So, I am not here to talk about everything Boston today. You can become overwhelmed by the media and all of your Facebook and Twitter feeds all on your own.
I will say that out of everything that I have seen, the Mr Rogers quote is my favorite. Mainly because this man was a HUGE part of my childhood. He always knew what to say. Plus, he was from Pittsburgh…so I knew he had to be awesome!
We do need to remember to look in the good of every situation, even the bad ones. It warms my heart to see all the “helpers.” That is how you know the world is still good, and there are more helpers than monsters.
So then it got me thinking, Mr. Rogers really was the best neighbor ever.
1. His sweaters – I mean seriously people, the man could pull off a cardigan.
2.He believes in peace.
3. He believes in a life of service and showed that on his show and in real life.
4. He got in to TV because he saw people throwing pies in each other’s faces. He thought that was a demeaning behavior and it bothered him.
5. He is honest and he is who he is. That friendly, genuine man we saw on TV is who he is in real life. He always said, be who you are and be the best that you can be.
6. He always taught us to use our imaginations. I mean…look at the make believe world that we would visit in every episode!
7. You can learn a lot about love from this man. He said, “Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.”
8. He believes in the every day hero. 9. Keep you inner child around. 10. He is always real. Everyday you should think about this…
Linking up with Kalyn and Lauren for another week of Coffee and Conversation.
This week’s question:
What do you consider your two greatest strengths? What about the areas you would like to improve?
I dread these questions in interviews. For whatever reason, I have a hard time boasting about myself, and I am also scared to show my weaknesses because it makes you feel vulnerable and well…there are many more weaknesses than strengths in my book. There is always room for improvement.
I feel one of my greatest strengths is my loyalty. If you are a family member or friend…I am loyal to you for life. I always give you the benefit of the doubt, back you up and am there for anything you need. If you treat me right, I do the same for you. I am also this way in my professional life. If an employer treats me right, I am loyal forever. If there is a nice client/vendor…I will do what I can to make sure you receive our business.
I am a hard worker. I do what I can and feel accomplished when I can cross things off in my mind that I did. I feel proud when I am home on a Saturday and have the entire house cleaned from top to bottom before 11am. At work, I try to get everything off my desk as soon as I see it. I hate having piles of things that need to be done, so I do it as soon as I can.
There are so many things that I need to improve on in my life, it is just easier to make a list!
I need to improve my strength and time dedicated to my faith.
To stop worrying about things I can not control.
I need to learn how to say no, and accept that it is a perfectly acceptable answer sometimes.
I need to be more confident in decision making. While I can make professional decisions easily all day, every day…I have a hard time making the little decisions in life. Do I buy this or not. Where are we going out to eat? What do I want to do today. Those decisions can daunt me, and drive my husband crazy!
There is always room to improve your marriage. I strive every day to be a better wife.
I would like to learn new skills and hobbies.
I love to cook and feel that I am fairly decent at it, what I am not good at is baking. I need to practice more!
I have been trying to eat cleaner, healthier foods and have been doing pretty good. I need to work on the physical side with consistent exercise.
It’s Friday, so you know what that means….linking up with Joy for the Friday Five!!!
1. Mudtown – So yesterday due to the bad weather we were gearing up for…some of us girls in the office decided to head over to Mudtown for our lunch. You know…because if you are going to go in a tornado…you want to have had a good last lunch! This totally happened…
2. Wet Dog Food – I think this pictures sums up how Gracie and Mac feel about their special wet food they get every now and then. (I have to put pot holders under their bowls because they get so excited and eat so fast that their bowls end up scooting all over the floors while they are eating!)
3. Edamame – I have been eating a lot of edamame at lunch lately, you know…when I am not stuffing my face with the burgers and fries pictured above. Gotta get that protein in somewhere.
4. James Spann and all the other weather people – Days like yesterday make you thankful that these guys spend their lives watching storm systems and other weather moving in to our area and giving us a heads up about it! I am thankful that by the time that main line of storms came through my area, it had calmed down quite a bit. It could have been a lot worse!
5. Coach Flip Flops – I got these pretties last year at the end of fall and couldn’t wait to pull them out this spring and start wearing them! So comfy! I loved them so much when I got them, that I bought a metallic pair as well. I love a good deal!
Doing something I haven’t done in awhile and linking up with Amber for It’s OK Thursday!
It’s OK…
…that I have the anxiety level of a 5 year old today about the bad weather that is going to be coming our way. I have my reasons, and will be doing a post about it later this month.
…that because of said anxiety, I have refreshed James Spann’s weather blog only 100 times since I got to work!
…to plan a girls lunch with a few of my co-workers on a spurr of the moment thing and chose a place that I know I am going to eat bad at. Sorry I’m not sorry!
…to have been so busy this week I plum forgot to post on Tuesday! My bad!
…to have double my dose of caffeine today which totally helps my anxiety
…to be ready for pollen season to be over with even though it just started.
…to not care about washing my car the next few weeks because thanks to said pollen, there is no point!
…to still be getting used to my new hair color even though I had it done Saturday. It is a dramatic difference and I am loving what it is doing for my skin color. I still just have to look twice in the mirror to make sure its me!
…to be wishing that I was at home with my dogs right this second!
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thursday. One more day, we can do it!!!
Also, to all my blogger friends in Alabama….be careful and stay weather alert! If you need updates, just ask me. I am in the constant know due to my obsessing and anxiety.
So….my Tuesday got away from me. Not really sure how that happened! I never even had a chance to write my post!
Today I want to share something with you all. My heart has been heavy lately.There is a little boy who is 5 that goes to my nephew’s elementary school, Thomas J AKA Superman. A brain tumor was discovered during a routine eye exam back in December of 2011. This boy and his family have been through so much. In and out of the hospital, many surgeries, chemo procedures, tests…everything you can imagine.
At the end of last month, Thomas had a major seizure and the last full sentence he told his mommy was that he wanted to go home. His parents made the very tough decision to take Thomas back to their home in Ashville Alabama and spend every moment of time that they have left with him. Currently Superman is on hospice, which if you know about hospice…this is not a good thing. His mom and dad both quit their jobs awhile back to be with him, and have been living off of donations and insurance. They are very faithful and true to the Lord and trust in His plan, no matter the outcome.
My sister and her family took food over to them this past weekend. My sister is friends with his mom, and she keeps me updated on his status. It breaks my heart every time I hear an update like this. I can not imagine going through this. You bring a child into this world thinking that they will out live you. You want nothing but the best for them. To see one suffering like this, praying for a miracle, but preparing for the worst…
To see how faithful they remain is truly an inspiration. There have been a lot of people that have posted on their Facebook page how they are angry with God for letting these bad things happen to children. Superman’s parents constantly remind people to not be angry with God. That he has a plan, and no matter what that plan is…we should all remain faithful and trust in Him.
I have never really talked about faith on here. I try to avoid the topic, as I feel everyone is entitled to believe in what they want to believe in. I am not one to judge. I know what I believe, and I am not going to push it on others. I find this story inspirational, and I ask that if there are prayer warriors out there, that you will lift Thomas, his parents, his little sister and his family in your prayers. To pray for comfort for Thomas, and strength for his family and friends. That they remain faithful and hopeful.
