On Spirituality...

It is amazing to me how many children are being brought up without the believe in a supreme being.
It does not matter what your religion is , but the common ground is the believe that there is a force greater than ourselves.
When I was brought up I knew that there was the almighty god that saw and knew everything, that you could not hide from this supreme being, that you were accountable to. It definitely kept me and my friends from getting into all kinds of trouble.
Today too many children are trying to get good at not getting caught. The emphasis is not any more on being good and accountable but on being smart enough not to get caught.
Children are very impressionable and need to have the fear of god in them to learn the difference between good and bad in a black and white way…
I feel very bad for all the children that do not get this start in life. The schools used to take over where the home life did not. But sadly this has now been eliminated in our public schools!!!
In our formative years we are not capable of dealing in grey. So lets give our children a chance to get a good start…

Positive self talk. Become your own best friend...

All my life I worked on becoming the person who I want as my best friend.(It is still a work in progress…)
The most important part of this is the self talk that we engage in.
This is so important in everything we do. In my teaching skating I see that all the time.
There is a difference between being hard on yourself or annilating yourself . Sometimes I would love to give them a baseball bat , so they can get the self destruction over with faster…
There is such fun and joy in learning and the progress is so exhilarating if we give ourselves encouragement and a pat on the back along the way. We always look for that in others to do for us, but we do not realize the power we have within ourselves.
Be aware of the self talk you have. Ultimately you measure up to how you see yourself. Make sure the journey is enjoyable for you and everyone around you…
Try it, you might really like it.
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IT, YOU CAN BECOME IT!!!

Our skater from ICEWORKS update...

Wonderful news!!!
He is back at the rink skating. Truly remarkable after the horrible accident and very bad injuries.
Thanks for all your prayers, as you see they truly helped.

Out of the mouth of Babes...

Tonight I went to my daughter-in law Annemarie’s birthday party. My son, who is a chef, cooked a delicious meal as usual. All in all it was a great night.
When I was going to leave my grandson Corey was walking me out to the car. Half way out we heard Annemarie say “ Oh, I love this song that is playing on the radio,
It reminds me of my child-hood” with that Corey replied, “ Is this a very old song,Omi?”.
Like I said ,out of the mouth of Babes…

A wonderful vacation came to an end...

Just one last sunset, before we left last night. It was beautiful again. I could watch them forever.
I must say it is also nice to be home. The weather is still great and I need to get a new phone since it fell into the water.
Oh my god we are lost without a cell phone. All the public phones did not work. What is one to do? I did not think though I could have used skype…

In Honor of our friend Mike who passed today...

I am in total shock about the news of the passing of our friend Mike today.
The sky responded with great drama and beauty to welcome him into heaven…
RIP Mike and our heart goes out to his family.

Today God used the color gold to paint...

Again we had an amazing sunset, but my battery went dead before the end. I have to keep the final minutes in my memory.
I am staying another day at the shore and we will see what happens tomorrow.
I hope you enjoy the pictures , I sure do…

another amazing sunset

It never seizes to amaze me how wonderful the colors and the drama in the sky can be.
I cannot get enough of its beauty...
These pictures are from the 4th of July.

Why I love skies...

Sunsets happen, when God is painting.
And what a master he is….

(I took these pics myself tonight at the shore July 3rd)