Long time, no see!

I've been busy working part-time, taking classes and studying to get my PreK-4 teacher's certification, running Christy back and forth to High School and attending the football games in order to watch her perform with the awesome band(the teams' good too), hanging out in Austin with the other kids, hanging out here and there with hubby AND most recently celebrating Nathan's 18th bday! Celebratory crew in above picture. :-)

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined."

Henry David Thoreau

“If you want to know what is going on in your inner world look at your outer world.” - Buddha

Carpe Diem!
Susan

Have You Been Validated Lately?

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Susan

May Your Life EXPAND in 2009!

"Courage is the ability to take action. But whether that action expands or shrinks life depends on whether the spirits we serve are good or bad: whether we’re serving the angels of our better nature, or the angels of our worst nature. And how are we to know?

There is no foolproof way, but there’s a famous formula from a third-century theologian I’ve always loved as one of the best guides for people of good heart (Origen, c. 185-254). Our course of action, he said, must always meet two criteria. It must both be useful to us, and at the same time worthy of God. Because life also shrinks and expands in proportion to the size of the god we are serving."
Loeher Davidson

Carpe Diem!
Susan

New Beginnings

Hubby and I spent a lot of time sitting right here over the holidays, that is whenever we could get the chairs away from the kids. Whether talking, laughing, playing scrabble, sharing a meal or even crying together, the fire seemed to mellow everything and make us feel that all will be well. Something about a comforting fire seems to put life into perspective. During the coming year, I hope that each of you will have many mellow moments near a glowing fire and many happy moments too! Happy New Year!

Carpe Diem!
Susan