We had fun  they brought me vanilla icecream with a cherry on top and  hot
chocolate sauce!!! Yummy!!!


-----Original Message-----
From: Echurch-USA The Electronic Church
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathy Du Bois
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 7:37 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: almost my birthday, I am old

Ooooh, Rhonda,
Sounds good!  I hope that there will be a big chocolate cake brought
to your table also.  Happy birthday, Rhonda.  You deserve the celebration.
Kathy


At 01:49 PM 1/3/2006, you wrote:
>WWe are going out for supper tonight, stake and salad and rolls with honey
>butter!
>Rhonda
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Echurch-USA The Electronic Church
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of VIRGIE UNDERWOOD
>Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:41 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: almost my birthday, I am old
>
>Hi Rhonda,
>Happy birthday.  I hope it was a good day and I hope you were able to do
>something for yourself.
>I know it gets hard sometimes but the Lord loves you and so do we.  We are
>here for you to lean on.  You are truly an inspiration to me.
>Huggs and blessings.
>Virgie and Hoshi
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 12:25 PM
>Subject: Re: almost my birthday, I am old
>
>
> > It is hard to think of getting everything done, sometimes I just become
> > overwhelmed...  but having a good novel to read, I love Francine Rivers,
> > Beverly Lewis,  and Karen Kingsbury, helps.  It's something to look
> > forward
> > to like a favorite tv show.
> > Poetry helps too, if we let go of tiny little irritations they can't
turn
> > in
> > to huge ones!!! It's sort of like filling up a book of stamps, did you
> > ever
> > get those from a grocery store, once you had the book full you could
> > exchange it for neat things like can openers!!! Well in the case of
> > resentments, it's better not to fill up the book, but empty the page
every
> > day.
> > Yes, if Daddy isn't happy chances are that Mom feels that too!! And she,
> > even though she can't fix it wants too and will deive herself crazy
trying
> > too.
> > *smile*
> > Rhonda
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Echurch-USA The Electronic Church
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of MV
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 10:40 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: almost my birthday, I am old
> >
> > Well considering the trail of events from Georgia, to Pennsylvania, back
> > to
> > Georgia, Ben's health, college, leaving a daughter back home, your
> > friend's
> > daughter's issues, finances in the midst of all that and all the calls
and
> > contacts that need to happen to make all that possible or stay afloat it
> > is
> > understandable. I'm not sure if one of the stress relievers listed in
> > Kathy's post was this or not, but scheduling daily time to do something
> > you
> > like, be it read, play with flowers, play an instrument, or whatever it
> > might be that strikes your fancy, for you maybe it is writing poetry, it
> > is
> > prudent and not frivolous, selfish, or expendable. It is, in the end,
> > a  necessity to make it a point to schedule that down time and reward
> > yourself for putting in your time in life. This serves as a pressure
> > release and prevents resentments, feeling tired even feeling used or
> > unappreciated. From a family member's stand point we appreciate it cause
> > "If mama ain't happy? Ain't anyone happy" lol. Actually that goes for
> > others besides mama. Many times we think we can't because there's so
much
> > to do in a day, but spending time doing what you like to do is no more
> > expendable than paying bills, or making those calls and if you schedule
> > it,
> > the other stuff will get done even though it might not seem like it.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
> > At 10:07 AM 1/3/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> >>I don't really think I am old,  justkidding!!!!  Feel  really tired
> >>sometimes,  but nothing going to bed at a decent time won't cure!!!
> >>Yes those girls are silly, but they will grow up one day,  it's a
> >>phase!!!!
> >>Rhonda
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Echurch-USA The Electronic Church
> >>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of MV
> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:24 AM
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: Re: almost my birthday, I am old
> >>
> >>You are 42 years young. Happy Birthday! You got perhaps another 40 or 50
> >>years left so don't count yourself down for the count. There is so much
> >>truth to  only being as old as one feels, and if one finds themselves
old,
> >>then one merely needs to change how one feels spiritually, emotionally
and
> >>physically as much as one can do. You are hardly old. I rang in the New
> >>Year  catching Z's myself, but I'm not old. All those silly girls on
> >>campus? I am on a campus scene all the time at work, that is not being
> >>young, that is being immature, there is a difference. Its funny how one
> >>views themselves, I always thought you were young, not immature, but
young
> >>for your years. I've seen and new some folks in their 70's 80's and 90's
> >>who acted young, and I've seen folks in their 40's 50's and 60's you'd
> >>swear were  just abiding time until they closed the casket. Trust me,
you
> >>are not that person or if you are, your life's evidence from this
vantage
> >>point doesn't show it.
> >>
> >>Brad
> >>
> >>
> >>At 12:13 AM 1/3/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> >> >January 3rd is my birthday, guess how old I'll be?
> >> >I have been married for almost 21 years, have two girls one who just
> > turned
> >> >20 and another who will turn 18 at the end of this month!!!
> >> >I am getting old, not as old as Phil yet!!!
> >> >But... old just the same,
> >> >You know you are old, when you can barely stay awake until midnight on
> > New
> >> >Years's eve,
> >> >College really makes me feel old,  I see all the young girls who have
to
> >> >look perfect, act soooo silly, and I  well, I am far from perfect,
don't
> >>act
> >> >silly that much, and I know that I don't know everything!!!
> >> >Rhonda
> >>
> >>Brad
> >>
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