Holy Snow Batman!

I'm going to try to figure out how to take a picture and import it, because you HAVE to see how much snow we have had in the last two days! Oh my goodness! The back patio is over a foot deep, and that's just the part that hasn't seeped through the slats in the wood! It's amazing. The biggest snow we've seen in Ohio. It's supposed to warm up in the next couple of days. That will be interesting, since we have a little stream next to the house that gets big when the weather warms up. Check out the pictures on the sidebar. The snow is past a foot above the railing!

In This Despair

Hi everyone! Don't think that I'm hopelessly depressed when you read this. I simply woke up yesterday feeling caught up in despair, and I write to get myself out of those thoughts. Maybe this will someday be helpful to one of you.

In This Despair

By Cristie B. Gardner

Oh God! Where art thou? Hear my plea;

I yearn to know what pleases Thee;

And though my heart is painful; still

I seek to know Thy mind, Thy will.

Where dost Thou want that I should go?

What dost Thou want that I should know?

Amidst the many tasks I face

I seek Thy comforting embrace.

A knowledge and a surety

That what is now and what will be

Are two distinct paths I shall take

To find my peace, for my own sake.

I need not know the end just yet

I only ask not to forget

The clear direction Thou hast shown;

The solace of Thy will has grown.

The hole is deep; I burrow in.

I do not know where to begin

To find the light once more in me.

I struggle with futility.

Though seeming mindlessly I grope

Through darkened halls, I hold my hope

And set before me, like a lamp,

It warms the wall so cold, so damp.

Its tiny spark is fuel to life;

It flares to brightness, as a knife

To trim the trappings binding me

And then, at last, to set me free.

Helpful Information about Vaccines

Hi Everyone! Several of you have asked Stan about his professional opinion about vaccines, when, what age, why, risks, etc. For those of you who are interested, here is an excellent article about something taking place in France, I believe. Dr. Mercola's comments afterward are even more interesting: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/2/23/vaccine-companies-investigated-for-manslaughter.aspx

Hold the Dream

Hold on to the dream that you care for;
To the dream that enlivens your soul.
Move forward without hesitation,
And KEEP YOUR EYES FIXED ON YOUR GOAL.

You'll encounter adversity; stumble.
Sometimes it is hard to go on.
Opportunities now that await you
Must be taken or soon will be gone.

You will find strength in lifting another.
Give your heart with compassion and care,
But stay true to the course you must follow
And reach out for the dream that you dare.

The course in your life that awaits you
Is the one designed only for YOU!
And in truth there is no competition:
There are only the things you can do.

So, persistent and focused, keep moving
And go forward with courage to be
Brush aside any doubts that you'll make it;
Learn your lessons in humility

Then, completing this race you have started
Step by step, till you've finished the whole--
You'll be crowned with a glory resplendent
For you kept your eyes fixed on your goal.