Day 14--(Day 135): I Love LOVE!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!! Valentine's day is my favorite holiday because it's the one day everyone actually shows their love for others. :)

Love is all around.

Day 13--(Day 134): I Love Abby!

This is Abby. She's an awesome young lady (though I don't understand the snake). She started her very own blog over the weekend. Check it out: http://abigailpersoon.blogspot.com/

Day 12--(Day 134): I Love Eric Whitacre and Adele

I am so happy that two of my favorite artists won Grammy Awards tonight. Both Eric Whitacre and Adele received the award. :) Yay!!

Day 11--(Day 133): I love music

I really love music. It is my life. Today I spent a lot of time importing CDs into my iTunes. It's a long and tedious process, but it will be worth it. :)

Day 10--(Day 132) I love Chris

Today was a very, very difficult day.

Today is the anniversary of my friend Chris's death. The day actually started fine. I was a little more emotional than usual, but nothing too out of the ordinary. I even went and had coffee with a friend and we didn't even talk about Chris because I wasn't really feeling sad at that moment and didn't feel any particular need to bring it up.

But, when I got home I started feeling sick. Not because I'm actually sick or anything. I just felt like I was going to puke and I felt really dizzy. It was awful. I felt overwhelmed with emotion and tried calling a couple friends, looking for support. Unfortunately, no one answered. Feeling a little claustrophobic, I decided it might be best to get out of the house and drive somewhere. I followed my gut feeling to drive to church. I didn't go inside (didn't really want to see anyone), but I just sat in my car and to my relief, one of my friends returned my call. I talked to her for a little while and that made me feel a lot better. After that, I drove home. Now, I'm just fine.

I was really startled by this sudden mini-panic attack. I haven't had one since last April, so I was a little surprised. But, everything is okay now.

So, let me tell you a little about Chris. She was one of the most remarkable people I have ever been blessed to know. She basically taught me how to sing. I miss her so, so, so much.

At her funeral 3 years ago, we sang this song. Chris was very generous with her love and really made everyone feel welcome in her life and in her heart.

Day 9--(Day 131): I love to help my friends

Today, I'm feeling like a great person! I really feel like I've done things today to help people. I'll tell you about one of them. I had rehearsal for the middle school play after school today until 4:15. When rehearsal ended, I was chatting with the director and she couldn't find her keys. We looked all over the theatre and just couldn't find them. She told me I could go, but I didn't want to leave her there without knowing that she had a way to get home and to go pick up her kids. So, I stayed and we kept searching. We looked at the middle school and the high school and still couldn't find them. She was, of course, in a panic. I tried to stay calm and rational, but I was worried we wouldn't be able to find them. We walked down to the high school main office (where she hadn't even been near) and there they were sitting on the desk. Whew. I was so relieved and so was she.

I left feeling really great about helping her find them. It's amazing how great kindness can make a person feel. :)

Day 8--(Day 130): I Love Ellen

Ellen Degeneres is one of my favorite people. She's hilarious and she inspires me. She's not just a celebrity, she's a real person.

Also, she's gay. Some people think it's a big deal...like it makes her a bad person. SO NOT TRUE.

Some people don't like that she's the new spokesperson for JCPenney, but she's going to be a great spokesperson!