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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Five Minute Friday: View

Every Friday Lisa-Jo Baker posts a word prompt. The idea is to set a timer and write for five minutes. You would be amazed at how fast 5 minutes really is. Once the five minutes is up you jump on over to her page here and post your link. Once you link up visit the person before you and offer some words of encouragement for their writing.

My view from the front porch looking in...

I am bursting from the seems. I was to shout of the mountain tops.

I want to be a voice heard.

I am ready to run my world. I am ready to make a difference.

The thoughts stew. The thoughts boil. The thoughts want to burst out. The thoughts want to become word.

The words want to spew. They want to turn into wisdom of my life. Guidance of my path.

Yet, the thoughts make it no further than my mouth. The words stay as quite as books resting on a table.

Right on the tip of my tongue waiting for their day to make an entrance.

...Your view looking in sees me as a shy, quite girl.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Five Minute Friday: Song

Every Friday Lisa-Jo Baker posts a word prompt. The idea is to set a timer and write for five minutes. You would be amazed at how fast 5 minutes really is. Once the five minutes is up you jump on over to her page here and post your link. Once you link up visit the person before you and offer some words of encouragement for their writing.

Life is a song.

It has it slow times and its fast times.

Here lately there have been more fast times that slow times. I always heard the older you get the fast time goes and boy is that the truth. My husband and I celebrated our 6 year wedding anniversary yesterday. I don't know where the time has gone. It seems just like yesterday that I was walking down the aisle with my arms linked in with my dad and my brother. I miss the times when the family was all together. It is amazing the twists and turns life takes.

Life is a song.

I want more slow times in life to be able to enjoy the ones around me. Life seems to be going a million miles a minute. I want time to enjoy life. Enjoy time with those in my life right now. I want to be able to take a minute and smell the roses.

Life is a song.

Riding around the dirt country roads with music blaring with a drink in one hand and my love's hand in the other. Not realizing that countless hours has passed.

Where has the time gone?

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Five Minute Friday: Comfort

I was reading a friends blog JShu on the Journey and came across a five minute writing activity from Lisa-Jo Baker. I used to do a lot of writing in my free time for fun and here lately I haven't had the time. I am going to challenge myself to keep up with her Five Minute Friday activity. Here is too week 1!

I take comfort in knowing that I have the best family and friends a girl could ask for. This weekend I will be celebrating being with the best man I know. Six years ago I walked down the isle to say "I do." To this day that is one of the best decisions I have ever made.

I am with someone that loves me whole heartily. I can be myself and not have to try and hide my flaws. I know my husband loves me for being me. For that I don't have words that can describe the love I have for my husband.

I have the best parents! They have supported me in everything that I have ever wanted to do. When I told my parents that I was engaged at 18, they were nervous at first. They quickly came around to the fact that I wasn't changing my mind. My parents have been my biggest supporters throughout my life.

Besides my parents, my brother Joshie has been my biggest cheerleader. We have always been there for each other and we always will be.

It is amazing how fast five minutes goes by....

Thursday, April 18, 2013

At the end of the day...

I know I have been really quite here in cyber world lately. A lot has been going on in life that had to be taken care of. I am happy to report that life issues have been taken care of and I should hopefully get back on a regular schedule.

I was browsing Pinterest after cooking dinner this evening and came across a quote that was very suiting. You can follow me here.

Drama and stress have been really prevalent in my life lately and I was letting it get the best of me. I was letting it drag me down each day. I finally got to a point where I could take it any more. The stress had over taken everything in my life. When I tried to get my mind off things something always happened to bring the stress back to being the center of attention.

After seeing this quote tonight it really made me realize all the good I have in my life.

I have an amazing husband who is always there for me through the think and thin. When we got married 6 years ago (oh, where has the time gone!) most people told us we were to young and we didn't know what we were doing. We knew exactly what we were doing! We compliment each other the way a marriage is supposed to work. Don't get me wrong we have our disagreements, but never go to bed mad. Saying "I do" to Randy is the best thing I have ever done. I love that man more than words can describe.

I have amazing parents who never miss the chance to tell someone that I am their daughter and they are proud of me. My parents are my biggest support system. When ever I am having a bad day I know I can pick up the phone and call my marmy and she will always be on the other end talking me through whatever I am going through.

I have amazing friends that no matter how goofy I get they will always laugh with me instead of at me :)

I can't forget the amazing co-workers I have. If you are reading this you fall into this wonderful group. No matter how stressed out we get or how frustrated our job makes us we will ban together and get through the day. Even if we spend every moment thinking it is one moment closer to enjoying a nice cold margarita or Blue Moon!

So, at the end of the day I am going to focus on the things that hold me together.

What holds you together at the end of a rough day?

Monday, April 8, 2013

Update from Joshie!

Well here it is I have realized that the more medications you are on the less anti-virals really have a chance to really completely do their job! I have taken myself off of all medications not related to HIV, since November of 2012. At that time my CD4 was about 121. But my viral load was undetectable The prison physician didn't know why (as well as outside street doctors) my CD4 would only keep on the downward slide. So, I made the choice against the physician's advice and refused all med but my trio anti-viral regiment Now almost 5 months later my CD4 has amazing increased to 324. I would have mentioned this earlier and still the results are too soon, but over doubled the CD4 in 5 months. That is really saying something! Not by all means I don't recommend anyone just up and quitting meds. I took a risk. Fortunately nothing negative happened

So as Buddha says, "Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds and shine!" Compassion to you all

Feel free to write me anytime.

Post a message, whether you are spoken to by our messages! Good or bad or "mu" we all learn and teach!

Peace,

Joshie