Keeper

I knew I need to share this tidbit when, I received this in my mail and I think  is a keeper

Keeper


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I grew up in the 40's/50's with practical parents. A mother, God love her, who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then reused it. She was the original recycle queen, before they had a name for it... A father who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones.
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away.
I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower in one hand, and dish-towel in the other. It was the time for fixing things. A curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress Things we keep.

It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing, eating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.

But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.

Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away...never to return. So... While we have it... it's best we love it.... And care for it... And fix it when it's broken........ And heal it when it's sick.

This is true for marriage..... And old cars.... And children with bad report cards..... And dogs with bad hips.... And aging parents..... And grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep. Like a best friend that moved away or a classmate we grew up with.

There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special....... And so, we keep them close!

I received this from someone who thinks I am a 'keeper', so I've sent it to the people I think of in the same way.. Now it's your turn to send this to those people that are "keepers" in your life. Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them,
But you know they are always there. Keep them close!

TEN THINGS GOD WON'T ASK ON THAT DAY.

1.... God won't ask what kind of car you drove. He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation.

2... God won't ask the square footage of your house, He'll ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

3.... God won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet, He'll ask how many you helped to clothe.

4... God won't ask what your highest salary was. He'll ask if you compromised your character to obtain it.

5... God won't ask what your job title was. He'll ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability.

6.... God won't ask how many friends you had. He'll ask how many people to whom you were a friend.

7... God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, He'll ask how you treated your neighbors.

8... God won't ask about the color of your skin, He'll ask about the content of your character.

9... God won't ask why it took you so long to seek Salvation. He'll lovingly take you to your mansion in heaven, and not to the gates of Hell.

10... God won't have to ask how many people you forwarded this to, He already knows your decision.

Frustration

Lately my mind has been filled, that I am frustrated.  Everyday at work there is so much negativity, we simply can't  do any thing right, according to our superiors, mostly the paperwork.  As long as I have been there, things change depending on the flavor or the month, actually more like the weather.  It has not been a good year to start, and its looking very bleak.  I understand my bosses frustration yet the day to day threats and they uncertainties have dimish the Christmas Spirit.
My mind has also been on my vacation, I already booked my flight to Kauai and I am so looking forward to see my Family and spend time with them. Off I go!!

What Next?

Today my mind was filled with the many thing that has been going on at work. It can get frustrating.  Board of Education here in hawaii has been making alot of decision that will affect our children and their future. 

Hawaii ranks very low when it come to academics, not all of us can afford private school for our children.  Hawaii to combat the short falls are making the cuts in Education. They started a thing called Furlow Fridays to ofset the short fall, a total of 17 days where our children will lose out on Education.  Does the Governor, Mayor and our Legislatures even care about the future of our children. Maybe not because it's not their childrens future,  I don't think their children attend public school.  The economy is going out the door.  We are now being affected by the short fall.  I have mixed feelings, I really should be, concerned but yet I am not really worried, I thank God for that because no matter which way it ends.  I know I will be okay.  My only concern is for my fellow coworkers, most of them need the job however small it be, but it is needed.  I pray and hope things go well for all concerned.
I enjoy what I do, I work for school bus commpany that transport student to these public schools, I work in Special needs division, we are now being told that the cuts will effect also special Education Division. We service 900+ student some with severe disabilities and Multiple disabilities. I know if I had a special needs child I would be greatly concerned and want to know why? Why are they cutting transportation for our children? What Next?

TGIF

Sitting here thinking whats on my mind. It was a good week and even if today did not end on a good note, it  was okay.  I was in conversation with my Manager while in the conversation. the phone rang, I notice it was our corporate office calling, I proceeded to answer the the telephone while still engaged in conversation I answered a question and the phone not really thinking I answered it any differently, then the usual: good afternoon, how may I help you.  My Manager from the corporate office then asked what did I say and I told him, he said "No" I heard you say "Yeah"  I said I was talking with someone at the sametime I answered the phone. He said "I better becareful."  Not sure if he meant anything by it. Well I really will not take it to heart.  It's already done.  I thank God for his blessing for I know that nothing can come against me. God is victorious. Now to enjoy the weekend.  And thoughts of my vacation trip to Kauai for a Wedding, Rest and Relaxation. Leaving on a flight  day after Christmas staying through the New Years Eve, flying home Sunday evening, Can't wait.

Weekend

Sitting here thinking about the weekend.  Always when we start a new week we can't wait until Friday.  We look forward for the weekend.  Just the hustle and bustle of the work week. 12 hour days 5 days a week sometimes can take it's toll.  This week went better.  Like anywhere else or anyone you have your good days and your bad. Sometimes days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months. You take it all in stride, and you do the best you can, to the best of your ability.  I try not to dwell on to many negative things, yet  it does help to build who I am.  Yes we all like to think about the good times. For me I count it all a blessing. The weekend helps me to reflect back and move forward.

Information Center

Its getting closer to Christmas, and a New Year, how fast the year has gone by.  So many things happen some good and some not. Ended the year being hospitalized, started the New Year having surgery due to a brain tumor, which I reluctantly did not want to do.  This would be the second time I was having surgery to  remove a tumor. Medical termanology is call mengioma,  which is a non cancerous tumor.  I thank God that it was benign. Doctors  just could not answers my question on how and what causes it, I may have been born with it they say.  My first surgery was 2000, and the latest was Jan 16, 2009.  Now I need to do MRI's every 3 months to make certain it doesn't grown back.

Altho I have had the surgery years apart to remove the tumor it has not slowed me down,as far as my brain function are concerned, my memory has intensified even after the second surgery.  My co worker are amazed and so am I, at the ability I have. I am a walking information center.  Before my second surgery my mind was so in grossed with so much thoughts that was so hard to get a good night sleep.  My mind was in overload.  After the surgery the ability to recall even the smallest details had intensified especially for my occupation as a dispatcher, driver, for a school bus company to recall student name and school for some 900 + student had increased.  It is a God given ability.  Thank God for healing, and for the breathe of life.

Another Day

Another Day!  Its a busy day today much of the same and yet chaos happens. Just thinking  about how the day is going to unfold.  Dealing with the day to day traffic,  employees  no show, and checking in late, the phone ringing off the wall.  Some days altho it may have started very hectic and chaotic it sometimes end very smoothly, and we are grateful for the day.  My mind often think about the children and families who have special needs child. I don't know if I would be able to care for a child who has multiple disabilities.  One never knows!