Missing my boy...

Well its been a week ... and I miss him terribly!! We haven't been without a puppy in 25 years.. it sure is very different.. but I remain thankful for the wonderful memories... and special times we shared that will live forever in my heart..

Its difficult... just hanging around the house each day... I look around... for fur on the carpet...barking constantly at noises and geckos.. Its just really hard to believe he's really gone.. there is an empty space EVERYWHERE.. I know in my heart that it was his time.. his little body couldn't really handle anymore.. so at least I know he's at peace .. probably hanging with our first Cocker Spaniel Norman hopefully sharing some snacks.  He was a wonderful companion and friend as well.. always giving unconditional love.  


2010 will forever be branded in my heart with the devastating losses I've experienced this year.  I'm terribly missing Nana as well.. she was always there to put a smile on my face.. and joy in my heart.  I know she's with Grandpa now .. and finally at peace.  You'll always be truly missed and loved!!!


Aloha & A Hui Hou!!!

I am STILL thankful.......

Rest in Peace our little buddy

We'll Love YOU ALWAYS....

March 22, 2002 - December 14, 2010

Although... this year will officially go down in history as the worse possible year... terrible economy, jobs hard to get, money being tight all over, people being TOTALLY NOT UNDERSTANDING, SELFISH, SELF CENTERED, sickness in the family, loved ones passing, and beloved furry friends passing on as well.... I am still thankful for the special times, memories... that will live on forever in my heart and mind... We ALL are going to miss our little buddy... he was a very special part of our family.




A Hui Hou Thunder..............

Is It Just Me???

Is It Just Me???? or are there alot of UNGRATEFUL PEOPLE OUT THERE IN THE WORLD!!! My goodness people!!!! WAKE UP and understand what you have and how rich your lives really are!!!  There are soooooo many people out there.. and I'm really afraid, or mostly really embarrassed to admit that some of these UNGRATEFUL people are relatives... but I am soooooo tired of, like my loving husband would say,
"taking one for the team" and being the one to say that I am sorry, or apologize or just plain, PRETEND LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED!!!   It really amazes me ... that some fairly intelligent people ... can lead their lives, go on everyday... literally with their head in the sand!!!

Are we really that stupid??

I mean really, I am truly amazed at peoples self centeredness, jealousy and ignorance.  It really makes me pray ALOT!!!

Unfortunately, these people are still apart of our lives,... we have to accept that .. but frankly ...

I DON'T LIKE THEM!!

I am truly grateful and thankful for the wonderful family I have been fortunate to be a part of ..... a wonderful, caring, loving husband

a great, smart, beautiful daughter...

and last but not least...

our boy

THUNDER!!!

I truly love my family... immediate and extended...

but I'm letting God handle the negative ones!! 

Aloha & A Hui Hou!!

Never Let Go Of Hope

We can never let go of HOPE..... there is ALWAYS HOPE... our hope goes deeper than any ocean.... and farther than any galaxy....  I just can't imagine going through my life without hope...  it really IS what keeps us going..each and every day. Where there is no light, no silver lining... no greener grass...no matter how bad, dark, and dismal things seem .. there is ALWAYS HOPE..

Aloha & A Hui Hou

"I'm THANKFUL for today......

I am thankful for today...  its the beginning of a new month... and ending of the year 2010... Wow, it has gone by fast in some ways... but in others it has seemed to take forever.........

It just seems sooooo weird.. that time seems to go so very quickly... along with my life, watching our children grow... times change... cities change... even more .. the world changing.... Sometimes.. I wish I could make these changes slow down a bit.. to enjoy them more.. but these changes that go on so quickly, the ones we would like to savor.. become memories... I like memories..sometimes these memories are the one thing that keeps me going.. even the not so nice memories.. they let me remember the things I've learned from them. 


 
I am truly thankful for each day... and the things I've learned.  They make me stronger in my faith and in myself... 

Aloha & A Hui Hou

It was a good day.......

It was a good day.... and a pretty good weekend ... all in all... We had several little set backs for the weekend... didn't count on a main water line leak... a huge fan palm tree falling in our yard... and Thunder didn't have a great day on Friday... but I am still remaining FAITHFUL and THANKFUL.. and trusting God... putting our family in His hands... it was nice to relax... and just write and read, even with the minor interruptions...

I am still faithfully prayer for our little boy... but also releasing him totally to God and His healing... I know He works in mysterious ways... its the blind faith .. that sometimes gets to be difficult.  It seems that when there are so many door seem to be closing... and hope looks ... bleak at best... this is when we need to rely and give HIM our complete and total trust...  

Aloha & A Hui Hou.....

My Attitude is STILL Gratitude......

Today was a slow day ...... for our little boy Thunder.... but my attitude is still Gratitude...... he is a total trooper... and I am continuing to pray.. and believe that GOD IS GOING TO HEAL.....  

We are going to enjoy many more fun times with our little furry friend... and family member.. he is strong and enjoys too many things each and every day... from little treats to chasing ... crazy cats in the yard.... I just have to remain positive and continue to trust.....

Thank you
God for your healing hands.......

My heart remains ever faithful.......

Aloha & A Hui Hou.........

HAPPY HAPPY THANKSGIVING....

 

Aloha to all and HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!!.. Although I am working today... I still remain thankful...

Our lives are filled with so many changes ... twists and turns.. I have found that when I remain steadfast in my faith in God... I find so many things that I can really be thankful for..!!

Although I will miss the smell of the turkey cooking all day and all the trimmings... my heart is missing someone truly special in me and my family's life.. although it hasn't been too long.. that our very special Nana has passed on to be with the Lord, there are sooooo many things like her special stuffing, unique holiday cookies... and even the special pistachio jello salad,  that bring me back to the special times with her... she is truly in a better place, but very missed.  I very thankful for her being a special part of my life.

And also, our little boy Thunder ... is still doing pretty well... thank you God for this.... and we continue to remain faithful and positive with this...

So its off to the store today... and still remain thankful for my job...

Aloha & A Hui Hou... 

Thank you .......

I can't believe for the first time in my life... I have to work THANKSGIVING DAY!!!!   What kind of retail hell could this be??  Its tradition that most of the United States population is home watching football and eating turkey with their family and friends... but then again... there are some people who are involved with corporate retail...   While I'm truly thankful for my job... and enjoy working with my fun co-workers... it still leaves much to be said about "family".  


Hmmmm...... "FAMILY" - consisting of one or more adults with the child or children they care for.

I am thankful for my family.... my immediate family .. but .. sometimes I wonder about the rest.  The extended as such.  I miss very much the ones that have passed on.... and never realized how much I relied on them ... just to listen.  All of us as human beings have many different and sometimes eccentric personalities and ideas.  But thats okay, because sometimes... I believe I have had some of my own "eccentric" ideas as well.  But somehow... I don't understand how some of these family members remain in denial ... about things... and continue to remain oblivious to reality...!!!  

Jealousy, control and bitterness take a big hold on things... and then change these people into human beings ... no one would like to be around.   But through the years I have learned to leave these things, that I AM NOT IN CONTROL OVER... to God.. It really took awhile for this to really be apart of me.. but I have truly left these things to God.   


So, with that being said... I am, truly THANKFUL ... for ALL my life's experiences... because I HAVE learned from them..  I think thats the most important thing I really learned from my loving husband... "Learn from your experiences"...  there WILL ALWAYS be something we need to know.


So.. everyone have a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!  I am truly thankful for my life and position in life.  Thank you for my positiveness.. through everything... !!


Aloha & A Hui Hou.....

I'm Thankful for my energy.......

I am thankful for my energy today ... and to note that Thunder seemed pretty normal and had energy today as well... it seems that I was in a rut there for awhile.. and didn't want to do much..  I believe I made up for alot of it today... working out, cleaning, grooming Thunder..  he loves his hair cuts and baths...!! I think it makes him feel energized!!  I am praying and  believing that he continues to feeling better and better!! 

                 God is truly an AWESOME God.......

Aloha & A Hui Hou!!!!!

I'm thankful for the rollercoaster....

I want to say first thing here that "I am thankful for the rollercoaster..."  If it weren't for the rollercoaster, life sure would be very boring.  Boring because everyday would be the same... same day, same weather, same events, same EVERYTHING... it sure would be depressing as well... no reason for happiness or sadness.  No occasion for tears or laughter.. just the same... a big flat line _________________________

Although some days like today.. it is very difficult to be positive, I am doing just that being positive and above all grateful and thankful.  

I am opening up my Bible for the first time in quite awhile... life's distractions have kept me away... 

Proverbs 18:10 reads like this

"The name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous run to it and are safe.

I have always had a very strong faith in God.  I often tell people today, if it weren't for my strong faith, I wouldn't be here today!!  So for today, although it has started off as a really weak day for our boy Thunder, I am going to remain in prayer and in my deep faith that God will take him in His hands... and heal him from the inside out!!

Aloha & A Hui Hou 

We don't know about tomorrow....

Thank you Lord for this day.....

Our boy is still doing pretty well... and I am thankful.  I truly believe that sometimes he needs to get a job with Disney... because he's certainly an excellent actor...  he enjoyed most of his eggs this morning... but when I mixed it with his regular food.. well.. he kind of turned his nose up... !! Go figure!!


Regardless, I am still remaining positive and pressing on...

"Thankful" - feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative. 

Its important to remain thankful at all times.  Even though we may be going through some very difficult times... we learn from these situations... we learn from everything..


Our time here on Earth is too short... we need to remember ALL the things we are thankful for!!


Aloha & A Hui Hou

My Moment of GRACE...

Moments of Grace........ When God Touches Our Lives Unexepectedly.........   this is truly a wonderful book of God's presence in our lives... stories of people.. whom God has touched and changed their lives.. from one moment to the next.  These stories are brought to us to.. inspire and let us remember that God is truly there for ALL of us.. 

I had the opportunity this evening to watch a movie with some dear friends ... about "miracles".  God truly changing peoples lives.. through their deep faith and prayer.   

"Thunder"

These last six months or so have been pretty stressful to say the least... and somehow.. I didn't rely on, or trust God, I should say, as much as I should have.  I think I just lost sight of God's power, His presence and His ways to transform people, circumstances and situations.  I have ALWAYS relied on my deep faith in God.. and got to the point in my life.. to pray.. HIS will and not my own.   "Whatever You see best Lord, Your will not mine."  But this week was different... I was truly scared. I was scared that I was going to have to let him go.  I know that this situation may not be over.. but it truly renewed and restored my faith.  I prayed and prayed and laid my hands on our little furry family member of our family, "Thunder".  I know not EVERYONE.. thinks of their pets as we do.. but Thunder is just my little boy with a fur coat on..!!  Yesterday was a terrible day... and it seemed very long.. knowing in my heart that the vet said there was nothing more "medically" they could do, well it was just too depressing.  Thunder is such a fiesty, fun little guy... and adds so much spice to our lives.. it was very difficult for me to even think of an hour, much less a day without him, or much worse.  Although we all have our bad days, we want him to enjoy his life with us.. and be happy!!  After all, he traveled all the way from Ft. Lauderdale to Long Beach, Ca. with us.. to every pet motel and Subway along the way!!  So.. even with getting up every hour last evening.. and giving him the dosage of the special Chinese herb.. that would stop internal bleeding... I didn't care, it didn't matter.   I just wanted him to be his fiesty old self again.  I prayed and prayed and knowing in my heart that with each breath I felt his chest rise and fall.. could be his last.. I prayed that he would be himself again. 








Seeing him tonight, well you definitely would think it was the same puppy!!!  His gums were clearly pink..and his tongue...was salmon pink too!!  Even his tummy wasn't bloated!!!  He was perky .. and running around.. Thank you Lord... for my Moment of Grace!!!

A New morning....

Good Morning .... I am thanking GOD this morning ... for the our boy Thunder.... after being directed to some Chinese herbs... he seems to be doing alot better this morning ... I AM TRULY THANKFUL...

I'm counting on this being a SUPER DAY... Thank you Lord!!!! Aloha & A Hui Hou!!

Only POSITIVENESS.......

Aloha & Good Morning....

I am sending only POSITIVE PRAYERS and THOUGHT... out to my boy Thunder... He is a very bright and shining light in our lives... I am so thankful for him!! I've always believed that these furry family members and friends in our lives.. are people with fur coats on!!!

I am so thankful too... for my strong faith in God... He gets me through EVERYTHING in my life..!!!  I thank Him and Praise Him for all life's situations and events... He truly loves us !!

Aloha & A Hui Hou!!

Thank you for today....

Good morning.... I'm starting the day off right .. and thanking God for ALL that He has given me... and ALL that He will show me today.... learning from each experience with a POSITIVE... attitude and outlook... 

Aloha A Hui Hou!!!

We have lots to be T hankful for....

I remember seeing an Oprah show years ago... and seeing a show with the author Sarah Ban Breathnach who authored the book "Simple Abundance" A Daybook of Comfort and Joy .... and thought "What an excellent idea!"..  The general idea was to take time out each day to "BE THANKFUL" and to write down at least five (5) things you are thankful for.  It didn't matter how small or large, important or unimportant... you just NEEDED to write them down.  The main idea of writing as in this now new blog I've started is to make it a POINT to recognize, remember, and take in these thankful things.  So I started many "Gratitude Journals" writing and journaling for a few days, weeks.. sometime even  months at a time, what I am thankful for.  Well here it is a few years later.. and I have now decided since I have been so into this "blogging" thing... what better reason is there to blog!! 

Today I am thankful for many things... and the first is art of blogging, this blog and others if you haven't had the chance to read them... "The Constant Evolving Artist", "The Menopause Diaries" to mention a few, of course, the great desire to write.  Reading this book opened up the POSITIVE side to things.. and helps me turn around not so positive events and people.  So now that I have actually created this blog and am putting my best foot forward to make the effort to keep this going.. I invite you, my readers to make comments and also try it yourselves.. Make it a point to be thankful... WRITE IT DOWN..!!!  

Aloha & A Hui Ho!!