Upsy Daisy Day

What a great day to celebrate!  Wake up with a smile on your face today (and everyday). You are alive ... and that's a reason to be grateful and gleeful!

I was at my local (and nearby) Hobby Lobby earlier this week and found this wonderful quote which I have now hung on my bathroom wall.  I think of it like a morning mantra to get my day going.  It reads...

"I am not afraid of tomorrow for I have seen yesterday and love today".



This is a poem that I had hanging in my bathroom the entire time Corey was growing up.  I got lucky and was blessed that "not ony parent and child, but friends" happened.

One of My Favorite Thoughts

I was going through papers today when I ran across this quote/poem. I feel that it really describes experiences I've had with people, particularly this year. I've had opportunities to make new friends and grow deeper friendships with friends made since moving here to Wyoming. I truly believe that they have come into my life for specific purposes before some of them have moved on. To all of them "thank you" for being there for me.

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They may seem like a godsend and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die.
Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON,
because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it, it is real.
But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must
build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.

TODAY
THANK THE PERSON WHO IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER HAVE BEEN PART OF YOUR LIFE
Even if a small way you can make them feel
That you are indeed thankful for their
Presence as well as the beautiful moments that they have given -
No matter if they are your reason, season, or your lifetime. :)

This is a poem that I found in a "baby" magazine before Corey was born that I had taped to a wall until a few years ago. It always made me stop and think about what life would be like with Corey as he grew older. Would he still love me as much when he met the girl of his dreams? Would he still love me as much when he had children of his own? Or would he one day realize how much I loved him because he himself would be experiencing love because of his wife and future children? Would I be a good enough mother for him to want to be my friend when he grew up and it was time to leave home?

I remember when Corey was young, he used to love to hold my hand when we went walking somewhere - it didn't matter. It wasn't because I told him he had to hold my hand - he just loved the connection I suppose between him and me. I remember him looking up to me one time and saying to me "I'll always hold your hand mommy". And, he has - maybe not always physically, but emotionally during good times and bad times. Without him I would not have made it through the divorce, during the bad times that made it seem as though life would never be good again. He was there during the good times when my relationship with Joe was new and fresh. He accepted Joe from the beginning and knew we needed to be together. He was there when Joe proposed to me and he was there giving my hand in marriage to Joe. Corey was there when Les died and we held each others hand through that unexpected time in both of our lives. What big, loving, generous hands he has.

This poem reminds me of the afternoon in April when Corey and I stood on top of the snowy mountain overlooking the Salt Lake Valley and just talking and talking and talking. How great was it to be on equal footing with my son. How great it was to be not only parent and child, but friends.

So, now I pass this poem on to Corey and Nikki. It's your turn to hope and wonder how things will turn out between you and Derek and any other children you may one day have in your care.