top of the morning, friends....i hope this blog entry finds you all well and ready for the Christmas season! i know i'm not even close to being ready, but i'm not going to stress about it. the above picture helped remind me to look forward to the road ahead. it also makes me look so forward to motorcycle season again! my buddy elzie and i plan to ride on january 1--as we always do--providing the weather isn't awful. we had another "wing night for wing nuts" last week. dave, elzie, di, christy, kelly, trish and cheryl showed up. we were all captivated by dave's ladder modification/invention idea. in reality, we think he is simply too cheap to buy scaffolding to fix his ceiling fan (lol). we also had ladies night out last week. a bunch of ladies from jackson and columbus (terri m, jen, allison, nancy, terri b, trish, and i) went to dinner and the columbus zoo to see the lights. we walked for about 3 hours and had a great time! things are going well here. i continue to walk quite a bit without a cane, but do use them if i plan to be on my feet a lot. the limp tends to throw my lower back off, so i'm trying to be cautious. i am also about ready to publish a book. the premise of the book is how God worked behind the scenes to prepare me for the crash. He prepared everything from my family, to my friends, and my finances so that all would work out for the best. i'll share more with you on that later, once i decide on a publisher, etc... it will be entitled "was it irony...or was it God?" dad is doing well, however, he has stopped his chemotherapy. it was making him very nauseous all the time and he continued to lose weight. he and the doctors felt that there's a significant chance the cancer won't come back even if he doesn't continue the chemo. dad said that at the age of 75, he's willing to take his chances.
congratulations to lynn schucker on her upcoming wedding!
prayer requests for healing:
retired capt. wendell webb
connie everett (retired captain del everett's wife)
barb moore's mom
quotes for the day:
believe while others
by william arthur ward
believe while others are doubting.
plan while others are playing.
study while others are sleeping.
decide while others are delaying.
prepare while others are daydreaming.
begin while others are procrastinating.
work while others are wishing.
save while others are wasting.
listen while others are talking.
smile while others are frowning.
commend while others are criticizing.
persist while others are quitting.
believe while others are doubting.
plan while others are playing.
study while others are sleeping.
decide while others are delaying.
prepare while others are daydreaming.
begin while others are procrastinating.
work while others are wishing.
save while others are wasting.
listen while others are talking.
smile while others are frowning.
commend while others are criticizing.
persist while others are quitting.
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Christmas gift suggestions:
to your enemy, forgiveness.
to an opponent, tolerance.
to a friend, your heart.
to a customer, service.
to all, charity.
to every child, a good example.
to yourself, respect.
to your enemy, forgiveness.
to an opponent, tolerance.
to a friend, your heart.
to a customer, service.
to all, charity.
to every child, a good example.
to yourself, respect.
-oren arnold-
i pray you all have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy new year! i will leave you with the following video clip that cindy kollin sent me. i found it to be very motivational!
blessings,
lisa - 1095
2 comments:
I always loved your quotes on your blog girl... and that picture is really something else too.
I can't wait to read your book. I have thought this whole time that you should write one about your experiences. It would help lots of other people out there who are going through similar circumstances.
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Pike Co. Woman
Lisa:
Happy New Year to you and your family! I hope that 2009 brings you continued improvement and blessings galore! Don't be too harsh on those OU students... :)
Hope to see you out and about on the bike!
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