09.24.07
Posted in Reflections on Life in General at 4:01 pm by Administrator
Ahh, I love autumn in the midwest. Trees changing colors, blue skies with puffy white clouds, football everywhere, 92 degrees outside—wait…92 degrees?
Yes. We have had high 80s, low 90s here for over a week. Oh, and on top of that? My A/C decided to choke and die on this, the (most likely) last hot week of the year.
So a week after the A/C died, we’ll get a new system installed, and I am going to set the temp on 60 degrees just because I can.
Oh, and the weather forecast for the day AFTER our new A/C is installed?
72 for a high.
Yep. I love autumn in the midwest.
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Posted in Reflections on Life in General at 12:45 pm by Administrator
My daughter is a major Hannah Montana fan. If you are not familiar with this Disney Channel show, let me enlighten you. The premise is about a young teen girl named Miley Stewart (played by Miley Cyrus) who lives with her dad Robby Ray Stewart (played by Billy Ray Cyrus of “Achy Breaky Heart” fame) and lives a double life as a normal teenaged girl and also a major music star, Hannah Montana.
I’m always cautious about the shows my impressionable 9-year old daughter watches because she has a real flair for the dramatic, and if I do not want to see/hear a re-enactment of a scene from a TV show, I have to limit what she can watch. That said, I love Hannah Montana. The father-daughter interactions and situations are only enhanced by the real-life father-daughter relationship of the actors. Recently, Billy Ray Cyrus wrote this song for his daughter Miley and sang it for her on the show. When I first heard it, my heart squeezed. I’m not facing this yet, but I know one day, all too soon, I will. And this song captures the emotion of watching your little girl grow up.
I recommend you download it from itunes. In the meantime, here are the lyrics:
She’s gotta do what she’s gotta do
And I’ve gotta like it or not
She’s got dreams too big for this town
And she needs to give ‘em a shot
Whatever they are
Looks like she’s all ready to leave
Nothing left to pack
There ain’t no room for me in that car
Even if she asked me to tag along
God I gotta be strong
(chorus)
She’s at the startin’ line of the rest of her life
As ready as she’s ever been
Got the hunger and the stars in her eyes
The prize is hers to win
She’s waitin’ on my blessings before she hits that open road
Baby get ready
Get set
Don’t go
She says things are fallen into place
Feels like they’re fallen apart
I painted this big ol’ smile on my face
To hide my broken heart
If only she knew
This is where I don’t say what I want so bad to say
This is where I want to but I won’t get in the way
Of her and her dreams
And spreadin’ her wings
She’s at the startin’ line of the rest of her life
As ready as she’s ever been
Got the hunger and the stars in her eyes
The prize is hers to win
She’s waitin’ on my blessings before she hits that open road
Baby get ready
Get set
Don’t go
She’s at the startin’ line of the rest of her life
As ready as she’s ever been
Got the hunger and the stars in her eyes
The prize is hers to win
She’s waitin’ on my blessings before she hits that open road
Baby get ready
Get set
Please Don’t go
Don’t go
Don’t go
She’s gotta do what she’s gotta do
She’s gotta do what she’s gotta do
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09.17.07
Posted in Reflections on Life in General at 5:51 pm by Administrator
After 4 days going back and forth to the vet, Astro finally got checked into Doggie ICU on Friday night. This afternoon I got to bring him home…good news for the family and the bank account!
His heart arrhythmia is much better, but we still have to keep a close watch on him. The cardiologist (vet cardiologist) wants to see him again next week and look at his heart via ultrasound (there goes the rest of the bank account) to give his heart a full two weeks of recovery after the surgery.
The ICU vet said Astro will be pretty wiped out for the next couple of days, as he got very little rest while in the clinic. This is him after a few minutes at home.
We are thrilled to have him home, and we just keep praying that he’ll get better and better. I can’t thank all of you enough for you prayers, concerns and thoughts. You truly sustained me through a very difficult week!
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09.14.07
Posted in Reflections on Life in General at 6:07 am by Administrator
He’s not doing well and we do not know how the day will end. Keep us all in your prayers!
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Posted in Reflections on Life in General at 5:52 am by Administrator
…there are a few links on the sidebar of my page that connect you to others’ blog pages? I know many people have blogs, but these are friends’, and I am thrilled to share their insights into life by linking to them here. Why not try one or all of these?
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…anyone who reads my blog is very precious to me because you have taken time out of your life to stop and read what I have to say. You, my dear readers, are making me immortal in a very small and unique sense, and I appreciate you!
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Lamentations 3:21-24
21 Yet this I call to mind and
therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
Therefore, I will wait for him.”
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