Enjoy the music, I’m mending slowing from knee surgery but it’s time to play. I pray for more music next week. M
Category: Celebrate Life
2018 جعله على!
سنة جديدة سعيدة
2018 ¡Adelante!
Feliz año nuevo! Melinda
2018 Bring It On!
Happy New Year! 2018 is our’s to mold. M
Neil Archbold on Nuddge Mental Health Services
Hi Grace
Thanks for the offer to include Nuddge on your blog. Most information is on the website but to add:
– We started Nuddge as everyone in the team has had direct or family experience of depression or anxiety
– We are all seasoned health and tech professionals
-We feel social media doesn’t offer the best solution currently. Too much vanity, too much one upmanship and too many unhelpful inputs
-We want people to feel safe, liberated and supported
Launches in the UK January 2018
Nuddge is developing a service to help people with #Depression and #Anxiety, geared at #Teens and #YoungAdults and those who #Support them
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Triple Shot Thursday *Can’t Stop the Feeling*
This week has been the best in ages, I’ve made new friends thru lengthy conversations. Identified new blogs to follow and received comments from people I haven’t talk to in a long time. You have made me so happy this week, my heart is filled with joy. Let’s see if the music choices can match the joy in my heart. A special treat from James Arthur who blows me away with this song/message. M
How to raise successful kids without overparenting — ideas.ted.com
Moms and dads often feel like they can’t win. If they pay too much attention to their kids, they’re helicopter parents; too little, and they’re absentee parents. What’s the happy medium that will result in truly happy, self-sufficient kids? Here are five tips. 1. Give your kids things they can own and control. “Enlist the…
via How to raise successful kids without overparenting — ideas.ted.com
Celebrate with Me, Yesterday I…..
Most know I have Chronic Lyme Diseases, ill for several years and still house bound. I didn’t realize until recently I had developed Agoraphobia created an additional challenge getting behind the wheel.
Lyme Diseases left me with early onset of Dementia, my balance is not the best and remembering is my biggest challenge. I’m taking medicine for Dementia and have seen improvement.
I had to overcome the challenges to find out who I am at 54 years-old. I hug and thank everyone who prayed for me over the years, this celebration is for you.
Yesterday I drove!
M
Triple Shot Thursday *Bono, Jagger, The Edge and U2*
Three specials songs for you this week. U2 is one of my favorite bands. Running to Stand Still has special meaning for me. Aren’t we all running to or from something.
The band has a sense of humor, enjoys life and The Edge is an excellent photographer. Their friendship dates back to young boys singing in the Church Choir in Ireland. Have an awesome day! M
The Asp Wrangler For A Day
The Asp Wrangler For A Day 
Summer and searing heat are just ahead, it’s time to introduce you to the Texas Asp.
One morning while pruning roses I noticed these furry cream-colored caterpillars. I grabbed my camera and started clicking. Something about them was familiar, I just could not put my finger on it. I had taken photos of critters all week so my husband was not surprised I discovered something new. Curiosity got the best of me, I had to see what kind of caterpillar they were. I had thoughts of beautiful butterflies flying around my yard.
To my surprise and horror, they were Asp! If you are not from the South you can’t fully appreciate the terror growing within. It is close to impossible to kill them. When you get stung by an Asp it’s like having acid poured on you. Their hairs can get embedded in the skin and every time you touch the area it’s like a new dose of acid.
When I was a kid one fell from the porch ceiling at my grandparent’s house. It fell down the back of my shirt. I was screaming and crying so hard it was difficult to stop to tell granny something was on my back. They leave a mark that looks like a branding iron. My back looked like red tire tracks. With this memory, I had to go out the next morning a find them not only for me but for our pets.
Like a scene from Mission Impossible, I found three. I had read how hard they are to kill so I carefully put them in a sealed plastic bag and let them bake in the Texas heat. This method worked beautifully. I knew there were at least two others and did find one the next day. I look every day and can’t prune my favorite rose without thinking one is still on the loose. I was The Asp Wrangler.
If stung, take clear tape and carefully put it over the area.
Pull slowly in the opposite direction of the hair.
It will pull the hairs out. Make sure all are gone or you’ll get a reminder every time touched.
XO Warrior
FUN Post from 2009
Triple Shot Thursday *All We Need Is Love
All we need is LOVE. M
Are you tending your internal garden?
Yale Observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Survivors Blog Here Welcomes Alyssa from Fight MS Daily
We’re excited to welcome Alyssa from Fight MS Daily to the Survivors Blog Here team. Diagnosed with MS at age 19, she fights to keep her illness in check, has a full life and she a Southerner.
Please stop by to say hello and be sure to follow her journey. M
Triple Shot Thursday *When We Stand Together*
I picked a few special tunes this week, my hope is they sooth the soul. Around the world people are having hard times, please know I acknowledge your pain, feel empathy with and for you. We are one. Human. M
Love Hard, Love Wide, Love Long
No matter where life takes you…the place where you stand at any moment is holy ground. Love hard and wide and love long, and you will find the goodness in it.
Susan Vreeland Lisette’s List
Tom Petty RIP
Forever missed, never replaced
Why People Of Different Faiths Are Painting Their Houses Of Worship Yellow
TED Talks
Lesbian Couple Takes Pulpit at Historic Baptist Church
Lesbian Couple Takes Pulpit at Historic Baptist Church
A historic Washington D.C. church has taken a gigantic step by appointing its first lesbian couple to partner-lead the congregation. The Calvary Baptist Church will now be led by Sally Sarratt and Maria Swearingen, two women who are bringing an entirely new image to the pulpit. The lesbian couple has extensive ministerial experience, and church officials say their values align closely with those of the congregation.
Marching Forward
While many congregations across the country have gay pastors, Sarratt and Swearingen become one of the first married gay couples to share a spot on the pulpit.
Swearingen calls the job a “dream that has unfolded”, and says that she never imagined it being possible when growing up. The young pastor also sees the shift toward modernization being in line with the goals of church, despite the fact that progressive values tend to fly in the face of long-held ideas and traditional religious beliefs. She explains that “the work of the church has been and always will be to set the table of hospitality for all people.”
Conservative Branches Push Back
Although many denominations are trending toward more tolerant beliefs, there has been no shortage of criticism for the decision to put a lesbian couple on the pulpit.
Just weeks after the decision, protestors burst through the doors of Calvary Baptist Church carrying signs and chanting slogans. The group told church members they “were going to hell” for allowing gay pastors and that the building was now “the house of Satan.”
Strong disapproval was also voiced by members of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), a socially conservative branch of the Baptist faith. Current SBC pastor Joseph Lyles said he was “surprised” and “concerned” to hear about the move. He finds it “difficult” to support same-sex relations “with a biblical basis”. Another pastor pointed to the hiring of Sarratt and Swearingen as an example of the progressive branch’s “impulse to try to modify Christianity”.
Read more at https://www.themonastery.org/blog/2017/04/gay-couple-takes-pulpit-at-historic-baptist-church/#FKklMabog6XFLC5e.99
Church of England Embraces Transgender Members
Posted on July, 2017 by Universal Life Church Monastery
The Church of England has voted to welcome transgender individuals into the church with open arms. By an overwhelming margin, the church’s governing body (known as the General Synod) chose to support transgender inclusion. It was a historic decision for a religious institution that for centuries clung closely to tradition and conservative tenets of the faith.
The timing of the vote was fitting, too – The General Synod vote happened to occur just as Gay Pride festivities were taking place across England.
Marking the Transition
The motion passed by church leaders provides for transgender “inclusion,” but what does that really mean?
Well, as it turns out, a lot. Their plan is to create specific church services to mark a transgender person’s “transition” from one gender to the other – thus welcoming their new identity into the church community. Just as births and marriages have their own specific religious ceremony, so too will switching genders.
Interestingly, the vote came almost immediately after another remarkable decision: to abandon conversion therapy. Church leaders agreed that the controversial practice which seeks to turn gay people straight was unethical. It would seem the Church of England has undergone a social awakening of sorts.
Read more at https://www.themonastery.org/blog/2017/07/church-of-england-embraces-transgender-members/#tvPL47J2HYBu4IUr.99
Triple Shot Thursday: Infamous Blues Brothers
I can always count on the Blues Brothers to make me laugh, cry and keep laughing. For your Thursday enjoyment, time for a healthy mind bending break. M
Triple Shot Thursday *It Takes All Kind Of People*
Sending love, support and prayers to survivors of the hurricanes, we haven’t and will not forget you. Keep believing in the human spirit. Life brings us major challenges which you are now facing. The sunlight of a new day may take time, it will come. M
Triple Shot Thursday *Great Artist to Jam with*
Enjoy the tune mix up this week. Kathy Perry is so funny in many of her videos, I like this one. She can laugh at herself, she’s cool by me. I am enjoying Harry Stiles voice and sexy boy looks. How did he ever work in a boy band. Shaun Mendes wasn’t on my radar, he can shake it up. You’ll see more of him in the coming months.
Thanks for jamming with me and let’s do this again next Thursday.
M
The Respect Award From Friend Danica Piche
The Respect Award comes to me from Danica Piche at Living The Beautiful Life. Hugs to you my dear friend. I’m honored. If you’re not already following her blog, you are missing a slice of the pie. http://www.danicapiche@wordpress.com
What is the Respect Award?
The Respect Award is given by Rob once a year to acknowledge and show respect to fellow bloggers who, in his words, make him a better blogger and make him feel human. They also:
- are compassionate, witty, interesting, rebellious, imaginative, patient, open-minded, and creative.
- are generous with their words and support; they walk their talk.
- raise spirits and make people smile.
What are the rules for The Respect Award?
Nominees don’t have to do a thing. Nothing.
This is a no obligation award, which means you don’t have to nominate anyone.
I’m taking the award at face value of doing nothing.
A Big Texas thank y’all to everyone who follows, comments, likes, or peaks in my blog.
M
The Respect Award From Friend Robert Goldstein
The Respect Award comes to me from Robert at Art by Rob Goldstein. Thank you so much, Robert. My Blog is Award Free, I accept for the reason of no commitment. This is the second year to receive the award, I’m very grateful. If you’re not already following his blog, please pay him a visit —your world will never be the same.
What is the Respect Award?
The Respect Award is given by Rob once a year to acknowledge and show respect to fellow bloggers who, in his words, make him a better blogger and make him feel human. They also:
- are compassionate, witty, interesting, rebellious, imaginative, patient, open-minded, and creative.
- are generous with their words and support; they walk their talk.
- raise spirits and make people smile.
What are the rules for The Respect Award?
Nominees don’t have to do a thing. Nothing.
I plan the do nothing route. Thanks again Robert.
A huge Texas thank y’all to everyone who follows, comments, likes, or drops in for a peak. Melinda
Triple Shot Thursday * Awesome Mix From Request Line*
This week is a great compilation from the request line. Each song compliments the other so well. I know you want the DJ to play your song, I spin for you. Come on, make my day.
Houston and outlying areas were devastated by Hurricane Harvey. The best way you can help is search the list of organizations assembled by Charity Navigator. It’s a list of respected organizations focused on specific relief needed in the areas effected. I give to the Red Cross, they are not government-funded yet often the first responders. On the Charity Navigator list is an animal rescue group on the ground. Every penny counts. Thanks. M
For Danica
For Gavin
For You
Triple Shot Thursday *Great Oldies, Not That Old*
The past two weeks has challenged me. I took several steps backwards with Lyme which has opened the door to the black dog. Music always soothes my soul, I’ve picked some great tunes and dedicated each one. Request lines are but phone is not ringing. I know you want your tunes played! Whisper in my ear, comment section open 24/7. Thank you for stopping by today, I always look forward to seeing you. M
Dedicated to Survivors Blog Here
Dedicated to Twin P
Dedicated to Charly Priest
I’ll Ride My Pony, Today is My Birthday
I planned a nice gallery of photos from different times in life. Planned but it is not happening. In this photo I’m smiling ear to ear galloping around the kitchen on my second birthday. My grandparents bought the pony I dreamed of.
I’m overjoyed to have my WordPress friends here, let’s share the day with hugs, best wishes and lots of chocolate and vanilla cake. Sorry Vegans, I can offer a cold bottle of water.
The video reminds me we are all miracles and can do anything we apply ourself to. It’s touching around the World people can relate.
M
Triple Shot Thursday*Ed Sheeran Hallelujah*
If you weren’t an Ed Sheeran fan before his new LP will blow your mind. After promoting his previous album with a World tour, he said in an interview “I was fat, exhausted and didn’t know myself anymore”. Ed is a smart bloke, he took a year off traveling, fell in love with a friend of 15 years, is self-confident and happy. The album showcases intelligence, honestly, raw emotion and the sheer joy in his heart. I’m so happy for him! Have a great day. M
MY ROMANTIC HEART FAVORITE
THINKING OF YOU GRANNY
Good Morning World *Remember a Loved One Today*
Baby Shaggy
Face Plant in Dirt
Gardening Buddy and Protector Shaggy
My loving Truffles
RIP Truffles
Loving Human like Banjo aka JoJo
RIP My Banjo
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