A Cowboy's Wife contest

A Cowboy’s Wife is having a contest on her food blog! You can win a Hamilton Beach® Stand Mixer and she’ll ship anywhere so everyone is eligible!
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The Prize:




The winner will receive a brand new
Hamilton Beach 4.5-qt. Eclectrics Stand Mixer, Pineapple Yellow!!

Please visit http://mywoodenspoon.com/2008/01/01/standmixercontest/ for details! :)

Home ...

Finally I was able to go home ... not for as long as I would have liked, but home nonetheless. I drove in on Saturday and back on Tuesday ... originally I was leaving Thursday when I got off work and then back on Tuesday, but life got in the way of those plans.
It was nice to be home, my mom made yummy vegetable soup that was waiting for me when I got there Saturday afternoon. Sunday I went to church for the first time in I don't know how many years ... it was nice to be there, comforting in a way. Oddly enough the sermon was about overcoming your fears in which he spoke about people with anxiety. Really hit home, and a few times I sat holding back tears. It was like he was standing on that big platform in front of everyone talking just to me.
My anxiety is at it highest right now ... higher than it's been in a long time. I have this constent short of breath, feeling like I'm under water, chest pain, butterfly, can't sleep without waking up sweating from a bad dream feeling. Why I let myself run out of my medication is beyond me. I know better, I've been here before and it wasn't pretty ... yet here I am again!!!

Reasons, seasons, or a lifetime

I got this in my email today and wanted to share ....

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons,
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson,
love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.


Thank you for being a part of my life,
whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

Just a quote!

"We cheerfully assume that in some mystic way love conquers all, that good outweighs evil in the just balances of the universe and at the 11th hour something gloriously triumphant will prevent the worst before it happens."

(Justin) Brooks Atkinson

A poem about our girlfriends

Thanks for this Trish ... :)

Someone will always be prettier.
Some will always be smarter.
Some of their houses will be bigger.
Some will drive a better car.
Their children will do better in school.
And their husband will fix more things around the house.
So let it go, and love you and your circumstances.

Think about it!
The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart.
And the most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children.
And the richest woman you know, she's got the car, the house, the clothes ...
might be lonely.

And the word says, "If I have not Love, I am nothing."
So, again, love you. Love who you are. Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say, "I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed, to be disappointed!" "Winners make things happen! Losers let things happen."

Be "blessed" ladies!

Charles Schultz Philosophy

I got this email today from my cousin and had to share ...

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read through the whole thing and you'll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winner for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.



How did you do?

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.


Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with

Easier?

The lesson: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care.



" Don't worry about the world coming to an end today.
It's already tomorrow in Australia ."
(Charles Schultz)

New years resolutions

Okay ... so it's a yearly thing most of us do, I just hope everyone sticks to them better than I do. :)

This year here is what I HOPE to accomplish:

Lose weight ... yes it's a yearly resolution that I don't stick with, but this year I hope to actually do this. Even though I did lose weight in 2007 ... it was done through stress, not through a healthy life style change.

Be happier, realize that things can be accomplished by myself and that I'm strong enough to do so.

Keep up with my blog better. :)

Keep in touch with my loved one's better. I'm great at shutting people out and pushing those that mean the most to me away when I'm having a hard time.


I wish you all a great 2008 ... may you all be healthy and happy!!!