Ahh, The Days Gone By

Good morning everyone!  For posterity, your enjoyment, and my joy I visit the days gone by with stories.  My sincerest apologies for being absent so long.  Even though I love this, I also love the world I am now living in and making memories for the young generations to share with grandchildren.  Too often I hear, "I know you walked ten miles in the snow just to get to school."  That is all too true for many people and the wonderfulness is that they have taken the time to share those stories with us.  Many people say to me, "There is no way you lived the way you say you did as young as you are."  I kindly reply, "Yes we did, because we were poor but I did not know I was poor until I became a part of a great big world filled with people who enjoyed telling me that I was too poor."

Actually, this never bothered me because the wealth my family gave me cannot all be stored in a bank account but it can be shared generously!  My siblings accomplished a great deal in our world and all of that hard work growing up simply taught us how to be available to work, dedicated to our employer and ourselves, honest, trustworthy, and it established that pure bull dog determination to never give up.  Ups and downs come and go but what we carry in our hearts, minds, and gifts to others, never, never changes. 

Thank you for sharing your time with me and I am happy when you enjoy the stories and they bring you smiles.  I listen to everything you say to me and your opinions are like "apples of gold in pitchers of silver" (KJV).  If you are in my life, you are loved, prayed for, and cherished.  Distance means nothing when there is love and caring.  You are all my dear treasures.  While I make new memories, I will continue my stories.

Have a blessed and joyful day.