Will I Be There?

Today, I had a couple of my friends post a video to their FaceBook page about being faced with caring for an ageing parent. Well to tell you the truth, that video hit me like a ton of brinks. It talked about what will you do when I spill my food, say something that you don't hear and various things such as that- you get the picture. After watching the video, I cried like a baby not because I fear what the future will hold for when I need to care for my parents, but for what my parents did for me when I was a child. As you know, when people age they often regress and become child like and I only hope that I can live up to the standards that my parents have set forth as they have cared for their own parents. I immediately called my mama to tell her how much I love her and it was too late to call my daddy to let him know how much I love him, however that is the first thing I plan on doing in the morning. I just want to urge to to share your love with your spouse, children, parents, extended family, and friends with all that you are. Because when it's all said and done that's all that really matters-not how much the price of gas went up today. And to answer my question- I'll be honored to be there.

Where I Come From

I am a Southern Lady thru and thru. Each one of us are not given the choice about how we are born. I was born in the early 70's and we did not have much, but we had looking back now I really appreciate what my family had. For supper, I can remember mama frying a pan of  potato's and baking a pan of cornbread and if I was lucky we had a slice of onion on the side. In today's society, unfortunately we live in the moment- if we are hungry we hop in the car and go thru a drive-thru. Well, I want to go back to my roots where I belong- when life was simpler. This being said, if you look back in time for yourself and remember your grandparents or perhaps if you were blessed enough look at your great grandparents and you will see that they were healthier and yes, I believe they were much happier because they did not sit around and worry about things. They took each day as it came and ate what was grown in the garden, got the eggs from their own chickens, and raised livestock for milk and meats. Yes, my family eats meat. I personally think I could go Vegan, however my husband and daughter would think they were gonna starve without meat. Okay so after saying all of this, my point is and this has troubled me for a while- My family needs to eat much better than we do. We need to be aware of what we are putting into our bodies. I urge you to think about this also or perhaps you may already be concentrating on the foods that enter you family's body. Until I blog again....

Too much time on my hands...

We have been attempting to do some remodeling in our small, but quaint home. As I was taking down wall border that seems like everyone from the 80's and 90's had in their home ( I don't know some may still have borders and wall paper) anyway, I had plenty on time on my hands to do some deep thinking. I have been tossing the thought back and forth for awhile about blogging, but would never fully give into my hearts desire. However, tonight as I spoke with a very dear friend of 25 years, my thoughts were confirmed that this is what I should do. So, this is my shot at blogging. Some may enjoy what I post and others could possibly care less, but I think that the majority of women and yes even men may enjoy and have some thoughts on my blogging.