Lively Rosie (Rosies Lively Beauty)

Thought of the Week My favorite quote is "Even if I knew that tomorrow the world go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree" attributed to Martin Luther. I write this quote on the front page of my yearly planner, I keep this quote in my memory and at the forefront of what I do on a daily basis. I repeat it on a constant basis and keep it close to my heart. You see, to me this quote represents hope and faith. Breaking it down it is saying that even if the world is to "end" (go to pieces) tomorrow you will still go and put in effort and time to plant a tree! A tree that in essence if the world does "end" tomorrow, will most likely not make it!  So what is the point? This is where hope comes in, this is where endurance, tenacity, and resilience take place. In reality, we don't know if tomorrow the world is going to pieces, we don't know if we will have a tomorrow but yet we continue on with the hope that we will.  This past week I we...

Today I woke up with a headache. On such a beautiful and sunny day with a full day planned ahead of me and a day off from work all I could think of was that it hurt to open my eyes. This was early this morning. I was apprehensive but quiet. It is not the first time I can feel a migraine coming, the first feeling of a minor headache that eventually turns into a mind numbing painful endeavor. I know the steps and I did everything I could to minimize what could come next. I asked my son for ice and a bandana. He knows what to do, he has seen me in pain before. He sat next to me and I could hear his phone, all I could muster to say was "the noise". He moved after asking me if I wanted something to eat. All I wanted was a quiet moment. It has been a few hours since then and I am here writing this. It didn't turn out into a monster migraine which might mean there is one lingering to happen. I am glad that it was a short one. That it wasn't debilitating like it has been ...