This is Jesse, Benjamin and Amber as we vacationed the next week in South Texas.
Summer treated us to a week at a condo on Padre Island. Look at how LITTLE Amber and Benjamin were!!! (They are in the blue swimsuits.) They both still love the beach!
I love looking at these old photos even though it makes me FEEL old! I must have had so much energy back then!!
This pic is the only one I took from the journal dated this week 10 years ago. Those two little kids are now 15 and 12 in this snapshot. The entry for September 15 reads: " I had a 'Ladie's Day....after I exercised I took a bath oil bath- did my toenails and put on fingernails....painted Frosted Apricot. Did my make up and wore a Hunter Green loose dress- comfy! Took Amber to ICA for her sitter job and I went to McFrugal's and the Indian Market. We're in the 'black' on our check book for the first time in a long time. Jesse took Benjamin and Amber to the mall for photos (see pic above) then to Dillard's for Ben some clothes and to see the movie MI2. I went to Irving Bible Church for Revive Our Hearts Conference with Nancy De Moss and John Elliot. Came home to a quiet house."
Sometimes it is good to stop and reflect on the past. I have done that now and am back to my lovely life today! I am ending this post with a quote from Louis Dean's history teacher when he was in college not sure if he wrote it or quoted it but I LIKE it!
"History is a study of the past in light of the present for the benefit of the future."
5 comments:
Greetings from Alabama! I spotted your note on John's Dublin taxi blog. I don't remember how I found him, but I always enjoy reading his, and seeing the pictures. I just thought I'd drop in and say hello. At several friends' insistence, because I write so many poems, I started a blog last November. I live here in Birmingham but attended junior college (then marriage and divorce, etc.) in the Tampa, Florida area. I was there a total of about 30 years. I've been through Texas (driving with a friend once, just changing planes at DWF a couple of times) but that's it. Anyway, you seem like you never sit still! Wonderful! Netagene at http://blindedbyinsight.blogspot.com
I love the quote at the end! Its fun to look back and reflect and to read about what your feelings were during that time.
How amazing! Love that you have those memories, and look forward to keeping your journals for the years to come. It's amazing to think how much our lives change over time. Love you then and love you now!
Wow 25 years of journaling. I wish I had done that!!!
I often wish I'd been motivated to keep a journal over the years - but blogging makes it a lot easier!
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