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Imagine scrolling through a website filled with random funny pictures and coming across a picture of yourself – a picture that you had never seen before and perhaps didn’t even realize existed. How would you feel?
This happened to my husband. He likes to visit a website called Dump A Day and one day he came across this photo.
It was captioned “Men Are Crazy”.
When he showed me the picture I immediately recognized the guy standing up as my husband even though he was much younger and this was taken long before we met. He proceeded to tell me the names of the other guys in the photo and the name of the guy he remembers taking it (Dom says Hello Randy).
It was taken in 1979 while he was serving in the US Coast Guard. They were on a trip from Milwaukee, WI to Greenland on the USGC Westwind (WAGB 281).
It brought back memories of his Coast Guard days and those he served with, but it also begs the question “How did this end up on Dump A Day?”.
P.S. This is not the craziest thing he has ever done.
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It was a Saturday morning when I was driving with my two youngest daughters to pick up my two older daughters from a friend’s house where they had spent the night. Kara (age 7) rode in the front passengers seat and Lindell (age 4) sat on the bench seat directly behind me.
Along the way Lindell began asking me questions about God. “Where is God?”
“God is everywhere,” I replied.
“Is He in the van with us?”
Yes, He is.”
“Is He sitting right here next to me?”
“Yes, Lindell, He is.”
Lindell seemed content with these answers and the conversation ended as we arrived at our destination.
After retrieving the older girls Kara and Lindell returned to their spots in the van while Tina (age 12) sat next to Lindell and Hanna (age 10) sat in the third row.
My focus was mostly on driving when suddenly Lindell screamed “MOM!”
I nearly stomped on the breaks at the alarm in her voice. “What’s wrong Lindell?”
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Here in Michigan this is the time of year when the winter blues, or what is now referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), is setting in. The short hours of daylight coupled with the scarcity of sunshine can have a negative effect on our mood.
Today I am sharing a photo that I love. I always say that yellow is a happy color and when I see sunflowers (and dandelions) I see feel like they are smiling at me.
Perhaps this will help chase away the winter blues.
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This plaque hangs on a wall in a corner of our dining room.
I love the message, “People need loving the most when they deserve it the least,” and I believe it is often true. Many times what we see as “bad” behavior is a person’s reaction to pain, fear, frustration, insecurity or even loneliness. If we can see beyond the surface and offer some love, kindness and understanding I believe we have the potential to change lives for the better.
I have thought several times that I should move that plaque to a place where it is more prominently displayed, because even though the words are engrained in my mind, it is not in a location where others are likely to read it. Today I decided to do one better – share this message here, where it can reach those who might visit our home and many, many more.
Thanks for reading and please feel free to share your thoughts in the comment box.
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