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ng faith in their lord and savior jesus christ yes they are saddened about the loss of their home and business but they are content with their life they know that everything will be fine so what do these people have in common their belief in jesus christ and his love for them each one of these families are going through something that is devastating yet they have put it into the lord s hands because he knows he knows what we can handle and that the things we are put through are for our growth they are there for us to learn and gain wisdom hard time are there for us to be able to help others yes the world is in turmoil right now many people are suffering i wish i could help each and everyone one of them but that is an impossible task for one thing not everyone wants to be helped and as far as the ones that do want help it is too overwhelming for one person to do it all but there is one way i can help one way that little ole me can help and that is to pray pray for the people who are suffering pray for the people who don t know their savior pray for the people all over the world they are our brothers and sisters we have a huge worldwide family and thinking praying and having empathy for them is a way to help i know many might think that this is no help but it is i feel very blessed that i know my savior jesus christ i hope and pray that if and when that day come where i go through my hardships because we all do that you will pray for me because you know sometimes that is all anyone can do but prayer is a very big help posted by tappingflamingo at 11 00 am no comments thursday november 20 2025 mental illness is real my thoughts this day are with a family i never met however i did know their mother the summer of 1980 i had the opportunity to go on a wilderness trip in yellowstone the group i was with was made up of about 30 college aged students from rick s college in rexburg id during this trip we were to backpack canoe horseback ride and even climb a mountain most of the kids didn t know anyone else in the group but we all became quite close during the several weeks we were together the big company split into smaller groups our group consisted of the only southern people in company four of us were from florida and one from georgia three of the floridians were actually from the same area two of us were close friends that went to the same high school but i only had met these two girls just days earlier as the tents and supplies were handed out most of the groups were issued tents that slept up to five called mckinley tents there were two of us left over and so we were issued a small two man tent stacey and i were to share that tent for the next five weeks so let me tell you about stacey i had only just met her but i already felt a closeness to her she was bubbly vibrant happy and a little bit sassy but in a good way she was one of those people who everyone was drawn to everyone wanted to be stacey s friend i turned 20 on that trip one of the oldest in the group and now that i am in my 60 s i still talk about that trip there was a lot of personal growth during those short few weeks and i am grateful for the time i was able to spend with everyone out of the 30 i have only been able to keep up with three and even those three i just see them on facebook but still everyone in that group has a special place in my heart especially stacey since that trip stacey and i never have really communicated but i still look up to her i know that the giant personality she had as a college student has been put to the good for others she was the type of person who would do anything and give everything to help them out sad things is she had her own struggles you would never know it though and i like so many others had no clue until well you see stacey was suffering from mental illness she had severe depression and she lost her battle with it this past week she always seemed so happy but deep inside she was not and that is so sad sad to think that no one could reach out to her not to say they didn t try because they did mental illness is so misunderstood when someone has cancer we feel for them it seems easier to reach out mental illness though is much different for one thing like in stacey s case it is hidden and so many of us go our merry way and the illness gets ignored you never know how much someone is hurting this is why it is so important to reach out to everyone let other s know you truly care you do not have to go around saying i love you all the time most of the time it is by our actions even something just as little as noticing them looking into their eyes and giving them a genuine smile posted by tappingflamingo at 11 00 am no comments thursday november 13 2025 the good ole days growing up in the 1970 s once upon a time in a not so far away neighborhood lived a group of people who genuinely cared for one another lined ever so neatly were perfectly manicured modest homes and in each home lived a mommy daddy and children some households had pets too maybe a dog or a cat or even fish or a hamster or two each morning dad would get up read the morning paper over a cup of coffee and then head out to work mom would get the kids up and get them off to school some would make sure they got to the bus stop on time other mothers would take their kids to school after the morning rush mom would clean up the breakfast mess maybe do a load of laundry or two or three laundry was more than likely done on monday s after the weekend full of family fun or possibly some heavy work around that house that needed to be done the teenage son or teenage boy down the street usually mowed the lawn cars needed to be washed have a change of oil or some other mechanically fix dad usually did all of that instead of taking it to a mechanic it was a lot more affordable than to take it in there were actually certain days for certain chores one day mom would change all the bedding for clean ones the old dirty sheets would be washed dried folded and put away one day would be the shopping day it was not unusual for mom to clip coupons make menus for the week make her grocery list from the sale paper and menus she put together before going to the various stores to shop the individual sales one day a month she would do her budgeting families kept on a strict budget this allowed mom to be able to stay at home and tend to the needs of the family each day of the week had a different thing that needed to be done mom was very organized and ready for the time the children are due home after school mom usually had some sort of a snack waiting for the children s arrival once everyone was settled at home it was time to hit the books and get the homework done mom was always a big help when it came to any questions that might come up after the homework was done it was time for the kids to head outside to play with their friends before dad came home and it was dinner time the neighborhood was a very busy place children skating down the sidewalks other s riding their bikes around the block many games like hide and go seek kick the can volleyball if you were lucky enough to have or know someone that had a volleyball net set up in their yard other games and activities were jump rope chase or maybe some girls practicing their cheerleading skills even in the rain you would see kids outside usually in the street skimming on a makeshift skim board during this fun time mom was in the kitchen whipping up some yummies for dinner as soon as dad got home it was time to sit down together as a family and enjoy the beautiful meal mom lovingly cooked for them conversations of the day took over as they filled their tummies with good homemade nutrition as soon as everyone was finished the clean up began if the children were old enough they took turns cleaning the dinner mess if not mom cleaned the kitchen while dad retired to the living room to watch the news walter conkrite was the man to watch as he delivered the latest information of the day with the kitchen cleaned up there was still an hour or two before the sun went down so the kids headed back out to be with their friends sometimes you might see a circle of mothers gathered on a neighbors lawn discussing events and making plans you see many of these women helped one another if one of them was in the middle of baking cookies and forgot to put sugar on the grocery list which means she ran out she could call her friend next door to see if she could borrow some many times the way it was payed back was by returning the favor probably not with a cup of sugar but for a couple of eggs many of these women car pooled together to get their kids to and from school sometimes they just needed someone to talk to picking up the phone and calling one another was no biggy they helped and comforted each other whenever the phone rang or someone came to the door it was not unusual for the children to run to answer usually all of them yelling i got it i got it i got it ok now let us fast forward 40 years or even 30 years when most of us read the above we think of that as a fictitious place something made up well it is not i just described the neighborhood i grew up in 1970 s my dad was a nasa engineer and made pretty good money most of the people in our neighborhood had the same type jobs there were no huge homes the house we lived in was about 1100 sq feet basic three bedrooms two bath living room eat in kitchen and one car garage children were expected to do chores mow lawns and house hold chores like dishes vacuum dust clean the bathrooms and their own rooms and whatever else needed to be done most children even shared a bedroom with a sibling today technology rules our lives now don t get me wrong technology can be a wonderful thing but we have allowed it to come into our lives and take over how many of you know your neighbor how many of you feel comfortable to go next door or call someone to see how they are doing or even feel comfortable answering your phone or door many of us hate talking on the phone many of us just hate talking to people at all this is pretty sad depression has become ramped people need people yes we need each other sure through social media it seems that we are more connected but are we really yes we can communicate with other s through text facebook and other technology but is there a difference between that and actually sitting down face to face over lunch and actually looking at each other and talking through text messaging etc much of the real communication is lost when we are face to face we can see through fluctuation of the voice and body language what is really meant in the conversation so much is lost when not face to face life is so different today yes some things are easier but honestly overall life was much simpler back then i am sad that my grandchildren will never get to experience what it was like when i was a kid i sure miss those good ole days posted by tappingflamingo at 11 00 am no comments thursday november 6 2025 i finally got my ears pierced for as long as i can remember i always wanted my ears pierced my dad however didn t think it was such a great idea he said not until i m 18 when i can make my own decisions he would also say if god wanted holes in your ears he would have put them there sigh i remember begging to get my ears pierced and my mom ever so patiently would tell me to just be patient finally the time came and my mom was able to talk my dad into letting me get my ears pierced for my 13th birthday he reluctantly said it was ok but only if a doctor did it so on my 13th birthday mom took me to see our family doctor and he pierced my ears i was so happy i loved the little gold balls that adorned my ears anyone who got theirs pierced in the 70 s remembers the gold balls mine were a bit different though because they had a brushed look to them i liked that mine were a little different each day i would care for my ears six weeks of alcohol on a cotton ball was applied three times a day twisting and turning the earrings so the alcohol would get into the holes this was so they would heal with no infection each time we would go to the store i had to look at the earrings i was saving up for some new ones they were all so cute it was going to be hard to choose finally a week before i could take my gold balls out mom took me to tg y and i bought my first pair of pierced earrings now one of the stipulations was that i could not wear any dangles until i was older according to my dad dangles were very inappropriate for a little girl i was ok with that at least for awhile as the year went on i saved my allowance money and bought a pair of earrings about every week or so i had quite the collection elephants different colored rhinestones dark green light green clear pink etc crowns and one of my favorite silver tone treble clefs about six months after i got my ears pierced i noticed a pair of tiny little dangles they were posts with just a slight little cameo dangle i loved them i hesitantly ask my mom if i could get them to my surprise she told me i could i wore those earrings a lot tell me when did you get your ears pierced and what were your first earrings like posted by tappingflamingo at 11 00 am no comments thursday october 30 2025 this post is going to be somewhat of a rant about reading now i m not much of a reader no you won t see me curled up with a book honestly i have a hard time sitting for long periods of time this blog is more about reading descriptions when you are shopping on the internet or reading descriptions about what a video is about on youtube reading emails that give directions or information reading posts on facebook etc in todays world when most people read they skim read i believe this is something the school system has taught not on purpose but because the schools are so focused on children passing a test in a certain amount of time the children have to read fast and look for specific information maybe even reading the questions first so they can skim for the answers when you skim read you miss out on so many things for example i know many online shops have very good descriptions about their product sometimes they will get emails asking certain questions about the product if the shopper had actually read not skim but read the description they would have had their questions answered some shoppers even buy something then are disappointed when they receive their purchase why because if they had read about the product first they would have seen that it was a small painting they would have seen the dimensions were 6x6 but instead they assumed it was a large painting one that was going to fit on the huge wall over the couch i have posted on facebook before and had someone start an argument or try to call me out on something only to find out we had the same outlook if they would have read the post instead of skimming through it and jump to conclusions they would have agreed with what i was saying ju...