I should thank my dear friend Pat Kramer Rideout for getting me up and running again. It has been months since I blogged. I had so many dreams of what this blog could be....an outlet, a means to refocus negative into positive and a means for communication. So here it is, keep it going Diane....
Fast forward from March 2009 to today. It is amazing, today is my grand daughters 17th birthday.....the time has literally flown by. Carrie was a true gift from God....she came into this world during one of my darkest hours. I had been suffering a serious bout of depression. She was the best medicine ever. She needed me, yet I needed her as well. Her need for me to nuture and careful kept my focus on things on the outside. We all should take a lesson from this, when we are feeling down and out, look for someone that may have a need. Do something for them that you might someone to do for you.
This past Thanksgiving and Christmas my daughter Mariana and I organized a food drive at Church. We were truly blessed by the tremendous amount of sacrafice from our church family enabling us to share 7 or 8 bountiful food baskets for families needing a little helping hand. I feel strongly that there are many things we can do for others with a pay if forward additude that can generate amazing results for both the giver and receiver. So I encourage you look around, the receiver might be your elderly neighbor that you can pick their dry cleaning or a few groceries, needs the flower bed weeded or and encouraging phone call. When shopping take advantgage of the buy one get one free and you help others without it costing you a dime, and the rewards are limitless.
