of course you can go to the bible to find the perfect definition....
1 Corinthians 13:
" 4Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged. 6It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. "
Love is none of the bad things. WE (People) make these bad things happen. We are jealous, proud and rude. We keep mental logs of all the things that have been done to us -- and it eats us alive. How long can a person go through life with this -- parasite running through us? Imagine something never giving up...never without faith...always hopeful...and ever enduring....we should want that in all of our relationships....
I just heard this verse tonight at church and realized that I incorporate a lot of the bad in with people I love. Its going to be difficult to weed that out...but I have no choice but to try.
Remember: the above verse....its so true.
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Monday, July 18, 2005
Thursday, July 14, 2005
PACKED!
I know I'm a dork...I still have one entire day of vacation left...but I'm packed to go home. I guess I will COMPLETELY enjoy my entire final day at the beach.
What is it about the beach and the ocean...the waves crashing to the shore...that are so magical? so thought provoking? so romantic? so awesome? I love it and am always sad to leave. The week at the beach goes by so fast...too fast really. Our daily lives are action packed with work and just life. But for one week out of the year, I completely unravel and just do nothing for a week.
I'm sorry to the regular visitors of TLTDaM that this has become a diary of my vacation. I will return to regular programming on Saturday.
Remember: 1 + 1 = 2 everything else is gravy
What is it about the beach and the ocean...the waves crashing to the shore...that are so magical? so thought provoking? so romantic? so awesome? I love it and am always sad to leave. The week at the beach goes by so fast...too fast really. Our daily lives are action packed with work and just life. But for one week out of the year, I completely unravel and just do nothing for a week.
I'm sorry to the regular visitors of TLTDaM that this has become a diary of my vacation. I will return to regular programming on Saturday.
Remember: 1 + 1 = 2 everything else is gravy
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Happy Birthday to Me :)
I'm having a GREAT day!
I've danced with my neices and I'm feeling totally uncreative.
so...this is as good as it gets from me today.
HEY lets sing a song on TLTDaM
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday Happy Ally
Happy Birthday to ME!
I've gotten lots o b'day wishes and thanks to them! :)
Have an ALLY DAY!
Remember: Whatever you do on your birthday you'll do the rest of the year.
Ummm I made omletes while dancing. WAIT! Don't even go to the "work by dancing" gutter! :)
I've danced with my neices and I'm feeling totally uncreative.
so...this is as good as it gets from me today.
HEY lets sing a song on TLTDaM
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Birthday Happy Ally
Happy Birthday to ME!
I've gotten lots o b'day wishes and thanks to them! :)
Have an ALLY DAY!
Remember: Whatever you do on your birthday you'll do the rest of the year.
Ummm I made omletes while dancing. WAIT! Don't even go to the "work by dancing" gutter! :)
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
LOST! A panicked feeling
Vacation Ally Report:
We were all sitting around in our beach chairs...it was sunny...the little people were just playing with their toys in the sand...there were 5 adults and 4 tots 6 and under...Pretty good ratio I would say....
I blinked and my sister says
WHERE IS ANNA?
Anna is our precious little 18 month old (my niece)
My heart raced. I jumped up - not knowing but I did know she hadn't toddled behind me (I have a notion to grab them and give them kissies every time they are within reaching distance.) It was strange we all went in different directions like an emergency plan in place. I went behind where we were sitting and saw her instantly. She was only about 10 feet away from me. By then her mommy (my step-sister) had gotten her mom and sister looking too. (This is all in a matter of seconds). I didn't even thank the lady that held Anna's hand. I just ran and scooped her up and hugged her and kissed her. The whole time she is saying mama mama in the sweetest little voice never realizing we are all in a panic. I ran back over to where we were all sitting and someone got "mama". We all just looked at each other and thanked God silently that we found her.
Its still crazy to me that we lost her to begin with. We were all talking and she was right there playing. It was just MILLISECONDS that poof she had just wondered off without us noticing. Not one of us. I felt sick...and all day long have done a mental checklist everytime I'm outside.
Little people are so precious. I can't imagine the feelings of those that have lost one...We always made fun of people who keep their children on those leashes in malls and things but I UNDERSTAND the MOTIVATION to keeping them close. That fear -- the fear we felt today was overwhelming.
Thank God we didn't lose her.
Oh and I went back and thanked the people she was standing with when I found her. I apologized for being rude and they were so nice.
Remember: Garfield is a FAT CAT.
(I'll fill you in on that tomorrow :) )
We were all sitting around in our beach chairs...it was sunny...the little people were just playing with their toys in the sand...there were 5 adults and 4 tots 6 and under...Pretty good ratio I would say....
I blinked and my sister says
WHERE IS ANNA?
Anna is our precious little 18 month old (my niece)
My heart raced. I jumped up - not knowing but I did know she hadn't toddled behind me (I have a notion to grab them and give them kissies every time they are within reaching distance.) It was strange we all went in different directions like an emergency plan in place. I went behind where we were sitting and saw her instantly. She was only about 10 feet away from me. By then her mommy (my step-sister) had gotten her mom and sister looking too. (This is all in a matter of seconds). I didn't even thank the lady that held Anna's hand. I just ran and scooped her up and hugged her and kissed her. The whole time she is saying mama mama in the sweetest little voice never realizing we are all in a panic. I ran back over to where we were all sitting and someone got "mama". We all just looked at each other and thanked God silently that we found her.
Its still crazy to me that we lost her to begin with. We were all talking and she was right there playing. It was just MILLISECONDS that poof she had just wondered off without us noticing. Not one of us. I felt sick...and all day long have done a mental checklist everytime I'm outside.
Little people are so precious. I can't imagine the feelings of those that have lost one...We always made fun of people who keep their children on those leashes in malls and things but I UNDERSTAND the MOTIVATION to keeping them close. That fear -- the fear we felt today was overwhelming.
Thank God we didn't lose her.
Oh and I went back and thanked the people she was standing with when I found her. I apologized for being rude and they were so nice.
Remember: Garfield is a FAT CAT.
(I'll fill you in on that tomorrow :) )
Monday, July 11, 2005
How do you spell VACATION?
:) YAY! I'm on vacation. I love how no matter where we stay or what we do I always find my little routine. Here's my hardship for the week:
9:30 get up - have juice and a bagel with cream cheese (preferrably pineapple)
10:00 apply sunscreen
10:30 gather beach chair and sit on the beach
1:00 come in and have a samich with turkey and spicy mustard
1:30 return to beach
7:00 attempt to decide if I should go up since everyone else has been up in the room for 2 hours
rinse and repeat
I LOVE THE BEACH
Seriously -- God knew what he was doing when he created the beach and the ocean. And I'm grateful that I get to come here once a year and just do nothing.
Remember: Say please and thank you...its just good manners.
9:30 get up - have juice and a bagel with cream cheese (preferrably pineapple)
10:00 apply sunscreen
10:30 gather beach chair and sit on the beach
1:00 come in and have a samich with turkey and spicy mustard
1:30 return to beach
7:00 attempt to decide if I should go up since everyone else has been up in the room for 2 hours
rinse and repeat
I LOVE THE BEACH
Seriously -- God knew what he was doing when he created the beach and the ocean. And I'm grateful that I get to come here once a year and just do nothing.
Remember: Say please and thank you...its just good manners.
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