It's been a while...

... so I'll keep it short.
The best things about living alone:
1. You can leave your bathroom door open when showering and prevent the sauna effect.
2. You don't have to fight with anyone for the remote.
3. If you want ice cream for breakfast, you don't have to share.
4. You don't have to wait for the bathroom in the morning.
5. You can pretend your not home when the phone rings.

The worst thing about living alone:
1. There's no one else to blame things on!

Is life what you make it...

...or what God gives you? I've often lamented about having a boring life or no life at all. We fight for the "Right to Life" but what do we do with the life we were given? A frequently used adage is "God helps those who help themselves" and in some areas that is true and in others there is no help at all but that that comes from GOD!

Anyway today I want to share my bogus thoughts about life. Is life more than breathing and having a heartbeat? Does there have to be brain activity to have life? (If so I've been dead a lot of times!) Do all parts of a body have to be functioning for life or just enough to say you're breathing? I know some wonderful people who have hardly any mobility functions but just a smile from them can improve my day and change my attitude. I call that life!

I know that when I say I don't have a life I'm thinking more along the social and exciting aspects that make life look more enjoyable. God is reminding me though that life is a precious gift he has given to all of us and to dismiss it just because I don't have friends that I hang out with every weekend, or have an adventurous spirit that always tries something new is not right. I thank God for the life I have and it is my hope that how I live this life is pleasing to him and not just fun.

The Blahhhs....

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A great vacation...

...leads to more wishes. I wish vacations were longer. I wish Hazel & Darren lived closer. I wish work would stand still while I'm gone so that I don't have to play catch-up. I wish I was adventurous and did something unforgettable on my vacation. I wish I knew what was happening at home even when I'm not at home. I wish I didn't cry at my audio books, it make driving dangerous. I wish there was an expressway from Ionia to Lakeview. I wish I had another vacation!