Monday, July 27, 2009

IMAGE & WORDS ~ WEEK 12 ~ TREES

 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
Our Hostess this week is Milli
And the theme she has chosen is:
 
TREES
 
 
 
 
 
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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Believe it

 
 

 





BELIEVE IT

Writer Norman Cousins tells about a football game at which a doctor
found himself treating five spectators for stomach disorder. Each
complained of nausea, dizziness and cramps. Upon checking, the doctor
learned that all five had previously consumed soft drinks from the
arena's concession stands. In the interest of protecting public
safety, an announcement was made to the crowd that it would be wise to
forego drinks in the stadium because certain people were becoming ill.

By the third quarter of the game, 200 people – all of whom had been
slurping sodas – were reporting the same symptoms. Half of these
hurried off to a nearby hospital. Later in the afternoon the doctor
determined that his five original patients had also eaten potato salad
from the same delicatessen on the way to the game. The potato salad,
not the drinks, was apparently the culprit.

An announcement was made. Almost immediately those who were sick felt
remarkably better. The fans taken to the hospital were sent home as
their symptoms quickly disappeared.

All of this goes to show the tremendous power of belief. What we
believe to be true will often become true.

The power of our beliefs will dramatically affect our future. Like
automaker Henry Ford said, "Whether you think you can or not, you are
right." If you believe you will succeed or fail, you are probably
right. If you believe strongly enough that something good or bad will
surely happen to you, it likely will.

Mahatma Gandhi found this principle to be true in his own experience.
"If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing
it," the Indian leader said. "But when I believe I can, then I acquire
the ability to do it, even if I did not have the ability in the
beginning."

Where did that ability come from? Was it the sheer power of his belief
that gave him the capacity to do what seemed impossible? He was sure
that was the case.

Great belief is great power. And probably more than any other single
factor, great belief that something just might be possible … can bring
about what we want in life.

Believe it.






from "Your Life Support"

  by Steve Goodier
















Wednesday, July 22, 2009

PPF ~ COMPETITION WEEK 3 ~ SHAPES


PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY
 
 
 
 
COMPETITION WEEK 3
 
 
Our hostess this week is Heather
And the theme she has chosen is:
 
SHAPES
 
 
 
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Not cropped/is untouched photo taken April 2009 in Cocoa Beach Florida with my Kodak Z740 Digital Camera

All the little shapes in nature
Make up the beautiful whole!












Monday, July 20, 2009

IMAGE & WORDS #11 ~ SUMMER FUN

 
 
 
 
 

 

Our hostess this week is Danni.

And the theme she has chosen is:

SUMMER FUN

 

 

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SUMMER FUN
IS NOT JUST FOR
THE VERY YOUNG!
 
 
 
 
 
 

Saturday, July 18, 2009

"In Heat" or "In Love" ?????

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


I'm not sure I can always tell love from passion. One father said of
his teenaged son, "I don't know if he's in love or in heat!" What
teenager would know? Besides, feelings of attraction
can change more quickly than a pouty expression.

But love, in its truest form, is greater than feelings.
 It is as much a decision as it is a feeling.

Love is what Mr. and Mrs. Strauss shared. Mrs. Isadore Strauss was one
of the few first class women passengers to go down with the Titanic in
1912, and she drowned because she could not bear to leave her husband.

They remained calm throughout the excitement of the sinking vessel.
They both aided frightened women and children to find places aboard
lifeboats. Finally, Mr. Strauss, who had repeatedly urged his wife to
claim a spot safely aboard a lifeboat, forced her to enter one.

She was seated but a moment, however, when she sprang up and climbed
back on deck before he could stop her. There, she caught his arm,
snuggling it familiarly against her side, and exclaimed, "We have been
long together for a great many years. We are old now.
Where you go, I will go."

Where you go, I will go. It is a decision to be together, come what
may. I suspect she said something like that to him many times before.
Maybe the words she used were different, but the meaning was the same.
I want to be with you. Let's do this together.

Where you go, I will go. It's a decision to love. It is deciding to be
there, wherever "there" may be. It is a decision to sacrifice, if
sacrifice is needed. And it is choosing to re-decide it all over again
tomorrow and the next day and the next.

As the ship sank beneath icy water on that cold and dark, April night,
the Strausses merely re-made a decision they had made many times
before throughout their life together. They decided on each other.

Where you go, I will go. At the heart of true love is often a
decision, made again and again, to face the next day together …
hand in hand.

 


~True Love~
by Steve Goodier
 from "Your Life Support"
 
 
 
 
 

 




 

 

WISHING EVERYONE

A GREAT WEEKEND

AND

A WONDERFUL WEEK AHEAD!!!!

 

Thursday, July 16, 2009

PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY COMPETITION #2 ~ NURSERY RHYMES

 
PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY 
 
 
 
Our hostess this week is CHERIE
And the 2nd theme for Competition Mode is:
 
NURSERY RHYMES
 
 
 
To join in the fun, read the rules and/or view some others follow the link below:
 
 
 
 
 
THE LITTLE TURTLE
 
 
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There was a little turtle
Who lived in a box.
He swam in the puddles
And climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at the mosquito,
He snapped at the flea.
He snapped at the minnow,
And he snapped at me.
He caught the mosquito,
He caught the flea.
He caught the minnow,
But he didn't catch me!
 
 
 
 
 
Taken today (July 16, 2009) with my Canon Rebel XS
The box was supplies I had on hand...
To save a live turtle and the minnows I made a stop at Walmart!
 

Monday, July 13, 2009

IMAGE & WORDS #10 ~ BRIDGE or SPANNING

 

 
 
Our Host this week is Joel...
And the theme he has chosen is:
 
Bridge or Spanning
 
 
 
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY COMPETITION # 1~ SEASONS COLOUR

 
PICTURE PERFECT FRIDAY
 

 
 
 


 
OUR HOSTESS THIS WEEK IS HEATHER,
AND THE THEME SHE HAS CHOSEN IS:
 
SEASONS COLOUR
 


Picture Perfect is in Competition Mode
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and read the rules, follow the link below:
 
 





 
 
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Colors and Smiles
Fill this Season!

 







 
 
Taken with my Kodak Z740 Digital Camera June 21, 2009

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

IMAGE & WORDS # 9 ~ POTLUCK

 


 

 

Our Hostess this week is Mia

And the theme she has chosen is:

POTLUCK

 

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

~ Gator's Triple Play Challenge 2 ~

 
 
GATOR'S TRIPLE PLAY CHALLENGE

 

To join in the fun, click on the cute little Gator below.


 

 

Seeing your smiles as you play...

Sharing some tears along the way...

 

What joy in watching you learn and grow,

Nanna loves you lots, I'm sure you know.


Looking to your future in my heart.

Whether it finds us near or far apart.

 

My Wish for each of you is strong.

Day to Day or your whole life long.

 

 

 

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My Wish lyrics

I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you want to go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,

But more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
All the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
And you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
And you always give more than you take.

But more than anything, yeah, and more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

This is my wish
I hope you know somebody loves you
May all your dreams stay big