HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY, NEAR AND FAR, OLD,NEW AND RENEWED!  

MAY YOUR LIFE BE BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE!

Happy 8th Birthday to my boys!!

Every good and perfect gift comes from Heaven above,

We were blessed with twins to cherish and love.

Made together to grow apart,

One in our hands, the other in our heart.

November 4, 2012

Kraig will be baptized later today.

More pics to follow this evening.

Well...it's been a month...so far, so good.

Today, I am grateful for many things.  

I wanted to post a couple of songs...but youtube seems to have changed the code..and it's not working.  So I'll share the titles, and if you are so inclined, you can youtube them yourself to listen to (if you don't already know them).

Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) -- Kelly Clarkson

Best Days of Your Life--Kelli Pickler

Part of Me -- Katy Perry

Each of these songs says precisely what I feel....and the overriding theme is that I am free.

I'm back....I hope...

I am going to T R Y to rejuvenate all of my blogs, at least with some degree of regularity.  I won't promise daily, and I can't promise weekly, but I will shoot for monthly....

Today, I can say I am truly grateful I do not teach on a regular basis...

O M G.  

I prepared to teach a class on journaling through blogging.....

EPIC FAIL.  

Technical difficulties galore.  

It was AWFUL.  

I am glad I do not have to go through the gut wrenching nerves regularly and then the winging it out of  frustration when things don't go as planned.

Day 8--What I'm Thankful for...My Profession

This week is 

National HIM Week...

so today I am grateful for a profession that continues to grow and evolve as the health care world does.  

I am also grateful that we have the opportunity to celebrate and educate others regarding what we do.  

(It is not just filing, ya know ;)

It's been fun so far.....we had a Get to Know You Scavenger Hunt that started yesterday...I'll get to see the answers tomorrow.  :)  I can't wait.  

Day 7--What I'm Thankful for...Technology

Today I am grateful for the technology that allows me to work from home as needed.  

I am on call pretty much all the time, and I get paged often during the wee hours of the morning.  I can generally take care of what is needed in less than 20 minutes (usually), which is just a quarter of the time it would take me if I were to have to actually go in to the office.  

It is also beneficial on the rare occasions that I am sick and unable to go into the office or days that I have appointments that require me to leave early...I can finish my work without losing any work hours.

Day 6--What I'm Thankful for...Testimony of Others

Today I am thankful for the testimony of others.  

For the strength and hope that I get from listening to others share their thoughts.  

I gain so much when others share their struggles and triumphs....additional insights, hope, and just  a more personal sense of who they are and why.