Homecoming 2007...I love Caitie and Emily!

This is my little nut! Always on the move!

Always playful and dear to my heart!

I LOVE you, Cait!

Go seniors! Emily and Paige, you were beautiful!

Dr. Tarpley, great car!

"Hail to thee our alma mater...God keep safe thy name!"

I pray for you each day!
Amen!

The backdrop this year was fabulous! Everyone that took part in its creation should be commended!

You sure put a lump in my throat.

The words above the door are the actual ones from the front of our old building which was lost to an arsonist's fire last December.
The bare spot where it used to stand looks so alien to me!

This is Em, my niece!
She is as sweet as she is beautiful!
I was so tickled for her to receieve the honor of being on the homecoming court. To everyone that voted for her, good choice!

Roger, Nora Dee and Sylvia did well too! ;o)

Turn off the music player before watching "The Seven Wonders of the World."

Before you click "play," turn off the other music player on this site. This slideshow has it's own music. The music player is on the top left of the blog page.

A very dear friend sent this to me in an e-mail today. It came at such a perfect moment...it came in the midst of so much negativity in the world...it came with a message that touched my heart. None of the photographs are mine, but I wanted to share it with you. I hope that it will remind you as it did me...to slow down...to recognize the people and things around us each day and to use the gifts that God has given us to enrich the lives of each and every person that we come in contact with. Every day we see a variety of people of all ages, backgrounds and beliefs. Although we see them, many times we pass by without even a nod or a smile..."Those people wouldn't even notice if I did," we tell ourselves...and in some cases we would be right. There are some though, that are so lonely, so sad or so hurt inside...they may keep it covered very well...maybe your nod, your word or your smile will give them the encouragement, the strength to try again or to keep hanging in there. Just maybe your smile or kind word would reach out to them in ways you may never see...besides, I've learned that when I smile at someone else, it feels really good! Smiles are free and so are kind words...join me in trying to remember to share the gifts of kindness and caring with those around us.

Welcome, Jansen!

I spent the morning with a beautiful new baby boy!

Jansen is absolutely precious!

Thank you, Carla and Tracy, for inviting me to share in welcoming your new bundle of joy!