the love of a family......

this weekend, our son and his wife visited us from california. it was so wonderful to see them. it's so difficult to be so far away from our son; we always miss him and think of him so much. he looked great and i just was so happy to be spend time with him as was my husband. saying goodbye was terrible......i already miss our son so much. i just wanted to say how important families are......more important than anything else in this world. we cannot take anything with us.....any of the beautiful things we accumulate in our lives.....all these things are worth nothing when we go on to the next world, the spirit world. but what we do take with us is the love for our children, our husbands, our families, our mothers, our fathers.....all those people who we love and who love us. our love for them, our memories of them and our dearest, most precious lives with our families.....are the things that we should treaure the most.

Some thoughts about the new year.....2012

it's exciting......a new year right around the corner! for some reason, this new year feels more important to me than other years. i want to make some progress in my life, make some changes, be happier, be kinder, be more aware of the really important things, help people more and be more humble. so i've decided to share some thoughts about 2012......what we can do to make it a better year. even if it's just for me, that's fine, but if these ideas help you, that would be great, too. i hope this next year will be really wonderful for you!

things to do to make 2012 better!

1. see the beauty in others.....feel the joy in their lives and help those who are happy enjoy that happiness!
2. be creative and use your imagination! we are all still children at heart and have so much potential to create amazing, wondrous things! seek to share beauty and thrilling, amazing art!
3. ponder and think about life......this world is so amazing and beautiful. to be alive is such a gift, a gift we are each given when we come into this world. take time to look around you and absorb the beauty and intricacy of life, of people, of animals, of the energy that we all have.
4. give. share the love in your heart. even a little flower, a smile, a gesture of understanding; anything given in love can heal and comfort. love given is love accepted. give happiness.
5. be honest, be forthright......be yourself. you are unique and wonderful. be who you were destined to be.
6. be there for others. be a friend and a helper. love is kindness, gentleness, sweetness and joy.
7. be silly.....have fun, laugh, giggle, be funny, help others to find their hidden, wonderful sense of humor. humor can change the world!!!
8. dance, jump, run around, roll down a hill, run fast, skip......move and express life through yourself! share the joy of your self with others and help them to be happy, too.
9. appreciate the gifts you are given.....whatever beauty, joy, comfort, kindness is given to you in this life, accept it with humility and love.
10. be gentle. show kindness to others and be the one who heals and shares love. be the beautiful person you are.....let others love you and give love to those in your life who you care about.
11. wonder about life.....question, talk, share ideas, look around, listen, understand. life is amazing.....run out and meet it with curiosity and wonder!
12. sleep. we do so many things, but we forget how wonderful it is to just......sleep!!! rest from life, from work and thinking, let yourself be healed from the beauty of sleep!

Happy New Year to everyone. I am hoping it will truely be a wonderful year!!!

(found these pictures at):

16 house blog
carpe diem blog
cowboy montgomery blog
emily ulmer photography
how sweet to be a cloud blog

i am still the child i've always been......

i love being happy. when i am happy, nothing else really matters. my birthday was the other day and it was so wonderful. my friends were there and my family, except for my mom and our other son. i feel like part of me is missing because i miss them so much. it seems like a crime that i haven't seen my mom or my son in so long. i ask sometimes, why is that? what is going on? why can't i see them? it's always because we don't have enough money. it is so frustrating. i wish i could just get in our car and drive to see them, whether we have the money or not. life shouldn't be like that. money shouldn't make people have to miss their loved ones so much.

our son is a wonderful young man. i miss him so much. and my mom is so special, too. i just keep praying and praying that we can see them soon. the child in me that keeps going is still there, not giving up. i won't give up on my dreams, especially to see our son and my mom, really soon.

Thank you for Mothers and those who dream of being Mothers......

today is Mother's Day.......it's very quiet in our neighborhood right now; it's raining and i am just so enjoying the pleasant sound of the rain. we don't get much rain here, so it's very nice, especially to have such a gentle rain on Mother's Day. when i was a little girl, i used to think when it was raining, it meant that God was crying. perhaps that's true......i have no way of knowing......yet. maybe someday i'll find out if that's true, but i still love the rain. i'm from washington, so how could i not love rain...... my own Mother is there.....in Washington. i called her a little while ago and it was wonderful to visit over the phone, but i really miss her......miss seeing her, hearing her huge, wonderful laugh and just spending time with her. she is 84, so i feel terrible living so far away. we're all going to visit her this summer though, hopefully for at least two weeks, so that will be really wonderful. she is a great mother......a very special example to me of creativity, love of beauty, kindness and perseverence. i miss her so much. i hope you are able to spend time with your Mother. whether our Mothers are (nearly) perfect or are unfortunately lacking in nurturing skills, we owe them our very lives, so i hope today we can share a gentle kindness of love for our mothers. i think it's very difficult to be a mother sometimes......you worry yourself sick sometimes about your children, you pray so much that it seems like there's no more prayers to say.....in behalf of your children, but then you realize, too, as a mother of your children that you are blessed with the most wonderful human beings as your children that God could have ever given you. children are such gifts to us......if i am ever downhearted or sad (and that seems to be happening a lot lately), if i hear the voice of a child or their sweet, funny laughter......or if i see their amazing smiling faces, all squirmished up into the oddest, goofiest expressions......how can i feel upset or despondent about anything??? children are so utterly precious; they are so imperfectly perfect. they awaken in me the child i still am and thrust my still young soul out into the wind to laugh again and run like a wild (but gentle) beast. never give up your childhood, no matter what happens......we will always be children; we will always be young. happy mother's day to all of you......to the mothers of kittens, the mothers of horses, the mothers of butterflies.....to the mothers of children. i pray that there will be a sweet remembrance of love in your hearts, today. debbie p.s. the beautiful pictures above are not mine.....they were found online. please let me know if you'd like the links.....