Happy Mommy's Day to my one & only!

Here's my mom's version of the same slide show,
ENJOY!

To my mom who has been there for me through thick and thin...and when she couldn't, I helped!

Love you bunches!

Happy Mother's Day

To Momma Donna -
who gave me my amazing husband, the man of my dreams, my best friend....

I don't know what I would do without him! Warning: BABY KENNY PICTURES! :)

We love you (and Granny & Meme) and wish we could be with you RIGHT NOW!


We Love you!
Love, K&L

It's doesn't matter what you do, it's who you surround yourself with that is important

Wow! After coming back from a meeting that was SO informative, surrounding by people who are positive, and ideas that I can implement immediately - it's crazy how I have not been focused on meeting others until now.

Networking is a skill that can sometimes pass us up if we aren't careful; it's also a skill that needs to be passed down.

The old cliche: it's not what you know, it's who you know - is no joke. In fact, it's alive and well. We see it in school, we see it within our communities, and we see it at work. It may look different in all of these circumstances, but it's still there.

In a place where networks can be SUPER helpful, why don't we use them? Because our inner person inside is a shy as she can be - I know, because I thought twice about going because I was nervous. Nervous to chat, what if they don't like me? What if they think I'm not really a pro? What if I'm not quirky enough (ok, well that's not that case!)- but really, my inner self was SO negative that I almost talked myself out of the chance to make friends, hear new and different ways to live life, and most of all connect.

have you connected lately?

No, not with you neighbor that you see every day - or with your friends or the blog writers that you secretly wish were your friends (like her) - the people that are doing what you are doing and still having fun.

Those are the people that you want to be around and work with.

So when your inner being saying all of 'no' - pep talk the HECK out of it and do it anyway.

You never know what will come from it!

With love from your inner pep talker!
Lida

A word on really.long.days...

It started off great...full of energy...a shower....good hair day...everything.

Loads to think about, process, and work through.

List to end the day with - list to finish up when I got back to work.

And then .. it happened.

Wind, storm, rain - life.happens.

So what do you do? Do you hold on to emotions? Do you make it a horrible day and just forget what your purpose is?

Do you dry up on the inside? Well, it's honesty time again. I did that today. Perfectly good day, perfectly bad ending.

My emotions overcame me and I sank quickly. And as soon as I sank 4 things came my way to let me know that I needed to get over it.

Because as I know, (do you?!) I only have time for a 2 minute emotional fall out....and then - you just gotta keep going.

You have to - if you dwell, hold on, cry, get angry, yell - do any of these things - he wins.

Who's he? You know....the mischievous devil on your shoulder, the person that you don't particularly get a long with, the devil himself. As one of my great friends says, 'the devil is a lie' - and it's so true!

It's the lie we rely on. That we depend on. And as much as we don't want to admit it, it's who we let get in our way.


So when life throws you a curve ball- catch it, make lemonade, work things out, and call it's bluff.

you can do it - it's so hard to not pay attention to the negatives, but it's the only way to make yourself a better person- it'll make you and your family a happier one!

Just a note, as I was struggling through this - I realized how much I needed Kenny - and how much I absolutely am in love with the man. I could have a completely horrible day and he would brighten it up with a phone call or text. His smile lights the room and his kind words sooth the pain. I am so thankful for him - I'm so thankful that my best friend is my husband. I pray that if you are navigating through the dating world or finding yourself alone again that you find the love that we have through friendship first. And 12 years later....the happiness we still feel.

I pray for that for you -

I have so much love and thankfulness for you!

Love always,
Lida

The Golden Rule

I'm really big on the golden rule. It's a miracle worker really. As I've thought about this as it refers to others, I forgot about how I use it in my life.

Ooops. No really, a big oops. And I noticed a change today.

I have been thinking about how others act towards me...how they treat me....and forgot how I should be treating them.

That's it's a two way street. Have you been like that lately? Complaining about your circumstances while not treating others the way you would like to be treated?

Follow me for a second. How can you change your stance thus changing your outcome?

You can
1. Take a moment to think about someone you could live without...how do you treat them? How do they treat you?

2. Change for just 1 day and see how life would be different.

I bet you it would work. Not every time. But your outlook would be different.

I dare you - I dare you to change you - because you know you can't change others.

As some say, you can't fix stupid -
you can't lead a horse-
you can't change your circumstances without changing you.

Change you today.

Change your tomorrow.

Ok, so maybe that was just a bit cheesy.

With love always,
Lida

Take the Leap....

If you follow my facebook page you know that changes are happening in our lives.

And I'll admit - it's scary. It's really scary.

Not know what the future holds - the risks. the ability to fall. the ability to fail.

The unknown can be scary - but you never know what could happen if you took that leap of faith.

Every day people are going through things that we don't know about:

• loss of friends & family
• loss of children (God forbid)
• financial difficulties
• infertility
• loss of job
• loss of love (marriage)
• loss of peace

So many things could be happening. One never know what people are dealing with. You never know what could happen if you just took that step.

Faith is not seeing what's in front of you - it's not seeing what's in front of you and trusting God to carry you through the darkness.

When you are afraid, when you are worried about what's in front of you, when you feel like no one is on your side. Take the leap of faith.
Take that step.
Take someone's hand and just jump.

You are your best when you have everything against you and you make it through anyway.



You can do it.
With love always,
Lida

Being Thankful

I'm sure you've heard the news....and it's good - but my real attention is to the brave men and women who have died for our country.

The families who have sacrificed their loved ones...

The men and women who are still there...

Marching on - living...worrying...

I am so proud to be an American, the Land of the Free & the home of the most BRAVE.


Love always,
Lida