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She’s 95 and Fine! Celebrating My Grandma

If I'm blessed to see 95, I want to be exactly like her.
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You Can’t Unthrow the Pebble

Too often, we don't truly assess the situation, ask people closer to the situation their perspective or insight, and we toss our pebble not considering the waves that will be created. Too often we toss a pebble of insult or lack of support and don't realize or perhaps don't even care that ten ripples out, we've created a disaster.
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Put it into Perspective

When you think about what others are going through, it really puts your "challenges" into perspective. Tonight I spoke to my friend, one of the sweetest women I know. We had not talked in a while, and I forgot she lived in Baton Rouge.…
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Just Maybe the Real Fix is Easier, Faster, and Better than the "Quick" Fix

The house was a foreclosure so I got a great deal on it, but it's about the same age as me. In this house, I (personally) have painted, helped lay tile, fixed or attempted to fix plumbing (toilets...all three, kitchen sink...several times, washer/dryer), help to remove squirrels both dead and newborn, replaced locks and even doors, killed insects...lot of spiders, and much more.
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But it’s SO Hard to Understand

Hurt is an understatement of how if feels when people you love or people who can do harm to you don't understand you or your situation. You can't control anyone else, and you can't make anyone listen, like you, relate, or even care. But you can control you. And you can try to be a more understanding person. I'm crazy enough to believe that eventually the understanding will be returned to you.