Sunshine and Blue Skies.....Beautiful day....Thanks JAN!!

This is what I saw when Jan texted me to go out and see the beautiful blue sky and the sunshine.

I sat on my back porch with my eyes closed and let the sun shine on my face...

I could feel the wind blow on my face and hear the birds singing...

Nature is sure beautiful...

Look at the beautiful sky behind the leafless tree...Spring is on it's way.....

Look...This is proof....spring is coming...

These are my beautiful spring bulbs that come up every year....

It's new life...Beautiful shade of green....

Can you see the little red/pink flowers?

It's coming....I have proof!!!

And this is my apple winery....

This is what winters does to apples that don't get taken care of in the fall.

Can't wait for the spring clean up to start....

They almost look like squashed tomotoes... huh?

Thanks again Jan for the text message...

Emotions...

To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day.... You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special.” ~ Jim Valvano


“If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions.” ~ Og Mandino

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit.  No matter what language we speak, what color we are, the form of our politics, or the expression of our love and our faith, music proves: we are the same. ~John Denver

Celebrate each day....

Celebrate what you want to see more of. ~Tom Peters


Dream on it. Let your mind take you to places you would like to go, and then think about it and plan it and celebrate the possibilities. And don't listen to anyone who doesn't know how to dream. ~Liza Minnelli


While we are living in the present, we must celebrate life every day, knowing that we are becoming history with every work, every action, every deed. ~Mattie Stepanek

The amazing and talented...

Allie Tranchell

She is so much fun and a great model

She has beautiful eyes and a beautiful smile.

Mother and daugher

forever friends

Jan & Allie Tranchell

Unconditional love

Beautiful ....Cherished memories

Pure joy...

Living in the present...

Enjoying the moment...

Celebrating Allie....

A lucky aunt with a beautiful neice...

Celebrating Allie's achievements...

Being a part of her life....

Capturing the memories forever....

Celebrating Passions

"In the human heart new passions are forever being born;

the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another."

~ La Rochefoucauld

I love this quote.  It helps remind me that my passions are continually changing.  I can allow the changes into my life and enjoy each journey on this path of my life.