In His Hands

Lately I have wondered what life is all about
My past, present, future. I cant figure it out
Then suddenly it came to me
Only HE knows whats meant to be
During lifes highs and through the lows
HE will show me what I need to know
HIS love and protection are never far
Like that November day when I totaled my car
When that truck pulled into my path
HE was there - right in my lap
That day HE taught me a lot of lessons
All in a span of about 2 seconds
That vision of myself lying in a coffin
Made me start going to see my Dad more often
When my brother came around that curve and slammed on brakes
You should have seen the look on his face
He saw my car before he saw me
When our eyes met all I saw was relief
I went home from the hospital bruised and sore
But appreciated life more and more
I know that HE kept me safe from harm
And placed me back in my Mothers arms
Now when I lay down at night I cant wait
To thank God for keeping my family and friends safe
Thats just one of the moments in my life
That HE made sure I'd be alright
I dont understand whats meant to be
But I know HE always looks out for me
HE didnt keep me in that bad relationship any longer
Than what I needed to make myself stronger
Now I know I am truly blessed
Because I can recognize real happiness
If I hadnt went through any hardships
I couldnt appreciate how great my life is
To anybody that has played a part
I thank you from the bottom of my heart
Whatever life brings my way - I know that I am
Without a doubt - IN GODS HANDS

Always Remember...

We all have to go through what we have to go through in order to become the person we are meant to be. Good times, bad times.. they all make us. Never doubt that.

To My Wonderful Husband

Sometimes I feel like I'm living in a fantasy
I get confused about how a man could be
So perfect for me…. And I wonder
When will we go wrong?
Sometimes I wonder how long
It will take
For you to wake me
I'd just hold on tight
If you ever took flight
I could never let go
I'm goin' wherever you take me
You know I said forever and my words were very true
But I'm scared because I can't find anything wrong with you
Am I dreaming? Am I foolish? Could it possibly be?
That you really are the perfect match for me?
How'd I get so lucky?
Why do you love me?
I must have done something right
In a past life
All the riches in the world for the rest of my life
Could never match up to being your wife
You're mine- I'm yours- I'm living a dream
For once in my life – everything IS what it seems
I gave you my heart and that's where it belongs
And now I'll stop wondering what will go wrong
I used to think a "Soul Mate" was only a myth
Until the day I became a Smith

Good Times With Dad

While working on a Fathers Day present for my Dad today, I started laughing - thinking about some fun times we have had. We share a silly sense of humor. One day as we were walking in to KMart someone else was walking out and set off the alarm indicating that they left the store with something that still had the "inventory control tag" on it. So we started jumping around and saying "We won! We won! What did we win?" Of course we got some crazy looks but it was hilarious to us! Then we made our way to the card section in search of a birthday card for a friend of his. I picked one up that said

"**Its your Birthday!!!** You could win all sorts of prizes! A new home! A car! A vacation! Or several other smaller prizes."

When I opened the card I saw a drawing of a large star and these instructions -

"Hold card up to the light and look in the star to see what you have won."

When I did that, I saw the word "Card"

Oh my goodness!!!! I was laughing SO hard! So of course Dad reads it and he starts laughing. We were in the card section literally crying in laughter about that card. Theres no way I could tell this story that would do it justice. The harder he laughed the more I laughed and vice versa. And the more people walked by and looked at us like we were crazy - the funnier it got. I will always cherish times like that with my Dad. We laughed until it hurt. It felt great! :-)

Dont Judge...

I saw this quote somewhere months ago and have it posted in my kitchen now. I just saw it and thought it was worth sharing. Something to think about....

"Dont judge others by their actions then judge yourself by your intentions."

After Surgery...

After surgery - I have been doing pretty good. Ive been out of work a month and half and really thought I would be back by now. I started physical therapy today - just rebuilding my back and leg muscles. I feel pretty good from day to day - just get a little sore. Im not supposed to be sitting up too much - just laying and walking most of the time. I do sit more than I should though - its hard to do a lot of things without sitting! The Dr told me to walk more. I wasnt too excited about that. Well - I had to walk so why not go somewhere that I would actually like to walk? So, we went to the beach this past weekend - that was some good walking! I havent been to the beach in years. I really needed to get out of the house! When I walk around the neighborhood I cannot just sit or lay down in the street when I am a little sore or tired. On the beach I could! That is what I call making the best of it! :-)