CLAMATIS

ART

Art I see art in so many things All this is is a decrative twisted straw that is found in craft stores which was sitting on the table in a copper vace on the table and I put my camera lence facing up and captured this shot whch is just a light on the ceiling above the table...

The Quarter

The other night while working front desk in a nursing home a resident came to me in frustration as his phone was not working so I diealed the number and got to bless him with a phone call to his daughter.. It was fun listening to them as he was right in front of me and the switcvhboard never rang the whole time. that was cool in itself. They talked of the plans for fathers say and she had a way of cherring him up. By the time his call was ending and explaining his frustration to her it was all laughs by the end and he said goodbye. Then he stated telling me a story of his childhood and how he grew up in the Ellensburg are and that the thing to do on a saturday night was to buy popcorn at the popcorn stand and it would cost a whole quarter. He was a senior in highschool and could stay out till 9:00 and all the rancher boys from the other side of the hill would come over and they would line up their cars and talk. the thing was the local guys would stay in thier car and the visiting guys would walk car to car and chat. Then next weekend they would do the same, go over the hill, park their rigs in a line and they would walk to the local's car and talk and then they would ALL take thier earnings hopefully was a quarter and go buy popcorn and take it home to mom and pop pour it out into a bowl and the family would sit around 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 and talk and eat popcorn..

Amazing colors next to old wood just does somethng to me!!! AAAH

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES FROM GOING TO THE TULIP FIELDS LAST WEEK

Always a Good Reminder

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “yes.”

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. “Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, ” I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things- God, family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions — things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else — the small stuff.
“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.” Take care of the golf balls first — the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,

there’s always room for a couple cups of coffee with a friend.”