know the true value of time . . .

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Lord Chesterfield

Hooked on "Touch"

I watched the Touch pilot on television last night and I must say I'm hooked on it already!

I started a group in the forum for us to discuss the show. Come join me!

I put links and my thoughts in the group, so there is no need to repeat them here.

Click here.

The New School Prayer

This was written by a teen in Bagdad, Arizona.

Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.
If Scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.
Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene.
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.
For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all.
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the state.
We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks.
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.
It's "inappropriate" to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such "judgments" do not belong.
We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles.
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.
It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot; My soul please take!
Amen

PS 57:1
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,for in you my soul takes refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.

Author Unknown

Getting glimpses

We received two letters today from our son, but they were form letters again. We learned that his group at boot camp (company) has a Facebook page and I was able to go and see photos and videos from the previous groups that went through his program. Here is one of the videos.



It is nice to be able to see and imagine some of the things he is doing. I wrote him a 4 page typed letter. I sure hope his fellow team members do not tease him for his mom's long letters. I hope he has time to read it!

Freebie -- it's in the newsletter!

Did you get the latest newsletter in your inbox? <---No, click that link.

It was a long newsletter with many clicks.  There is a freebie linked in the newsletter (hidden in the forum if you remember where to find them).  It's the last of my photo corners. 


I wanted to include some parts of the newsletter for the blog readers (as below).  If you've already read it in the newsletter, please scroll to the next post.


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ABOUT MY PERSONAL LIFE: I have been having a very rough year and am hoping that all the hard things are going to be at the beginning of the year and the rest of the year will be smooth sailing.  Jodiann shared with me a concept about "coming back to center" and you can read about it here as well as the announcement that the destination design was permanently delayed.

We started the year off in the emergency room (blog post with photos) with an uncle.  This began daily hospital visits and numerous telephone calls and steps toward setting up a guardianship.  We had to call 30 cousins and drag information out of them!  Whew.  I'm glad that is over!  He is now in a nursing home and doing much better.  However, this also lead to hubby and I moving all of a brother's belongings out of the uncle's home.  This is much more complicated than I can share on the internet, but it was stressful.

My middle son left for boot camp this month and I blogged about my first telephone conversation with him which lasted all of 30 seconds!  Since then I have had a 3 minute and a 5 minute telephone conversation with him and finally have an address to write him.  If you are a military mom, we can support each other and I started a thread in the forum.

The most significant thing that has been going on in my life is hubby's loss of income.  The situation is stuck between workmen's compensation insurance carrier (work related) and disability insurance carrier (non-work related) both not accepting responsiblitiy and saying it belongs to the other.  Meanwhile, hubby is still considered employed, yet not able to work, so he is not able to get unemployment compensation either.

We have now been over a month without his income and between the doctors, his work, and the insurance companies, along with all the telephone calls regarding relative's issues, have run through all our cell phone minutes.  I've decided cell phone minutes is a sign of things happening in life, whether good or bad.

There has been other things too, but the internet is not a place to share our entire family's problems.  I can just say that other than the employment issues, everything is beginning to stop swinging like a pendulum and come back to center.

STORE NEWS!

This is the spot where I intended on making an official announcement and welcome for our first designers, but alas, it happens to be Computer Complaint Day and both of their computers are complaining ferociously!  So we will save their formal welcome for another day, although everyone who frequents the forum has already met them through their delightful posts.

Meanwhile, you can see Janet B Designs here in the store and Jodiann's Sky Pie here in the store.

We welcome you to visit the new area of the forum for The Boomerang where there will be a matching thread created for each new product that goes into the store.  If you purchase anything in the store and use it in a layout, we invite you to use the gallery to upload.  Thereafter, use the codes underneath your upload to post in the matching thread so we can compile a thread of inspiration for each product.  Remember, the inspiration you give will bounce back to you like a boomerang!

There is also a thread stickied in this area of the forum sharing the meaning behind the name "The Boomerang."

We opened the store on January 18 for "test" sales and invited regulars in the forum to make some purchases.  Chrissy had the honor of being the first person to make a purchase!  We have had quiet a few sales and thank everyone who has made a purchase so we can work out the kinks to make sure everything goes smoothly before the official grand opening.  We appreciate your trust in us knowing that we will quickly work on resolving any problems (and that you will continue to stick around regardless of problems).  The store is a little slow and I am analyzing solutions based on cost vs. sales.  As the store begins to support itself through sales (especially collabs which go to store costs), I should be able to make more improvements.

The Boomerang has no where to go but up and where it will go only time will tell!

I'm so thankful that Janet and Jodiann have taken a risk on Hummie's World and joined us.  I personally love their products and I couldn't ask for better people to work with.  I know you will enjoy them and their products too.  I will continue to take applications for more designers.

I have to leave somthing for my children other than . . .

Just overheard at the office . . .

I'm making a list and leaving the stuff to do later.

I have to leave something for my children other than my money.

Oh, some wise old fellow knows better than to work all day at the office.  I was laughing out loud.

Learn everything you can . . .

“Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.”

Sarah Caldwell

Worship Wednesday

Thanks to Dawn for helping me find some worship songs for Worship Wednesday! I'm making some post dated posts so that we can pick this back up! Feel free to leave a comment to your blog posts or songs on youtube.

The lady reading this...

Dear God,
The lady reading this
is beautiful, classy & strong
and I love her.
Help her live her life to the fullest.
Please promote her and cause her to
excel above expectations.
Help her to shine in darkest places
and love where it is impossible to love.
Protect her at all times,
lift her up when she needs you the most
and let her know that when
she walks with you;
she will always be safe..


Author Unknown

Twitter Roundup (personal posts)

This post is a round-up of my personal Twitter posts (no resources here as I'm doing them on individual blog posts now). I always round them up and then delete them from Twitter.

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It's a monumental moment! Thank you test shoppers -- the first sales are in. We appreciate you greatly for testing out the store to see if it works. Jan 18

Whoo hoooo! Just got a phone call from our son at boot camp! Treasuring that moment! Jan 18

me!! I'm excited! “@Survivor_Tweet: Browse photos of #Survivor: One World! Who's excited for the premiere on Feb. 15?? Jan 18

I've been hungry a lot in recent weeks. Odd-I'm rarely hungry-Hoping this means I'm loosing some pounds! Maybe stress can be good for health. Jan 18

@SincerelyD: End Piracy, Not Liberty – Google Jan 18

Good morning world! Let's do this! Jan 18

So stoked for American Idol tonight !!!! Jan 18

I'm going to sleep to get some good rest so I can be productive tomorrow. Taking one step at a time. Jan 17

My baby has been married one year today. I'm in that sentimental sappy mom mode. Jan 15

I'm thankful for the sun that is shining and the blue skies so pretty today! Jan 15

I need a break . . . . . . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jan 15

The commercial said "best movie of the year" - It's Jan 15 -- can they say that in Dec? Does anyone really believe it? Jan 14

I just paid myself 50 cents for a test product in the store. (found yet more things to tweek -- oh fun!) Getting closer and closer! Jan 11

Yes! It's good to get out of that "zero" boat! Scrapping just makes me feel better. I miss that natural high. Jan 11

How many layouts have you made so far this year? Anyone sitting in "zero" boat with me? Jan 9

more than 25 unread threads since 9 p.m. last night -- either these people don't sleep or they live on the other side of the world! lol Jan 8

It's great talking to family on the phone, but not for 12 hours at a whack (& under these circumstances). I want a day without talking. Jan 7

I just heard someone say "I love pie fight "--- hmmmmm Jan 7 (it was hubby!)

I'm starting to get sentimental sappy sad already -- and my 21 year old baby doesn't leave until Sunday. Jan 6

I understand the Girl Scouts will be taunting me to by thin mint cookies soon here in Cape Girardeau County. Jan 5

Soft water will be a big change @semissourian Cape switch river water to well. http://bit.ly/xReCJ9 Jan 5

I've done nothing but sneeze all afternoon! I thought it was dust from de-decorating, but now I'm thinking head cold coming on. I hope not. Jan 2

It's really hard to watch your baby drive off again and not know how long until he returns. Jan 1

You know-- it feels like 2012 (Jan 1)

I just asked hubby to get me something "out of the sidebar of my purse!" Is this a sign that I spend too much time online? I meant side pocket. Dec 31

Trying really hard not to get down. Dec 28

@JenniferCreekTN No worries, the snow disappeared about as fast as it came. Sigh. Dec 28

SNOWWWWW! on the ground -- right after Christmas! Go figure that! Dec 27

Listening to that repeating music on DVD before you hit play while waiting for everyone to come is like torture. Dec 23

Last night I was at that point past tired into adrenaline taking over -- kept me awake until 3 am! Slept by 6 hr until 9. I'm good. Dec 23

I'm so thankful today!!!!! Dec 22

I worked so hard yesterday that it's going to effect my today! Good thing last day before four day weekend! Dec 22

@lorigg Don't laugh too hard, but I know what I was thinking. Sasquatch surely came from Saskatchewan! rotfl Dec 20

Sending goofy santa ticklish Christmas wishes your way! Dec 20

Stupid Siri doesn't transcribe what right 100% of the time Dec 20

Stupid Bird left a clock right in the middle of my windshield Dec 20

It's raining in Cape Girardeau again! If this were snow we might have a white Christmas Dec 20

They sure did sit out there a long time with her in the ambulance so praying that all is well. Dec 16

Fire and ambulance in front of the house first for the neighbor Dec 16

Dear @twitter Can I have my lists back on my sidebar? It's how I follow a lot of people. So hard to get to now. Dec 16

Good morning Twitter Universe!! I worked too hard yesterday. Can't seem to wake up today. Yeah for work Christmas party tonight. Dec 15

I feel broker than broke. Dec 14

Uh oh. Restarting again. It froze this time. Just have to get through back up to feel better. Dec 14

Uh oh!! Got a message that display driver was crashing. Restarting. Hoping to start and get through back up. Dec 14

Got a headache -- eating too little; sleeping too little; working too hard -- welcoming a night's rest. Dec 13

“@LifeVerse: The enemy would never push us to a place where we need to lean on God. God calls us there. Priscilla Shirer #quote #jonah” Dec 13

Trying! RT @LifeVerse Whatever God has shown you, regardless of fear, take the first step. Once you do, He’ll give you grace. Chip Ingram Dec 12

Uggg! They changed the interface of Twitter. Why must they always go and change things on sites. Dec 11

I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. Harlan Miller Dec 8

What ever happened to gas stations offering service – we have to even pay for a year for our tires. Dec 8

Selfishness makes Christmas a burden; Love makes it a delight. Dec 7

I see snow *flurries* in Cape Girardeau! Will we have a white Christmas? Dec 7

Dear Santa, I don't want much for Christmas, I just want the person reading this to be happy . Dec 6

Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas. Dale Evans Rogers Dec 6