What d'ya know Wednesday... (I cannot tell a lie)

Due to my having a really rotten day at work, balancing too much on my plate, tending to a sick husband, and the realization of a new bruise on my leg...

What d'ya know Wednesday needs to be postposed lest it otherwise become a major downer.


And we all know we could use a few less downers in life!




So, goodbye til' tomorrow--or til' I feel better again---or until I have a great day at work to remind me why I do what I do--whichever comes first.


Which will probably be tomorrow.


*Ashley Lou*

1 month...No word on Home Study Report

Father,I abandon myself into your hands;

do with me what you will.

Whatever you may do, I thank you:

I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only Your will be done in me,

and in all your creatures -

I wish no more than this, O Lord.

Into your hands I commend my soul:

I offer it to you with all the love of my heart,

for I love you, Lord, and so need to give myself,

to surrender myself into Your hands without reserve,

and with boundless confidence,

for you are my Father.

These words sum up the poignancy that is the journey of adoption. We do our best, hope for the best, pray like there is no tomorrow. But at the end of the day, we have no real control except how we will respond to the circumstances that present themselves to us.

Sometimes, we just need to remember that our timing...may not be HIS timing.... 

The Paradoxical Commandments

Whoever said Business Ethics was a worthless class? Besides my Law Professor, that is...

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered

Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.

Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.

Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.

Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.

Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.

Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.

Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.

Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.

Help them anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.

Give the best you have anyway.

Words to live by...

© Copyright Kent M. Keith 1968, renewed 2001

Once Upon A Time

Once upon a time, there was a young, beautiful, healthily fit girl. She never procrastinated, always had her homework done BEFORE the day of class, never hid piles of laundry from house guests, and had beautiful gardens where everything thrived and NOTHING died...She was able to sway unwilling bank representatives with her sweet-as-molasses voice, had all of her dossier paperwork done within a week of receiving the packet,  was an exceptional cook and seamstress, and was always happy, especially on Mondays.

The End.

And folks? That's why they are called fairy tales.

Making Memories...(Beware: Graphic Images)

Who said eating ice cream and playing outside all afternoon on 100 degree day was a good idea?

Mr. Clover enjoying the Blue Bell Ice Cream Festival

Not this guy....

Shadrach upset about having to be removed from "jumpy house"

Or this guy....

Abednego enjoying the sprinkers...

Or this guy....

According to The Husband, Meshack had it coming all day...

Or this guy...

No...Really, Clover Family...we should totally do this again sometime!! Maybe in the cooler months next time??

Til I regain consciousness,

*Ashley Lou*

P.S. I think it's only fair to note that The Husband wasn't really spanking Meshack...They were playing and laughing together and I got this shot that looks just like a whoopin! It wasn't!!!