Monday Monday

• a new month and a new week
• and spring is coming
• today was a good weather day
• but weather man is teasing us
• about snow tomorrow-
• papa hubby went home on a Monday
• but I still enjoy Mondays- he was a monday
• kind of guy.........we never had a blue Monday
• I like every day of the week and
• I am thankful we have 7 days to enjoy
• some thing new every day
• today was bill paying day and I
• had enough to keep the house
• going one more month and then
• I trust the Lord for the next month-
• today is our robyn's 14th birthday
• and I can remember what we were doing
• the day she was born
• waiting with her dad who was waiting
• for her to come join us as a family member
• she was cute as a button and still is
• made her a nice dinner yesterday and all she
• wanted was her mashed potatoes- she lives
• for mashed potatoes- yes, her dad is Irish
• and yes, I let her eat mashed potatoes to her
• hearts content........it is her first birthday with
• out her papa so she is feeling some blues
• she wanted to know how papa will know her (?)
• but Miss Ashley told her that papa will still know
• her when she leaves this earth as a wrinked old lady
• some times kids word things just a way that
• makes you want to laugh-- sigh-
• It is hard for the kids to understand
• change as they want
• papa to know them
• we forget that kids see things differently
• at times than we do.....
• _________________
• update on Jordan- the man posed as a policeman
• with flashing blue lights and a uniform and a gun
• and now we are all stunned that this
• could happen in our little town - and area
• we continue to pray for her
• huggles from Meme is going to make a left over supper
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sense of safety

• one of the things I do miss about the old days is the sense of safety
• that we had
• brother Bill and I would walk to grandpa's farm 3 miles away
• 1/2 mile was side road
• and the rest was the main road
• there was no phone to use to say
• we were coming or
• that we had even got there
• and the next day we would walk home
• we walked to our friend's houses miles
• away and again no phones
• we were never afraid
• and our parents were not either
• they had taught us road safey and we
• all walked to school every day
• and nothing happened
• all the kids in our area could do the same thing
• now I am afraid to walk to church
• after dark and this week-end added
• to the fear
• in town next door to our town or about 8 miles away
• a young lady-age 16 - was kidnapped from the back
• of her home
• she had gone to the store to get some apple juice
• due to a sore throat
• an hour later her dad looked out the window
• and saw her car sitting there with the lights on
• and the door open
• when he checked it out- her purse and juice were
• in the car and he immediately called in the police
• great police work -20,000 posters put out with
• in hours and loads of volumteers to help
• they knew she was in the city due to pings
• off her cell phone
• they could not pen her down to a place
• as the kidnapper kept her on the move
• they did not give up and
• the good news is after 46 hours she got away and
• got to a pay phone for help
• she called her daddy-- daddy daddy-
• I begged for my life--
• she had been kidnapped and raped by a man
• 56 years old- the girl had begged for her life
• and finally ran for her life
• she was smart in that she took something
• of his with her to help identify him
• sigh-
• they got the man today-
• how sad is this world that a young lady
• can no longer drive to a store and
• safely come home again with out fear
• pray for the young lady whose name is Jordan
• honor student and so very hurt
• she did receive injuries but the doctor let her
• go home as that was where she needed to be-
• this is such a sad story and true to
• how we have to live today -
• I often think how our world has changed
• and some for good and some for bad
• hugs from Meme who is praising God for this
• girl coming home