Lets Jump Together

Almost time to trim the tree for Christmas this year.
Lights and handmade ornaments have been the decorations for years on our tree.
All of the ornaments were made by my mother-in-law and myself, so they all have special stories and meanings behind them.
The kids loved to hear them as they put them on the tree each [...]

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.
-by W.T. Purkiser

And thanking the loved ones that make up our blessings is one good way of using them.
Hope all my readers have a blessed and safe Thanksgiving with the ones they love the most!

I read a post on another blog this past week, and it got me thinking.
Bobbie, over at The Right Blue recounted a story she was told years ago.
The main point of the story was that everybody has a different way of looking at things - and some are very different indeed.
So as we were taking [...]

He looks innocent enough, but after last night’s escapade, he now has a criminal record.
It all started with a bump on the door about 8:00 pm.

A quick look out the peephole revealed nothing, so the door was opened slowly to see what could be out there.
Sitting on the porch and looking up at us was [...]

If you don’t think every day is a good one, just try missing one.
-by Cavett Robert

I read this one and had to share it.
Quite often it is too easy to get drawn into a bad attitude and let it ruin the day for yourself and the others around you.
Not being able to experience a [...]