Love at Home

There is beauty all around,
When there’s love at home;
There is joy in ev’ry sound,
When there’s love at home.
Peace and plenty here abide,
Smiling sweet on ev’ry side;
Time doth softly, sweetly glide,
When there’s love at home;
Love at home, love at home,
Time doth softly, sweetly glide,
When there’s love at home.
In the cottage there is joy,
When there’s love at home;
Hate and envy ne’er annoy,
When there’s love at home.
Roses blossom ’neath our feet,
All the earth’s a garden sweet,
Making life a bliss complete,
When there’s love at home;
Love at home, love at home,
Making life a bliss complete,
When there’s love at home.

Kindly Heaven smiles above,
When there’s love at home;
All the earth is filled with love,
When there’s love at home.
Sweeter sings the brooklet by,
Brighter beams the azure sky:
Oh, there’s One Who smiles on high,
When there’s love at home;
Love at home, love at home,
Oh, there’s One Who smiles on high,
When there’s love at home.

Jesus, show Thy mercy mine,
Then there’s love at home;
Sweetly whisper I am Thine,
Then there’s love at home.
Source of love, Thy cheering light
Far exceeds the sun so bright—
Can dispel the gloom of night;
Then there’s love at home;
Love at home, love at home,
Can dispel the gloom of night;
Then there’s love at home.

Self Centered

In case u missed it this morning, My Maid of Honor (just giving u an idea of how dear this Friend WAS) asked on FB why I am so self centered. Why? Because I talk about what's going on with ME on there? Well, I took a little while to think it over, and have resolved to be LESS self centered. Unfortunatley, because that's what we DO on FB on our own Timelines, I will STILL be talking about MY life on there.... I will however, be trying to make sure in my actions and the way I circle through my existence and interactions, I am less self centered. I AM happy to report that along with self centered, I am also: Grateful, True, Involved, Smart, Prayerful, Humble, Clean, Positive, SOMETIMES Still, and others ON FIRE with a PASSION for life. Meanwhile, unfortunately, I removed my "Dear Friend" from my life. I don't need Friends who kick me when they know I'm down and struggling!!!!

I TRULY love my life!

I am happier today than I think I knew I could be. I thank God for the place I am at in my life, marriage and world.


Along with that, it is interesting to me to look in the mirror or at pictures of myself. I do not look inside the way I see myself when I see myself ;-)

And it's interesting to me. Especially since I have had such defined issues with my complexion lately. And people are reacting to the way I look more than I ever thought they would. People seem honestly surprised by the idea that I am animated, bubbly, and intelligent.

It's almost like the thought going throught their minds when they see me is: "If she looks like THAT, she must be someone who feels like crap about herself and is just existing."

Obviously this is MY interpretation.

But I LIKE me. I LIKE what I have to offer.... until I see what I look like on the outside. And it's enough to make me pause for a moment.

But not for long. I don't have time to spend too long on it. Because that's not really what I look like.

Dear Reader

After this post, make sure and read the post "Overwhelmed.... Again" BEFORE the "Dear...." ones. It'll make MUCH more sense!!!!

Just so you know, I went to the store with Jacob and Bella tonight. I put Bella (in her carrier) in the cart, and then "secured" the cart against my bumper so it wouldn't roll away while I got Jacob out of the car. After removing him from the car, I looked up to see a person of Hispanic decent who did NOT speak enough English to tell me what happened, walking toward me pushing the cart with My Baby in it. As MUCH as I HATE the "Masses" of his fellow Hispanics, I am so grateful for any and ALL of the people crammed into his SUV that had any role in his "catching" Bella as (i can only assume) she rolled down the parking lot (who knows how far she got) in the cart that I THOUGHT was stabily pressed against my car.

Then, when we got INSIDE the store. A woman of the same general race, reached out with absolutely NO provocation that I could find, and began touching Bella. I SAID "DO NOT TOUCH MY BABY!!!!" And SOMEHOW managed to walk away to fume vs BITING her or calling the police on her ;)

I made it home, took care of what I needed to for the Kids, and then as I soaked in the tub to unwind, i realized just how serious the situation with Bella in the parking lot COULD have been :( And really beacame emotional. Tonight I miss David EXTRA!

Dear Father

THANK YOU for sending someone to catch the cart as it rolled away with My Bella in it!!! THANK YOU for leaving her with us!!!!! ♥

Dear Walmart Customer who DOESN'T speak English

KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF!!!! It is such a BASIC concept. You are SOOOOO lucky I didn't BITE you!!!!!

Dear Josh Powell

You BASTARD! I almost lost my SWEET Baby tonight. And I would have been heart broken on a level that would never mend. And YOU have the NERVE to make the decision that your sons lives were over. How DARE you take them from those who loved and needed them. I didn't know enough to make a judgement on your guilt where your wife is concerned 2 days ago, but Gee you sure seem guilty now!!!

Many GOOD Christ following people are glad that you will have to suffer for what you did yesterday!!!! NOT glad you did it. Just that there is a "special" level of punishment for "People" (cringe) like you.