All the little good things

I am realizing lately that it is all the little good things about our lives that we let slip by and that we need to recognize and give thanks for them. I have been noticing a few lately and I need to write them down so I don't forget them!

I love that Izzy doesn't let all of the fur, ear, and tail pulling make her not love Grace. Grace is still the first person she takes her squeak toy to to throw. She jumps on and covers her with doggie kisses and tail wags when she comes home from school even though Grace greets her with a tug or slap. I love the unconditional love of a dog.

I love that my girls like reading with me. My favorite Friday night activity is to snuggle in bed with them and read until they fall asleep. Then we can walk them up to bed. Those are the times I will remember and miss when I can't have them any more. I also love seeing them discover a book they love that I love and we can gush about it together.

I love that when I have quiet time after reading scrips and saying prayers that I get little reminders that come into my head. Those are the times I can hear the Spirit tell me the things my noisy life doesn't let me hear during the course of my crazy days.

I love learning new facts or interesting things about history. Taking Western Civ has been so great so I can relearn with new eyes and learn new things that I never knew. Those that came before us went through so much so we could have what we do.

I love that we live near so much family. I love having Saturday lunch with my mom and my family and that we have Sunday dinner with Dallas' family almost every week. I wouldn't give that up for anything.

I love Texas. I love the barbeque, the hill country, the bats in Austin, the whole city of Austin, I love DFW, but esp FW, I love all my favorite restaurants in the area (Joe T's especially), I love our little towns of Roanoke and Trophy Club, and so many other little things about this state. I am a naturalized citizen of 24 years this summer!

I love being able to tell my husband anything and everything and having common interests and views on life. I can vent and he understands.

I will write more as I think of them...
Good night!

An Historic Day

Political material ahead.....


I can't believe it has been almost a year since I posted last. This entry will be short though. Today our government is voting on health care reform. It is an historic day. I wish I could post this on my facebook status, but I can't because of the upset responses this would receive. I think it is sad that I would get that response and here is why.

I am not a democrat or a republican as I have said, but I am in favor of health care reform.

This is what I am dying to say. It is short and simple.
Many clamored that it was the end of America and the road to ruin in 1935 with Social Security. I wasn't. They said the same in 1965 with Medicare. It wasn't. They said the same in 1993 with Bill Clinton's budget proposal. It wasn't. In fact, we all know many people (a lot who are against health care reform) who benefit from Social Security and Medicare or Medicaid. I am one who benefits from Medicaid for Gracie. Look what that horrible budget proposal of Clinton's did for our economy. We had the first budget surplus in many years.

That is my point. America will still be here tomorrow. We will still be free. We will still love our country and life will go on and 34 million more Americans will have health care soon than do now. Some members of our government will lose their seats at the next election because of their vote today. Just like Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky (look her up and read her story on wiki) did. But they are heroes in my eyes.

God Bless America.