Lessons I have learned or re-learned in the past few days...in no particular order:
1. I can make a delicious batch of cream chicken without going to the store
2. Eating white chocolate cheesecake with raspberry puree is really not a great idea after a stressful morning.
3. My own health scares are not even on the same map as health scares of my children and future grandchildren.
4. Grandmothers should never give grandbabies medicine without the parents' permission.
5. Speaking truth in love into someone's life is kind.
6. Things might get worse before they get better.
7. Some people are just not trustworthy, and they will go behind your back in a heartbeat if it will benefit them.
8. I am blessed not to know too many of the people in number 7.
9. Some people just need to keep their mouths shut.
10. Micro-managers make me want to scream!! Enough already. We're all adults here.
11. I adore my niece, Maclellan. She is one of the finest people I know.
12. Some people need to mind their own business.
13. Plantar fasciitis is the pits.
14. I love family traditions, like decorating Nunny's tree on the day after Thanksgiving.
15. My brother, Sam, cracks me up.
16. Working 3 days on a painting is 2 days too long.
17. I am blessed with wonderful, encouraging friends. Right now, I am especially grateful for my TOM.
18. It is possible to lie on my face at the Father's feet in an agony of prayer while looking like I am calmly sitting in a doctor's waiting room.
19. Nobody deserves to have anyone belittle them.
20. Grandparents who would take their grandchild to see Santa for the first time without including the child's parents are unaware and insensitive.
21. I do not respond well to passive-aggressive behavior. Just say it, please.
22. I refuse to go on guilt trips. That is not a way to manipulate me, or my children, or my husband. Just does not work. In fact usually the result is the opposite of the desired response.
23. Seven year old little girls should not have to be exposed to seven year old little boys talking about sex. Can everyone say, "inappropriate?" Come on world, quit destroying the innocence of our children!!
24. We benefit ourselves and those around us when we discover that life is not about us.
25. I love my Otter Creek family.
26. Sam Todd is the cutest little boy walking on the face of this earth. His sisters are beyond adorable too.
27. Mr. Lincoln is the loveliest man. (He has a birthday coming up in the not-too-distant future, so more on him and his crazy exploits later).
28. I often do not understand what peole are thinking, especially when they have loved ones in the hospital, but then, I figure I befuddle them at times too.
29. Too many Santas on a mantel can end up looking like a display shelf at Goodwill.
30. Too many snowmen on a ladder in the den can just be confusing.
31. I sewed a lot when my children were little, and I have a lot of the dresses to prove it thanks to Doree and her excellent care of them.
32. People deserve to be protected by those who love them.
33. I am happy that it is the Wednesday after Thanksgiving 2011 and not 2010.
34. People who spend all their time telling others how much better stuff they have are pathetic.
34. Someone is not listening in chapel :-)
35. Clearly, I do not know how to count.
36. I wonder how many lessons I missed in the past few days.
blessings
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