A Change coming to a new season

So as I think of this summer coming to a change I think of the fun time of this past week and
also the time with my friend today.

I so enjoyed the time I had today with a dear friend of mine. We had some lunch and went to
a book store. In that time she showed me a calender she had. She knows how much I value
keeping track of time and writing everything down. Calenders are very important to me.
So as a new school year starts for her and for me a new season of having to find a new job or move to this new location in Sept. comes I wanted to mark this day as a new beginning. 
So I found the calender she had and just had to get it! It is a 3 yr pocket calender so that
will be nice to be able to have it for a while.. 

Seasons do change and its nice to look back on things from the past and also look positively to the
future.
What Am I hoping for:

1. A Job that provide better financial relief for our bills
2. Peace of mind in choices with our church
3. A change in my habits for weight loss
4. Details for Holiday season preparations
5. Better communication with family members

Keeping that list short for now but that is a TALL order with allot of WORK having to go into it.
May this be a beginning to this New season just seeing these!

Plans and choices

This summer is flying by and I feel like I am watching life just go by! I recently asked a co-worker what
she is doing for the weekend and she said to me in such a cheerful voice, "I have so many Plans and lots
of choices.. I said WOW your a lucky girl.. She told me then, LUCK has nothing to do with it I PLAN
my options ... I will not be just doing NOTHING, I can do THAT when I am dead... Which at first
made me REALLY MAD and THOUGHT what a smarty pants and that she was really into herself.

But now calmer I am glad she that to me. I will now look at my summer as yes to get my plans working.
We don't have money so my plans cant be the major attractions or a vacation but I can do free things!

So here is my start list:
1. Free swimming in the park.
2. Free Movies in the park.
3. Getting  a Movie at the Library.
4. Sitting in the park watching kids play.
5. Helping Mom with things she needs done.
6. Sitting with the neighbors having a baroque.
7. Riding my bike
8. Finally going to a Crocheting meeting.. (I have been so bad in not going)
9. Reading a good novel/ or Bible  in the park.
10. Starting my crochet projects for Christmas.. (yep it will be here before we know and Mittens I think is
going to take me longer.)

So That's my start of FREE things to do!

Treats of Cakes

Well I am day one of being 46.. Amazing how this year went by! I wish I would gathered and wrote
the lessons that I have learned from this year and put them in a book.. Maybe I will do that weekly
for next year..

I did allot of celebrating with cakes this year. (not intently)
Had a cake that was from a awesome bakery a shared  birthday family cake..
.. (strawberry and light whip cream) Which is the Pic show..
Had two cakes at work from my boss... (a blue berry bunt cake and peach one)
My neighbor baked a Dun kin Hines chocolate on chocolate.. YUMMY
And finally a cake at Music team practice that was chocolate moose..

So you can say in 4 days I have had allot of sugar.. OH boy!
But I do take Each day as a GIFT and I am thankful for each day!
It does feel really nice that I have wonderful family/friends who do
like to celebrate!

So off I go to make more memories and journal to learn new lessons!

Thur.'s Pics For Inspritaion

Well Last week was a week of  Birthdays..  5 People in my life had them.. Its my birthday month and
it got me thinkin of some quotes I seen.. Time seems to be moving so fast...

1. Birthdays are got for you. Statistics show that people who the most live the longest.
Larry Lorenzoni

2.As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes and
I cant remember the other two.. Sir Norman Wisdom.

3. Its surprising how much of memory is built around things unnoticed all the time. Barbara King solver

4. Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. Auguste Rodin.

5. The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once. Albert Einstein

6. You cant change the past but you can ruin the present worrying about the future.. Unknown

 So that's my quotes for the week..  Just hoping that I spend my TIME wisely and Learn something
new each day!

Friday Fun Feature (On Thur..)

I have decided I am going to start collecting quotes that mean allot to me each week..
This week was Oprah's last show and a new quote that I LOVE is from a show
she had on Jill Bolte it was:

 Please, Be responsible for the energy you bring in this room..

I just love that! She was talking on how she could feel the positive and negative people
as they came in her room after her stroke.. I do plan to read her book.

The other quote I found as I was making a card for a friend who is retiring at work.
As I was putting it together I found a DR. Seuss quote

Oh The Places You ll go
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting
So get on your way!

I also found a site with 9 other quotes from Dr. Seuss that I just love,

1. You have brains in your head. you have feet in your shoes.
you can steer yourself, any direction you choose...

2. Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive
who is youer than You.

3. From there to here, and here to there funny everywhere.

4. Don't cry because its over, Smile because it happened.

5. If you never did, you should. These things are fun and fun is good.

6. I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. A elephant's faithful, one
hundred percent.

7. So the writer breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the
reader who reads.

8. And will you succeed? Yes Indeed, Yes indeed! Ninety-Eight and three-quarters
percent guaranteed.

9. Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple

So those are the fun ones this week... .

Being a leader

I have been a leader in my church in many different forms.
 My joy has always singing. Music has always been the part of my life that would always comfort, soothe and bring me peace. So being brought to church at a very young age, (from about 1month old) I started singing at probably the age 4yrs. Its mostly has been with children my age in groups. All through the years I kept doing this but never really doing solos. I thought I was not good enough and never had the confidence. But now I have had the joy of being part of a small worship team. It amazes me all the time how far Jesus has brought me.

I also have been a leader with kids and part of a women's board. Which also amazes me!

I have lived with emotional issues and have had some serious hospital stays. But today as a follower
of  Jesus I can say yes every day I do have to be a warrior of fighting off the struggles of thinking I am
not worthy of being a leader or member of a church. Thank goodness for the Internet and the good help

of support help from dear friends. I do hope to continue to serve as a humble faithful leader. 

Different Looks at being a MOM

I got some fresh looks this weekend on being a MOM. I went to a memorial service for a Friends mom
yesterday.. It was unique. She had 5 kids and they all are grown up with kids now. They all can look back
and tell different stories of how she touched them. She was a real mom who had hard times and still made
a difference in each of their Lives. Being Real and she was Kind.

 I was making her mothers day gifts because I have no money to buy her anything. I made her paper flowers and bracelets. (again I wish I would have taken pic's to post)
I gave them to her today she was filled with joy just that I took the time to make them for her.
My dad thought it was weird and called it childish. But Mom understands me and just smiled and
said its from my daughter and that's all that matters. As he called me childish I said yep I am a big
kid at heart and I don't ever want to grow up..

In car she shared a story I had forgot. Mom loved to go to Marshall Fields and look.. She took
me with this day. And I scooted off and started to play in bathroom. She panicked and thought she lost me.
She went to lost and found and Over the speaker they said: Cindy H. please come to Lost and Found your MOM has been lost.. (she was so embarrassed.)

As I think of being a Mom to my only Son It saddens me of how unprepared I was and young.. I think of
so many things I would want to do differently. But then everyone can say Woulda Coulda Shoulda.. I look
at him now and just pray that he will find peace in this life and find friends that can be encourager's.
This world just has to much sadness and I hope he will find compassion show kindness to all he meets.

Kindness that is what I hope for all Mom's today!