"Moms say the darnest things": 2008-12-14

The Gift of Living in a Way that is Rewarding to You.

One of the secrets of happiness is to take time to accomplish what you have to do, then to make time to achieve what you want to do.Remember that life is short. Its golden moments need hope and memories and dreams. When it seems like those things are lost in the shuffle, you owe it to yourself to find them again. the days are too precious to let them slip away. If you're working too hard, make sure it's because it's a sacrifice for a time when you're going to pay yourself back with something more important than money could ever be. If you're losing the battle, do what it takes to win the war over who is in control of your destiny.Find time, make time, take time... to love, to smile, to do something rewarding and deeply personal and completely worthwhile. Time is your fortune, and you can spend it to bring more joy to yourself and to others your whole life through. Time is your treasure. And instead of working so hard for it, do what it takes to make it work ... for you.

I came home from work & saw these beautiful roses on the counter. I proceeded to ask where the Roses came from. Mike said he was cleaning out the rose bush and found these behind dead branches. Since it is the rose bush we planted in memory of our daughter who loved yellow roses, I said "It looks like Jennifer remembered my birthday". Every now and then something happens to let us know she is still close and thinking of us ;)