Dream of you

 I still Dream of you...

Brown eyes & smiling at me

The only thing I can do ....

keep moving forward...

Timing is everything

ours was completely wrong

know the things you said

& in my head keep this song....

http://youtu.be/vxqiRzHBY1k

Plain White T's - Should've Gone to Bed (Official Video) 

  Stay Positively Present!! xox

Happy Mother's Day

Spent Mother's Day at my Mom's with my kids.  It was a lovely day.

Just an ordinary day relaxing and enjoying each other's company.
The best gift of all is and Ordinary Day....

~Thank you Becky for sharing this link... it is perfect for today.

"The Gift of an Ordinary Day" 

by Katrina Kenison

http://youtu.be/olSyCLJU3O0

All About Love...(Revised)

All About Love ....

A Day for Love

Locked in my heart are Naive memories

A young girl"s heart looking back.....

Journal Entries of my heart & mind 

All for Love & true love's kiss

sometimes thoughts of the one that was missed.... ;)
~
Two young girls.... one almost 16 

Drive past a walking cowboy  & bravely scream 

He the cutest they had known & ever had seen.

To their cries he replied for them to stop & asked what they had said....

The youngest one quietly looked up & could only say: "woo."

Then sweetly he leaned in and gave her the first REAL kiss she ever knew....

The other girl turned in shock..... as she watched her friend float away...

She had only four words to say..... "I want one too."

~

Memories of long talks with boys

Nothing more exchanged, but to lend their jacket to a girl who was always cold....

Funny how that never changes....& Mom's did raise their boys right...

Not sure who was more scared, but those friendships will last forever.....

~
Journal entries

Memories of  another time & a smile on his face

I often wonder if he knew...  my heart cheered for him.

Did he realize that I thought back then... as I do today

A connection that in my heart would stay... some 20 plus years...

Feelings that there was nothing...  together we couldn't do?

It wasn't our first kiss, but it was the one that took my breath away

We were just hanging out at the yard full of stuff...

Sitting there on the tailgate of that old truck

You smiled at me as I rambled nervously..

You weren't afraid to press your luck ...

You grabbed  my face in your firm strong hands

You simply kissed my words away

Making my butterflies stir a bit more...

Oh how I enjoy

 Memories of that time with you at the yard

The boy who I adored,

Grew to be a man I will always love without condition...

That time is precious....looking back....

Walk away from me now

 & if you must tear me a bit or more with your words...

I get it.... it's okay.... YOU should know by now,
I love hard & in full...

My heart isn't capable to love in any other way


Country song link for this post:Trisha Yearwood ~ She's In Love With The Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUFObCZtGWQ

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So many entries I could write... Happy Valentine's Day!!!  Stay Positively Present....  Go after what you Want in this life... It all happens so fast... Opportunity is always there.... if you are not going after your dreams someone else is!!!
Video/Music link for this post..... If I had you.... by Adam Lambert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmXQFwlD7vk



xox.. keep ♥ bubbly ~ Jeri

Hope ~ Joy ~ Faith ~ Love

Hope ~ Joy ~ Faith ~ Love

 

Thank You Mom 

I love you

(I was supposed to blog about something else... I needed to blog my heart today.)

As I unpack and decorate my new room, home, life...... 

 

I take a few minutes to thank my Mom.  Without her I don't know what I would do.  I have been blessed with a woman in my life who truly understands me.  Through all of our ups and downs she has remained strong and loving.  She has given her all and not judged me when I have fallen short.  When I had nowhere else to go, she gave my children & I that place to call home.  She helped me heal and gave me time.  Now she has given me the strength to begin again.  She gave me the plaques below that now hang in my new home.  They each have a saying and they each mean something more to me.  That my mom gave them to me and that she also restored each of those within me when I was lacking.   Thank you Mom... I love you.  XO

 

Hope gets us up in the morning.  That there is always a possibility for something wonderful to happen at any moment.  Sometimes wonderful is happening all around us and we are not paying attention.  Tis the the season to have happiness in our hearts.  There is giving all around and beautiful thoughtful words of thankfulness being shared daily.  Even in this stressed economy friends and family are still keeping the love of the holidays alive and well.  We all should have hope and be thankful.

Joy gets us moving in the direction we want to go.  When we see things that make us happy we naturally gravitate to them.  This is also the season of over committing ourselves with too many activities.  Truly happy people allow themselves to do only what makes them happy.  When I was overwhelmed with too many commitments, I was told to simply say no & only commit myself to the activities I find enjoyable.  There are so many ways to serve the community and I didn't need to do every one of them because I had been asked to do so.  We all have our talents and there are gifts we may serve with.  If we choose ways to serve that bring joy within our hearts, it may also increase the amount of joy it brings to others.

Faith keeps us strong when we feel weak.  While following our hearts, in the pursuit of our goals, or serving the community we get tired.  We hit speed bumps along our path.  We find that not everyone is as excited as we are to keep moving.  Or they do not share our passion for the ideal in the activities.  Keeping to our faith in ourselves and all that we value helps us to remain strong while those around us grow weak. 

((Isaiah 40:29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. NIV))

We should always return to what we know & believe in our heart is right.  By bringing our lives back to the basics and keeping it simple & our faith pure we find ourselves free of unwanted energy draining negativity thoughts.  We can allow ourselves the freedom to stay the course and even lift others up when they grow weak.

((Hebrews 11:6 states, 

"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God, must believe that He is, 

and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."  

NKJV))

LOVE is the greatest of all.  It is our passion for life, our ideas, & for each other that really makes everything work and worthwhile.  Without LOVE there is nothing.

((1 Corinthians 13:13  

And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 

 NKJV))

It is my belief that the ability to create stems from the love of something, &/or even someone.  Of course it helps to be gifted in talent, but if you enjoy a particular craft chances are you will be good at it because you will spend more time doing it.  Practice makes one good at what they do.

 A song writer can craft a beautiful story within a song for his love of music, but the true wealth of greatness within that song will be when he writes about something that stirs his passion.  The closer he is to it the stronger of a piece it will become.  I believe that love truly is the greatest gift that should not be taken lightly.

When I had lost my hope and those around me could see that the joy had gone from eyes, I was given the gift of being reminded who I truly am.  It took some time, but I was lifted up by those who love me and dusted off.  I'm not the me I used to be.  I am a new me.  I have been through a lot and now my new normal is better than it ever was.  I can truly say that I have never been happier.  I am very thankful to those who helped me.  I'm blessed daily to have you in my life in whatever facet that is.  Thank you for being Positively Present.... xo Jeri    

Ask ... & You Shall Receive.... ;)

So today I decided to do some yard work... & got in over my head.

My kids were off with their friends.  After taking my dog for a walk, I decided to take that time of solace to clean up the back yard a bit. I started to trim the grapefruit tree.  I started to trim this tree in my blue jeans and a t-shirt, but then realized how hot the day was getting.  I went in changed into my bikini.  After the change of clothing, thoughts of Jeff Foxworthy redneck jokes entered my mind as I was out there trimming that tree.  Even though I felt silly & I know I just may be sunburned doing yard work, I never had been able to just lay in the sun to get a tan.
     When I was a kid,  and even now as an adult I just can't relax enough to just lay in the sun.  I wonder if I will ever slow down enough to do that?  I just don't think I have it in me.  I always was uncomfortable to just lay there soaking it up.  It seemed much better to be out swimming, or skiing to get my tan.  Although I share a love of reading with my mom, I just would rather do that reading in the comfort and cool of the shade and not the hot sun.  If I am going to bake, I would much rather get some chocolate brownies or cookies when done and not be burnt.  So even though it seemed odd to be working in the yard in my swim suit, at least no one was around to see me.

      By the time my kids came to check in, I had already exhausted myself and my skin.  I had given up for the day.  I had gone inside to change back into my jeans and t-shirt.  I figured with my jeans on and my hiking boots I could stomp the green waste down.  While in changing clothes, I actually asked out loud... "wouldn't it be nice if someone could just haul this stuff away?"   Clearly I wasn't going to be able to fit any more in the can.

     I heard a commotion out front and noticed a truck and trailer across the street.  I called my Mom to confirm if the people there were the same that actually do the work on our front yard.  She confirmed and I went right over to ask them if they were in fact the people I thought they were.  They were not.  I explained why I asked and the one guy I spoke with didn't think I was crazy at all.  These guys were happy to see the work I needed done and give me an estimate.  Talk about "ask and you shall receive"... I showed them the tree trimmings that I needed to have hauled away.   I gave them $10 and now my back yard is done!  They gave me their number for future yard work needs.  I respect that.  Thank you Benny (& your friend) (805) 878-2262 Benny does yard service & clean up.  He works in Santa Maria CA & the 5 Cities CA area.  Benny & his buddy saved my Saturday afternoon! :)  What a blessing that was!!

LIFE IS GOOD.... :)

Life IS GOOD.... :)

Or at least that was on my Son's message inside his Dove Dark chocolate... and YES...

.......I AGREE with DOVE!!  

There are so many reasons in a day that make me smile...

The reason I put "YOU MAKE ME SMILE by Uncle Kracker  on my phone

http://youtu.be/arLwtHj3Ta0

 the blessings of my two... 

(and really I should say three because my life wouldn't be the same without RustyPete)

 (We've come a long way & still it seems we have so far to go.

Together we have it made!    I love my kiddos!!)

& 

 of course there is ........

"C H O C O L A T E."    :)

just now.....  I wrote for all of you....

(I will try and do better... I know it has been a while...)

enjoy....

:)

~~~~~~~~~~

Ride the Wave

Make use of every moment... 

Blessed.

Time just blinks away so quick

The beat of a heart can be faster still

Like fragile crystal can break 

Love can seem to life make

Catch each wave of oportunity

Before it swells to high

Pull yourself UP

BALANCE upon the souls your feet

RIDE that wealth of strength to shore.... :)

jeri diane sharpe 6/25/12 

"btw...  yesterday..was someone's birthday.... & the 21st my brother's... love you guys!!

xoxox ~ Happy Birthday... we no longer talk of years ... right? lol!!"

Slowly ... often can be a gift ... so take it as such

Don't move too quickly

Don't expect too much...

With it comes treasure of knowing each other well...

Friendship that can last

& time worthy trusted foundation.

Those who love with an open heart fall fast

To find LOVE

With one who LOVES of Like Brain..

They can fall even faster...

 Your heart can feel a simple disaster!

 Truly life more difficult

feeling lost to say the least

With hearts often broken or maimed..

"Let go... & Let God"
~Jeri Diane Sharpe
5-19-12

 "I am the Lord, the God of all mankind.  Is anything to hard for me?"

Jeremiah 32:27