• Privileged to attend our son-in-law’s official honorary luncheon for his 38 yrs. of aviation service.
• There were enlisted men and women..officers..Generals..Commanders
• Men and women new to the service…
• …and his mentors (mostly with grey hair) :)
• Memorable stories to tell
• Feeling so safe with all of the people in their military uniforms…
• …and appreciating those who will be deploying to the MidEast on Saturday.
• Acknowledgement for our daughter and gsons who were a family team to assist in making his career possible
• Certainly you’ve heard that some retirees received gold watches…our sil was presented with a shelf-displaying awesome helicopter crafted from helicopter/airplane parts.
• Among other gifts, he was presented with a huge, huge metal plaque that in all of its significance  surely will be placed on a wall in his man cave! :)

1. God

2. Not knowing how good I have it/knowing how good I have it

3. Beyond imagination

4. Eric getting there first

5. Pam without complaint

6. Oatmeal

7. People reaching out

8. Jewels

9. My mother sent me this video

10. “But on this damp, wind-tossed afternoon, what I feel is not my old restless yearning for something else, but a new unfamiliar patience.  Why rush the passing of time?  Why long for a future that can’t be foretold, only to miss the muddy magnificence of now?”  Katrina Kenison, The Gift of an Ordinary Day

1. Getting sleep

2. Setting yourself up to succeed

3. Anticipating a need

4. Proactive self care

5. Gentle reminders

6. Caring remarks

7. Giving positive feedback

8.  Really amazing story tellers

9. The way Cheez-Its taste when you suck on ’em (makes me feel like I’m 8 yrs. old by the pool)

10. Healthy hippocampus

1. Heating pads
2. rest
3. support
4. rainy days
5. shirley temple
6. Ancestors
7. Warm baths
8. baking
9. cinnamon
10. this

1. God

2. Not giving too much advice because I might be needing it soon.

3. Bob got the better of me

4. Lightly

5. New shoes

6. Pierre going the extra mile or a few

7. Pierre giving work to Brian

8. Kate among the flowers

9. Josh

10. “But maybe the last part of the symphony was the music she loved the best – glad and like the greatest people in the world running and springing up in a hard, free way.  Wonderful music like this was the worst hurt there could be.  The whole world was this symphony, and there was not enough of her to listen.”  Carson McCullers, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

1. Priority registration

2. Teamwork

3. Trust

4. A smooth time of it

5. Exploring options

6. Comfortable bed

7. New sunglasses

8. Peace

9. Lovely plans

10. Strong body

1.  my church, Unity Chapel of Light

2.  music at my church

3.  friendships which bloom at Unity

4.  wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day

5.  memories of green beer in my younger youth

6.  CBS Sunday Morning News

7.  fun and flowery socks

8.  my amazing Dad who is almost 96

9.  my wonderful daughter Maribeth

10. our whole family

Please pretend these words are all green because I couldn’t figure out how to do it!

1. David Hawkins
2. Incredible revelations
3. Awareness
4. Trying things just to see what happens
5. Deciding to love anyway
6. Intention
7. Fixing it
8. The internet
9. Love
10. This

1. Lives well lived
2. loving with all our hearts
3. honoring those who’ve loved us
4. knowing that no one really dies, their spirits are still alive
5. Faithful companions
6. sitting with grief
7. honoring pain and tears
8. loving those around us still
9. witnessing the incredible love my grandparents had for the dogs in their lives
10. This, even this

1. Getting an early start. Whoa– math assignment completed before 7am!

2. Finishing strong (you know, when you do the equivalent of a touchdown football spike in your mind)

3. Help when you need it, the blessing of convenience

4. Homemade pancakes- flipping and flopping, maple-syrup-mopping

5. Manicures

6. Wide-open Saturday stretching ahead

7. Electricity

8. Peonies- big, bright, lusty, busty, over-the-top doubles, bursting open in a shameless color explosion, dripping with perfume, drooping under the weight of their own decadence, and showing off with unprecedented confidence (“Go ahead, call me a hussie- you know you want this!” *winking and flicking her petals*)

9. When a rhyming mood catches you unawares

10. Unlimited avenues of expression