JetmamaDiDi wrote:

And while reflecting on life, we all remember Todd Beamer's heroism and leadership on 9/11. I have no idea when this interview took place or even its authenticity but I thought it worth thinking about, counting our many blessings in life, and passing it on. This was sent to us by a friend.


Lisa Beamer on Good Morning America - If you remember, she's the wife of Todd Beamer who said 'Let's Roll!' and helped take down the plane over Pennsylvania that was heading for Washington, DC back on 9/11.

She said it's the little things that she misses most about
Todd, such as hearing the garage door open as he came
Home, and her children running to meet him.

Lisa recalled this story: "I had a very special teacher in
high school many years ago whose husband
died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class
was nearly over, she moved a few things a side on the edge of her desk and sat down there.

With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused
and said, 'Class is over, I would like to share with all of you, a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important. Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end.
It can be taken away at any moment.

Perhaps this is God's way of telling us that we must make
the most out of every single day. Her eyes, beginning to
water, she went on, 'So I would like you all to make me
a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on
your way home, find something beautiful to notice.

It doesn't have to be something you see, it could be a
scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of
someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze
slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the
morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently
to the ground. Please look for these things, and cherish
them. For, although it may sound trite to some, these
things are the "stuff" of life. The little things we are put
here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for
granted.

The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our
books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon,
I noticed more things on my way home from school than
I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think
of that teacher and remember what an impression she
made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those
things that sometimes we all overlook.

Take notice of something special you see on your lunch
hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset.
Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice
cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we
did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.

If you like this, please pass it on to a friend,
If not just delete it and go on with your life!
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away."

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

GOD Bless you every day of your life.

The nicest place to be is in someone's thoughts,

The safest place to be is in someone's prayers,

and the very best place to be is....

In the hands of God.

It's a small world.  Lisa Beamer and her husband, Todd, are 1991 grads of my Alma Mater, Wheaton College.  There is an entire center on campus dedicated to him, the Beamer Center.  It is the heart of student life and houses both the cafeteria which has incredible food (often included and sometimes #1 in lists about  best food on campus.) that is both healthy and delicious and the old Alumni Gym which has been redone as a center for banquets and concerts.  Robert Shaw always wanted Alumni Gym as the place in which to perform because the acoustics are incredible.  So we all sat on bleachers and listened to Bach's B Minor Mass being performed by the Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra.  In the revamping of the gym, chairs replaced bleachers so that the building has become an all purpose building.  The Beamer Center also spills out into open spaces.  I was not able to go to the dedication but have friends who did.   

Late night Hello...

Busy day here today but we all enjoyed our day of doing really nothing but being here and eating...LOL  

Thank you all for the birthday wishes for my daughter...she is late but I do love her and she was a real gift...and she is a wonderful daughter in spite of her flaws...which the biggest one being most like her daddy...LOL  

Gonna peek at the news before I head to bed....

Oh yea and I need to make my choices for the game....

annieahoy wrote:

CEK40 wrote:

Happy Sunday Morning to you all....

I am just stopping by quickly to say hey...Today is my daughter, my youngest, birthday...she is 28 today...Wow hard to wrap my head around that....So I am off to pick up a few things for supper tonight...I have tried to get her to tell me what she wanted but like everything else she does it is always late...I always say she was 10 day late arriving and she has been late ever since...no lie either...

 

Happy Birthday to her! You are so blessed to have this daughter, late or not! (I know you already know that.)
 

Thank you Annie, and yes I am ....

JetmamaDiDi wrote:

OMG....IT IS RAINING HARD!!!!!!!!. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!. We don't often get downpours this far into spring!!!! LOL

Just thought I would sound that whistle!!!😂😂

I hope this will help your lack of rain situation and I hope that the hard rain on dry land if that be the case don't cause any major problems... 

JetmamaDiDi wrote:

JetmamaDiDi wrote:

CEK40 wrote:

Yes I say the same thing too...I always thought I should have been born much before my time...LOL

 
But we are too spoiled by the conveniences of our current world, don't you think?! I have always admired farmers and those who physically work hard. I think it is the simplicity of life that I long for. Even in my childhood, life was much simpler.....I actually remember being bored during summers out of school!!! Of course, my mother told me if I was bored, she'd find something for me to do (like chores!!)....so that didn't last long!! LOL

 
I think what attracts me to this art is that things seem orderly!!! Of course, I'm also a sucker for anything with pumpkins....anything fall, for that matter.

It must be my reasoning for liking it too...I guess it is the bit of OCD that I have and like you fall is my favorite time of the year....