http://www.storiesfromonejourney.zoomshare.com/2.shtml Stories From One Journey: Blog Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:20:57 -0500 http://www.storiesfromonejourney.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/9ca9510c13dea20eb2cecb5571692973_48a5c909.writeback Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:20:57 -0500 Hey dear ones, I have been shocked at the ads on my online journal recently so I am moving to http://storiesfromonejourney.blogspot.com/. I will be writing soon. http://www.storiesfromonejourney.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/5d5a4218bff512bab840a20c93adaf21_48a4f7f7.writeback Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:28:55 -0500 I am done with my first round of classes!! Five to be exact. Everything from Medical Modalities to Traditional Chinese Medicine. May I just say my butt is sagging a wee bit! I don't know how it happened but it appears I have made A's on all three exams and I am waiting to hear about my business class and my deep tissue Swedish class that were graded on papers and practical out of class massages I did. I do feel my age so I think I will arise and go now and fall on my face! Love to all who prayed for me. http://www.storiesfromonejourney.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/0ea2d9ee499ede8578016bd354b61c7a_489b51ce.writeback Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:49:34 -0500 My kids are hilarious! Every one of them. Audrey and Judah keep me laughing all the time with the new words they invent to portray their mindset. They live in a whole other world and I pray they stay there as long as they can. Some words that crack me up are anatomy replacements like: for my bottom Judah calls it an udo bottom...supposed to mean a rather plump one ....then when I wear my hair up he says it looks like a spankin' wheel????I have no idea what that means and then Benjamin's nose is a boo nose and anyone that does not have hair has a bowling ball head....I have to kindly remind him that he must not tease people outside our home because other people get their feelings hurt even though he says it all in love and fun at home. Then Audrey came flitting through the house the other day and the child loves all things dinosaur. She especially loves the flyers and pretends to be one. She said she was a flyer the other day so I asked what her name was and she said she was "flying turdy" Now don't that beat all! http://www.storiesfromonejourney.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/2eb7f29d0ed3cea8fad003d89ac27b9e_48991f6a.writeback Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:50:02 -0500 I miss you Daddy................................... Lookin' out my back door....CCR Just got home from Illinois lock the front door oh boy! Got to sit down take a rest on the porch. Imagination sets in pretty soon I'm singin' CHORUS: Doo doo doo Lookin' out my back door. There's a giant doing cartwheels a statue wearin' high heels. Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn. A dinosaur Victrola list'ning to Buck Owens. CHORUS Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band. Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon? Doo, doo doo. Wond'rous apparition provided by magician. CHORUS Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band. Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon? Doo, doo doo. Bother me tomorrow, today, I'll buy no sorrows. CHORUS Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy! Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn. Bother me tomorrow, today, I'll buy no sorrows. http://www.storiesfromonejourney.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/36b720e70e560426c87bc76d98c77d62_489623f2.writeback Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:32:34 -0500 Happy Birthday to the sweetest of babies, my own Benjamin Kaelin who turned one yesterday. 10,000 words cannot convey the wonder and the gift you are to my life. I am swept away every morning I have the opportunity to see your bright brown eyes and dimpled smile. You keep my heart young. I delight in your growth the way you cruise around the furniture, the way you clap and wave bye bye and say..."buh buh" I love to hear you say Da Da and Ma Ma. I look forward to a lifetime Of seeing you develop and grow into the rich person you were designed to be. I love you beyond words or thought. It registers in my spirit where there are no ways to describe the beauty of what you are to me. Happy birthday my baby boy.....and many many many more....... http://www.storiesfromonejourney.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/0acd4bd091fa82223282ed08c0b9ee37_488a1bb1.writeback Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:30:09 -0500 My heart was broken to hear the news of Randy Pausch's death today. I have followed his life for awhile now and every time I saw his sweet face I felt I had known him all my life. He has changed me for the better and helped me to dare to dream again. I can't help the tears from falling...sadness for his wife and children and for his family. What a rare spirit he was...lifegiving, among the common clatter of everyday news. I was so thankful to know he knew the Creator. Darling Randy we loved you, take your flight dear one.... Chris Rice has a song Come to Jesus. The last few lines make me think of your life. Sometimes the way is lonely And steep and filled with pain So if your sky is dark and pours the rain, then Cry to Jesus Cry to Jesus Cry to Jesus and live! O, and when the love spills over And music fills the night And when you can't contain your joy inside, then Dance for Jesus Dance for Jesus Dance for Jesus and live! And with your final heartbeat Kiss the world goodbye Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory's side, and Fly to Jesus Fly to Jesus Fly to Jesus and live! http://www.storiesfromonejourney.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/15546efdf58a38f0fc8e12adfa5296fe_48835a27.writeback Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:30:47 -0500 Is working my butt off....expect to see a little less of it next time you see me...Heh heh! http://www.storiesfromonejourney.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/e6308230be8f3cb7c791f76fe9a86f9c_4883598c.writeback Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:28:12 -0500 Yesterday was a big day for Audrey. We took all three children to Grandma and D-Daddy's house while I took a little trip with some girlfriends for the day. I asked Grandma to pull Audrey's tooth that was hanging by a thread. Grandma is brave that way. She is gaining quite a reputation for tooth pulling. I am sure there will be many more trips in her direction for that sole purpose. I admitted I am a big WEENIE. I can watch surgeries on the health channel while my husband gags but I cannot pull a tiny little tooth. Well within minutes of our arrival and a small squawk from the bathroom from Audrey, the tooth was finally out after months of wiggling, false starts on my part trying to muster the courage to do such a thing, carrots, apples, and corn on the cob that Audrey refused because it hurt her tooth too much. So in the Turner tradition that David has started. Three cheers for Grandma and her fearless ability to yank a tooth, and mostly three cheers for my darling girl on her way to ladyhood. Blessings my girl, blessings. http://www.storiesfromonejourney.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/5f169f1429f7cbc2c807858cecd5ee63_486fdff5.writeback Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:56:21 -0500 Joy at the start Fear in the journey Joy in the coming home A part of the heart Gets lost in the learning Somewhere along the road. Along the road Your path may wander A pilgrim's faith may fail Absence makes the heart grow stronger Darkness obscures the trail. Cursing the quest Courting disaster Measureless nights forebode Moments of rest Glimpses of laughter Are treasured along the road. Along the road Your steps may tumble Your thoughts may start to stray But through it all a heart held humble Levels and lights your way. Joy at the start Fear in the journey Joy in the coming home A part of the heart Gets lost in the learning Somewhere along the road Somewhere along the road Somewhere along the road. http://www.storiesfromonejourney.zoomshare.com/2.shtml/aa7082342a730da09053dfb2d1127009_486fde30.writeback Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:48:48 -0500 How many of you look at something, a craft, a food, a building, a home project and say," I can do that" Well I am that type. I have never been afraid to give it "the old 1 2" as my Daddy laughingly said. Sometimes I flop. But most of the time I really do a good job. For years I have enjoyed Sushi. Not the raw fish kind. Country girls don't do that....blaaaah....But the California rolls or the Vegetable rolls. I had a sample years ago at Whole foods with a friend who bought some for her daughter and it has been love ever since. I have bought it on occasion for a treat when there is a little windfall. There was this whole mystery behind the sushi roll to me. Well this week I was determined to learn to make them myself. I went to the nearby Asian Market. Bought enough supplies to last 6 months for what it would have cost me to buy a dabble of sushi on a couple of trips. Found a good recipe and I am blown away! It tastes exactly like the rolls at the store if not better because it is so fresh! My technique over the last couple of days has gotten better and better. My rolls are getting tight and uniform. They are delicious! What a great snack with almost no fat. I really enjoy conquering new territory. It seems I never get bored there is always something to learn. Some skill to master. I am ever a student of life. Fascinated by people and new ideas, I also like saving money any way I can so making things is a great way to do that.