Monday, December 8, 2008

What Love Means to a Kid...

I received this from a friend at work... and it said to 'send it to five people' but, I'm just going to post it instead....

Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?' The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think.

'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'
Rebecca- age 8

'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
Billy - age 4

'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'
Karl - age 5

'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
Chrissy - age 6

'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
Terri - age 4

'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'
Danny - age 7

'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
Emily - age 8

'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.
'Bobby - age 7 (Wow! I think I'll create a Christmas Tag with this on it!)

'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'
Nikka - age 6 (We need a few million more Nikka's on this planet.)

'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'
Noelle - age 7

'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'
Tommy - age 6

'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
Cindy - age 8

'My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6

'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
Elaine-age 5

'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'
Chris - age 7

'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day..'
Mary Ann - age 4

'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
Lauren - age 4

'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.'
Karen - age 7

'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'
Mark - age 6

'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'
Jessica - age 8

And the final one…
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry'
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When There is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you need. Take 60 seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simply say the following small prayer for the person who sent you this...

Heavenly Father, please bless all my friends in whatever it is that You know they may be needing this day! And may their life be full of Your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with You. Amen.

Then send it on to five other people. Within hours you caused a multitude of people to pray for other people. Then sit back and watch the power of God work in your life.
P. S. Five is good, but more is better.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

I'm THANKFUL for....

So, I was just reading Amanda's BLOG and she was talking about a speaker she was able to hear at her work party who encouraged being THANKFUL as if one is THANKFUL it is impossible to be negative. Apparently, the brain can't do both of those emotions at the same time... so, I thought it would be a good time to state what I am THANKFUL for...

  • Breoni Joy Martin
  • Kyrie Ann Martin
  • Jerry Calvin Martin... my husband!
  • My Mother... Susan Ann
  • My Father... Michael
  • My Brother... Trevor
  • And his family.... LynnAnne, Jeff and Sierra
  • My Sister... Linda
  • And her family... Mike, Savannah, Shawn, Charlee
  • My Uncle Stan
  • My Aunt Sherrie
  • My Aunt Susie
  • Arlene
  • Dad "Boyd" Martin
  • The Ashlimans... Jana, Gordon and Derek
  • The Jones... Julie, Brandt, TimberKy and Forrest
  • The Martins... Kathryn, John, Sharon, Thomas, and Kevin
  • The Souters... Scott, Jen, and Kate
  • The Whipples... Tauyna and Ian
  • The Daughters of Ruth and Ferrell Lish for allowing us to become part of their family...
  • Many, Many other family members... again so many to name... but you have all impacted my life. Thanks for your love!
  • Our wonderful Birthmother
  • A Good Job
  • A Nice House
  • A safe Car
  • Good Health
  • Friends... there are so many of them... from so many parts of my life... I don't know what I would do without all of your support, love, understanding and examples! Thanks for always being there for me... even if we don't talk for a while.
  • My faith
  • Heat, Air Conditioning, Cell Phones, Computers, Power, etc.
  • Digital Cameras, Scanners, Copy Machines, etc.
  • BLOGS
  • Pets
  • Hot Water
  • Glasses/Contacts
  • Health Insurance
  • Good Examples
  • Random Acts of Kindness
  • Hugs
  • Angels on Earth
  • Angels in Heaven
  • And... I'm sure there is more... but right now, I'm ready for bed... (a bed I'm thankful for!)
  • And, again, Breoni and Kyrie who are my 'everythings'!

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Halloween!

Lake Powell for UEA! (October)

A bit more about October...

OCTOBER 30, 2008
Thursday

Kyrie ate her first solids!

She had sweet potatoes with rice cereal. She did a wonderful job at eating. We are hoping that adding solids as the last meal of the day will help with the reflux so that she won't cough so much during the night.


She is so strong she can almost sit up all by herself. She is so curious about everything that is going on around her. She is always looking around and reaching for things. She is incredibly happy and has the greatest giggle, which she shares often and is easy to get to giggle and can even get a full laughter attack going if you tickle her just right.

Kyrie is a precious, precious baby. I love and cherish her so very much!

OCTOBER 25, 2008
Saturday

Breoni just decided in the evening that it was time to take a rest and she wanted to get cozy and the closest thing to wrap up in was the kitchen rugs. You can see that her daddy also thought taking a break on the kitchen floor was a good idea!


Breoni has so much personality and intelligence. She loves to dance and sing and read. She can request several books by name and has several of them almost memorized and can 'read' them to mommy and requests books by name when it is time to 'rock and read'. She also loves to sing and has quite the selection of songs that she can sing all by herself.

She is truly a special, special angel. I love her with all my heart!

OCTOBER 23, 2008
Thursday

Breoni loves to play dress up, especially with shoes. She is going to be a 'shoes fanatic'! She was trying all the different shoes on and decided that the boots were the best. She is very fond of the camera and loves to have her picture taken. And, afterwards wants to look at the pictures over and OVER again. She was giving us her best poses!

Don't you just wish you had legs like those!
More on the 23rd.....

Breoni is have a 'little' bit of a 'mine' complex with the toys that used to be hers and wants to be wherever Kyrie is! Kyrie just takes it all in stride. It probably helps that Breoni is the most interesting thing to Kyrie. It is so fun to watch Kyrie turning and adjusting so she can always watch what Breoni is doing. Breoni is wonderful with Kyrie. I feel so blessed to have two incredible little girls. They are both truly amazing little spirits. They are the light of my life.