A Beautiful Day

Hi my sweet friends,
    Yesterday I had the pleasure of making a trip to Challis, Idaho.   My daughter Colleen and her boyfriend Ken and I went to Challis to visit a Dr. John.  It  is a three hour trip and we were delayed because we ran into a rock slide and had to wait for them to clear the road.  You travel from our home to Salmon, Idaho and then make a right turn and follow the Snake River to Challis.  It is such a beautiful trip.  Beautifully groomed fields and homes.  A lot of the homes are right on the river and have boat access to the river.  Colleen and I found a couple of homes that we really liked.  There are also very old homes that no one lives in any more.  One was vacant and falling apart and grass was growing on the roof.  Old places and homes fascinate me and I wonder what the people were like that lived there and why they just left.  I guess that is the genealogist in me.  It is interesting seeing the old along side of the new. 
     It made me think of our lives.  There I sat  (the old) wondering how much my life was like that old house with grass growing on the roof, that use to be some one's home. There sat Colleen and Ken representing the new well groomed home.  They are young and vibrant and full of live and dreams.  Some of my dreams have been forgotten and put on the shelf and let life in general determine what happens to me.  I decided that I needed to fix up this house and put a new coat of paint on her and start fulfilling some of those dreams that have not been completed.  I am still able to move (a little) and I can still accomplish some things.  I might move slower than I use to but Colleen and Ken inspired me to go for it.  I guess that there are many times in our life that we have to be reminded of that we can do what ever it is that we want to do.  I came home and found my favorite saying, typed it up in large print and posted it on my bedroom door and my mirror and anywhere else that I could see it.  It goes like this:  There is no chance, no fate, no destiny, that can circumvent, hinder or control, the firm resolve of a determined soul.  I also received a email from my sister that had some wonderful sayings.  I typed them up and posted them as well.  Maybe they will help others so here they are:  Obstacles don't have to stop you.  If you run into a wall, don't turn       around and give up.  Figure out how to climb up, go through it, or work around it.  Michael Jordan     A stream when it encounters a huge boulder doesn't try to go over the top, instead it finds the path of least resistance and goes around it, eventually it builds enough force behind it that it becomes a river that can now move boulders.
     All in all the trip was a wonderful and beautiful experience.  The scenery was beautiful.  The visit with the doctor was rewarding.  Even though I had some sad reflections in the end I was inspired and lifted up and renewed with determination.  Life is wonderful if we look for the beauty of it.  Even though this body is aged it has seen alot and has alot of great memories and has many more to make and enjoy.  Thanks to all my wonderful family that lift me up when discouraged and bless me in life.  I have been blessed indeed.  Love to all

A New Day

     Dear Ones Welcome to a new day.  I have started a new Isabody Beautiful Journal.  It is always nice to make a new start on your life and your goals.  I have recently seen some pictures of my weight loss progress and was surprised.  I came to realize that I have lost 60 pounds in two years.  I have also kept it off which is progress.  Now for the next 60 pounds.  I didn't put this weight on overnight.  It came on through gradually with the stress that life offers and I bought into.  I am gaining a new outlook and a better feeling about my self  and who I really am.  Thanks to my dear brothers and sisters and my wonderful children that have been there to help me and support me  in my journey. 
     I am reading a wonderful book called "Love is letting go of Fear".  According to the author there is only two emotions that of Love or of Fear.  To love unconditionally brings love to us.  Instead of being a fault finder we should be a Love finder.  Look for the love in others and we will find love for ourselves.  This book has made a great impression on my life and how I see things.  I wonder sometimes why it has taken so long for these things to come to me.  Hopefully I can live long enough to see the changes I want to make in my life and help others to find these truths before they get to be my age.  Wouldn't it be wonderful if our children and grandchildren could know these truths and not make the mistakes that it has taken us to discover true happiness.  I am thankful for life and the health that I have, for the things I have learned in my life.  I am thankful for my experiences and look at them as stepping stones to something greater.  I am thankful that Heavenly Father blessed me, to give birth to seven wonderful and healthy children.  They have been a blessing in my life and taught me a lot.  I am thankful for being born into a wonderful family with the best brothers and sisters that anyone could have.  They have loved and supported me in my choices  and sometimes in spite of my choices of life.  Heavenly Father is so wonderful in blessing us and loving us unconditionally.  I feel very blessed today.  I hope that you count your blessings, it will improve your life.