changes with the times

so....my intensions have been good-but my following thru has been another story! but i now have a laptop and wireless internet- but for several days- still not quite sure how to use it. my 11 year old son -on the other hand- has adjusted quite well and is trying to be as patient as possible with me.

back before my stroke-i had just completed intec- which was a requirement for ga educators. and to reward myself once the course was completed- i bought myself a digital camera- that took the hard square looking discs maybe -4x4?

then i had the stroke and was out of the everchanging world of technology. and there i was 3 years later with not a clue. now over 6 years later-here i am quite determined to somehow catch up. so be patient with me.....i'm so very very lucky to have such supportive and knowledgeable friends....thank u much mhs!!! you are a .....superstarrrrrr! hehehe

suffering- some days i just need this reminder!

they say that when suffering shatters the carefully kept vase that is our lives, god stoops to pick up the pieces- but he doesn't put them back together as a restoration project patterned after our former selves- instead he sifts through the rubble and purposely selects some of the shards as raw material for another project -a mosaic-that so beautifully tells the story of redemption.

seeds i have planted....

some days are just better than others....and today was definitely a good one. while out and about- i ran into several of my former students. there was tyler the graduate of gt- now an engineer at plant hatch who just happened to be behind me at wal-mart checkout and loaded my car. then- there was jesslyn and her baby girl- chloe- who i ran into at bath and body works. next there was serena- who served me my most favorite drink ever- premium roast coffee from the mcdonalds drive-thru. and last- there was melanie at the salon- who cut up some good looking hair on my kids as well as waxing my crazy eyebrows- (u glow girl-with your pregnant self)!

i am sooooo thankful for my long term memories!!!!

my weekend with melissa

It's been 25 years, but all of a sudden-it seems like yesterday that melissa and i were hanging together in my old hometown of claxton, georgia. when i stop to think about all these "coincidences" that have brought us back together- i am certain that it's all part of god's plan.

although many years have passed- when i see her or even talk to her on the phone- we giggle like little girls and i must say- it feels good! i am so proud of her and happy for her! she not only has a beautiful family and home there in glennville- but she has worked hard and has a successful career.

i had the amazing opportunity to speak there at her church today at glennville first baptist where i met many new brothers and sisters in christ. i wouldn't trade anything for this amazing weekend i've had- melissa-i'm so glad god has brought us back together again- and this time- for good. thank you for listening to my abcd stories.....who'd have ever thought? hehehehe!

Stroke Recovery 2002 - Present

Adam's Baseball Pix 2007

Chloe's Fairy's Pics 2008