The Joanal

Take time today to concider a 12-sec moment of silence in memory of my BFF shih tzu puppy (Squirt), who passed away today taking the light of my life with him.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12. . .
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I reached a milestone today. I was able to add the tribute I made to my son on my blog. I decided to get away from all the black layout I had deemed appropriate for the layout and the topic in previous years. I don’t see so much blackness now. I think I’m finally starting [...]

Meet my youngest nephew, Eron. Like most youngsters, he loves playing in the snow. This day the cold temperatures had sease a little, allow him to enjoy something he loves to do,
making forts. Eron will make a fort out of just about anything he and his buddies can find to put one together. On this [...]

Finally! My treadmill sold last night to a couple ladies from Panoka. Yipee!!! I’m very glad about that ’cause I didn’t want to have worry about storing it. Now on the the rest of packing and perhaps building up a trust and faith in my God.

I miss you so much, words do not begin to describe the void your untimely death has left in me. I envy you though, because I know you are feeling no pain. It’s those of us left behind who adored you who are feeling the pain of your senseless passing. We long for a glimps [...]

I can’t get over how fast time is going! I still have so much to do. One minute things seem so hopeless, the next, one good thing happens and it all starts to come together. I still have so much to learn about having faith. For now, I continue to take it all in stride [...]

It’s taken some time to adjust but I need to pat myself on the shoulders for a job well done. I completed five days of getting up at 3:30 in the morning to deliver the local newspaper. The route wasn’t huge but it was big enough that I got a good workout. I was done [...]

Well, I’m trying to stay positive but I am a bit concerned that the ads that I’ve placed to sell my bigger items has garnered so few responses. I guess I should be grateful that I have at least gotten rid of the boxing training bag. Now if I can only get rid of the [...]

The road before me looks overwhelming as I make this life-changing decision. I am so pumped! Yet so scared. . .and that’s okay. I have met with bigger tasks and came through okay. I can do it again. Today was about gathering boxes and thinking about what I’m keeping and what I’m letting go. The [...]

Do any of you ever go walking very early in the morning? I didn’t know until today how wonderful that is. The peacefulness and freshness of the morning air is so rejuvinating! There’s a beautiful lake near where I live and even though I walk around that lake frequently it wasn’t until today I decided [...]