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The rest of my life will be there waiting. Right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It always is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Hope the rest of you guys have a rest of the week…that IS a “rest” of a lifetime!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>For the rest of </span><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-03ccTdB6a_E/TW_LWuY1izI/AAAAAAAAAR4/ObK240OtFYU/s1600/my+old+house+in+pennsylvania.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #76a5af; color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-03ccTdB6a_E/TW_LWuY1izI/AAAAAAAAAR4/ObK240OtFYU/s200/my+old+house+in+pennsylvania.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="150" width="200" /></span></a><span style="background-color: #76a5af; color: #073763;">the week? I’m pretending I’m resting on a hammock between 2 trees at my old house I lived in until 13, to the left, in <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Pennsylvania</place></state><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bT6pyUmHw30/TW_RKlrbrDI/AAAAAAAAAR8/fV74mpefTTM/s1600/The_Hammock_picture_by_MrThunderfield.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bT6pyUmHw30/TW_RKlrbrDI/AAAAAAAAAR8/fV74mpefTTM/s200/The_Hammock_picture_by_MrThunderfield.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" width="200" /></a>(click on the photos for bigger picture). You’ll just have to imagine the hammock, just like me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  I am imagining the picture on the right is part of the picture on the left in the back yard where we use to play.  It's there...just can't see it.  Imagine it!   </span>I am again, rest assured, that this rest? Will give my body some restitution. PIMP LOL. Come join me for a rest. Be rest assured that we will not be alone! Thankfully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>And, speaking of being sick…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Ever felt "tore up from the floor up"? Like paper in a shredder? It’s not quite the same as the saying, “ripped”, as in muscular, right? More like ripped to shreds! PIMP LOL. And, not just your jeans! Anyway, nothing like a baby and a little rip-roaring humor for your rips and tears! So, click on and watch the video and rip into laughter! Medicine for your day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Guaranteed prescription!  </span>I’ll be back!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Imagine that with <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Arnold</place></city>’s accent, please.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Arnold who?  You know the Terminator line, right?  Right!  So, comment and drop in on my other ariticles and pages here.  I love hearing from you guys.   Now, watch and laugh!  Rip-roar!   </span>Much love, Trace</span></span></span></span>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vQ-q1Zu2yuo/TVrbxSeK60I/AAAAAAAAARc/6i6YsckuIw0/s1600/Sign_Language____by_chop_stix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-vQ-q1Zu2yuo/TVrbxSeK60I/AAAAAAAAARc/6i6YsckuIw0/s200/Sign_Language____by_chop_stix.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="150" width="200" /></span></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RYuXtUkLYNU/TVrdI8dADhI/AAAAAAAAARo/LywufdfbYpo/s1600/TracyG5signing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-RYuXtUkLYNU/TVrdI8dADhI/AAAAAAAAARo/LywufdfbYpo/s320/TracyG5signing.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="129" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #e06666; color: black;">So, hopefully, you listened and watched the above new song and video.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Our newest!  Now, you're ready for the rest of the story.  </span>My favorite written comment from Youtube and Facebook was this:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>“Love this, but I really do love when you "sign" any song, any style.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PIMP LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Hmmm…a typo or a sign? Dun da da dun! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drum roll!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Just kidding. I know what they meant, but I couldn’t resist, right!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I can take a hint!  Signing it is!  </span>So close in spelling. Cool, huh?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Both being expressions of our heart and soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And put sing and sign together?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You get music for the ears, the eyes &amp; the soul!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Sometimes?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Signs have to be heard and sometimes? Some songs have to be seen! Right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You see or hear that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Now, that’s a sign from God!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And I hear it…loud and clear!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, and?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I already do my own style of signing while singing. Called mind sign. Whatever’s in the ♥ &amp; mind? Comes out in the sign! Just like the sing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And I really do love to watch the signers during music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So expressive &amp; beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>They really sing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I can hear them loud and clear!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I keep a close eye out for certain signs…like the pointer finger across the throat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Then, I know to stop…PIMPLOL. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>There are certain signs that are just so obvious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We all kind of sign when we talk and sing, anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>At least, I do!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always watch and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>learn from the signers…cool stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Their signing is kind of the idea behind my videos for our songs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I want them to be music for the eyes…while the ears hear the audible music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Then they both reach the soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>K!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Hope you have a day that is “soul”-ed out!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Oh, yes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Another thing about signs?  We all like signs from God to know what or how we should do something?  You know?  We're always asking Him for a sign!  Well, my signs are usually in the forms of "bible billboards"?  In my bible and in the people around me and in life.  Sometimes even in the music.  Sometimes, the sign...is in the sing. PIMPLOL.   One last note:  </span>I always get so many personal emails and encouraging comments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And, I meet so many talented artists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And, I mean, butt! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did get one that inspired me to write about “Comments And Compliments”!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>You know?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>The “but” part! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Why does getting “paid” certain compliments leave you feeling like you “owe” something to them?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Right?</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="background-color: #e06666; color: black;">  </span></span><span style="background-color: #e06666; color: black;">I like to encourage…period!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>If you're going to compliment?  Don't end it in a "but", or you are showing your butt." <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just kidding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Just me?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I speak from the heart and encourage from the same place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Let God do the rest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>When you put it out there to reach out?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It just might reach back and smack you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>PIMP LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You gotta be prepared for all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And it’s worth it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, mostly?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Reaching out and putting yourself out there?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Isn’t reaching at all!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Not a stretch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It’s just what we should do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Serve!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>K! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Signing off for a bit! TNT LOL!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Stop by my other pages here at Trace’s Place and my others posts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Let me know what you think.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I  think?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Check out some of our others videos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>My most favorite video creation of ours?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Is “Love Lifted Me” : <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2BhTcwIeaQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2BhTcwIeaQ</a>  and One Heart!  I have our links to the videos over to the right of my blog.  </span>I want you to get a feel for the music…even without it playing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Try it both ways!  </span>Imagine it from the video.  Then, listen, also.  Let me know!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Anyway, have a fun day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Reach out!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Give someone a sign!!!! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Oh, and click on the photos, for, well?  The bigger, picture...and the small print.  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trace</span></span>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tXd_gTjyzDs/TVRO4U_G3fI/AAAAAAAAARE/73QTTGIL07A/s1600/gagmewith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/-tXd_gTjyzDs/TVRO4U_G3fI/AAAAAAAAARE/73QTTGIL07A/s200/gagmewith.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="166" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;">Sojourneyal-ing is my new word today!  My adventure story.  It is  about journeying, journaling, sojourning!  Since I can’t drive that much or travel right now, I do a lot of thinking about it and praying and hoping.  For today? I will  do some adventurous travel in my writing and music.  Hope you'll come along for the writing ride!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  So, my adventure today is also about signs and</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> a</span>bout crossroads, easements and right-of-ways! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether journeying the roads on the map! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or journeying while mapping out the roads of our life! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or, even, helping someone else find their way or even get back on the road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>In any case, sometimes, we take the high road and sometimes the low road. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, many times? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The back roads!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We call them the scenic routes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gives us time to think and enjoy sometimes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An easier way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Even, they can be dangerously beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Or, the shortcuts?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Which usually turn out taking longer, right? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only part of shortcut that usually stands true?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Is the cut part.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It cuts into our time because it usually takes longer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Along our roads we have easements and right-of-ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Are we all about easements or right of ways for ourselves in our own life travels and the roads of other people’s lives? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do we give someone ease, give room, space? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or are we someone who demands the right of way. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do we cut slack or are we a slack? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut slack or cut off?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Ever come to a fork in the road and want help?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>A lot of folks will dish out their opinion on which way to turn and act like they care, but you feel like you are getting a knife stuck in the back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Your plate is full.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Your cup runs over with worry, right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You feel like that old saying,</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mqI8GkXcTYk/TVRPGx_L6jI/AAAAAAAAARQ/0rAgZQAekvw/s1600/Fork_In_The_Road_by_BlakkReign.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-mqI8GkXcTYk/TVRPGx_L6jI/AAAAAAAAARQ/0rAgZQAekvw/s200/Fork_In_The_Road_by_BlakkReign.png" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="133" width="200" /></span></a><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;"> “gag me with a spoon, right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>All I can say is: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been there. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gag me with a whole place setting is my saying! PIMP LOL! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know everyone has felt like that, right? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t resist the whole fork, plate, cup, spoon, knife thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Anyway, sometimes folks are just trying to help, for real, though, and doing the best they can with an answer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have to find the ones you can talk to and trust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Who know you and God, and want what’s best for you, not them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And, you know what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We are all looking for those signs along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  We plead and beg for signs to drop out of the sky!  </span>But, we want signs that actually </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PV-WOlo_Rwc/TVRMHwbRkuI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/ZRAyVXrVBK8/s1600/Choose_by_DigitalPhenom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-PV-WOlo_Rwc/TVRMHwbRkuI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/ZRAyVXrVBK8/s200/Choose_by_DigitalPhenom.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" width="125" /></span></a><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;">tell us what to do. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which direction to turn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Instead of a choice! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean some signs tell you stop, or slow down, speed up, but mostly, we have to choose. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think on our own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Free will.  </span>And life is not just about the crossroads and the choices, but how we live with the choices and if we keep living and learn from the choices and decisions. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stay on the road. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not just about getting from one sign or crossroad to the next, but the trip there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Life is more than crossroads and decisions!  It's about?  Well?  Living!   </span>Finding life and joy and humor in the journey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>For me?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Part of that journey this past couple years has been to journal about my health and my life. </span></span><span class="messagebody2"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Verdana; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: white;">So, I’ve been on a journey to get stronger. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My rest stops? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Writing in my journal. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just short little memories or health facts, prayers, etc. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And each one? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A rest…a visit…a sojourn! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, I can look back and it helps me figure things out better. So, my new name for my journey and journaling and rest stops and sojourns?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sojournaling: a journaling journey! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Better yet? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sojourneyaling! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hoping that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>your sojourn to my place today is a good journey, so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;">One where there is joy and humor and hope along the road, along the journey.  Right?  We all need that...a little peace and quiet and humor.  <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, do some sojournaleying yourself when you get done reading here!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And, remember to give someone the right of way today… cut some slack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Put someone first. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That could mean something as simple as listening!</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;"> </span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8NTxdTNi4e8/TVRPCsgS6lI/AAAAAAAAARM/MLCbzjs0Ta4/s1600/17cd2bad5679b2ab45942dfb1a27be4f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/-8NTxdTNi4e8/TVRPCsgS6lI/AAAAAAAAARM/MLCbzjs0Ta4/s200/17cd2bad5679b2ab45942dfb1a27be4f.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" width="133" /></span></a><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;">Or, as hard as listening!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>PIMP LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hard stuff, I know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I have to be the person who hears this stuff first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, I know God is working on me every article I write.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Have an “ease”y day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Make someone else’s life easy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Whatever road you’re on today? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Call on the Maker of the signs to give you direction. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He knows you best…better than anyone!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>One more story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I wrote this thought the other day in hopes to make it a song:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I was traveling the back roads and came to a crossroad. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sign? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>High Road this Way…Low Road that way. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Low Road looked inviting but seemed to have no end. It was paved with good intentions, but the sands of time showed roots of bitterness, pain, jealousy and unforgiveness growing amongst the rocks. High Road? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looked steep, narrow and rough, but I could see someone waiting at the end…just One Rock. </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fG85jVhf6Ys/TVRMFgbbJwI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/SaQPJG_Gdqc/s1600/8bfa4ce6d56e4d1c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-fG85jVhf6Ys/TVRMFgbbJwI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/SaQPJG_Gdqc/s200/8bfa4ce6d56e4d1c.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" width="129" /></span></a><span style="background-color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was smiling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Made up my mind! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>High Road it is!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  It's okay to enjoy the scenery and life around your roads!  We're supposed to!  But, remember who we eventually see at the end and let that be our guide.  T</span>hose roads can be beautifully dangerous, sometimes! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, be careful and keep journeying!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Keep sojourneyaling! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the way, I used to journey my roads in my ’69 Camaro.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Then, a ’68, 3 trucks, another Camaro and finally a PT Cruiser.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, I have to say that when I can get out and drive more? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wouldn’t mind journeying the roads in that new Camaro! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blue or brown or black!  Whew!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just sayin’!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  And, if you don't have a car or a bike, don't forget?  We all got feet!  </span>You guys know how much I love to hear from you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, journey through my other articles and my place here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Take a sojourn at Trace’s Place!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Write in my journal here…comment!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And, click on the photos for what?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>The bigger picture, of course! TNT LOL!  And, of course the smaller print.  <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Trace</span></span></span></span><br><div style="color: #84b320; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;"></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVLnZQzIpnI/AAAAAAAAAQo/kNpsJZ6hdTw/s1600/Celtic_Knotwork_Elements_by_foxvox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVLnZQzIpnI/AAAAAAAAAQo/kNpsJZ6hdTw/s200/Celtic_Knotwork_Elements_by_foxvox.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVLncNV8k3I/AAAAAAAAAQs/hBM3LXU6rOw/s1600/Chemical_Elements_by_Vonrelem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVLncNV8k3I/AAAAAAAAAQs/hBM3LXU6rOw/s200/Chemical_Elements_by_Vonrelem.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" width="142" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;">So, today, I am writing about elements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>No!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Not science.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And, no!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Not weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Just elements... as in, comfort zones. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, feeling out of your own element. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out of your safe space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Just some of my elemental thoughts on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>PIMP LOL.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;">  You know?  Come to think of it?  I guess it could be weather, too.  Sometimes, we feel out of our element when the elements are out of it!  PIMP LOL.  You know?  Like this crazy Florida weather we've been having and, really, everyone all over the country.  We do change inside just like the seasons. </span><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;"> Anyway, back to my story.  </span></span><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;">So, how did I come up with this?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Well, been thinking about it a lot lately since I can’t drive much or travel because of health reasons right now and dizziness. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always feel out of my comfort zone with my crazy body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And that’s one zone?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I can’t leave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Physically, that is!  When I sing or pray or sometimes relax, I take a vacation from myself...my body, that is.  </span>Lots of times if we feel out of our element, we get out of Dodge!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I can’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Kind of an oxymoron, right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Saying that my body is my “out of comfort zone”, right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It’s where I live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, it’s my Dodge!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I can’t run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Maybe, we are all like that a little.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Living with ourselves can sometimes be uncomfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, I am speaking mostly physical right now, for me, anyways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, I fill it with music and humor and hope and try to make it more comfortable, more livable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I keep trying…is the elemental point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Sometimes, it just doesn’t work the way I want it to.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;">The way that is comfortable for me. The way it used to!</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;">  </span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVLnSHv1MDI/AAAAAAAAAQg/Aa0_MAbHrEg/s1600/Outside_Your_Comfort_Zone_by_RenzGFX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVLnSHv1MDI/AAAAAAAAAQg/Aa0_MAbHrEg/s1600/Outside_Your_Comfort_Zone_by_RenzGFX.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" /></span></a></span><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;">We say that a lot…all of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You know?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>The way things used to? Things change.  God stays the same!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>That’s the Good News!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We would forget we needed Him or anyone else if we never left that comfort zone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I mean, everyone calls on God when things are horrible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, when thing go well?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Not so much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Same with we humans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We give attention and care so much when others are hurting which is a good thing.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;"> </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVLnMMCmUII/AAAAAAAAAQY/lgPKwTJSD-k/s1600/comfort+zone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVLnMMCmUII/AAAAAAAAAQY/lgPKwTJSD-k/s200/comfort+zone.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" width="100" /></span></a><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;">But, when someone is doing well?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Are we thankful and encouraging or would that take us out of our own comfort zone?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  You know what I mean.  </span>I truly can say that because I can’t control a lot of things physically?  I depend on God so much for everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I mean I am the kind of person who words hard and will figure out what to do to fix anything, even myself, my body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I am a hands-on, observant, detective, overly sensitive, discerning kind of authentic individual.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  With emphasis on the overly sensitive.  </span>But, some things are out of my control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Speaking of everything?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>That song was in the line-up this weekend at church.  And, I had been very out of my comfort zone all week with shaking and twitching with my nervous system reactions to everything, but God is greater.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And, He gave me a “higher” nervous system reaction to singing “Everything” than everything around me could have done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I guess, really?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It was a higher spiritual reaction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>For that, I am so thankful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  No, it's not easy.  I do admit I pray every day for it to be easier for me.  Tears...  </span>And, singing that song about seeing God in everything…is really my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Seeing Him in my breathing, my speaking, my resting, my eating, even drinking water…living!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Good song by Tim Hughes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Anyway, seems whenever I am at my worst physically, then comes an opportunity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This past week was a great example of God’s power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>After our church gig Saturday night, I found out that the other song we had sang (Thou Art A Shield) was a local woman, Mary Barrett’s recording.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  An awesome worship leader!  </span>I cried after hearing the story when I got home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   I went on YouTube and watched and listened to some of her videos.   </span>She had gone through so much and had similar health difficulties as I do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Fabulous talent and missed by so many!  </span>She is with Jesus, now…it was an incredible feeling and<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVLnOhSe9KI/AAAAAAAAAQc/7n3l16ze4EM/s1600/TracyG560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVLnOhSe9KI/AAAAAAAAAQc/7n3l16ze4EM/s200/TracyG560.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" width="80" /></span></a> honor to do that song with the whole band the next day for 2 more services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Thank you, Mary, for sharing your beautiful gifts and your testimony and your life and music!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And the others for sharing her story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   Her website: <a href="http://www.marybarrett.com/Mary_Barrett/Mary_Barrett_-_The_Vanishing_Point.html">http://www.marybarrett.com/Mary_Barrett/Mary_Barrett_-_The_Vanishing_Point.html</a>     And, t</span>hen, yesterday, the thought </span><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;">about all this moved to writing about it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which is usually what happens when God is speaking to my soul about what I need to work on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  So, I move on from hope to humor.  </span>So, the story goes on when a friend of mine, Kaitlyn Victory, told me about her professor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Oh, snap!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>This professor? She randomly starts quoting elements in class out of nowhere. I’m thinking she was out of her element that morning, right? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know what I mean? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few chemicals &amp; cells short of a synapse? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out of HER element? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, she quoted the first twenty chemical elements?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>K! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Am I out of my element, too? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just kidding! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love teaching! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I actually used to be a teacher’s assistant and Children’s Church teacher. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, synapse!</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;"><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;"> </span><span lang="EN"><span style="background-color: #f6b26b;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> K!  </span>The rest of the story is…the young lady had more classes, work, etc. and then IV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought she was joking like me and meant that she would need an IV after her big day. PIMP LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVLnVJV2niI/AAAAAAAAAQk/B5GXV1C4EnI/s1600/Out_of_your_element_by_bombskull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVLnVJV2niI/AAAAAAAAAQk/B5GXV1C4EnI/s200/Out_of_your_element_by_bombskull.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="149" width="200" /></span></a></span><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;">IV stands for InterVarsity which is the name of her Christian fellowship on campus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Funny…perfect acronym.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know my days sometimes feel like I need an IV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I figured it was something like that...but, it sounded funny! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kind of the same thought there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I love it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>InterVarsity was her IV. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her main line to life! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fellowship is what we all need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Sometimes, we might feel out of our element or comfort zone getting out for fellowship or whatever it is that we feel we’re in the middle of, right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Fellowship?  Just a big word for hanging out...finding something of similar interest.  Sometimes, fellowship might mean having to find something in common and might be out of our comfort zone.  Like musicians, sometimes have to find a crossover in their different tastes to be able to hang out.  If we just hung out with the same people with the same interests or common places?  We'd never grow.  Not sayin' we can't hang out within our comfort zone, though.  We need that.  I need that!  Some down time.  </span>We all have “the place” where we feel in our element, comfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>For some, it is a place…for me it is singing and writing and decorating and humor and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Not so much a physical place. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I know when we are in our own element, that God can use us to bless others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we are in our comfort zone, we can definitely comfort others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, it’s a good thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, we don’t want to get so comfortable that we call on God less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Oh, and IV?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Could be like a really cool band name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Like InterVene...IV!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Perfect!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, have an elementally fun day out there in the elements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Even if you are out of your own element!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Comfort someone today...no matter if you have to step into your comfort zone or out of your comfort zone!  You'll be comforted!  So, I l</span>ove to hear from you guys, so comment or email.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And stop by my other rooms and posts here.  Don't forget to click on the photos to get..., well, to get the bigger picture!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Hope this place?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Is a comfort zone for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Duh!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>That’s elementary, Trace!</span></span></span></span>
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<br><span style="background-color: #f6b26b; color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On a side note?  Seems in writing this article and in this past week, I am being reminded of the short time we have on this earth to give ourselves.  This is just temporary.  I just found out while typing this that one of my all-time favorite artists, as in singer, guitar player, Gary Moore, died on Sunday, February 6 in Spain.  He was only 58 and was not your usual loaded out blues-rock guy, so I was surprised at his early death.  And I speak from experience before I changed my life.  I now sing and play Christian Blues and Rock and everything.   Still love alot of the old stuff, though.  He was so incredibly talented.  When I listened to him?  I was in my comfort zone!!  That is why is he is one of my top 5 all-time favorite musicians and my top 5 albums "Still Got The Blues".  Wow!  Going to miss his talent.   What a feel for singing and playing.  Gives me chills.   Check him out.  I learned alot from practicing along with his songs over and over again singing and listening.  Gave his whole heart and soul.  I loved all his music, but, these are two of my favs he did, so sit back and listen and watch:   </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWp-Mazmf88"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWp-Mazmf88</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">  and  </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuAVHHRlxLg&amp;feature=fvst"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuAVHHRlxLg&amp;feature=fvst</span></a></span>
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  <a href="/blog/blog/104108/take-the-plunge-instead-of-the-plunger-try-leaving-your-cell-phones-converses-and-ipods-at-the-door-plus-bringing-your-cell-phone-back-from-toilet-death">Take The Plunge!  Instead Of The Plunger!  Try Leaving Your Cell Phones, Converses And iPods At The Door!  Plus Bringing Your Cell Phone Back From Toilet Death!</a>&nbsp;
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVBRlGhdJdI/AAAAAAAAAQA/3RyvTKc4FY4/s1600/bathing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVBRlGhdJdI/AAAAAAAAAQA/3RyvTKc4FY4/s200/bathing.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="134" width="200" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVCANu4aRwI/AAAAAAAAAQE/DAcBxj5o5dI/s1600/plunger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="//4.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVCANu4aRwI/AAAAAAAAAQE/DAcBxj5o5dI/s200/plunger.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" width="168" /></a><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today's story has taken place over a period of 3 days days, which is quite perfect because I am writing on patience and my 3-day rule and how to fix cell phones that have gotten wet.  Wow!  I just realized after proofreading this article?  How cool that is.  God's perfect timing!  So, my daughter's LG cell phone fell in the toilet a couple of days ago, accident-G! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OG!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Me, being TG, made her laugh in the midst of devastation!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  OMG!  </span>How?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Well, right after we prayed, I told her it should have been her iPod.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Then we could have called it an iPeed or iPood, and then an iPrayed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Because iPaid for it and I can call it anything I want! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It worked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>She laughed. And, after drying it in brown rice for 24 hours and prayers?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So does the phone today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Actually, I bought her the iPod last year for Christmas and her Aunt Dawn and Uncle Troy bought her the cell phone this year for Christmas.  </span>And by the way?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Does everyone take their phone to the bathroom?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>While they are bathing or washing hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>OR?....<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>She was washing her hands and it fell off the counter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Other wise I would have called it texting on the phone while sittin’ on the throne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  So, I told her?  Don't make me use the plunger!  Take the plunge!  Instead of the plunger!  PIMP LOL.  I don't want to have to use the plunger to unclog the mess and recover the gadget!  Try leaving your cell phone at the door...outside the bathroom!  I'm gonna make a sign that says that and also this:  Please leave sneakers and cell phones and iPods with clerk at the desk!  Me! PIMP LOL.  </span>Well, anyway, remember that “today” I was talking about when the LG worked?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>That today is now yesterday!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It did work all night, but when we tried to charge it last night? It wouldn’t charge and it kept saying “insert battery".  </span><span style='font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;'><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: black; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: black;">And, YES!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I did put the battery in it first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You are funny!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Back to the drawing board to figure out what to do. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish I was rich sometimes or just had a little money, so I didn't have to always figure everything out and fix and repair...could just buy another phone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh, well. NO complaints. It keeps me creative and thankful! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, you ask what is my hope part of the story <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>today?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Since I already had some humor and a bit of character? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Me being a character myself?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Well, the nearest I can see?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And I can’t see too far right now because my contacts are wore out and my glasses are old, but that is another story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>So, the nearest I can see with my heart, that is?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Patience and</span> making do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We make money…and need more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We make do…and need less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Need less to say, right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Like the motto of my daughter’s cell phone, an LG?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It is “Life is Good”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Look for the good in each of life’s situations and find the humor in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Seeing God in everything?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Now, THAT is “The Good Life”!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Because, after all?</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: black;"> </span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVBOnmSII4I/AAAAAAAAAP0/8vbwXnYzWAo/s1600/blue+girl%2527s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: black;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TVBOnmSII4I/AAAAAAAAAP0/8vbwXnYzWAo/s320/blue+girl%2527s.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="107" /></span></a><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: black;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: black;">What's a parent to say when helping their children with LG cell phones or anything in life? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In short? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This parent?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Says: This is TG saying OG! while trying to charG the LG. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I call that? PG!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parental Guidance…OG!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Now, I need a HG...as in hug?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>PIMP LOL!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>One more last bit of info for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I always wondered what LG stood for on the appliances and all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I didn’t think “Life is Good” was the company name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Just their motto.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Which I like because they use their own letters and it’s creative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Anyway, it is Lucky Goldstar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, along that line?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Give someone a gold star today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Tell them they did good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Give them the good life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Give them a “Life Is Good” gold star.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And, I’m not talkin’ ‘bout LG Cell phones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Although, I wouldn’t mind having one myself and having my girl’s phone working again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, we lived all these years without a cell phone and texting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>OG!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>How did we do that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>A little bit of being creative and a lot of being thankfu! That’s how! So, make do!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And you’ll need less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Needless to say!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And remember when you are having one of those bad today’s?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It will be a yesterday…tomorrow?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, I will write more tomorrow and by the time I write it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It will be today.   </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Another day passes...  So, this is tomorrow which is today now!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And I have an update:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Since yesterday I did some thinking and decided on 24 more hours of drying...this time under a very warm light and surrounded by brown rice...and also a bit more detective work, I realized I hadn't opened up the latch that covers the hole where you plug in the charger...so, I opened that also and pointed it toward the heat and open air. Also, tested the charger on another person’s phone and it worked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, I knew the phone worked, the charger worked and the battery was good, so it had to be the charger port.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Anyway, after a full day of drying, it is now charging at almost midnight. I told her that we always have the 3 day patience law around here…you know?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Like the disciples and everyone had to wait for Jesus 3 days, right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, she had to keep trying it in the first 24 hours. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Almost spent the rest of her Christmas money on getting another phone right away. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good thing we were too tired to take her out and get another one last night. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, the phone is charged and now working like new. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, come to think of it? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I had let her buy another one?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would have kept messing around with her old one until it worked and then I would have had a cell phone, too. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PIMP LOL. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Oh, well!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Did I mention she had to go babysit at church last night and be without her texting and we prayed first and I told her to give all her attention to the little ones and not the cell phone and she did. Took her mind off it and gave God time to work in her heart…it’s called patience. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was the other lesson in all this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, my thought is that if the 3-day isn’t enough or maybe it is too long for this certain situation you deal with? Then give it the 3 minute…or if the 3 days are up and you are frustrated, give it 3 weeks, 3 months, 3 years. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’ll know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I use that in everything and sometimes it is the only thing keeping me from jumping ahead of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Jesus told the disciples He would return in 3 days and they had to be patient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  They were devastated.  </span>Can you even imagine how hard that must have been to remain believing? Wow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, I am working on the 3 year thing right now with my health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Tough stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Been 3 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Some days all I can do is the 3 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, it gets me through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Sometimes, the 3 weeks…and that gets me through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You know what I mean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And, like the LG motto of Life Is Good, remember that God is good even when things don't work out the way we want or in the time we want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It’s just that He sees the whole picture…our whole lifetime…past, present and future…in a snap!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And we see the snaps of our life time captured in a moment.   Oh, snap!  You know?  Photographs?  Memories...  Songs...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> One last thing?  I do realize that leaving your phones and iPods and gadgets all out of the bathroom is an impossible request, but it sure makes for a fun story and lesson.  And, I mean, someone could text or call and I could not wait until I went to the bathroom or washed my hands or took a bath, right?  We must have everything in a snap!   Oh, snap!  So, now if you ever drop your cell phone in the toilet?  Follow my steps!  It works!  Love to hear your stories.  Take the plunge and comment!</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br><br><span style='font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;'><span lang="EN" style="background-color: #f9cb9c; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Okay, so the phone is still working.  You could say the LG stills keeps its charG! Oh, and here is an update that occurred on February 25, 2011.   So, here's the <span class="messageBody">TMI on the LG via AT&amp;T...all brought to you by TG. My girl’s cell has a strange name for caller ID. Called to have it changed 4 times, but OMG! The wires must be crossed between AT&amp;T and "some other country".   Phone supervisor reads to me, “get your landline provider to make the right name come up”! What? Come on! Who thinks this stuff up to put in the book for all outsourced phone reps to read off to us? I’m thinkin’ someone with not enough TMI!</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">    Either that?  Or too much curry!   </span>Trace</span></span>
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Horsing Around A Bit?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>See a theme here today?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Well, that’s my mind for ya!  You know how I love alliterations and a good play on words and puns and acronyms, groupings, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  So, my story starts out on </span>Tuesday.  It started out like a lot of other people I know...still fighting this bug!  My day certainly was no picnic, if you know what I mean!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, like ants who invade a picnic?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>My "Ant" Deb called and invaded my dreary day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Yay!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  Only, i</span>t was a welcomed "Ant" invasion. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had been years! Tears of joy, indeed! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We talked about everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Wonderful! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Then, later that night, like SpongeBob says...I ripped my pants!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Yep!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I ripped my pants at church band practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, I guess that means we tore it up…in more ways than one!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>PIMP LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Our Youth Pastor, Khalil, says we tore up the clock, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  My t</span>ranslation, that is.  His?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  We g</span>ot done very early.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f1c232;"> </span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TUr2fwQJWQI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/bvEd1qIhwcg/s1600/Spongebo_ripped_pants_by_Truckster38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f1c232; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TUr2fwQJWQI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/bvEd1qIhwcg/s200/Spongebo_ripped_pants_by_Truckster38.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="200" width="176" /></span></a><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f1c232;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f1c232;">Our band leader, Robert, was very sick with a fever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  He doesn't ever miss, so we knew he was very ill.  </span>So, the whole band pulled it together, prayed and ran through the songs for this week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Which meant that there was not time for any horsing around...not a bit! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I know!  Horse and bit?  Yep!  My crazy mind.  </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> And now, </span>I shall interrupt my story for another home- made joke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>One time we were practicing and our band leader said we needed to run through the songs one more time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, I threw all my song sheets on the floor and proceeded to run through them?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>You know?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>All over them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>PIMP LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>They laughed, for real!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, back to the Bugs, Ants, Sea Creatures and Horsing Around A Bit!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, that’s how I got the name, a flu bug, my Aunt calling, horsing around and SpongeBob!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Speaking of the band practice?</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f1c232; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">  </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f1c232;">Afterward, the pastor was mopping the gym floor from open gym basketball.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Our church is a Gymnatorium, so they have Open Gym after Band Practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Pretty cool!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>He said it must have been an awesome time because he was mopping up blood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I said, “You should have seen the stage before we mopped it up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>PIMP LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We gave our blood, sweat and tears”. (check out my first picture to see the facts)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>And you know the band, "Blood, Sweat and Tears”?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I am sure that’s where they got their name from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I think they used to practice at church and their pastor mopped up after them one night before they came up with a name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>He saw all their blood, sweat and tears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  And the rest was history!  </span>Just kidding!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Actually, they got their name, I believe, from a Johnny Cash album called Blood, Sweat and Tears. They were on the phone in a producer’s office and looked up at the wall and saw the album… something like that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Although, </span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TUr5tzGn4sI/AAAAAAAAAPg/vGY2MoFm0j0/s1600/Ripped_jeans_by_deep_in_silence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f1c232;"><img src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TUr5tzGn4sI/AAAAAAAAAPg/vGY2MoFm0j0/s320/Ripped_jeans_by_deep_in_silence.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="243" width="320" /></span></a><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f1c232;">There is another story I tend to like way better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It was inspired by</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f1c232; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> a late-night gig in which Kooper played with a bloody hand. Kooper was the group's initial bandleader.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Cool, huh?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, music, IS a contact sport…PIMP LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, a little blood, a little ripped jeans, some sweat</span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TUr8JIx0_uI/AAAAAAAAAPk/HqXRK0kpKek/s1600/Tracycontactsport.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f1c232; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img src="//2.bp.blogspot.com/_-OSLKcZWbJY/TUr8JIx0_uI/AAAAAAAAAPk/HqXRK0kpKek/s320/Tracycontactsport.jpg" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" height="320" width="129" /></span></a><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f1c232; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and a lot of tears and heart…that’s music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It’s Spirit Contact Sport, too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>So, how ‘bout “Ripped Jeans and Torn Veil” for our church band name?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Since we work so hard and serve the Lord?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It shows our service and His!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>It also shows our weaknesses and sin…our rips and tears…and what He did for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Or, maybe, it would be better if it was “Ripped Jeans For Torn Veil”!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Yes, I like that better!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>If my other band wasn’t already “the b.a.s.i.c. band” that would be my other choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Or </span></span><span style="background-color: #45818e; color: #f1c232; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Straight Street! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>K…one more thing about my jeans?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>They were my favorite jeans and they already had rips all over them all on purpose! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>On the knees and all for decoration?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>But, this one?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Definitely won’t work as a decoration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>NOPE!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>PIMP LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Time for patching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Who would have ever thought that rips in jeans would be cool decorations?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Anyway, I love them!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>One more home-made joke for today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I used to shred on my guitar and sew clothes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Now?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I wear shredded clothes and play guitar “sew-sew”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Sew…have a fun afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Go out and do some contact sports today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>You’d be surprised what qualifies as a contact sport!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Even music!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Go out and tear it up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Have a rip-roaring Thursday!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">    Invade someones day!  Or let someone or something good invade yours.  Takes your mind off yourself and your bugs!   Contact someone and be a good sport about it!!  That qualifies as a contact sport, right?  PIMP LOL.  Don't forget to click on the photos to get...um, well?  The bigger picture, of course!!!       </span>Trace</span>
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