Be Still and Know...Then and Now

Well, I see many of you are doing an end of the year retrospective so I thought I would toss mine on the heap as well.  In thinking about the past year of my life I have to share that there have been many new things, many (many, many, many) difficult things, many painful things, lots of laughter and nearly as many tears to accompany the laughs.  I began this blogging journey on February 14 (ya know it did not even conncet with me that I started this love affair with blogging on Valentines Day, kind of cool I think) but 126 post later I have found this blogging experience to be one of the most rewarding avenues I have journeyed down this year.  Over this past 365 days I have encountered so many amazing faith filled bloggers. As I have read your post and you have read mine we have opened our lives and our heart up to each other. I have received comfort, support and a belly laugh when I needed it most.  Thank you seems very inadequate but it is all I have.  Contemplating what I ...

Merry Christmas Here is my contribution to this years "I see what you're saying - Christmas Edition" It is breif (3:25 minute video) of the Holidays at my house. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Blessings Robin

I slept until 7:30 and woke to a really good cup of coffee, I am savoring the last of my holiday half & half.  Made a trip to Goodwill to drop off a donation, gotta get that last minute tax deduction. I am sure that my four trash bags full of old clothing will be just the difference in bringing us our huge tax return check (NOT) but they are out of my garage. My DH turned up some dirt in the front bed, as it was surprisingly warm enough to get out and plant a few iris bulbs given to me by a friend. Took a nap! My sweet DH brought me a bunch of yellow roses. They are beautiful! I continue to wait with great expectation for my Christmas Cactus to bloom.  This was right before Christmas..It is almost ready to bloom now!!!!! Bla Bla Bla, no sintelating stories today or deep revelations. I am just basking in the lazieness of the day! Blessings Robin

Well after several long evenings with lap top positioned on my knee and ignoring the television and my family I have finally put the finishing touches on my "I see what you're saying" video.  I have to confess to experiencing moment of obsession over these last few day as I assembled all my necessary pictures and clips, but I also have to share that I now feel like Steven Spielberg as I learned to maneuver around my Movie Maker program.  We all wait with great anticipation for Tuesday to see what everyone has put together. Now on to a completely unrelated topic.  To answer a question that few of you who commented on my "Female-No Alarm" post had. Much to my dismay I never was able to find out exactly what "Female - No Alarm!" actually meant.  It remains a mystery! The world - or me may never know! Blessings Robin

Several weeks ago (12/5 thru 12/7) God was kind and the circumstances fell into place for me to be able to join my husband for the weekend in Puerto Rico .  Before telling you all about how wonderful my trip was I had to take a few moments and share with you a truly unique experience I had at the airport.  Being the travel impaired individual that I am I left the house at 6:30 am to insure that I would have ample time to make my 11:05 flight. God took pity on me and for a Friday morning the expressway was remarkable free of traffic.  I arrived at the MARTA station and purchase my Breeze pass, again my inexperience was showing as I ended up paying for two round trip fairs instead of one, but as each trip is only $1.75 I was only slightly inconvenienced and the cards are re-usable as well so I shrugged it off and proceeded up the stairs to my train.  The trip to the airport takes about 45 minute so I opened a book ( The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers, which by the way is ve...

Oh my where does the time go!  I have post whirring around in my head, menu plans that need planning, gifts to wrap, working part time, let me clarify so you get the full picture........working part time at an office that is currently moving from an old and cramped office space to a new and more spacious office where I will actually have my very own office with a desk and a chair, it does not take much these days to make me happy. I thought packing my home was a chore. Let's just say yuck! The chaos will be short lived hopefully and all will be back to normal by the middle of next week. Another added bonus is that all the real heavy and complicated parts of the move were taken care of by professional movers. Big yaaaaaa ! Add in the reality of generally being old and to use my new favorite word "decrepit" I find that it at time is simply easier to sit and do nothing rather than obsess over all the thing that have not been done, written or planned, moved or unpacked. A big...

Hello to all, I saw a report on Good Morning America this morning about a press release from Microsoft about a potential security risk using their Explorer browser software. It seems that hackers have forund a flaw in the program (are we surprised!!!! maybe Mac’s are not a bad idea after all) and are able to access secure passwords and other information stored in Explorer. Microsoft is urging people to refrain from using Explorer browser. The news report also said that Microsoft is working on a security patch to fix this problem. Since I am not able to use my browser at home (I am posting this at the office) I am not able to give you the ABC website with the link to this report. So until Microsoft fixes this problem all those who use Microsoft Explorer, me included will be at risk of having their personal information accessed by unscrupulous hackers. Now I realize that little old me is probably safe from prying eyes, I mean who am I in the grand scheme of things...

The Lemonade Award Which recognizes blogs that reveal great attitude and/or gratitude. My sweet accountability sister and fellow blogger skoots1mom honored me with an award. I have to tell you that there are not many people who you can completely count on in this life. I know that with out reservation that the friendship we share is one that is built on trust, love and a shared belief in our Heavenly Father. She is one of my dearest friends and has on many occasions been the strength that has held me up when I simply could not bear up under the weight of some very dark valleys. In an effort to be obedient (well maybe halfway obedient, like skoots1mom I am only going to honor a few of my blogging friends) I am following the directions and passing this award on to several bloggers that I read that for me bring so many different things to my life, not to mention the specified great attitude of gratitude. Sassy Granny has a unique wit and depth, you may read about history, science, h...

Several days ago a sweet friend sent me an email with several Maxine cartoons attached. The older I get the more similar Maxine and I become.

Before we get to the incredibly Rocket Scientists portion of this blog, I am officially launching my first Mr. Linky opportunity for all to participate in, woo hoooo. I wanted to give you all a glimpse into no doubt what has happen and is happening all over the world. Our homes are taken from a state of clutter and chaos as we unpack and unwrapped all the decorations and begin the transformation. So here goes. The Before................................................... The After......................................... Now for the Rocket Scientist portion of this post! I am so impressed with myself for figuring this out, you all will have to forgive me. I am sure (I hope) it will wear off quickly! So what is your favorite ornament? I shared with you in a previous post abut my favorite Christmas ornaments. We all have them, the ones made by tiny hands with glitter construction paper and lots of glue. I wanted to share with you my most precious Christmas ornaments. The first one was ma...

Pool side The view from the balcony of our room!

It is with great regret (LIKE SO TOTALLY NOT!) that I share with all of you that I will probably not be posting to my bog for the next few days. Sadly, I have to take a trip to Puerto Rico ( OH MY STARS!!, my husband has totally redeemed himself for jetting off and leaving me at home a few month ago to this sunny destination while I was at home with a nasty cold) and bask in the sun and lay on the beach and generally relax and totally not think about my last few Christmas gifts that need purchasing or the nasty day to day dramas that life brings my way. If I can pull myself away from my lounge chair on the beach I may post a few pictures so you can all feel (totally jealous) like your there with me. I am flying out in the morning and will have Friday afternoon and evening, all day Saturday and I will fly home on late Sunday afternoon. I have to praise Jesus for my sweet accountability sister who is opening her home to my daughter for the weekend, my husbands frequent flyer miles, a ...

I figured since I was decorating my house for the holidays my blog needed a bit of a holiday make-over as well! Blessings Robin