Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to my wonderful mom and the other mother's who may be reading this.  I'm never had any children myself (well at least not human children but I did have a child of the canine nature - at least he was a child to me).  Although I am not a mom, I always thought I would be a good mom - for some reason though, the Lord chose not to bless me with children - He blesses me in other ways though - every single day !

He blessed me with a wonderful mother.  I hear and read stories about people with bad moms or moms that are not well...motherly.  People that don't talk to their moms or fight constantly with them...thank the Lord that has never been the case with my mom.  She may not have always agreed with my choices (especially when it came to some of the fellas I chose to date) but she always supported and loved me.  My sister is visiting with my mom this week.  I was recently there and will be visiting again later in the month.  I miss her though and wish I was with her today.  I'm glad she is within driving distance but wish she was within walking distance :-)

Happy Mother's Day 2012 !!!

Funny Friday - Green Eggs & Ham

Wordless Wednesday - Jim Morrison

Funny Friday - Book Parody

The Squirrel with the Wagon Tattoo

Take Time to Pray

The Difference

I got up early one morning

And rushed right into the day;

I had so much to accomplish

I didn't take time to pray.

Problems just tumbled about me

And heavier grew each task;

Why doesn't God help me, I wondered.

He answered, "You didn't ask."

I wanted to see joy and beauty,

But the day toiled on, gray and bleak;

I wondered why God didn't show me --

He said, "But you didn't seek."

I tried to come into God's presence;

I used all my keys at the lock;

God gently and lovingly chided,

"My child, you didn't knock."

I woke up early this morning

And paused before entering the day

I had so much to accomplish

That I had to take time to pray.

Wordless Wednesday - Baby Girl

2012 Movies

Listing of movies I've seen in 2012 (does not include movies I've re-watched)

April 2012

Eat, Pray, Love - better than I thought it would be.
Horrible Bosses - was okay, didn't hate it, didn't love it - but did not like Jennifer Aniston's character at all
Chimpanzee - so sweet, so amazing, incredible photography - wow !
Water for Elephants - the book was a bit slow to me, so was the movie - good acting though.
Pirates - Band of Misfits (3D) - funny, cute story - I love 3D
Larry Crowne - Tom Hanks/Julie Roberts.  I heard a lot of bad reviews for this when it first came out but I decided to watch it and I liked it.
Miss Potter - older movie (2006) that I stumbled upon on Netflix.  I love Renée Zellweger, I love Ewan McGregor, I love the Tales of Peter Rabbit, so of course I love this movie.


March 2012
The Way - staring Martin Sheen, about a man taking over a pilgrimage for his son, pretty good
Legally Blond 2 - I love Reese Witherspoon but ... the first Legally Blond was great, the didn't need #2
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - very funny movie - romance but also drama - I loved it.❤
Cedar Rapids - watched on HBO, was just okay
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son - also on HBO - also just okay
Bridemaids - not as crude as I thought it was going to be (really only a couple of crude scenes), it was a pretty good story but not sure what the big hoopla was about it.  Also don't know why Melissa McCarthy was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, she did a fine job but she wasn't any more special then the other girls in it.   

February 2012
Extremely Loud and Incredible Close - good acting, had a lot of narration, a little upsetting
Warhorse - Epic storytelling in classic Steven Spielberg fashion - I loved it
Moneyball - true story - good but kind of slow for me
Ides of March - very good, incredible to know stuff like that (or worse) goes on in real life. 
Tree of Life - very artsy movie that was HORRIBLE
Midnight in Paris - sweet, charming and romantic.

January 2012

Something Borrowed - good story but moved a little slow I thought

Mean Girls - really liked it

Hall Pass - just okay - was crude and predictable

Twilight - Breaking Dawn Part I - good, a little cheesy when the werewolves talked to each other though

Insidious - not as scary as I thought it would be but was creepy and spooky without gore

The Artist - I LOVED this movie - LOVED it !!    ❤ ❤ ❤
The Karate Kid (the newer one with Jaden Smith) - never saw it before, they should have named it The Kung-Fu Kid, I wonder why they didn't?
The Descendants - good movie, good acting, beautiful location