Learn, Love , Live

LEARN: Well I certainly have learned this year. I can not remember a more productive year for me or my self esteem. I give my wonderful husband a lot of credit. Because of him I have learned how to do things I never would have thought I needed to. Because he works and I work we have to share the load at home and THAT has made me become less dependent on him and more determined to do things myself. The feeling of accomplishing something you never thought possible is indescribable. I have learned more this year than I have in a very long time. I have been going to this class to help me with my JOB and the Teacher Andy seems very knowledgeable in all areas of maintenance. No I have not been working on my writing skills or painting for fun but I feel like I can make a difference here. By learning new skills I will be able to help even more people in my community. I can not go into all that now though.
LOVE: What can I say it is not easy to keep. I have been in love with my Husband for 13 years and can not imagine being without him. I choose to love him, not because he is super romantic, because he is not! Not because he buys me lots of things, cause he don't, but because he knows when I feel bad and because he listens. He really listens even when I don't think he is....He is! That is amazing to me. We are coming upon our 10th Anniversary Nov. 7th and It feels like we just met yesterday. Time really does fly the older you get. We promised to love and cherish each other for better or worse and I believe I got the better deal. I can be difficult....
LIVE: Live out Loud, (that is a song). In everything you do, do it to glorify God. Learning, Loving and Living. Keep your eye on the One who truly matters and the rest is Cake. Live like there is no tomorrow, not by waisting but by giving, not by hording but by sharing, and when you think you have given all you can, give a little more and you will be blessed.

Help Her WIN!!!!!

PB has bee pulling for this girl ,Paige
She has been working on this feeding the starving and malnourished children. If American Express loves her Idea she could win One Million Dollars for her cause. She has made the top 5 already. So click this link
and help her win. Oh go to this link
and check out Pastor B's video. He told this Paige if she won he would dance. He decided to do it now in hopes of her winning. Check it out.

RIGHT and WRONG

OK, I started this class about 4 weeks ago and what a blast. I have

1. Learned that there is a right way and a wrong way to wire a GFI outlet
2. Learned that wiring a three way switch requires you use all your resources available to figure out which line is LINE and which line is LOAD, evidently that does make a difference
3. There is a right way and a wrong way to put shingles on a roof.
4. There is a right way and a wrong way to hang a door
5. There is a right way and a wrong way to put in a replacement window
6. There is a right way and a wrong way to apply flashing to a chimney and vent pipes in your roof

Are you starting to notice a pattern?
7. There is a right way and a wrong way to prune a tree
8. There is a right way and a wrong way to MOW! ( yes exclamation Point) That one caught me off guard.
9. There is a right way and a wrong way to spray buff a floor
and last but not least......
10. There is a right way and a wrong way to speak to people

Are you shocked by that? I was when I first heard it. I always thought if someone did not like what I said or how I said it for that matter then that as their problem. (WRONG!) What you say and how you say it can have either a good result or a very poor one. I have had to ask God to help me in this area of my life. I have always been one to say whatever I wanted and did not realize the trail of destruction I was leaving behind.
The Bible says our tongue is like a two edged sword out of our mouths comes LIFE and DEATH. Our words can cause people to Rejoice, Cheer, Cry, Hate, Love, Our words cause people to feel, Good and Bad.
So my advice today say something GOOD. Do the right thing and be aware of the wrong thing and Make it a Great Day!

10 things I have learned this year

1. How to change a ballast in a florescent light
2. If you set your mind to it and Pray a lot you can do all things with Christ who strengthens us all
   
3. You don't have to be afraid of heights (only the sudden stop)
4. fire ants are prolific (will probably take over the world)
5. how to wire a three way switch (using a schematic)
   
6. how to fix a chain link fence (after the landscaper breaks it)
   
7. how to change a meter cartridge in a sink faucet
8. how to use a 10ft. ladder and a 25 ft. pole to change a light bulb (need photo)
   
9. How to build scaffolding
10. all screws are not created equally, some are galvanized, some are stainless steel , some are blue, and they all have a purpose.

We all have a purpose and when God puts you in a place that seems totally foreign, unlike a screw we can adapt to our surroundings. Try new things and do things you never thought you could. This job has been an adventure. I have listed the top ten things I have learned because if I tried to write them all down it would just take too long and make this blog more boring than it already is.

I also have 2 Grand Daughters

Yes I have 2 Grand Children. Jocylyn 1year old, May 25th and Lillanna 1yr old July 12th.
My Daughter and her significant other have a beautiful little girl, She attended the wedding. In these pics she is dancing for Grandma. Pictures of Lilly on my next blog.