Inevitable Life Experiences

I am on a roll with this morning, ha! I was telling my mom this morning about how she is the best mom and how much I appreciate her. I told her she is a good person and has a big heart. It got me thinking about how I have changed in some ways. Remember being innocent and giving without restrictions, because that was what came from your heart, and it was rewarding. Now it's so different. I am not saying we are all like that, but for me it has all changed over the years, and I know it has to do with my life experiences. But I feel so jaded and tarnished, sometimes I hate that about myself, because I never used to be so negative about certain things. I guess if you live it hard you see it hard. But maybe it just has to do with today's society and the way of the world, you always have to watch your back on EVERYTHING! People are, alot of times, out for themselves. I always think that way and therefore get on the defensive in my thoughts. I have to catch myself alot, before my thoughts go into words. Then I look at my husband and how he gives no matter what, without any restrictions, he doesn't automatically think that he's getting "screwed", and if he does then he learns from it and moves on, but he doesn't automatically apply the situation to everyone or everthing. I know it's not the best way to be, and I am still a giving person, I just have those negative thoughts behind things that I wish sometimes I didn't have. I look at my children and see how innocent they are and I love it. I'd rather watch their cartoons because they bring me back to the positive things that I have long forgotten. I do however, remember that's not the way God wants us to be so that's what keeps me in check.

Manners

Let me tell ya'll what happened the other day, the cutest thing. My little twins kept saying appoo (which means apple), I said "what do we say?", and they replied, "PLEASE!" in a chorus. I was so amazed and proud that my little girls caught on to good manners. I clapped and thanked them for being so polite. Then this morning, my oldest replied with, "yes maam". I am just so proud. I guess those are the little rewards of being a good parent. I am very strict about good manners, because of the way I was raised and just coming in contact with so many ill-mannered children.

Short and Funny Ones

"I am not available right now, but thank you for caring enough to call.
I am making some changes in my life. Please leave a message after the beep. If I do not return your call, you are one of the changes."
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At pilot's training back in the Air Corps they taught us, "Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of take offs you make."
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Aspire to inspire before you expire.
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My wife and I had words, but I didn't get to use mine.
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As my five year old son and I were headed to McDonald's one day, we passed a car accident. Usually when we see something terrible like that, we say a prayer for those who might be hurt, so I pointed and said to my son, "We should pray." From the back seat I heard his earnest request:
"Please, God, don't let those cars block the entrance to McDonald's."
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Frustration is trying to find your glasses without your glasses.
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Blessed are those who can give without remembering
and
take without forgetting.
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The irony of life is that, by the time you're old enough to know your way around, you're not going anywhere.
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God made man before woman so as to give him time to think of an answer for her first question.
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I was always taught to respect my elders,
but it keeps getting harder to find one.
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Every morning is the dawn of a new error...

This Explains It

Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation!
A daughter is telling her mother how everything is going wrong.
She's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away.

Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely Mom, I love your cake".

"Here, have some cooking oil," her Mother offers. "Yuck" says her daughter.

"How about a couple of raw eggs?" "Gross, Mom!"

"Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?" "Mom, those are all yucky!"

To which the mother replies: "Yes, all those things seem bad by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!

God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will make something wonderful!

God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning.

Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart.