Happiness Is...

that this month is ALMOST OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!******one of my former students is on Facebook singing part of this song...I have never heard of it, but I was really impressed she could sing so well and remembered all the words...I wouldn't dream of posting a video of myself singing on Facebook or anywhere else on here....I know people too well these days, and no telling where that would end up...playing on a big-screen tv at some drunken club that I have no desire to be a part of with everyone getting their jollies from it...so I'm glad my students are much more braver than I am!!!!!!!! I don't want to be famous anyways....I'd much rather see someone else get all the fame and glory rather than little ole me...I couldn't stand all that attention and all the staring at me from people I don't even know....sooooo not for me!!!!!

Prove Others Wrong And They Won't Have Anything To Say Then!!!!!!!!

How Great Thou Art!!!

Art really is truly Amazing and outstandingly Beautiful...Look around at the part of the world that you're in, and it is just simply breath-taking...This song says it all..I grew up with it, and this is the best version that I have ever heard in my entire life...I'm so proud that Carrie Underwood and I are both from the great state of Oklahoma, and that I finally got to see Checotah where she's from....I can't wait to go back there before I move.

Happy Thanksgiving 2011!!!

Heavenly Father, on Thanksgiving Day
We bow our hearts to You and pray.
We give You thanks for all You've done
Especially for the gift of Jesus, Your Son.
For beauty in nature, Your glory we see
For joy and health, friends and family,
For daily provision, Your mercy and care
These are the blessings You graciously share.
So today we offer this response of praise
With a promise to follow You all of our days. Amen ♥

Thank You God For Answering My Prayers!!!!

My dreams about getting to go overseas to teach are slowly starting to make headway..I got back in touch with one of my old school friends I was in middle school with...I couldn't get any responce from her, so I contacted her younger sister. Come to find out, we have the exact same plans on going overseas and teaching and wanting to do mission work with kids in other countries....I almost couldn't believe what I was reading...It will give me a chance to have my own life, away from a secluded, prison like military base, and get to travel to other countries to meet others and make the best memories of a lifetime...She doesn't have kids either, and doesn't like to be tied down and stay in one place, and I am the exact same way...Total match made in heaven...It's hard to believe I get along with my friend's younger sister than I do with my own friend who won't speak to either one of us anymore. Not everyone agrees with the "typical" family life, get married, have kids, and be tied down until your dying day, and that's where the problems set in...even with my family...so I"m glad I found someone else that I can relate to on this issue...

"Peace and Harmony"

While I was packing, and unpacking other things to pack up again...(believe me, it NEVER ends!!!) I found this newspaper clip that I saved, but it still hasn't made it in my scrapbook yet...And just for the record, I'm not into boxing or wrestling of any kind!!! Been listening to musicals since I got up this morning and started again with this packing mess...I move in less than 8 weeks now...I can hardly sleep at night sometimes....Sooooo ready to start a new life in a new place...I GET TO TRAVEL AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Story of my life!!! TOTALLY LOVE IT THOUGH!!!!!

"IN a boxing ring, when a fighter is too battered and weak to go on, his trainer throws a white towel on the mat to show that he concedes. That's where the term "throw in the towel" comes from. We also use it to talk about frustrating situation we don't want to battle anymore. It might be a relationship that's going nowhere, a dead-end job or a foreign language you're studying but just can't seem to master. Then you say, "I'm about to throw in the towel." But sometimes years and even decades go by, and you're still clutching that same old towel. Most of the time the boxers don't want to stop the fight, but the trainer knows letting it go on would be too dangerous, and could hurt the boxer for the rest of his life. In the same way, you should get out of the ring in time to avoid serious emotional, mental and physical wounds that could do permanent damage. Just like a boxer, it's really hard for us to give up. We think quitting something means we failed, we're weak. For example, if you "throw in the towel" after years of marriage, you feel like a failure, of if you're forced to close a business you started, you feel like a loser. As a motivational speaker, I'm always encouraging everyone to never give up, since perserverance is one of the keys to success. But we still have to be able to recognize those situations when we really ought to say, "It is time to quit!!" The question is: how do you really know it's time to give up? There are three reasons to "throw in the towel"; because you know in your heart something just isn't right for you, because you've lost interest, or simply because you've had it up to here!! Stop wasting your time, energy or money on something that's never going to get any better. IF you gave it your best and did everything that you possibly could to change things and still nothing improved, it's time to get out before it's too late. Quitting doesn't mean losing, it's more like an act of courage when you admit that a certain relationship, dream or desire isn't working out, and you should let it go. Accept there are some things in life that are not going to work no matter how much you beg, and plead and struggle, but something better will come along. Let go of what's not good for you so you can make room in your life for the things that really are meant to be. Only surround yourself with what brings you peace and harmony."

"If You Ever Find A Moment...Spare A Thought For Me!!!!!!"

I've studied opera since high school, and have been working on this song ever since then...I just don't have the courage to perform cause I'm scared to death on a stage!!!!!!!!! maybe in another country where they don't understand English very well, but definately not here in the United States!!! beautiful song though, and have had it memorized for years now!!!!