Where has June gone?  It seems like just yesterday I was celebrating to beginning of a new month with my birthday, and now I am looking at celebrating a day of Independence for my country. 

I have been so busy with so many things going on in my life that I've had very little time to dedicate to just one thing.  My children being my priority, there is not a whole lot of extra time during the Summer months.

I'm not sure about you, but I sleep very little when I have a lot going on.  I am a very disorganized person at heart, a character flaw I think, and I wonder sometimes if it's going to be the death of me.   I think that if I could just hire someone to pick my thoughts up off the floor, and type them into my book format for me, this would be a much easier process for all involved. 

I keep plugging along. Working diligently at the pace that is allowed by the mercy of my life. Praying all the while that I will be finished by November, in order to get this release complete by Christmas. 

The bright light at the end of my treacherous tunnel is,  the website has had a tremendous boost in visitors lately, and this inspires me. I want to thank you all for taking the time to stop by and visit me.  Please continue to send your encouraging words and special requests. I love reading each and every one of them. While I may not be able to put every one in the book, I am certainly writing for each one, and who knows, perhaps there will be a chaser to Words With Wisdom for Christmas 2013? 

Much love and battle scars, 
Charlie 
xoxo

Sometimes we need a little reminder to refresh our brains on the things that we try to teach others.  It's true that we are better at preaching, than practicing. 

I had a very taxing, stressful, exhausting day yesterday.  It started out with a migraine that just seemed to have every little thing irritate it until I felt as if I were either going to lose my mind, or my head, whichever came first. 

The weather did not help my mood, or my headache.  It has been raining for what seems like, forever in town.  But errands still had to be run, and since they weren't going to run themselves, I had the pleasure. 

As if driving in the bad weather wasn't bad enough, I happened to encounter every possible bad driver that there is in my town.  I finally found some peace at a stop light, where I could just sit in quiet and calmness for at least a minute.  Then as if they knew how my day was going, someone started honking their horn. Not just a honk, like "hey," but a long, drawn out, desperate honk, as if to say they were dying and needed immediate assistance. Desperately I looked around to see if I could find the person in need, only to realize there were two trucks, one on each side of mine, full of construction workers, honking to one another and pointing at me as if they have found the lucky duck in the pool at the fair.   The light turned green. 

On the homestretch to the house, I finally got outwardly upset and said aloud, "what a terrible day this has been."  And fortunately for me, my 12 year old son, my true voice of wisdom, corrected me. "It's only as bad as you allow it to be, and getting mad about something will never change the outcome, it will only make you feel worse.  Isn't that what you always say Mom?"   Talk about a reality check.  Having your own Words With Wisdom thrown back in your face, is like taking an ice cold shower when you didn't mean to. 

My son was right, just as I have been all the many times that I've said it. No matter how bad my day was, it could always be worse, and if I would have had a better outlook on yesterday, I'm certain I wouldn't have felt as bad as I did.  We need to all remember that we are human, and are going to have bad days.. but they are only as bad as we allow them to be. 

Charlie
xoxo

Well, it's Summer time, school is out, and there is much to be done. It's hard to have a moment to myself, let alone time to do anything productive, but miraculously, I have been doing just that. 

I honestly can't remember the last time that I was this busy, but my mother always told me that "idle hands are the devil's playground."  So staying busy is a good thing. I will probably quote that more times than you care to count, but it's always a good reminder that we should stay busy and use our time wisely. 

Speaking of using my time wisely.  Yesterday, June 9, 2012, marked the wettest day in June since 1930.  Our little  slice of paradise on the panhandle was under water.  I saw the water coming up the back deck of my house, and soon my lake was in my back yard.  It is a frightening thought that you may soon be sitting on the roof of your house, waiting on a boat to rescue you.  Yes, many thoughts of Noah and the Ark went through my head, and countless words began to swarm, so i'm sure you will be seeing that reflected in my writing in the next week or so. 

I realized yesterday how very quickly things can change. It only takes one second for your life to change completely. Live your life with this in mind. Be good to one another, always.  Be thankful for everything good in your life, and be accepting of the bad, so you can learn from it. 

Everyone is safe and sound, and now the clean up begins.  The lake brought to my house all of the debris that floats in it, like logs, sticks, muck, and whatever trash people throw in it on the other side.  Yet, everyone is safe, wet and ready to be productive and get the yard looking normal again. 

I hope that you all have a magnificent week, that is safe, dry and productive. 

Charlie 
xoxo