Do It Anyway

People are often unreasonable, irrational and self-centered;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;

Be kind anyway.

If you are successfuly, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere, people may cheat you;

Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, someone could destroy overnight;

Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous;

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten;

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it will never be enough;

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God;

it was never between you and them anyway.

Rise Above

Once I rose above the noise and confusion

Just to get a glimpse beyond the illusion

I was soaring ever higher, but I flew too high.

Though my eyes could see I was still blind

Though my mind could think I was still mad

Carry on my wayward child

For there'll be peace when you are done

On a stormy sea of emotion

Tossed about like a ship on the ocean

Carry on you will always remember

Carry on, nothing equals the splendor

Surely heaven waits for you.

It's Beginning to Look Like

HaLlOwEeN...

Party plans are coming together for Tyler's Halloween Bash...

Food... Fun ... Costumes... Games

Milestones...

August 2010

Left to right - Tyler, Chris, Ciara, Bruna & Bryn

(Trek family members)

mile·stone

[mahyl-stohn]

a significant event or stage in the life, progress,development, or the like of a person, nation, etc.

Tyler is 1/4 of the way through his senior year at Vantage Point High School. A new year... a new school... a new Tyler. He has made amazing strides since April. He just graduated from the Discovery Program - a mandatory required class at Vantage Point. Today is day 3 of seminary attendance - thank you Taylor Carlson, whom I have loved for almost 25 years (I used to be his nanny so I can say that).

Tyler gave a talk in church yesterday on Keeping the Sabbath Day holy... something we can all strive to and be better at. His purple tie matched the purple accents in his black hair. He looked so handsome and did a great job for speaking off the cuff (no notes or written out talk).

Sometimes life doesn't turn out the way you want or expect, but things happen to you for a reason. Tyler is my biggest reason for life today!

Capable

I am capable of facing the challenges I am presented each day!

Happy Fall

New Month - New Season - New Me! HAPPY! JOY! Welcome Fall - my favorite time of year!