Life is Precious

"Life is precious" is said often. Do we really believe this and live like we believe this statement? I have said it myself and still take each day for granted with my family.
Two days ago, a former student at my school was killed on a four wheeler. It was a terrible accident. I wanted to run to my children and hold them and tell them, "see, anything can happen to anyone. Please be careful." Why is it that young people see themselves as invincible? Why do they think that can't happen to them? My oldest son was with me when I received the call about my student. It shook him up and we were talking about the fact that many times we hear teachers, preachers and other Christians say, "No one is promised tomorrow." It is so true and no more real as when I hugged the child's momma and cried with her because she had just told him goodbye and have fun never thinking it would be her last. "Life is precious" and is meant to be cherished and lived. Remember:
1. Always tell the ones you love that you love them.
2. Never leave your loved ones company angry.
3. Don't go to bed angry.
4. Make time for your loved ones. Nothing is more important than those relationships.
5. Forgive and forget. We all make mistakes. Holding on to grudges and wrongdoings is unhealthy.
6. Make sure you know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior. Knowing someone that has died has gone to heaven brings peace in a time of tragedy.

What I learned in Charleston.

This past week Lavoy was at a conference in Charleston for Powerschool University. Craig and I went with him. When I lived in Charleston, I rarely visited the typical tourist sights. This week, Craig and I went to the Yorktown, Isle of Palms County Park, The Provost Dungeon, rode over the new Cooper River Bridge on bikes we rented and enjoyed the pool at the hotel. In the many years I lived in Charleston, I never visited the Provost Dungeon at the end of Broad and East Bay. It was quite interesting and it was Craig's idea. He is quite the history buff. The visit to the Yorktown was also Craig's idea. Being true to his character, we rode bikes to the top of the Cooper River Bridge and he dropped a stone from there to see it plunk in the water. The week was nothing I had in mind but wound up being a fun filled week. I had the idea of sitting at the beach every day. Craig would have no part of that once he got sun on Monday. I learned from my 13 year old son to take one day at a time and don't plan out the fun, especially on vacation. Take each day and determine your fun for that day. Each day is an opportunity to make it what you want. It's is up to each one of us to determine what our day will be. We can sit around and wish for things or we can go out and make things happen-even if it is not what we originally had in mind. I certainly never imagined riding a bike across the Cooper River Bridge on one of the hottest days in June but I did and the sweat was so worth it.

NOOK BOOK

In March, I received a Nook Color for my anniversary. I wasn't sure how I would enjoy reading a book on a small tablet. I absolutely love my NOOK. It is more than an e-reader. I can put music, pictures and games on it. I can even watch Youtube videos. In the near future, it will have flash capability so I will be able to watch hulutv and netflix.
I find myself reading much more than before and that is hard to believe because I was always reading. The best part is it is in color. When I download a magazine, it is in color. I see it as I would if I had the hard copy in my hands.

There are several e-readers out there so do your homework before buying one.
1. Determine what you will use it for: just reading or more
2. Review the accessibility of books from book stores, libraries and sharing capabilities.
3. Talk to different people about the e-reader they have.
4. Go "play" with each of them at the book stores.

I dare you to take a look at the Nook for reading a book and you will be like a fish on a hook.