A Few of the Inspirations in my world.............

First and foremost.....Our Heavenly Father!

Wow....what would I be without the love of my Heavenly Father? The last two years would have been completely intolerable. Really, there is only so much a spirit can handle...when its all alone. Travelling with your heart full of the grace of God makes even the most difficult challenges in life attainable. I know in my mind that I can take moments to put my troubles in the Hands of God for a bit, so that I can find some Peace. I know that when I cant walk anymore, my Heavenly Father will carry me until I am strong enough to take my very first steps again. I am Blessed to know these things......

I look 'into' my life a lot. I think that it allows me to see things with a different perspective...one that is not afraid...for me, I have been ruled by fear for years. Anxiety often racks my poor body and soul. It weakens me and takes away my perspective. I decided that I needed to write about what and who inspires my life.

Stephen My almost 14 year old son. Born too soon into a cold and harsh Feb morning in 1995. I was a meager 29 years old. I had no idea at the time of how much this little angel would change me......for the better. Born almost 4 months premature, with no ability to breath.....he fought and fought and conquered his first goal in his life.....he to have a life! I often look at him now with his gangly, long legs and a mind that is now filled with hopes and dreams and goals and wonder how I got to be the 'chosen one'. This beautiful child is mine. Yep...when I look at him, it makes me want to be better, to be stronger, to be all that I can be....for him, but for me as well. I know that he is watching me.....he watches everything that I do.......its forming him. He will be the kind of man that his Mother formed him into. Really...if your child can inspire you...things might just be ok!

Suffering children Why...why, why, why?? Why does this world have to have suffering children? There are ways to stop it.....why can we not? The emotional abuse, the starvation! We put so much effort into the material things in this world. Why...why do we spend millions and millions on the Olympics....come on people....do we really have no priority in our lives? The money that was thrown around at the Olympics this past summer was laughable...to the point that I refused to watch. I have no problem with the Olympics..but lets see how great these athletes are when they are starving or left alone to die in a cold barren apt. See...this angers me...really, really angers me. My frustration is on exasperated by the fact that I feel helpless, as I am sure that a lot of others are as well.

Mother Teresa Talk about an inspiration! Wow, talk about a lady who gave of herself. Of the many, many famous quotes by her, I have always allowed the following three guide me in my life:


God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try.

Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.

The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.

I think of these quotes a lot. I wonder what this world would be like if everyone thought like this. If everyone 'tried'...if everyone made sure that they 'smile'....if we all made sure that our friends, neighbours and family were never lonely and unloved. We could move mountains....big ones.....I wish for this world to rethink, re look and relive their priorities. Mother Teresa tried....she worked so hard to get the message out...when people thought she was a 'nothing' they thought that she was crazy...she never asked much of anyone and worked so hard out of love. This world needs love...it needs more peace and understanding. Wow.....she left us quite the legacy.