you get there
Is one step at a time

Family

These are some quotes I feel describe the Turner side of the family with only the most of love : )

I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich.
~Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford

Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts.

~Author Unknown

The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together.

~Erma Bombeck

(so true)

The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life's essential unfairness. ~Nancy Mitford

(I may not have a big immediate family, but my mom does and that is also so true)

Here is some pictures of baby Maggie on the 4th of JulyApparently everyone thinks she looks like me when I was a baby, and this picture of her in the red car is the epitome of my childhood.

This is everyone at Granny's on the 4th. Melissa is in the chair next to Maggie, then Granny is on the other side of her and then Aunt Jenny. Looking at these pictures make me wanna cry because I havent been there in so long and I am jealous I dont get to spend more time with them.This is Jason (Maggie's dad) and Maggie walking up the stairs. Jason is a Virgina state trooper so I feel for Maggie, she is never gonna get to have a date without her dad scaring the crap out of the boy.

Are you a Tigger or an Eeyore?

You have to decide...

Are you a TIGGER

or

an EEYORE?

Randy Pausch has made such a difference. I love what he has hopefully made more than just my family realize.

Fridge

"Have you ever bonded so well with the fridge you open it up and ask yourself what you are doing there?"
-John Hagey

Future

We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there. ~Charles F. Kettering

The past can't see you, but the future is listening.
~Destin Figuier

A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past.
~Eric Hoffer

Attitude

99% of sarcasm is true.

Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?
Dennis and Wendy Mannering

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.
Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book

If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want. Oscar Wilde

Why do we fall?

-I never said Thank You
-And you'll never have too.

And why do we fall?
So we can learn to pick ourselves back up.

To turn fear against those who prey on the fearful.

There is nothing to fear, but fear itself.

Journey is Destination

Don't be afraid to make mistakes, stumble and fall, because most of the time, the greatest rewards come from doing the things that scare you the most. Maybe you'll get everything you wish for, maybe you'll get more than you ever imagined. who knows where life will take you. the road is long & in the end the journey is the destination.

New Endings...

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."-Maria Robinson

"This is my wish for you:
Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life"

To Avery & Parentals (Ragan & Brad)

To Avery and Parentals:

A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on.

-Carl Sandburg

Ten fingers,
Ten toes
She's laughter and teardrops
So small and brand new
And amazingly angelic
She's sent to bless you
She's one special Baby
The best of life's treasure
And will grant and bless you
With many hours of great pleasure.


I am so excited to meet the little girl and even more excited to be a part of Avery's life. Love you Both!

Broken Road

I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you
Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

27 Dresses

Do you wanna know the real reason why I came here tonight? Because I knew this was going to be hard for you. And for the first time in a really long time I wanted to be there for somebody….
But I want you to know that I think you deserve…I think you deserve more than what you’ve settled for. I do. I think you deserve to be taken care of for a change. I believe that.
-Kevin on 27 Dresses


Jane: You know how the bride makes her entrance and everybody turns to look at her? That’s when I look at the groom. Cause his face says it all you know? The pure love there.

Kevin: When the bride comes in and she makes her giant grand entrance, I like to glance back at the poor bastard getting married. Cause even though I think he’s an idiot for willingly entering into the last legal form of slavery, he always looks really, really happy.

If it was the right thing to do, you’d feel better right now.

BrokenHearted

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
—Psalm 147:3

Fear not, for I am with you;be not dismayed, for I am your God;I will strengthen you, I will help you,I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
—Isaiah 41:10

Sucks

Sometimes its best to forget what you feel and remember what you deserve.

I miss you- Miley Cyrus

You used to call me your angel
Said I was sent straight down from heaven
You'd hold me close in your armsI loved the way you felt so strong
I never wanted you to leave
I wanted you to stay here holding me

I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear
Every once in a while
And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to knowI miss you, sha la la la la
I miss you

You used to call me your dreamer
And now I'm living out my dream
Oh how I wish you could see
Everything that's happening for me
I'm thinking back on the past
It's true that time is flying by too fast

I know you're in a better place, yeah
But I wish that I could see your face, oh
I know you're where you need to be
Even though it's not here with me

The Days Fashioned For Me

Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.

~Psalm 139:16~

Quotes

As long as I can remember I have LOVED quotes. I used to have journals and journals full of quotes that I had found or heard. I had an idea to blog a different quote everyday or when one came into my head or I heard/found a good one. But I blog so much on my other blog- I figured I would start one strictly for my favorite quotes. Enjoy! : )

Honesty is the best image. - Tom Wilson