Tara's space

i have decided to change my email (you will get an email if you should...and email if you think you should and you didnt!)

 

and i have moved my blog to heree

 

 

my yahoo account is being closed but i will keep my hotmail open for now!

 

 

come see me in my new space!

Concentrate on this sentence

'To get something you never had, you have to do something you never
did' When God takes something from your grasp, He's not punishing you,
but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate
on this sentence..... 'The will of God will never take you where the
Grace of God will not protect you.!'

  A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day,

   drinking iced tea and visiting with her mother. As

   they talked about life, about marriage, about the

   responsibilities of life and the obligations of

   adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her

   glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance

   upon her daughter.

  

  'Don't forget your sisters,' she advised, swirling

   the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. 'They'll

   be more important as you get older. No matter how

   much you love your husband, no matter how much you

   love the children you may have, you are still going

   to need sisters. Remember to go places with them now

   and then; do things with them.'

 

  'Remember that 'sisters' means ALL the women...

   your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other

   women relatives too. 'You'll need other women. Women

   always do.'

 

  What a funny piece of advice!' the young woman

   thought. Haven't I just gotten married?

   Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a

   married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup! Surely

   my husband and the family we may start will be all I

   need to make my life worthwhile!'

 

  But she listened to her mother. She kept contact

   with her sisters and made more women friends each

   year. As the years tumbled by, one after another,

   she gradually came to understand that her mother really

   knew what she was talking about. As time and nature

   work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman,

   sisters are the mainstays of her life.

  

  After more than 50 years of living in this world,

   here is what I've learned:

   THIS SAYS IT ALL:

   Time passes.

   Life happens.

   Distance separates.

   Children grow up.

   Jobs come and go.

   Love waxes and wanes.

   Men don't do what they're supposed to do.

   Hearts break.

   Parents die.

   Colleagues forget favors.

   Careers end.

   BUT.........

  

  Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how

   many miles are   between you. A girl friend is never farther away

  than needing her can reach.

 

  When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you

  have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life

  will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on,

  praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on

  your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the

  valley's end.

 

  Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk

  beside you...Or come in and carry you out.

  Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters,

  daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers,

  Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended

  family: all bless our life!

 

  The world wouldn't be the same without women, and

  neither would I. When we began this adventure called

  womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or

  sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we

  would need each other.

Thanks Natalie

 

'Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of  battle.'

A sharp tongue can cut your own throat.

If  you want your  dreams to come true, you mustn't oversleep.

Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.

The best vitamin for  making friends..... B1.

The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.

The heaviest thing you can carry is a grudge.

One thing you can give and still keep...is your word.

 You lie the loudest when you lie to yourself.

If you lack the courage to start, you have already finished.

One thing you can't recycle is wasted time.

Ideas won't work unless 'you' do.

Your  mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open.

The 10 commandments are not a multiple choice.

The  pursuit of  happiness is the chase of a lifetime!  It is never too late to become what you might have been.

Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat

you right. Forget about the one's who don't. Believe  everything happens

for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it

changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be  easy, they just

promised it would be worth it.

 

 Friends are like balloons; once you let them go, you might not get them

back. Sometimes we get so busy with our own lives and problems that we

may not even notice that we've let them fly away. Sometimes we are so

caught up in who's right and who's wrong that we forget what's right and

wrong. Sometimes we just don't realize what real friendship means until

it is too late.  I don't want to let that happen so I'm going to tie you

to my heart so I never lose you.

Over the last few days people have been finding my blog by googling others names!

 

the other day, someone found my memoriam to melodie Anderson and today smeone googled the name Josh Aspinal and got my long lost friend update!   Well since it keeps working i thought i would post it again!

 

i have added two new names John terry and jessica McInnis or is MacInnis i never did spell great! LOL   

 

here is my origianl post from Febraury of this last year.  i highlighted all the new info in yellow!

 

February 16

Long Lost Friends - Update

See I told you people it worked!   I found my long lost friend Shawna when she googled her own name!   I have missed her alot, we were insepearable for many years.   She is like one of my sisters and my family and I adored her!

 

She is in Chilliwack now, and I can't wait to go see her!   Here is the list again of the long lost friends...do you know where they are?   Are you one of them?  if so follow shawna's lead and add me to your msn or email me at taralynnsklaw@hotmail.com

 

Name	Relationship	Last Seen	Last Known Info	Update
Adam Matheson	Friend (first kiss)	1987	Married, has a daughter (justine), was going to vancouver	See it works…Someone googled and found my blog….Adam divorced Tanya…married Kim has another daughter named Caydence.   He lives in Calgary.   I hope he is doing well!
Jason Matheson	Friend	1989	Lived in Armstrong
Chad Bressler	Ex Boyfriend	1993	Living in Vancouver, married I think and possilby a child	Found on facebook…doing well married and with kids!
Carlos Delgado	Friend	1993	Living in Vancouver, personal trainer	Also found on facebook, doing very well, married to a beautiful woman and they are expecting their first child.
Phil Atoui	Ex Fiance	1994	Living in Vancouver, Married I think
Jason Simpson	Ex Boyfriend (first love)	1995	Living in Vancouver
Jaime Hill	Friend	1996	Living in Surrey	Also found on facebook…I love facebook!!  He got married just recently and is doing very well!
Kyle Osbourne	Friend	1997	Living in Burnaby, working towards being a paramedic I think	Someone put me in contact with Kyle, even gave me his cell number and I left a message…I promptly lost the number and have not heard from him.   Apparently he is doing well, not married that I know of.
Laura-Lynn Stevens	Friend	1997	Married, possibly has a child	Married…divorced…several cute kids, is actually in town right now I think…Jenn found her on facebook!
Gord Timlek	Friend	1997	Living in Surrey, Married	Apparently I suck with time…we have seen each other since 1997..hes in cuba, were going out for a drink when I get back from cuba! Oh yeah and hes not married anymore, and since I found him he has met a great girl and they are living together, we talk fairly often on facebook!   His daughter is so cute!
Josh Aspinall	Ex - Boyfriend	1998	Living in Toronto	Josh has been found in Toronto, he did not know who we were…could be he doesn’t  want to be found either.   He may have outstanding warrants etc and Mike did call as a police officer!   Very sad.  My number was left with the transition house in case he changes his mind!  My heart is broken!  He never did call!  I am very sad, today someone else googled your name!   We miss you josh! If it was you…message me or something!
Colleen McInnis	Ex - Best friend	1998	Living in edmonton, got married, her mom returned my mail unopened
Sarah Breitkrutz	Friend	1998	Living in California, we went to NABC together
Shawna Francis	Friend	2002	Living in Burnaby, married to Ross, 2 beautiful girls	Wow…Shawna is with Shane now…I always LOVED shane!  They have 4 kids between them and a beautiful dog, they are living in Chilliwack.   Jenn and I are planning to go out and see her!
Shawna Joinson	Friend	2002	Living in Coquitlam, Married to Shawn, 3 or 4 kids	Not married to shawn anymore, kids are freaking teenagers!   Its very weird, found her and shawn on facebook!
Mike Litzgus	Friend	2003	Living in Whiterock, a police officer, Married 2 kids	Doing well…had a drink the other day!  He’s still doing well, we don’t talk that much anymore!   But he will always be very dear to me!
Shawn Waterhouse	Friend (first Crush)	1989	Living in Vancouver? Maybe..He changed his name to forest
John Terry	Ex boyfriend	1996	Has been shipped to iraq twice that I know of, was in petawawa and possibly went to Edmonton.  I think he may have married his sweetheart by now, but who knows.
Jessica McInnis	Friend	1998	This is the daughter of colleen McInnis or is it MacInnis?  She would be 18 now and I miss her like crazy!   I would like to know she is okay.

I have opened my sky drive!

 

If you have access when you sign into hotmail and go to my page, you will see the Warren Folder, if you have editor access you will be able to upload and download files as you please.

 

So go and get the copies of the gorgeous pictures of Warren (and me of course!)

 

if you think you should have access to some file, that you dont, just email me and if i think you should have access i will add it.

 

why bother?   this way i can put up full access to files, instead of you trying to download from my photo album and you only get a small thumbnail version!

 

This also works with documents etc.....its actually pretty cool and i can change the permissions on files at all sorts of levels.

 

enough babbling.

 

Tanya and Andre thanks for bringing Warren over to visit me, he helped restore my faith in humanity (well sort of!)

 

Love yoU!

A dear friend sent me this!

INTERESTING CONVERSATION

An Atheist Professor of Philosophy speaks to his Class on the Problem Science has with GOD, The ALMIGHTY.
He asks one of his New Christian Students to stand and . . .

Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son ?
Student    : Yes, sir.
Professor : So you Believe in GOD ?
Student    : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD Good ?
Student    : Sure.
Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?
Student    : Yes.
Professor : My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GOD to Heal him.
                   Most of us would attempt to Help Others who are ill.
                   But GOD didn't.
                   How is this GOD Good then ? Hmm ?

( Student is silent )
 
Professor : You can't answer, can you ?
                   Let's start again, Young Fella.
                   Is GOD Good ?
Student    : Yes.
Professor : Is Satan good ?
Student    : No.
Professor : Where does Satan come from ?
Student    : From . . . GOD . . .
Professor : That's right.
                   Tell me son, is there evil in this World ?
Student    : Yes.
Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it ?
                   And GOD did make Everything. Correct ?
Student    : Yes.
Professor : So who created evil ?

( Student does not answer )

Professor : Is there Sickness ? Immorality ? Hatred ? Ugliness ?
                   All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they ?
Student    : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, who Created them ?
 
( Student has no answer )
 
Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you.
                   Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD ?
Student    : No, sir.
Professor : Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD ?
Student    : No , sir.
Professor : Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD ?
                   Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter ?
Student    : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Professor : Yet you still Believe in HIM ?
Student    : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn't exist.
                   What do you say to that, son ?
Student    : Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor : Yes. Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.
Student    : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat ?
Professor : Yes.
Student    : And is there such a thing as Cold ?
Professor : Yes.
Student    : No sir. There isn't.

( The Lecture Theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events )

Student    : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat,
                   a Little Heat or No Heat.
                   But we don't have anything called Cold.
                   We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that.
                   There is no such thing as Cold.
                   Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat.
                   We cannot Measure Cold.
                   Heat is Energy.
                   Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.

( There is Pin - Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )
 
Student    : What about Darkness, Professor ? Is there such a thing as Darkness ?
Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness ?
Student    : You're wrong again, sir.
                   Darkness is the Absence of Something.
                   You can have Low Light,  Normal  Light , Bright Light, Flashing Light . . .
                   But if you have No Light Constantly, you have Nothing and it's called Darkness, isn't it ?
                   In reality, Darkness isn't.
                   If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you ?
Professor : So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?
Student    : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is Flawed.
Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how ?
Student    : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.
                   You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD.
                   You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure.
                   Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought.
                   It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.
                   To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that
                   Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.  
                   Death is Not the Opposite of Life : just the Absence of it.
                   Now tell me, Professor, do you Teach your Students that they Evolved from a Monkey ?
Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.
Student    : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir ?

( The Professor shakes his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument is going )

Student    : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and
                   cannot even prove that this Process is an On - Going Endeavor,
                   are you not Teaching your Opinion, sir ?
                   Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher ?

( The Class is in Uproar )

Student    : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever Seen the Professor's Brain ?

( The Class breaks out into Laughter )

Student    : Is there anyone here who has ever Heard the Professor's Brain, Felt it, Touched or Smelt it ? . . .
                   No one appears to have done so.
                   So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that
                   you have No Brain, sir.
                   With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir ?

( The Room is Silent. The Professor stares at the Student, his face unfathomable )

Professor : I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student    : That is it sir . . .
                   the Link between Man & GOD is FAITH.
                   That is all that Keeps Things Moving & Alive.

NB:
I believe you have enjoyed the Conversation . . . and if so . . .
you'll probably want your Friends / Colleagues to enjoy the same . . . won't you ? . . .
Forward them to Increase their Knowledge . . . or FAITH
 
It turned out later that the student is Albert Einsten 
 

In every

  heart, there

    lurks a

     hero awaiting its

       turn.

        --R.E. Jope