Honoring Those That Served, Happy Memorial Day

Today we're honoring the lives of men & woman that have served in our country over all scales, all levels, all branches of military duty, all wars fought and served in. I'm proud to say I have a lot of family member's that have fought and served but the one person I knew more than the rest was my Great Grandfather J.E Gardner who was apart of the Army, and served in the Korean War. He was honored with a purple heart for helping his fellow men when he himself was shot while in active duty. He survived that war. He was many things but to me he was a hero, role model, a man I grew up looking up too. Even though my memories of him are black/white because I was a very young child and had only been around him a  few times. I don't really have much memories of how he was, or who he was. I can say I do know he was a war veteran, a hero in many people's eyes just like he is in mine. He lived a long happy life after the war. He raised his kids, had grandkids and even lived to meet two of his Great Grandkids. Some wars may be more tragedy than the others but for every man and woman who served and lost their lives for the better of our country is a great active of honor, respect, love, courage. Even though my Great Grandfather survived the war, he is still a war veteran just like the rest.

Here is two pictures of my Great Grandfather J.E Gardner. The top is him by his Army plane in his uniform and the bottom of him and his army buddies who he served with. He is a honorable hero.

                              My Great Grandfather CPL James E. Gardner Army Korean

                                                                       Veteran for all

                                                 All those are honored at this Memorial

Me standing in the front of the memorial section where my Great Grandfathers name stands.

 

              I'm saluting America while standing in honor of my Great Grandfather J.E Gardner

 

Even thought today is to honor those that have served and passed on, I believe it's also honoring those that are taking the step to join the military to follow in fellow Men and Woman who have served before. So another person I want to talk about is my cousin who made the choice to enter into the military to fight & serve for our country just as those before him did, Just like my Great Grandfather did. His name is C. Webster. He is like my grandfather a hero in my eyes, a role model that all can look up too because they all have honor. He is young, able, & willing just like everyone else. I was going to serve along with my cousin but I was unable too. I wanted more than anything to be able to serve this country that I love, Care about, and follow in my Great Grandfathers foot steps. Although not being able to is okay. I want to say thank you for all who've served in our Military, thank you for your service.  Know Your All Loved & Remembered!

This is my cousin who will be able to be called a war veteran someday as well. He is strong, willing, encouraged, a hero already in my eyes. Love to you C. Webster. You've the future!

Be proud of those that have served, be thankful because they did it for our country for us to have the right we do, the ability to be who we are as America, United Nations, For Justice and For All. We Are Americans. I'm proud to be an American for what will set us free. Honor them today. R.I.P to all that have passed that served. God Bless love to all.

Happy Memorial Day- Everyone, Thank you for serving & God Bless America for which it stands one nation under god invisible and justice for all. Amen

Bad Parenting 101

I've seen some really great parents and I've also seen some really bad parents and all this narrow downs to "Bad Parenting 10". 

I've seen parents that have the grandparents baby sit the kids and then when they are at there parents house the mother thinks it's still the grandparents job to disaplen her child when it should be the parent doing the disaplening regardless if her kid is still at the grandparents house with her there!!! That's one big bad thing I've seen many parents do and it shows a lack of parenting and a lack of responsibility toward the parents. I've also seen parents that argue in front of the kids and get fiscal on levels abusive and sexual and it's horrible that these kids have to be exposed to such things and parents that don't do the parenting all the time is not bad parents period!! I can't stand bad parents period and I'm related to a few of them and just me seeing their parenting skill it knocks them down to a bad parent foor sure.. 

There are many things that can make a bad parent a bad parent!! But those are a few for now. I'll add more later 

Open your eyes to Upside not down side

As I sit here in the dark, I watched a film called upside referring to a young teen who plays a sport and gets hurt seriously in which makes his brain flip his eye vision upside down and how he goes through some battles with losing offers from colleges and everything, but this main focal point to this film in my opinion is that regardless of your struggles, battles and everything there is something that comes out of it wither one realizes it yet or not and that you have to look at not the box but outside the box and if your lost you can find help with in the one person above all else the only one that can help you and that is God. This film opened my eyes and got me thinking how I see the world and how I see my box.   I was thinking how selfish I've been towards myself and others, how I've disappointed those that care the most about me and how above all else I've disappointed myself in many ways and so I started to think how could I better my box, my picture and focal point?

That's the question we all ask our selves isn't it?
I mean really we have fall and get back up against from most things and somethings we think isn't possible to come back from but really it is when you take the walk with God our Father, our Savior the one who sent his only son down to die for not me, not you but all of us for our sins no matter how bad or good they are. We the people that can see take what we see and can do for granted and we don't think about those that can't do that but just because they can't visually see like others can doesn't mean they can't do what we do because it is very much possible. What do you think is the all time battle anyone can face in life? could it be a medical illness, or possibly not having a family meaning parents? or could it be some other kind of battle? I'll tell you what we all face battles different ones and same ones but they are never ideally the same because we are all different and are effected differently. This film brought a non- doubtful young teen to Christ and made him a believer because of his accident he had made him not only find himself and grow better into a better person but he found God as well and met a nice girl as well.

This film opened my eyes to show me that I have purpose in life even if I don't understand it or know what it is but the things that are happening in my life right now and that has happened is all purpose so whatever may happen to me next I believe and know God will be there to take me along, guide me through all the odds because that's the kind of power God has beyond many others as well.

We know what the past had, we know what the present is but tomorrow is a new unknown everything..

It's a new chapter in everyone's lives. That is fact now we don't know what is set to happen in the coming of hours, days, weeks, months and years but we do have the option to follow it, seek it and believe in it.

I'm starting my new day off on this note, this new post. I'm starting off as a better me than what I was yesterday and the me before that, it's called taking a leap of faith that God is hear guiding you through all good or bad. Take his hand and he will take yours too. Pray to him, he listens and answers in time. You want him he is there right now always no matter what. He is everywhere up down side to side because he is the Cross, he is every point we see he is North, South, West & East even the in between.

Take the next leap with me and God and see what he can do for you and others, be a better you as the young man in the film did, he didn't walk from God he walked towards God. That's AMAZING!

I hope this finds you all in good relations with our Lord God. Love you all my brothers & sisters

Be your upgrade today and everyday beyond this one.

Happy New Year 2014

Hey everyone, how have you all been? Are you ready for 2014? What has 2013 brought to you?

2013 for me was a battle field for me with bumps and no bumps. This year I've had good and bad happen to me. 2013 started off as a bad year because the first day of 2013 my grandmother had a heart attack, and then through the year I found my dad's family and got in contact with them while being rejected once again. I adopted my hamsters named Zarek, Xeno, Xena, Gabrielle, Pac, Adrik, Mila, Cole, Leo, Piper, Phoebe, Teddae, Bailey, Xoei, Peaches, Creamlyn, Miracle, Matthias, but also through this year I lost some of my hamsters do to them passing and the ones that had passed away was Phoebe, Mila, Adrik, Pac & Cole, besides them I adopted my rats named Chloe, Abbey, Dixie, Paisley, Emmabeth, Cali Raen, Rubylyn, Pearl, Trinity Samantha, Tanner, Greyson & Bentley. I adopted lizards named Jemez, Lunas, Blaze, Cruz, Tokyo, Kyoto but I also decided to give up Cruz, Tokyo & Kyoto. I adopted my Chorkie named Mia and found a kitten in my apartments abandoned in a small cage near the trash so I adopted him and named him Cobe.  I published my first poetry book this year called Believe In Me. I was in a relationship but that ended under bad terms. I found my cousin on my dad's side through Ancestry.com which is where I found out I'm German on my Dad's side among other things. I got my job at Petco and have almost been with them for a year which is awesome. I went back to school but then again dropped back out. I've been through a lot this year but since 2014 is in just a couple of hours I'm going to share with you all what I hope for 2014 and what my goals are.

1. Get the GED
2. Become a dog trainer at my job
3. Get in shape
4. Attend church weekly
5. Get Cobe neutered
6. Be with my job for one year
7. Be a better version of myself more than I was this year
8. Find love again
9. Learn piano
10. Reconcile the relationship between my dad & family
11. Travel to TN & NM
12. Let go of the past and look forward to the future
13. Start my life
14. Turning 21
15. Teach others about our God Jesus Christ
16. Get my tattoos
17. Be clear of seizures so I can drive
18. Learn Gods word
19. Work hard than ever
20. achieve my dreams & goals

those are just 15 of the tons of goals I have in plan for this year 2014. I hope you all have a good year a better year. 

God bless

Happy Halloween or better known back in the days All Hollows Eve

Happy Spooky Day everyone, have a good time and stay safe. I'm staying home and just gonna watch some horror films and play with Cobe