One Flaw in Women..

 Women have strengths that amaze men..... 

 They bear hardships and they carry burdens,

 but they hold happiness, love and joy.

 They smile when they want to scream.

 They sing when they want to cry.

 They cry when they are happy

 and laugh when they are nervous.

 They fight for what they believe in..

 They stand up to injustice.

 They don't take "no" for an answer

 when they believe there is a better solution.

 They go without so their family can have.

 They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.

 They love unconditionally.

 They cry when their children excel

 and cheer when their friends get awards.

 They are happy when they hear about

 a birth or a wedding.

  Their hearts break when a friend dies.

 They grieve at the loss of a family member,

 yet they are strong when they

 think there is no strength left.

 They know that a hug and a kiss

 can heal a broken heart.

 Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.

 They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you

 to show how much they care about you.

 The heart of a woman is what

 makes the world keep turning.

 They bring joy, hope and love.

 They have compassion and ideas.

 They give moral support to their

 family and friends.

 Women have vital things to say

 and everything to give..

 HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN...
 

IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.   


  lets make a point to remind the special women in our lives how much they mean to us!

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Will's Wisdom and Hip Hop Preacher Eric Thomas--Inspirational!

My Son has AMAZED Me!!

Back in 2002 I had the pleasure of taking my mother to see Pavarotti live in Phoenix. It was the most amazing musical event that I have ever been too...while it was nothing sitting at America West Arena, as being in Terme di Caracalla Rome Italy would have been the absolute best place to see someone so unbelievably amazing.  (Pavoritti performed there in July 1990 with Carreras, Domingo and Mehta with the del Tearto dell"Opera di Roma.)  So...back to AWA...we sat it the nose bleed section, but to see Pavarotti, you dont need to be so close to see the beads of sweat on his forehead....being in the same arena with him was certainly enough for me to be teary eyed and laden with goosebumps all up and down my arms.  So Im sure your probably wondering why am I bringing this up 8 years later? Well the other day my son was watching the Sum of All Fears...if your a Jack Ryan fan, you know what Im talking about. Anyway, there is a scene where there is opera music playing and it is Nessun Dorma (my favorite aria in the world) , made famous by Pavarotti when he used it as the theme song of the BBC television's coverage of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. So of course I asked my son what he was watching because for my death metal loving son, hearing this music from the TV surprised me.  I told him that was my favorite aria, which he replied, "I know mom".  LOL.  Well this morning, as Im working away, Jaysen is on the laptop and he is listening to Nessun Dorma by Pavarotti...so again, I asked what he was doing, and he said listening to opera..."WHAT?" as I spun around on my heels and headed back to get more info..."Mom...Opera is amazing when it is sung by someone epic!" Did I just hear my son say this?  I head back to my desk and start texting people that I cant believe my son is listening to Pavarotti...then he surprises me again, by saying "Do you know this one mom..." and I say yes, thats Ave Maria! So we listen to that...So Im getting excited, as I just cant believe my son is playing opera music...so I mention to him that I have the DVD of the 3 tenors ...and yes, another surprise...he wants to watch it...I can hear the music from the other room, and as I look out of my office, I see my son in the kitchen swaying his head to the music...Ah...thank you Lord for allowing him to see the beauty in something that I truly love.  Now lets see if I can get him to the Opera! Hmmm...maybe Ill plan a trip to the Met next year and see something amazing!  And its so ironic that it is National Opera Week! Ahhhh...

If You Have...

The following is something to ponder... 

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep...

you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace... you are among the 8% of the world's wealthy.

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness... you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of the torture, or the pangs of starvation... you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If your parents are still alive and still married... you are very rare even in the USA.

If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful... you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not. If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder...
you are blessed because you can offer healing touch.

If you can read this message, you just received a double blessing in that someone was thinking of you, and further more, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.
Have a good day, count your blessings, and pass this to remind everyone else how blessed we all are.

GOD BLESS...

Let it Go for 2011 (lets get a jump start!)

There are people who can walk away from you. And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you: let them walk. I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you, coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean hang up the phone. 

When people can walk away from you let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody that left. The bible said that, "They came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us." [1 John 2:19] 

People leave you because they are not joined to you. And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay. Let them go. And it doesn't mean that they are a bad person, it just means that their part in the story is over. And you've got to know when people's part in your story is over so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's dead. You've got to know when it's over. 

Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift, I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it. Stop begging people to stay. Let them go!! 

If you are holding on to something that doesn't belong to you and was never intended for your life, then you need to...LET IT GO!!! 

If you are holding on to past hurts and pains... LET IT GO!!! 

If someone can't treat you right, love you back, and see your worth... LET IT GO!!! 

If someone has angered you ... LET IT GO!!! 

If you are holding on to some thoughts of evil and revenge.... LET IT GO!!! 

If you are involved in a wrong relationship or addiction ... LET IT GO!!! 

If you are holding on to a job that no longer meets your needs or talents .. LET IT GO!!! 

If you have a bad attitude... LET IT GO!!! 

If you keep judging others to make yourself feel better... LET IT GO!!! 

If you're stuck in the past and God is trying to take you to a new level in Him... LET IT GO!!! 

If you are struggling with the healing of a broken relationship.... LET IT GO!!! 

If you keep trying to help someone who won't even try to help themselves.. LET IT GO!!! 

If you're feeling depressed and stressed ... LET IT GO!!! 

If there is a particular situation that you are so used to handling yourself and God is saying "take your hands off of it," then you need to... LET IT GO!!! 

Let the past be the past. Forget the former things. GOD is doing a new thing for 2010!!! LET IT GO!!!

Get Right or Get Left .. think about it, and then LET IT GO!!!

I Letter to My Sister When She Moved Away (from her Dad)

Below is a letter I composed for my sister when she decided to move to Florida...she was making a move that would take her away from all she knew and at that time, she had wondered what her father would have thought about her...so I channeled his thoughts and this is what I wrote...

Dearest Amy,

It doesn’t seem that long ago that I wrote to you when you were a little girl about moving to Arizona…and now your all grown up and taking your family, as I did, on a new adventure.   It may seem scary at first to move somewhere new, but as you did 25 years ago, you made friends fast, and made Arizona your home in no time.   Now that you are moving to Florida, you will get to go to the beaches, take my grandkids to Disney World, like I did when you were just a baby, and enjoy the warm winters as you have in Arizona.  Remember our first Christmas in Arizona? You, Jenny and Jeff were running around in shorts saying how warm it was. It took no time for all of us to become accustom to the heavenly weather that December brought, I'm sure you will all continue to do the same.   We made quite a few memories in Arizona, and although I won’t be able to make the trip with you to Florida, as you set out for something new and exciting, just know, I'm always looking down on you, with my big smile, thinking my little snit sure is something else.  While you are on the road, take time with the kids to play “I'm going on a safari?” count license plates and play “slug bug”.   When you see your mom, give her a big hug and kiss from me, and when you arrive to your new home,  take a moment to look out into the night sky, find a twinkling star, and know that at that very moment, I'm thinking about you.  I'm so proud of you, you’re all grown up, embarking on a new life, raising 3 amazing kids, going back to college…I couldn’t be more proud.  Have a safe trip Amy Wamy…I’ll be watching over all of you.

                                                        Love and miss you,

                                                                        Daddy

I am Thankful...

FOR MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER, WHO SAYS LETS IN EAT IN TONIGHT,

BECAUSE THEY ARE HOME WITH ME, NOT WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

FOR THE CHILD WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT DOING CHORES,

BECAUSE THAT MEANS HE IS AT HOME AND NOT ON THE STREETS.

FOR THE TAXES THAT I PAY,

BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT I AM EMPLOYED.

FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER THE PARTY,

BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT I HAVE BEEN SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.

FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG,

BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT I HAVE HAD ENOUGH TO EAT.

FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK,

BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM OUT IN THE SUNSHINE.

FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING, WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING,

AND GUTTERS THAT NEED FIXING, BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME.

FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT,

BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

FOR THE PARKING SPOT THAT I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT,

BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING AND I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TRANSPORTATION.

FOR MY HUGE ELECTRIC BILL,

BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT I AM COOL.

FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH THAT SINGS OFF KEY,

BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT I CAN HEAR.

FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING,

BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE CLOTHES TO WEAR.

FOR WEARY AND ACHING MUSCLES AT THE END OF THE DAY,

BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.

AND FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS,

BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM ALIVE!

I AM THANKFUL!

Not too Many Doctors Do This!!

This is something that I have never encountered before or have even heard from people I know! Get this...my endodontist (the root canal specialist) has referred me to a facial pain specialist due to the chronic pain on the left upper side of my mouth. After 4 visits with him in a month consisting of shaving down my crown twice, 2 antibiotic courses, steroids and pain medication ..he can't find anything wrong that he can justify drilling into my tooth.  So he refers me to this specialist and is going to PAY FOR IT HIMSELF (lets not get ahead of ourselves ..its just the consultation and diagnosis ) but it is $500! 


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $$$$$  F I V E   H U N D R E D   D O L L A R S $$$$$~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


  I've been to plenty of doctors that have to refer me out..plenty!  But not one doctor has ever believed in another doctors ability so much that they are willing to pay for services themselves! I think that speaks volumes and I feel extremely blessed for this! So I'm putting a shout out to Dr. Jason Hales at Superstition Springs Endodontics! If you ever need a root canal...please call him...he takes great care of you..and oh, lol...likes to sing while drilling away! zzz zzz
 click on the link to go to their website for contact information!  http://www.superendo.com

Take the Challenge!

So a dear friend of mine posted this on my Facebook wall the other day, and suggested it would be good for my blog...why YES Tracy...it would be! So...here it is: "TAKE THE CHALLENGE! STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE! "  

Over the next 14 days you will need to do the following 5 things.

1. Talk to 14 people you would never speak to or spoken with. 

2. Watch 2 Independent films or blk/wht movies.

3. Read one book not written by your favorite author or topic. 

4. Eat food you've never tried before. 

5. Ask forgiveness to someone you've hurt. 

Ive considered the challenges and find that 1-4 should be no problem...everyone knows me, Im a socializer, chat chat chat...Ive been doing that since I was 2!  Watching independent films or black and white movies, also easy, as I L O V E movies...not a hard task...I think I will actually find a Blockbuster, if there is even one around anymore, and buy a couple. I love to read, again not hard, and I have been give a couple of books by my little angel on earth Josephina, so I have that covered! Now eating something Ive never tried before may be a little challenging, but probably not as easy as the first 3. Those are easy challenges...its the last one that I find difficult...do I start this challenge by doing #5 first and let the rest be easy? I dont know...so Im going to give myself some time to think about how I will do this but Im starting it on November 1st.  Who wants to take the challenge with me?

Let it Be a Mystery!

So! Another wonderful inspirational day at the Grove..Pastor Colby spoke today about Hidden for Ages. It was very full of scripture so I almost had a flashback of the days that prevented me from coming back...but it was the last challenge of 3 that struck me.  Simply put...EMBRACE MYSTERY.  In order for us to understand the last challenge, Pastor Colby shared with us  the miscarriage his wife suffered a couple of months back.  If they had the chance, would they ever be able to accept an answer as to why she had a miscarriage? Of course not...never! Nothing would ever make their loss acceptable.  He said that sometimes God's way of doing things is a mystery, and it's okay, as knowing the answers may be disappointing.  So when you are presented with a big black box with a question mark on it (as we were at service) and you want to demand an answer or a reason for why this is happening, you should just embrace the mystery. What we learned at service that what was under the box...was...a... cheese grater?  Yes a cheese grater! Point well taken! There was nothing spectacular hidden under the box...the church bells did not ring, lights did not flash from the Heavens to unveil this gift we had anticipated on seeing. Yes...we were d i s a p p o i n t e d.   So we need to lean into Christ by putting our faith and trust in him that he will lead us in the right direction.   I have been faced with many black boxes with question marks...Ive wanted understanding as to "why?"..."why is this happening to me?"..."what did I do to deserve this?"  Now? Now I'm going to let go, and let God.   Have a beautiful day, and embrace the mystery!

How Do You Pronounce "Texted"??

Okay so we know how many of us become annoyed with the misuse of their, there and they're...it's  visually and grammatically painful sometimes the way they are used incorrectly...so that aside...I'm here to tell you, that when I hear people say "I textED my friend..." it's like nails on a chalk board!  Do you say I workED, stoppED, walkED???...NO!!! So why do people insist on saying texted...its TEXTed the ed just blends into the T.  I know it seems like you're not using the proper tense as the T and the ED kinda roll together, but really its texted. So for those of you who mispronounce texted, (in my humble opinion) please say it right.  Grrr...  read more on the below site...


http://painintheenglish.com/?p=3896

My Reason to LOVE Facebook!

I have often stated that Facebook would be the death of me! I had spent so much time on it when I first signed up that I considered it a part time job.  I joined, it seemed like all of the applications, spent plenty of time sending requests for everything, from ornaments, drinks, cards, flowers, charms, mafia wars, farmville, etc...but what I have definitely have enjoyed are some of the friendships I have made, or have reconnected with from many many moons ago!  I have had the pleasure of corresponding with a Army medic who was stationed in Iraq for a year. I loved the military lingo, and was quite thankful that we were able to IM and not wait for a letter back a month later to find out what he meant! Thankfully he is back home safe and sound to his wife and kids!  Ive been able to find friends that I havent talked to since I moved away in 1984, that I have been able to reconnect with. It has been great to see friends 20+ years later, and see their growing families and share in their successes.  Ive been able to share in birthday wishes, anniversary moments, birth announcements, wedding proposals...you name it... I love the connections I get to keep with people that I am especially close with that are thousands of miles away or right down the street. I think how lucky kids are these days when they move across the country, as I did at 14, to have the instant connection of seeing pictures, messages to instant message...they dont have to worry about loosing contact...its like they havent even left!  Me???  I had to wait 25 years to reconnect with my old best friends from junior high, Bridget and Carol, old boyfriends, who shall remain nameless to protect my innocence, and relatives that I havent seen in years, like Christy, and Tara! I love the groups that you can join, the "likes" you can like...but the friendships renewed, maintained or found...those are the best.  I was able to become friends with Laura, Rem, Francesca, Italian girls who came to Arizona with the Lions Club. I was blessed to be able to take them up to Sedona for the day, and become friends with all of them on Facebook. Its a delight to read their posts, or at least pretend to read and understand what they are writing in Italian.  I love the opportunity to IM with them!  But my most most most favorite is definitely with my niece, my precious princess Olivia, who we share the common obsession of Hello Kitty, Horses and the color pink. We love to write on each other's wall how much we love and miss each other, and really what it comes down to is how many "O's" we can put after an "S" and declare our love and missing each other to infinity and beyond.  If anything, Facebook has let me stay closer to my family, those long lost, but especially those so close to my heart...what does FB do for you?

Some Words for Thought...

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities, and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.  ~ Harry Truman


Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.  The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.  ~ Thomas Edison


If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.  ~ Lao Tzu


Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.  ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald


Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.  ~Joel Osteen

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up. ~Oscar Wilde


                                                             what are some of your favorite quotes?


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Alex Zapien

Okay...so Ive been friends with the Zapien's for a few years thru my friends Liz and Loni...one day as I was on that social networking site, you may have heard of FACEBOOK ...I saw a post by Alex's mom Anna about her daughter singing...Im thinking I had no idea...everytime I see her she just sits on the couch with her brother or sister listening to their Ipods or they text...LET ME TELL YOU....THIS GIRL IS AMAZING! She is currently doing vocal lessons with a friend of mine that works directly with Jordin Sparks mother with PunchMonkey.  Hopefully we will see her with her debut CD soon!

Upcoming Artist Alex 2 !

Upcoming Artist Alex!

Unity and Community

Ugh...sometimes I wish Church could be at 7pm!  Service starts at 9:30...and at 9 I was still in bed...but I made it...I love the 930 service more than the 8 and 11...not sure why...I went by myself today and sat by myself...I thought today I needed the space so I wasn't distracted by the normal small chat I make with my friend during the service, or the distraction of watching her daughter play in her seat...and today's message was Unity and Community...Oh...so I start scooching towards the other members...LOL...


We had a guest pastor Tom Chapin from San Diego that was incredibly inspiring.  (Our pastor is away on sabbatical for 7 weeks-- Its funny as I'm "friends" with the pastor on FB so I see his status updates and photo uploads from his iPhone all the time.)  Church sure is different from what I could remember from the few times in my youth of going...hard pews, a choir with long daunting robes, a priest citing scripture and being bored.  That's why I love this church...the pastor is hip, funny, the seats are cushioned and the stage is in beautiful hues of blue that look like the moon's light is reflecting on the ocean waters. There are beautiful rugs, lamps and luminaries of bright colors on the stage that make it very welcoming...only thing I don't like is all the standing, but if feels wrong to sit while everyone is swinging their hips, tapping their feet and clapping their hands as they sing along.  So I stand... = )  


Oh so the message...about Unity and Community...what I pulled from the message today was mending a broken relationship.  And while the relationship that came to mind that is newly broken, I still felt as a person who is trying to build a relationship with God and be a better person, needed to reach out and apologize.  So I started to write during the service on the tithing envelope what I wanted to say...in short, it was two sentences...and I apologized  for not being gracious and hateful, ending it with best wishes...I told my sister I wasn't sure if it was my conscious that was making me feel this way, and she reassured me it was God talking to me.  I liked that.  So the message was sent, and I honestly feel better...so I ask you..what relationship can you mend, whether it is an ex, a working relationship, neighbor or family member? Maybe reaching out and attempting to mend that relationship will make things better for you in however it is meant to be better. Just do it for the right reasons. 


So I see why Church is now in the morning~it allows my Sunday to be great all day!


"There can be no vulnerability without risk; there can be no community without vulnerability; there can be no peace, and ultimately no life, without community."  M. Scott Peck. 

I love this poem...so if your trying to understand someone's purpose in your life,
maybe this poem will help.

“Reason, Season, Lifetime” People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty; to provide you with guidance and support; to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on. Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it. It is real. But only for a season. LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

Tuesday Morning on Friday evening!

So thanks to my wonderful sister Amy ( =...she told me about this little store called Tuesday Morning...which in hindsight I think I have actually heard of, but couldn't recall at the time. So I drive over there yesterday to buy a vase. Just a vase people! Its like going into Target thinking you are just going to get that one thing you needed! Ugh...So I walk in...and I'm like a kid in a candy shop! Things are sparkling...catching my eye...I don't know where to go first! My sister texts me..."did you find anything?" Ugh...duh...of course I found things...lots of things, candles, soaps, blankets, flowers, clocks, pictures, pillows, lotions, jewelry...OMG I'm in H E A V E N!  I'm finding things I didn't even know I needed! Curses sister...but do I really need these Egyptian cotton sheets made in Italy that feel as soft as a newborn baby's butt? Y E S!!! or 4 antique seltzer bottles, that serve absolutely no purpose but to sit there and be looked at?  But how do I resist...its buy one clearance item and get the other at 50% off!!!  Its so cheap! Curses to my mother for making me like this! I know I got it from her! It would be so cute right there in this space on the counter...OH BOY!  


Well if your anything like me, or just want to see what on earth I am talking about ...its on the SE corner of Val Vista and Baseline in the Fry's shopping plaza...or...better yet, go online and find one near you... www.tuesdaymorning.com

goooooo TMOBILE!!!! they made a bad week better!

Sooooo outside of fall cleaning...which was heavenly I might say, minus the going up and down stairs in a 3 story condo...my cell phone came up missing...was I fall cleaning too much?!? Nah!!!!, I think it grew legs and walked away into someones pocket...but thats for them to take with them, (Karma will get em!)..Anywho...I reactivated my old cell, which was no problem, since all my contact information saves to my Gmail account, thanks to having had a GoOgLe phone!!.  So anyway...I called Tmobile to basically see what they could do for their loyal customer about her BRAND NEW PHONE THAT WAS STOLEN (like less than a dang week!). So the rep sent me to their Loyalty Department...which I didnt even know they had...but the guy was wonderful...he let me get another phone at the same price, not so great, but better than $500 bux for a new one, and made sure I put the insurance back on my phone (this will be relevant later on). So while Im using the old phone later that night, it literally decides to go crazy on me!  It decides to go into what I have never seen before in all my cell phone ownership years... "safe mode" (like on your dang computer! grrrrr)...so being that I have all my contacts on my gmail account, (lucky me) I was able to use my house phone to continue to talk to my new friend Corey, which is irrelevant in all of this, but he's a great guy so Ill give him some props, whoot whoot! Back to my love of Tmobile...I decide that after we hang up at about 11pm...I decide to call them again to see if they can revive my phone. I told the tech rep that I needed someone to make my day, it was pretty bad, actually the week, and I needed someone to give me a break. Well after being on the phone with technical support for 55 minutes, and absolulely no luck with getting my phone out of safe mode, the end result was, with me so kindly reminding the rep that I needed something to go my way really and she had 5 minutes to make a bad day better (11:55pm)...dRuM RoLl PlEaSe...., Im getting a brand NEW phone for FREE,  B E C A U S E.....I had the insurance on my account!!!! WHAT??? nO FlIPpInG WaY!!!!!!!! I just started laughing! Because Im smarter than I realize sometimes...my having placed the insurance back on my account earlier that day with the Loyalty Department Rep with my old reactivated phone covered the phone completely!  ReAlY?????  OH MY...  So that brand NEW phone being expressed mailed to me FREE will be here probably the same time as my new replacement G2! Now Im going to have 2 brand new phones!!! what to do? What to do!!! So the point of this story is: 1) most importantly never leave your important brand new cell phone on the counter while you have someone in the house that is vindictive 2) always keep insurance on your account and 3) cry on the phone and ask someone for help and give them your sad little sob story so they feel bad for you and will help you out!  LoL Im having a wonderful day already today!

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the Grove

so about a month or so ago my friend Veronica had mentioned that her church was doing a service project down in Mexico in November. I always wanted to do something like that, so I contacted her, and she was like, "come to church tomorrow and I will tell you all about it!"  So I went to the church, and I fell in love...instantly.  I walked in to what I felt could have been my living room, minus the band, but the lamps, candles, paintings and soothe warming colors of the stage invited me in, and I didn't want to leave. The pastor, Palmer, was cool and funny and I was drawn to him.  He was talking about the Bible, and I was interested in what he had to say! Palmer of course is very easy on the eyes too, and charming, so really listening to him was a breeze.  But it was the message that he was giving that had my eyes watering...something was touching my heart...my soul...my spirit.  Instantly I knew I was going to come back, and I was going to make this my church.  They had this banner hanging on top of the stage that said "taking pieces of heaven to places of hell on earth" ...True Religion...actually dont quote me on that...but pretty close...but I saw that, and realized again, I had found a church I wanted to call "the church I go to".  Of course my friend, and her entire family attend the church, so as an individual, I threw myself into her family and sit with them during service.

 I went back the following week, and was just as awe inspired, and decided to keep coming back. They had a bare foot Sunday where you donate your shoes and leave barefoot so the pastor can send them to Haiti and Africa for the less fortunate...another reason why I love the church...I had often snubbed going to church because I didnt like the tithing that some members of the church felt obligated to give as they struggled themselves...I never saw them doing anything to give back to the community, to the state, country or internationally...but this church does just that.  The pastor doesn't just sit and talk about change, he is the center of the change and he creates, implements and puts these plans into action...and it is happening! He is helping...he is sending the message to all of us to help...and although there is an envelope to tithe in the pamphlets we get at the beginning of every service...I dont flinch and say of course...because this church is different...its giving back what you are putting into it...I love it...and maybe someday, you will too!

                                              http://www.thegroveaz.org/   ---go and visit...
                                    Palmer's info http://www.thegroveaz.org/palmer-chinchen/