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my Purpose
Mar 22, 2007 | 9:18PM
This is for anyone that had cancer or know someone that did it was on my nephew website for caringbridge.
I saw this entry on another caring bridge site and wanted to share it with all of you
My Purpose
I had cancer. There isn't an explanation as to why I became sick. All I know is God has a plan for each of us and for each plan there is a purpose. Some of us know what our purpose in life is and others will never find it. Then there are those like me who accomplish it without ever realizing it.
My journey with cancer will not, and has not, been without purpose. It is through my illness that I have helped doctors understand this disease a little more so they may find a cure.
It is through my illness that some of those around me have realized that life is too short to be afraid of our feelings. My cancer has been beaten back by the power of love. It is the most powerful of emotions, not one to be afraid of, but to be embraced. To be loved by someone unconditionally and completely is to reach into your soul and feel warmth.
It is through my illness that I have shown there is no guarantee for the future ~ only dreams for it. Whether the future is just another day or another 75 years, we should all dream big and live fully everyday.
It is through my illness that I have seen the strong cry, only to find more strength.
It is through my illness that some of us who haven't talked to God in awhile have once again begun to pray.
It is through my illness that I have joined the hands of those familiar to those of strangers, to form one long chain. I have already accomplished so much in such a short amount of time and each day I continue to touch the hearts of many.
That is my purpose
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thank you bamacat3
Dec 13, 2006 | 9:46PM
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would love to go back in time
Apr 26, 2006 | 11:04PM
Close your eyes....and go back....
Before the Internet or the MAC
Before semi automatics and crack
Before SEGA or Super Nintendo...
Way back.......
I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk.
Red light, Green light.
Playing kickball &dodge ball until your porch light came on.
Mother May I?
Red Rover
Hula Hoops
Running through the sprinkler
Wait......
Watchin' Saturday morning cartoons
Catchin' lightning bugs in a jar
Christmas morning.......
Your first day of school
Bedtime prayers and goodnight kisses
Climbing trees
Getting an ice cream off the ice cream truck
A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers
Jumpin down the steps
Jumpin on the bed.
Pillow fights .
Runnin till you were out of breath
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt
Being tired from playin'....
Your first crush......
Rainy days at school meant playing "Heads up 7Up" in the classroom.
Remember that?
I'm not finished yet....
Kool-aid was the drink of summer
Toting your friends on your handle bars
Class field trips
When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there.
When a quarter seemed like a fair allowance, and another quarter a
miracle.
When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to
carry
groceries, and nobody thought a thing of it.
When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the
fate
that awaited a misbehaving student at home.
Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive
by
shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much
bigger threat! And some of us are still afraid of em!!!
(If we're lucky enough to still have em around)
I want to go back to the time when............
Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo"
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"
"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly"
Catching fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening.
It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.
Being old, referred to anyone over 20.
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.
Nobody was prettier than Mom.
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.
It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big
people" rides at the amusement park.
Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare"
Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
Water balloons were the ultimate ultimate weapon.
Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest
protectors.
If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!!
Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up"
life...
I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU
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Nails In The Fence
Apr 07, 2006 | 12:04PM
Nails In The Fence
Author Unknown
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There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, "You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there."
The little boy then understood how powerful his words were. He looked up at his father and said "I hope you can forgive me father for the holes I put in you."
"Of course I can," said the father.
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the joke for today
Apr 06, 2006 | 11:01PM
A teacher asked her class, "What do you want out of
life?"
A little girl in the back row raised her hand and said,
"All I want out of life is four little animals!"
The teacher asked, "Really and what four little animals
would that be?"
The little girl said, "A mink on my back, a jaguar in
the garage, a tiger in the bed, and a jackass to pay
for it all."
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The Penny from heaven or from angel
Mar 24, 2006 | 7:31PM
my sister send this to me and as we all have angel i thought lot of u would like it too.
The Penny
>Remember this every time you pass that little penny in the parking lot.
>I always thought that it was for Good Luck, but I love this version better:
>
>
>I found a penny today
>Just laying on the ground.
>But it's not just a penny,
>this little coin I've found.
>
>Found pennies come from heaven,
>That's what my Grandpa told me.
>He said Angels toss them down.
>Oh, how I loved that story.
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>He said when an Angel misses you,
>They toss a penny down.
>Sometimes just to cheer you up,
>To make a smile out of your frown.
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>
>So, don't pass by that penny,
>When you're feeling blue. It may be a penny from heaven,
>that an Angel's tossed to you.
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>So now pass this on to the people who you care about
>and who you feel are Angels to you,
>I just did.
>An Angel is now watching over you.
>
>Have A Great Day!
>"Don't let your worries get the best of you, remember, Moses started out as
>a basket case"
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hugs
Mar 12, 2006 | 11:05AM
Hugs
Someone send this to me and I thought it was so nice so I put it in my blog
Hugs are warm
Hugs are nice
Hugs are ways
To break the ice.
If you send me a hug
You won't regret
I'll hug you back
So you can't forget!
A hug is just a way to say...
I love you in a special way,
To tell that someone special,
I care about you in every way.
When you shed a tender tear
A hug is sure to be near.
When you're trembling in fear
A hug will come from someone dear.
Wrap your arms around someone near
In your hug is the circle of life.
A new beginning to an endless day
A ray of hope to light your way.
Take a hug and pass it on
Don't save them up it can't be done.
Share them with family and friends,
Share them whenever you can.
A hug will make you "aahh"
A hug will make you "oohh"
A hug will make you smile
A hug will make you feel great.
A hug lightens up your day
A hug throws away your loads
A hug strengthens your ties
A hug makes you feel important.
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Family
Feb 22, 2006 | 6:06PM
F A M I L Y
>
> I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
> "Oh excuse me please" was my reply.
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>
> He said, "Please excuse me too;
> I wasn't watching for you."
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> We were very polite, this stranger and I.
> We went on our way and we said goodbye.
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>
> But at home a different story is told,
> How we treat our loved ones, young and old.
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> Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
> My son stood beside me very still.
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> When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
> "Move out of the way," I said with a frown.
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> He walked away, his little heart broken.
> I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.
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> While I lay awake in bed,
> God's still small voice came to me and said,
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>
>
> "While dealing with a stranger,
> common courtesy you use,
> but the family you love, you seem to abuse.
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>
> Go and look on the kitchen floor,
> You'll find some flowers there by the door.
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>
>
>Those are the flowers he brought for you.
> He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.
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>
> He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
> you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."
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> By this time, I felt very small,
> And now my tears began to fall.
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> I quietly went and knelt
>by his bed;
> "Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.
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>
> "Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
> He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.
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> I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
> I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."
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>
> I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
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> I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
> He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
> I love you anyway."
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>
> I said, "Son, I love you too,
> and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."
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> FAMILY
> Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
> that we are working for could easily replace us in
> a matter of days.
> But the family we left behind will feel the loss
>
> for the rest of their lives.
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>
> And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
> into work than into our own family,
> an unwise investment indeed,
> don't you think?
>
> So what is behind the story?
>
>
> Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
> FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
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thanks to all firefighter, emt ,first respond,police ,doctor ,nurse,and a special thank to my special friend Jim and his wife Kim as they are firefighter thank you all
Jan 09, 2006 | 2:32AM
I wish you knew.............. (Written by one who does)
I wish you could know what it is like to search a burning bedroom for trapped children at 3 AM, flames rolling above your head, your palms and knees burning as you crawl, the floor sagging under your weight as the kitchen below you burns.
I wish you could comprehend a wife's horror at 6 in the morning as I check her husband of 40 years for a pulse and find none. I start CPR anyway, hoping to bring him back, knowing intuitively it is too late. But wanting his wife and family to know everything possible was done to try to save his life.
I wish you knew the unique smell of burning insulation, the taste of soot-filled mucus, the feeling of intense heat through your turnout gear, the sound of flames crackling, the eeriness of being able to see absolutely nothing in dense smoke-sensations that I've become too familiar with.
I wish you could read my mind as I respond to a building fire "Is this a false alarm or a working fire? How is the building constructed? What hazards await me? Is anyone trapped?"
Or to call, "What is wrong with the patient? Is it minor or life-threatening? Is the caller really in distress or is he waiting for
us with a 2 X 4 or a gun?"
I wish you could be in the emergency room as a doctor pronounces dead The beautiful five-year old girl that I have been trying to save during the past 25 minutes, who will never go on her first date or say the words, "I Love you Mommy" again.
I wish you could know the frustration I feel in the cab of the engine, squad or my personal vehicle, the driver with his foot pressing down hard on the pedal, my arm tugging again and again at the air horn chain, as you fail to yield the right-of-way at an intersection or in traffic. When you need us however, your first comment upon our arrival will be, "It took you forever to get here!"
I wish you could know my thoughts as I help extricate a girl of teenage years from the remains of her automobile. "What if this was my daughter, sister, my girlfriend or a friend? What were her parents reaction going to be when they opened the door to find a police officer with hat in hand?"
I wish you could know how it feels to walk in the back door and greet my parents and family, not having the heart to tell them that I nearly did NOT come back from the last call.
I wish you could know how it feels dispatching officers, firefighters and EMT's out and when we call for them and our heart drops because no one answers back or to here a bone chilling 911 call of a child or wife needing assistance.
I wish you could feel the hurt as people verbally, and sometimes physically, abuse us or belittle what I do, or as they express their attitudes of "It will never happen to me."
I wish you could realize the physical, emotional and mental drain or missed meals, lost sleep and forgone social activities, in addition to all the tragedy my eyes have seen.
I wish you could know the brotherhood and self-satisfaction of helping save a life or preserving someone's property, or being able to be there in time of crisis, or creating order from total chaos.
I wish you could understand what it feels like to have a little boy tugging at your arm and asking, "Is Mommy okay?" Not even being able to look in his eyes without tears from your own and not knowing what to say. Or to have to hold back a long time friend who watches his buddy having CPR done on him as they take him away in the Medic Unit. You know all along he did not have his seat belt on. A sensation that I have become too familiar with.
Unless you have lived this kind of life, you will never truly understand or appreciate who I am, who we are, or what our job really means to us........I wish you could though.
ONE DAY THEY'LL PROBABLY BE SAVING YOUR PROPERTY OR YOUR OWN LIFE. WHEN YOU SEE THEM COMING WITH LIGHTS FLASHING, MOVE OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY, THEN PRAY FOR THEM!
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girlfriend
Dec 29, 2005 | 6:59PM
Someone will always be prettier.
They will always be smarter.
Their house will be bigger.
They will drive a better car.
Their children will do better in school.
And their husband will fix more things around the house.
So let it go, and love you and your circumstances.
Think about it.
The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart.
And the most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children.
And the richest woman you know, she's got the car, the house, the clothes....might be lonely.
And the Word says if "I have not Love, I am nothing."
So, again, love you.
Love who you are.
Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say,
"I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed!"
"Winners make things happen. Losers let things happen."
Be blessed, Ladies, and pass this on to encourage another woman.
"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world".
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