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On this day of your life, JoAnn, I believe God wants you to know...

...that if you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it,

for it is not to be reached by search or trail.

Heraclitus said that, and he was right.

Life is delighted to bring you The Unexpected.

Are you delighted to receive it?

Indeed, belief in the coming of The Unexpected is the

genesis of hope. How can you hope for anything breathtaking or

exciting if you can only hope for the already expected? Therefore,

you must always think that anything can happen. Form your ideas

and your dreams within that framework! Remember,

God specializes in The Unexpected.

Bedtime bags. Idea from The Creative Family by Amanda Blake Soule

Flower Fairie

www.weefolkart.com

Little Hands

(Ace on the left, Emi on the right)

A flower garden in progress

Ta dah!

Every child is an artist.  The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.  ~Pablo Picasso

Today I am grateful for

baby toes

healthy children

new growth

enough left over yarn to knit  a new soaker for Z

sleeping children

my husband

decreased clutter

great friends

just to name a few.

It Begins with a Colour.....

Join in the creativity here.

TURQUOISE

Live passionately and on purpose!

A peek into our days

There has been daddy love

And sister love

Love for the environment

And love for the game

There have been dirty hands

Along with prayers for growth

We've seen sticky faces

And silly faces too...

New discoveries were made

Fences were climbed

As well as trees

Rain dances were danced

And simple pleasures were enjoyed

I believe that life is to be lived, not worked, enjoyed, not agonized, loved, not hated.---Leland Bartlett

So I’m sitting here rereading a post at ApplesforPoppyAnne and in that quiet moment I can feel my anger release. I am looking at the beautiful pictures on her blog and I tell myself that there is too much in life to experience. Being mad at God is only going to take away my creative energy. Energy that He has planted, placed inside me to share with my family and my friends.

I am still searching and questioning. Life is still upside down in regards to jobs, money and making ends meet. I still don’t think what I have been taught is totally correct. I will not apologize for being passionate about my families state. Whatever trials a person experiences is always relative. I would never tell someone that they shouldn’t feel the way they do because someone has it far worse.

I will be thankful for what I have. I was never not thankful, just to clarify. I will live each day in the moment because that is all I can do. I’m not sure when I will reach a healing in my spiritual life. I’m at the newborn stage and really am not in a big hurry to walk, or crawl for that matter.

Thank you for all the prayers and positive thoughts. I haven’t given up.

JoAnn

True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness. Albert Einstein

Yesterday Jorry spoke with his other boss, the wife part of the pair.

She doesn't like to do the dirty work so she asks her husband to.

Jorry shared with her what R had said.

She then proceeds to tell Jorry that he wouldn't be losing his job in 2weeks and that even if he didn't make any sales that he was still an asset to the company.

Ok, so why did your husband tell him that he wouldn't have a job in two weeks if he didn't make a sale?

I don't like confrontation either but in order to not cause great stress on your employees and their family could you please just suck it up and join the meeting next time??

So, now Jorry has been told that if he were going to loose his job that they would give him much more notice than 2weeks.

I'm not sure what "much more notice" equals. Afterall the husband of this couple believes that two people working fulltime at McDonalds can support a family of 4.

So his idea of "much more time" is likely different than mine since his reality is really screwed up.

I'm still preparing for a move.

Jorry is confident that he will make a sale.

I have total faith in him. I just don't have much faith in anything else.

Make a sale in two weeks or we won't be able to keep you.

I'm packing for a move.

I have no idea where we are going.

And yes all my faith is gone.

So much for trying to stay positive.

We are back and we had a good time. We made a spur of the moment decision to visit the city of our hearts.

More details to come.

Here's a tiny taste of what we captured.

Happy Birthday Daddy.

I miss you.

Jorry and the girls miss you.

Emily asked yesterday how long you had been gone.

Too long I wanted to say.

It will be 2years before I know it.

2 birthdays now that I can't call.

I miss your smile.

I miss Easter the way it used to be.

It's hard to come home, you aren't there and it will never feel the same, never feel whole.

I miss your touch.

Do you remember the game you would play with me when I was little? The one where I would tell you that my hand was bigger than yours and then you would place your hand on mine and say "No, mine is bigger than yours." and I would slide my hand higher and say mine was bigger until I couldn't reach any further.

Your hand was always bigger. That's the way it was supposed to be. Always there to protect me.

What I miss the most is your voice. I can't hear it. And it breaks my heart. I can't hear it like I would if you were in the room. I try but it doesn't come. I just want to hear you say you love me. I know you do but oh to hear your voice.

If Heaven is any kind of good and I suspect that it is then there should be Whoppers there. Have some today. Fresh ones

Always your daughter, always!

JoAnn