PATHWAYS....

 PART OF THE PATH I AM ON RIGHT NOW WILL SOON BE ENDING.. HEAD START LOCALLY WILL BE NO MORE (as far as I know, or as of now) SO, THIS SUMMER (after Friday) I WILL HAVE A NEARLY 2 MONTH VACATION! HAVEN'T HAD ONE FOR TWO YEARS NOW.. SOUNDS "KINDA GOOD" BUT STILL.. A SUMMER JOB HAS BEEN A HELP FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS!.. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT GOD HAS IN HIS PLANS FOR OUR LIVES!.. GUESS THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO TAKE THINGS "ONE DAY AT A TIME"
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 I Wish You Enough

At an airport, I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. They had announced her plane's departure and standing near the door, he said to his daughter, "I love you, I wish you enough." She said, "Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Daddy." They kissed good-bye, and she left. He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there, I could see he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, "Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?"
"Yes, I have," I replied. Saying that brought back memories I had of expressing my love and appreciation for all my Dad had done for me. Recognizing that his days were limited, I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me. So I knew what this man was experiencing. "Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?" I asked. "I am old, and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead, and the reality is her next trip back will be for my funeral," he said."When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?" He began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone." He paused for a moment, and looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, he smiled even more. "When we said 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them," he continued, and then turning toward me, he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory.
"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough 'Hellos' to get you through the final 'Good-bye.'"
He then began to sob and walked away.
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I don't know what the next few months will hold.. my "vacation time"... don't know if I will look really hard to find a part time job (through the summer) or just get some much needed things done here at home.. I have some painting and re-arranging that we are wanting to do and a little re-modeling in our kitchen (to make it more useful here and there)??? Anyway, pray for me that I will make the decisions that will be the very best for us.. And as always.. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WILL HAVE MY REGULAR JOB TO RETURN TO ON AUGUST 20th. LORD'S WILLING!
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Be ready when opportunity comes...          Luck is the

time when preparation and opportunity meet.

~ Roy D. Chapin Jr.

JAKE AND FRANCES... PLEASE KNOW THAT I AM PRAYING FOR JAKE'S FULL RECOVERY ONCE AGAIN FROM THIS NASTY OLE CANCER.. AND PRAYING FOR INNER PEACE AND COMFORT FOR THE TWO OF YOU.. PRAYING THAT YOU WILL FEEL HIS AWESOME LOVE THROUGH EVERYONE YOU MEET AND FINALLY HEALTH WILL RETURN TO JAKE (WHO HAS BEEN QUITE THE FIGHTER, and that's a great thing) AND THEN REST AND A SWEET RETURN TO A NORMAL LIFE WILL BE FOR THE TWO OF YOU TO SHARE WITH EACH OTHER AND YOUR PRECIOUS FAMILY!  

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 AND I WANT ALL OF MY FACE BOOK, AND BLOGGER FRIENDS.. MY LIFE FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, OUR FAMILY AND EXTENDED FAMILY TO KNOW THAT WE LOVE EACH OF YOU AND THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T BEEN WRITING MY BLOG DAILY.. YOU ALL ARE STILL IN OUR PRAYERS AND ON OUR HEARTS AND MINDS.. AND.... "WE PRAY YOU ENOUGH!"

"I wish/pray  you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.

I wish/pray  you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish/pray  you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish/pray  you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish/pray  you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish/pray  you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish/pray  you enough 'Hellos' to get you through the final 'Good-bye.'"
AND WE PRAY THAT GOD WILL WRAP HIS LOVING ARMS AROUND EACH OF YOU AND BLESS, GUIDE AND HEAL YOU AND GRANT YOU SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, FINANCIAL BLESSINGS AND HIS LOVE, GUIDANCE, INNER PEACE AND HIS WONDERFUL GRACE....