Several of you already know that Tom spent a few days in the hospital last week.   An MRI discovered cancer in his spine.  We have an appointment with the radiologist this week.  I'll keep you posted as we know more.

When we were at the doctors office last week we saw another state employee who was diagnosed with cancer over the Christmas holiday. 

I'm not sure if it's because we're going through this or if there is an increase in cancer cases recently but it seems that every where we turn someone is telling us they have been diagnosed with cancer. It's pretty unsettling.


One of our friends sent us the following survival kit and I thought it was worth passing on to you.  What you don't see is the picture of the survival kit that came with the e-mail (I tried to copy and paste it but couldn't get it to work).  The kit includes a toothpick, a rubber band, a band aide, eraser, a candy kiss, a mint, bubble gum, a tea bag and a pencil.

YOUR DAILY SURVIVAL KIT FOR 2011

Today, I am giving you a

DAILY SURVIVAL KIT  
to help you each day............

Toothpick ... to remind you to pick the good qualities in everyone, including yourself.

Rubber band ... to remind you to be flexible. Things might not always go the way you want, but it can be worked out.  

Band-Aid ... to remind you to heal hurt feelings, either yours or someone else's.

Eraser ... to remind you everyone makes mistakes. That's okay, we learn by our errors.

Candy Kiss ... to remind you everyone needs a hug or a compliment everyday.

Mint ... to remind you that you are worth a mint to your family & Me.

Bubble Gum ... to remind you to stick with it and you can accomplish anything.

Pencil ... to remind you to list your blessings every day.

Tea Bag ... to remind you to take time to relax daily and go over
that list of God's blessings. This is what makes life worth living every minute, every day.




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