{Monday Thoughts}

The Oak Tree by Johnny Ray Ryder Jr.

A mighty wind blew night and day It stole the oak tree's leaves away Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark Until the oak was tired and stark But still the oak tree held its ground While other trees fell all around The weary wind gave up and spoke. How can you still be standing Oak? The oak tree said, I know that you Can break each branch of mine in two Carry every leaf away Shake my limbs, and make me sway But I have roots stretched in the earth Growing stronger since my birth You'll never touch them, for you see They are the deepest part of me Until today, I wasn't sure Of just how much I could endure But now I've found, with thanks to you I'm stronger than I ever knew ----------------------------  HOW DEEP ARE YOUR ROOTS. With so much going on in each of our lives this poem has so much meaning to all of us because all of us go through our own trials...and as the years go by the the world gets crazier and crazier more evil and backwards.......we have to have our roots planted deep or we will not survive. ---------------------------------------------------------

Home Front Happenings: - ordered a new treadmill can't wait:) till it gets here! -Next month I'm getting away for a sisters/ in law week in Utah with D's sisters can't wait I really need a break I think we all do once in awhile - Football is coming to an end already M's flag football ended early :( didn't even get a picture of M playing:( thought I had a couple more weeks but sadly no. He was super disappointed that it wasn't tackle football that he's been waiting years to play and watched his brother play for years ..but he had fun with flag football it just wasn't long enough:(  - K's team is undefeated so now we move onto playoffs then onto basketball love watching my boy learn grow and play... Fall. Football. Flannel. Fun Times. -Weirdest fall ever its been warm and even hot the grass is still growing and green and the bugs are in full annoyance... - Kids are loving school. K2 is learning to read and loving it. AND I'm missing my babies they are just growing up faster than I wish and everyday I want to do better for them and teach them more and then I worry if its enough ahhhh maybe will never know till they grow up..... - D went to Florida last week and for his birthday I got him a ski school lesson in florida so my cowboy checked his ski and flew to Florida {for meetings and a day of play} He loved it:)  - Today is the Elections for prime minister of Canada. I really have no faith in peoples common sense anymore or the value of traditions and family so really not much will surprise me. But I voted gave my two bits and my right to vote but we live in such a messed up world...... a self centered world....... and an evil over good world those rooted firmly are far and few between. My favorite quote I shared on FB this week but I love it.    Have a great week:)