The Buzzard, Bat & Bumblebee

I just love receiving e-mails from anyone but those that are interesting & tend to put a different prepstective on things ~ I just have need to share. The following is from my brother:

BUZZARD

If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.

BAT

The ordinary bat that flies around at night, are remarkably nimble creatures in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air.

BUMBLEBEE

A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.

PEOPLE ~In many ways, we are like the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee. We struggle about with all our problems and frustrations, never realizing that all we have to do is look up.

"All good things are from above..." [James]

Up & Running again

I'm so excited. I've been having trouble with downloading pictures from memory chip, actual camera w/ proper cords and the like. It has been a fustrasting process. I did loose quite a few pictures in the process of trying to fix things~ I am glad on one hand for I saved many photos to discs~ but still there were others I didn't. I'll have to ask of those who had copies also. Anyway, I'm happy to report after rebooting, and re~installing different programs its up and running again. So I'll get to share pictures again~ yeah!!! Here are a few that I had planned to share back in Januarary~ but given computer problems~ now is a good time as ever.

Amanda & I at Round~up Sunday.

Paige & Matthew also @ round-up Sunday.

Breaking news!!

There was a situation over the weekend concerning Bob Preston, that would be my mother's boyfriend. He was really sick, had all the works done to him, you know the tubes, put into a sleep and placed into ICU and etc. Things weren't at that time looking good. Well today is a new day! and I couldn't be happier for him. He was taken off the ventilator and got to eat- and will hopefully be moved soon to immediate care. I haven't been to see him~ I have a cold and besides only mom and immediate family were aloud in too see him- I've done what I could I called my extended family- I had them pray as well as myself. Why did I call the extended family? Bob spends alot of his time w/ us at family functions and is considered one of us. We will & have had our differences , but I'm so relieved he is doing better. Please pray for him~ as he will be in the hospital for a few more days. Thank you!

New exciting changes

Its official I now have a new sister-in-law (Jane). and back in December She and my Brother Bill had a baby boy ( Paul Bennett) . I'm so happy for them and excited too that they gave the baby a family name- We had a wonderful fun loving uncle named Paul Bennett as well as a cousin with the same name and we lost them both over over the course of a couple of years~ so its indeed a special name. What I'm looking forward to is meeting them this summer. My brother is in the Navy- currently in Guam and come July they will be moving back to Illinois w/ him stationed out of Great Lakes. Great News! its only been about 3 years since we saw him last. I'll post pictures at a later time~ thats after I go copy them of his My Space. So what else is new?

I've just completed another two weeks of group therapy~ made a couple of medicine adjustments, and have started a new photo album ~ Its going to be my encouraging album~ An album w/ people who've made an impact in my life at one time or another~ and an accompaning poem that I've penned. Remember the Anniversary Picture taken at church? I used that pic as well as a copy from my Ist time at Camp Joy with my poem on "Friends". So far its turning out nice! The therapists and my doctor loved the idea.! Though not the greatest of pictures~ I plan on using those of me speaking @ church about Camp Joy- as a visual that I did overcome -& conquered that fear for that time being.

Well thats about it~ just wanted to update~ and tell everyone Hi and I'm doing okay.