Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends

Thanksgiving day is just around the corner. I hope you can spend it with your family and friends as I will be doing. The weekend after I will be at Myakka State Park. Maybe you can come visit. It is a great place to spend the day to relax, see the beauty and have some fun. Check it out on the link below. You will find me renting bikes if you click on things to do and then click on the outpost concession. Our boats will be running and the tram will be taking people out into the woods. You will find great food in the concession and a fabulous gift shop to purchase a few of the Christmas gifts on your list. You can end the day at the top of the canopy tower, way above the trees and watch the sun go down. Have a great Thanksgiving Day and may God bless you and your family around you. Until later, Myrna Rae

I have had a busy life of travel and adventure with many ups and downs along the way. I had fun times in my youth, with good and bad times in my chosen profession as a hairstylist.
I was terrorized by an abusive husband, until finally one day he, in a drunken rage, tried to kill me. I have raised my three children alone, with no child support coming in to help. I went through divorce and suffered with the accumulation of bills that I fought hard to pay.
Having a vision, in the form of a dream, I knew my mother was dying. I also came very close to losing my father a few years later.
I end my book with the inspiration and the faith that I found along the way.
I would like to thank John Reynolds, Kelly McLeod and Michael Corley for their assistance in helping me to prepare this book for publication.

I am a first-time author of Beauty Shop Burnout and my second book Black Jack Burnout is now in the process with Publishamerica. I live in Venice, Fl. amoung my family and friends and I can be contacted at myrna7768@yahoo.com
Thank you for your interest and God bless you. Myrna Rae

Rainbows Showing in the Clouds

I am not above the pressures of life and I've experienced a few bad days lately. Sometimes we have to just set back and count our blessings and thank God that we are allowed this special life to live. The rains have finally began for this season in Florida and the rivers and lakes are beginning to fill. The yards are becoming greener, the flowers are beginning to bloom and the fruit is beginning to bud once again. The rainbows I love to look at are beginning to show themselves in the clouds once again as life for us all continues on. We must keep in tune with our Lord to survive in this world with sin all around us. We must overlook the bad and search out the good things in this life we all live. I find it hard to believe that this year is already half gone. I must spend my time more wisely if I am to accomplish my goals that I have set down for this year. May you all succeed in your goals and your wishes and may the good Lord bless you all though this day and the coming days ahead. Myrna Rae

Special Days

Each day of our individual lives is just a small portion of a series of days. These days make up our total life's existence. A day consists of time we have between waking up and going to sleep. This is approximately sixteen hours per day. Sleeping in on ones day off is very nice sometimes,
but it takes away about one third of our special day. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is the future. There is no guarantee of tomorrow arriving for any of us so today is the time to grasp a stronghold and enjoy each moment of each day. Attack today early with plans and excitement. Fill it with family, friends, hope, joy and peace. Above all else enjoy the love of God and the love for others around us. Today is a Special day. Lets be thankful for it, spend it wisely and enjoy it until it slowly fades away. Have a great and special day today. Myrna Rae

Scripture for the Coming Week Ahead

Proverbs 9:10

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding."

The Bible can be quite hard to understand if you just pick it up and read from any section. The more you read the more you will understand it. Reading the Bible is like watching your favorite movie or reading your favorite novel. The more you watch and read the more you start to notice what you may have missed or forgotten. Daily reading of the Bible will lead to rewarding understanding as now the hand of God is guiding you and filling you with his knowledge and understanding. Proverbs is one of my favorite books of the Bible. It is easy to understand and is full of sayings to start you on the right path. It is a good place to begin if you are starting to read the Bible. God tells us to keep in touch and we will be shown the way to go into your closet to pray. My car is my closet when commuting to and from work. This time is used to communicate with my Lord. God doesn't care how you pick your time God does care about his children constantly keeping in touch. Daily we as Christians must read our Bibles and communicate with our God.

God Bless

Myrna Rae

Support Your Local Library

I drive 45 minutes daily to get to work. I have been doing this long drive for many years now. I have considered many times getting a job closer to home, but I like my job. I have a tip on how to shorten a long drive to work and even make it enjoyable. The answer is audio books! Audio books are available at your local library and they are free to use. Some of the audio books that I enjoy are Autobiographies, Dramas and Christian Stories. The library has hundreds of audio books to choice from. A few times I was so into the audio book that I was listening to that I forget to start working. I have been an avid reader for many years and enjoy the library. I have donated books and movies. I do not even mind the small charge if I bring back items late, the library is worth it. At the library you can check out books, movies and audio books for free. If you have extra time the library usually has local and major newspapers, current magazines and posted events in your community all free. If you have extra books and movies that are collecting dust donate them to your local library and encourage other to do the same. Myrna Rae

Respect Your Elders

I learned from a very young age to respect the elderly and do what you are told. When I was a young girl there was a big pasture between my two sets of grandparents farm homes. When I walked from one home to another I had to walk a long way around, as I was not allowed in the pasture. The pasture is where my grandfather kept his hogs. One sunny day when I was about seven years young I had to use the restroom. I had two choices I could use the outhouse* (see link below) which was full of nasty spiders and bugs or cut across the pasture and use the restroom inside the house. I had to go really bad so I took off across the pasture. I started across this huge pasture when a big sow nursing her young spotted me. The sow got up from nursing and started charging right at me. I began to scream and ran as fast as my young legs would carry me toward my grandparents house out of the pasture. I was lucky my grandfather was in the barn not far from the pasture and heard my screams. My grandfather had stopped the sow, but the only thing I remember is being cradled in my grandmother's arms. While cradled in my grandmothers arms I noticed I had wet myself from the fright of this bad decision I made. I learned fast from this to respect others and do what I was told. My behavior was much better after this experience and to this day I must say I have no fondness for big hogs. Listen and respect others as we go through the day. God Bless.

* http://reformnow.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/outhouse.jpg

Saving Money Going Green

First, I am not a tree hugging Liberal type like most of my friends I just like making some extra cash. There are many ways to be eco-friendly and save some green that do not interfere with your daily routine. I have three that I like to share that make/save me about $30 to $40 dollars a month, that could be $480 a year.
1. Get rid of those 1950's era light bulbs and invest in modern fluorescent light bulbs. Yes, they do cost more, but I have not changed a light bulb in 18 months and they use less electricity. Unplug that stuff! Unplug TVs, cell phone chargers and computers. Anything that you can turn off you can unplug from the wall just as easy. Most all electronic devices pull a little electricity even turned off.
2. Recycling doesn’t just keep waste out of landfills; it can be another source of income. I never buy glass bottled anything. Everything I buy to drink is in aluminium cans (except milk and water). I serve drinks in glass or plastic cups, that I clean and reuse, when serving drinks to my friends and party guests. I have even been know to take a bag to parties and collect cans. Once a month I take these cans to the recycling center and they give me cash. Why give your money to the city with weekly trash and recycling collection; turn those cans in yourself.
3. Collect rain water. I like my cool plants. Most people have plants and waste alot of money to keep them looking good. Rain water has large amounts of that magic ingredient plants love, nitrogen. Most well water and city water has very little nitrogen unless you got some strange runoff going on. Use rain water on your plants, it keeps them healthy and saves money on replacing them and buying those store bought fertilizers. Written by James Reynolds

Myakka River State Park, Sarasota County, Florida

Myakka River State Park is a great family place to visit if you are ever in Florida. They have Air Boat Rides, Bike Canoe and Kayak Rentals, Great Food, Nice and Friendly Staff, Lots of Wildlife, Camping and GATORS.

http://www.myakkariver.org/

Scripture for the Coming Week

Proverbs Chapter 22 Verse 6

"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

Raising children today is a tough job. Both parents usually need to go out of the home to earn money in this tough economy. With tough times comes broken homes and sometimes a even divorces, which only causes problems for our youths young minds. Whatever time you have with your children you should use it wisely and teach them to love and respect others. I was blessed as a young child to have had two Christian parents and two sets of Christian grandparents. They were patient with me and their Christian beliefs helped form me and my positive thinking on life. I feel that sports are great for children, keeps them active and into something good. All we can do is to try are best and our best usually works just fine.

God Bless

Myrna Rae