Memorial Day

I am thankful for our troops who serve in the military. It isn't easy or fun being away from family and friends. I was briefly in the Army in 1980 after high school, got an honorable discharge, just was so young and couldn't take it well, but it does serve a purpose to get discipline in a person's life, having to depend on other people too to help you out. My husband was in the Coast Guard for awhile and we moved around a bit and we did meet some great people on our travels. Please continue to pray for our troops, no matter what side of the war you are on( for it or against war). I get so mad when someone blasts our military and wishes there was none.  I'm not a big war person myself but I do appreciate our troops and don't blast them personally. God bless the USA!

Sad day for Twins and baseball fans

I wasn't into baseball when Harmon Killebrew played but being born and living in Minnesota for awhile, heard about Harmon a lot and how great of a player and person he was. When I think of the Minnesota Twins, Harmon, Kirby Puckett and Rod Carew come to my mind first although I can think of other former and current players now too. Harmon passed away this morning at age 74 in hospice, he had cancer. :( He will be sorely missed by everyone. I heard he was a great person in life, which is even better than being a great player like he was. RIP Harmon Killebrew.

a little vent about a news item

I saw the story on the news about the Alaina lady from North Carolina who has stage 4 breast cancer who is going to lose custody of her kids to her ex husband because she has breast cancer. That judge who made the ruling is heartless, and doesn't care about what the kids want. The ex husband who fought for the kids should be ashamed of himself, he has no feelings at all either, very cold man. and the physologist who said that kids don't need to be around cancer people, I think that person is living in a dream world. You can't stop life's harsh realities. I prefer to like positive and uplifting stuff, but can't deny the existance of bad stuff like cancer either. That poor  young mom Alaina doesn't deserve to lose her kids, but judges nowadays aren't very good.

Remembering my mom

Mothers Day is coming up and I'm sitting here thinking of my late mother. She died way too soon, in Sept. 2000. Breast cancer was what killed her :( She was not older than 60, she was 59 I think. I was blessed enough to see her a few months before she passed away. We had our 20 year high school reunion and stayed at her place for a couple nights. For the most part, we were pretty close, I've been told before I looked and sounded like her a little bit, with the red hair and voice a little bit. We had our little disagreements like all people do, but for the most part, we got along good. We both became Vikings fans :) She taught me how to be respectful and kind and although she had her faults, she was a very loving and wonderful mom, and i miss her, especially on Mothers Day and on her birthday in August. Her birthday was 3 days before mine. I'm so glad she became a Christian the year she died. My Aunt Joanne was a big help too watching over her when I wasn't around. She loved her grandkids, i wish she could have lived long enough to see them grown up. God bless all the moms out there and every day a mother should be told they are loved and appreciated and shown that too, not just one Sunday a year.