New Year Resolution

My Wish for You in 2008. May peace break into your house and may thieves come to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet of $100 bills. May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips! May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires and may happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy. May the problems you had forget your home address! In simple words ............ May 2008 be the best year of your life!!!


Have you made your list? You know, the New Year Resolution List. If you are among those who say, " I don't make resolutions", well, I feel sorry for you. Resolutions are about setting goals for yourself, so you can be challenged. I have been doing my list every year for several, and some years I did good and others didn't last past January. But I keep trying. I just make a list of a couple. If I don't reach those goals one year I add one to list the next year. Look at it with the attitude of 'how can I....?'

I see a new year as another opportunity to wipe the slate clean and start over. I start each year on my knees. I ask God for forgiveness for the sins of 2007 again, just so He doesn't think I forgot them. and I put it behind me. After all, I can't change a thing about it so why dwell. Then I ask my Lord to simply reveal to me what I need to work on in the coming year. That's my list.

There is always one goal I set that I will never mark off the list. It is one I will always strive for but will never achieve. It;s number 1. to be like Jesus. I will never be Jesus, but will always strive to be like him. 2. resolution is to grow closer in my relationship with God.
And 3. to become more disciplined and organized.

I don't know if I will reach these goals this year, but I am going to try very hard. I believe if I try to be more like Jesus, grow closer to God, and be more organized and disciplined, I can be a better wife, person and friend in 2008.

So I challenge you, make a list and challenge yourself this year. Be realistic. If you need to lose weight, set a goal you can achieve quickly, 5 or 10 lbs. If you need to quit smoking, see a doctor and get some help.

2007 was full of challenges for me I wasn't prepared for. But I wouldn't change a thing. It allowed me to see my weakness and my strengths. It changed the way I view life, love and friendship. It showed me how to lean on my Lord and rely on His wisdom. 2007 helped me to realize who my true friends are, and who they are not. And that family is important but not always everything.

I am thankful for 2007 and look forward to 2008.
Happy New Year friends. May God bless you richly.

Christmas is here Ready or Not

I'm sure I'm not the only one who is rushing around trying to get Christmas bought. Long lines, right size - wrong color, right color - wrong price. No one gave me a "list" this year before I went so that just makes it twice as hard. But I'm not worried, when I was growing up we didn't give "list" to anyone but mother. And we liked the gifts we got from family members who strayed from "the list". So I am counting on everyone liking what I give them this year and if they don't I bet I get a list early next year!

Maria won $100.00 at the parade in Community Chamber bucks so we went shopping for her some winter clothes. She went to the singing Christmas Tree at Bel view with her Sunday school class and I wanted her to look good so we bought her an outfit to wear. She looked fabulous.

I spent the next few days wrapping all the gifts. Kayla came by Tuesday before her final exam, haven't seen her in 3 weeks, but came by to give her "list". Then my sister Angie called with Landon and Lindsey's "list", Christy called with her "list". Well, I'm done shopping. So their are going to be some disappointed people in my family because I didn't get close to their "list".
Christy's gift list was over $500.00, Landon and Lindsey's were small items not to bad, Kayla's "list" added up to be a 2ND mortgage on the house.

I think we put to much into a "list". Christmas is supposed to be about giving a gift. Something you picked out for that person, not a shopping list like you do when you buy groceries. For the past several years we gave money. That is so ....so....oh what is the word.....you fill in the blank.
I don't like giving money. I told everyone at Thanksgiving, I AM NOT GIVING MONEY THIS YEAR so you better get your list to me early!! Didn't happen.

Angie called and wanted to know what I got the kids, I told her....her response " well, Landon won't wear it, Christy already bought it, Terry won't use it and Lindsey already has one!!!!!
My response...OH WELL. Now they have two, he can throw it away, stick it in a drawer...
I'm done. Angie " Well, you can just give them money." Not!

I have been busy trying to get end of the year inventory done and getting ready to spend 4 days and nights in Jonesboro with a new plant they are opening. 432,000 sq feet of floor that has to be clean, and floors stripped and waxed by Friday morning. I told my husband tonight when he went to bed, "I'll see you Friday".

Today , I had the dreaded Cat scan guided bone marrow biopsy done. We got up at 6:30 am got dressed and went to the plant at 8am, took care of business, got to the hospital at 10:00 and had the test at 1:30pm. I didn't feel a thing. The last thing I heard the nurse say was " Mrs. Mealer, we are going..." That was all she wrote, I was out like a light. When I woke up my husband said, " the nurse ask if you were hungry and you replied yes lets go to McDonald's and get a McRib sandwich...2 taco's and a 2 piece chicken plate from KFC...and then you went back out." I could not eat or drink after mid-night and it was 3:30 before I could drink anything. I was parched.

Well it's going to be another very busy week for me and I am going to head to bed. You will not hear from me again until after Christmas. So to all who care enough to tune in.....

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. God's Blessings to you and your family, and
may goodness and mercy follow you all the days of your life.