Saturday, December 15

Have Faith!


Have Faith..
It’s the holiday season and I know it is tough for a lot of people during these times. It can be that they loathe the holidays, have no family, are not close with their family, do not like their family, or I guess their family can not like them, do not have enough money, and are depressed or just naturally miserable. Whatever the case may be, have some faith. I am very fortunate to have not one, but two amazing families that are very close. I am one of eight kids, actually nine with my foster sister whom I consider a real sister. It is an unusually large family and all kids are by the same two parents that are fortunately still together. That is almost unheard of. Although I do not plan on having quite that many children, I (we) do plan to a have few of them soon.
I love the holidays, the celebrations, the family gatherings, (which we barely have enough time to hit all the main ones!!) I love the laughter, joy, happiness that it causes. I love simply being with the people I love and whom love me. My friends are the greatest as well and I consider them family. We also have a fantabulous time no matter what we do, that is who we are. I love my other half, my true love, my man. He is a dream come true and I love spending every minute of every day we can together, he never wants me to leave nor I him to.
I want people who may not be as fortunate as me or others to have faith. It’s easy to be mean and criticize others we may not like or whom are less fortunate than we may be. I like to try to reach out and help them. Help give them faith that they can have what they need and someday what they want. Help them know that someone does care. I have seen too many children go without and I cry. One person can only give so much. I LOVE playing Santa Claus to these children like I use to with my parents. We were not rich when we were younger but we learned to make sacrifices and give to those that are less fortunate.
I just want to pass on some love and faith to all my readers young and old. (lol) I love the holidays and I hope I can pass on the cheer in any way I can to make anyone’s day brighter or more happy. I hope that others after reading this may do the same. It only takes one smile to brighten a person’s day. So instead of doing the typical rude “New England” thing and not smiling at strangers or grumbling at happy people, try smiling and passing along the cheer. It actually takes more energy and more out of a person to be negative and frown. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year. I will be busy with my man and our families as well as work, school prepping and many other plans! I love you all!!

Thursday, December 13

My heart is in your hand....



the heart is a fragile organ it is the center of life itself
most do not use it or entrust it to another or
even themselves.
Yet most people spend most of their lives
looking for love and acceptance.
Love does not come easily,
nor should one waste so much time looking
the meaning of life is in front of you
if only one could love themself.
how often do couples entrust their
heart to their partner?
there is a magic power of love
you can not find love
it can only find you
the harder you search
the further you get
have some patience and let love come to you
it only happens when the two are ready
it is great to find a man
to say to him
"my heart is in your hand"
and trust him completely
to do you no wrong.
So here I am, here I stand
telling the man I love
my heart is in your hand.
Please use care, it is fragile.
But that is something you already know.
copyright 2007 lac

Some Quotes that Touch Me....


Here are some quotes that I like- to all my avid readers, thank you. You know who you are!
The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a glowing depth, beauty, and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is a most marvelous thing, it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it. It is a sort of Divine accident. – Sir Hugh Walpole

Always love your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. – Oscar Wilde

The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring. – Oscar Wilde
You don't love a woman because she is beautiful, she is beautiful because you love her. – Anon
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. - 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. - Aristotle

I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. -Elizabeth Barrett Browning
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A few others...

"The hardest thing in life is watching someone you love, love someone else. It’s hard enough when the one you love doesn’t love you back, but it’s even harder to watch him love someone else."

“Jealousy is indeed a poor medium to secure love, but it is a secure medium to destroy one's self-respect. For jealous people, like dope-fiends, stoop to the lowest level and in the end inspire only disgust and loathing."

"The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves."

"Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another."

"Envy is ignorance."
"You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely"
I hope you have enjoyed these quotes. They have meaning in my life & I am sure you have some that having meaning in your life as well.
lac-2007

Tuesday, December 11

What Is Internal Beauty?

Who needs makeup when there is natural beauty...
What is internal beauty?

Everyone comments on people’s looks, appearances, dress. I happen to be a very secure woman. I love my body, the way I look, my business attire. I have to be honest, I was not always happy with my body but what teenager (at the time) is not?
By the time I was 18 years old I fully accepted my body and understood I was meant to be 5’6”, slim-athletic (I was always busy with sports) and not have huge breasts. Back at that time that was the “in thing”. I am so glad that I never wanted to make myself fake in anyway and to this day I am not fake in anyway. I have my real hair color, nails, boobs- 100% real and I couldn’t be happier.
Too many people focus in on external beauty and not internal beauty. I know I have the external and internal beauty. I know this because my friends, family, acquaintances and people positively affected by me let me know. In the past and in the near future again I have mentored and tutored high school students at an alternative high school. It was so sad to see and I welcomed the thought of helping at least one child, I ended up helping many and myself at the same time. I love volunteering and helping people. I donate to the less fortunate even if at the time it is not in my budget. I have two hands, one for helping myself and one hand for helping others. The beauty of a woman is not in what she wears, the figure that she carries; the beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. Love makes internal beauty. Sacrifice makes internal beauty. Caring makes internal beauty.
The true beauty of a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives and passion she shows.
I know that each time a friend or family member needs me I am always there, through thick and thin, better or worse. I know I am reliable to my friends. I am brutally honest and will never lie. That is part of internal beauty. I have respect for myself and respect for others. I have a heart of gold.
I have the most magnificent man in my life who tells me everyday what a beautiful woman I am, inside and out. I have his support in my decisions; I have his love, loyalty and heart as he has mine. I am the luckiest woman alive because I have the best man in my life. He loves me, he wakes up with me everyday, he tells me how much he loves me a million times a day as I tell him the same in return.
My heart of gold, my amazing man, my friends and family all help me retain the internal beauty I behold. Without them it can be compromised. I strive to fill my life with positive happy people. I am blessed to have his family so close to me; they are all wonderful, beautiful people as myself. I love them all as well as all of his friends. They are wonderful and I love hanging out with them. I am also blessed to have such a wonderful huge family that is wonderful and beautiful! My life is rich. Rich in love, happiness, and fortitude for when I need it, and positive, beautiful people. Not many people can say the same. I am truly blessed. Blessed with two families and one of my own one day soon. xoxoxo
lac-2007

Birthday Cake



And here is the Birthday cake MY Amazing, wonderful, loving man made for me!!!! Isn't he the greatest!!!! We are perfect for each other. Two beautiful people, inside and out; joined together by love, honesty & loyalty. We complete each other. xoxoxo
(Sorry ladies he is all mine & he Loves me!!!)


Monday, December 10

Happy Birthday to Me!!




A few pictures from my birthday! I was with my wonderful, beautiful friends and my amazing man. I received everything I wanted and more. I am the luckiest woman alive!!!