Mothers Day/Samaritans Purse

Mothers Day May 2015

What is a Mother? There are not enough words to describe a Mother. When we are

young they are our caretakers,our protection, our comfort our everything.When we are

teenagers that is a different story but as we grow and mature they  become our friends

This is my Mama 91 years old.The roles are reversing as I become one of her

caretakers.It is a hard change to accept to become a caretaker of the person who has

always been the one to take care of you. I am blessed to still have her in my life.

The journey is not easy and there have
been lots of ups and downs as we both
adjust to the role reversal.I miss our talks as she now is very forgetful she
always listened and we talked about
whatever was going on. I miss our
walks and calling her and saying come on Mama lets go do whatever. I am thankful for the talks we  now have and the memories we can still make
not the same but yet the same. I love my
Mama and am thankful for her and the
time we have left as Mother and daughter.

Mothers are the same all over the
world they do the best they can to
take care of and protect their kids.

Samaritans Purse has Maternal and Child Health Programs all over the world to help
these Moms and their children.Samaritans Purse needs your help prayerfully and financially to
continue to help these Moms and their kids. Please take the time starting April 27 to check out
their website to find out more about these programs and the ways that you can help
www.samaritanspurse.org/mothers. If you feel led you can a gift in honor of your Mom.

Happy Mothers Day to Mothers all over the world. Every women is a mother is some way
to those around her. God Bless until next time
Linda

Tragedy

My heart and spirit have been broken and pressed down since the weekend. A young sweet

mother to be was killed by her boyfriend. He left her laying in a dark parking lot hurt

bleeding and all alone except I believe for the presence of her Lord and Savior. She

had just enough life left in her to call 911 and tell them where she was at.She later

died but not before the Drs were able to bring her little baby girl into the world.The

baby 3 months early but alive. We thank God for this miracle and pray for the continued

life and growth of this precious little one.

This kind of tragedy is sad but it is sadder and harder to understand when it is someone

you know and their family. My heart grieves with her family that is left behind. It is

hard to really know what they are going thru. You can feel their pain but know that it is so

much more than you can imagine.They are in our hearts and thoughts as they go thru this

horrible tragedy.

We may never know what triggered this tragedy for this young mother to be and her

boyfriend as no one saw any signs trouble between them. Lives changed forever in

one moment of time.

Thank you for letting me share my grief and disbelief about this tragedy. We lay it

at the foot of the Cross where our hope and strength come from. Lord continue to

be with the families of the young girl and the boyfriend. Pray your healing hand

upon the little baby girl who has a struggle before her to live and grow.

Florida Trip -More

The Overseas Highway connects the mainland of Florida to the Florida Keys. It is quite

an achievement to me. It is also very beautiful. It is highway number one 127.5 miles.

It goes thru all the the towns and keys leading to Key West. Key Largo, Key Biscayne

Islamorada, Marathon just to name a few. The Seven Mile bridge just over water is

just breathtaking. We went to Bahia Honda State Park which is situated around part of

the old road. Trails, beach area a perfect place to walk and spend some time.

Below are some photos from the state park showing the Seven Mile Bridge in the

distance.  Thanks for reading and sharing.  Until Next time God Bless Linda

Florida Trip

Key West in March. It was a great but short trip.The weather : one day hot

next day windy and cold and of course our plans for that day didn't go

with the weather. The day we went to Key West it was hot and I don't do

hot weather. The day my daughter was going to try snorkeling it was cold rainy

and a rough sea so she declined the adventure.

We stayed at the Continental Inn in Key Colony Beach and it was such a great

place.It is like an oasis in the middle of a desert. It is an older place with small

condo units. The rooms all face the pool which is surrounded by flowers and

plants.You have your own beach with sand and a great view of the ocean. It was

in an area of lots of condos and homes. It had a community park and lots of

folks out walking. Sunset Beach was just a few feet away and it is called that

because you get a great view of the sun setting.We would love to be able to

go and stay here again. I am sharing a few photo's of the Inn and hope you enjoy

seeing them.

Until Next Time
God Bless
Linda

ETC// RETIREMENT

My husband and I both retired early. He because of medical problems and myself

because I needed a break from the job I was doing. I went back to work for a few

more years doing different things until that feeling of needing to work left me.

You read articles everyday of what people are doing or where they are going

to live when they retire.  We are enjoying our retirement lifestyle even though

it wasn't what our dream was, but sometimes a dream is just a dream. The best

part of being retired is you are on your own time.We enjoy staying up late

and also sleeping late and also middle of the night trips to Waffle House.

This picture is of my husband and his favorite thing to do and of course our

furbabies.

We live close to a lake that gives you the feel of being on vacation.. We live in what we call a

camperhouse, which is a travel trailer with a roofover and a addition built on.

This is our home.

We have been blessed that we have been able to do

some traveling and we have had some great times.

For us I think we have the best balance. We live about 30

minutes from our family and can see them anytime. We still

get to travel and experience new and different things. Our

anchor is still our home and family

Enjoy your retirement and the freedom it gives you

whatever you decide to do. Just keep busy it keeps you

young and engaged in life. Until next time God Bless  Linda








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