Quick Sand

Finally, A New Post: "ONE DAY AT A TIME"

2006-09-16T10:25:00.000-04:00

My co-worker, Sue, gave me this writing she has had in her possession for years. I think you will see why. It is such a good reminder, as we journey this pilgrim way.

"One Day At A Time"

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.

One of these days is Yesterday,

With its mistakes and care, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed, we cannot erase a single word said,

Yesterday is gone!

The other day we should not worry about is Tomorrow,

With its possible burdens, its large promise and poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immedicate control. Tomorrow's sun will rise either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds - but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.

This leaves only one day,

Today!

Any man can fight the battle of just one day.

It is only when you and I have the burdens in those two awful eternities - Yesterday & Tomorrow -

that we break down.

It is not the experience of Today that drives men mad -

It is the remorses or bitterness for something which happened Yesterday and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring.

Let us therefore, live but ONE DAY at a time.

Today!

(Author Unknown)

Definition of a "Blog"

2006-08-19T12:47:00.000-04:00

David saw this cartoon in the Sunday Funnies and we felt it was so appropriate for the "Blog Site"! Acually, Blog is a cyber-word that stands for "Web Log." So now you've learned something:) (Click on the comic to enlarge)

The Vacation is Over, but the Memories Remain

2006-08-12T11:58:00.000-04:00

We have returned!!

We took lots of pictures with our new digital camera, over 300. Of course I couldn't put all of them on here, but here's a variety for you to view & take a little journey from wherever you are viewing these.

ENJOY.

We stayed at this Super 8 in Mackinaw City for $78.00 with our AAA dicount. We enjoyed the pool & whirlpool before we went on the Vesper Cruise.

Pastor George was the song leader & gave the devotional.

On to Mackinc Island:

Michilimackinac, the place of the "Great Turtle," was first given to the entire Straits of Mackinac region. By the 1820's, it was shortened to Makcinac.

(from the Mackinaw City, Mackinac Island Map & Official Guide)

The Fort on the Island

I was acually disappointed at how commercial & busy the Island was. You could hardly get across the street without waiting for people, bikes, horses, & wagons.

We didn't get to tour the Grand Hotel, or even walk in front of it because we weren't dressed appropriately. (David had on a muscle shirt.)

ON INTO CANADA!

DON'T EVER STOP AT ROADSIDE PARKS! THOSE OUTHOUSES SMELL AWFUL. ONE CAN BARELY BREATHE! IT'S SO BAD IT BURNS THE EYES. HOWEVER IN CANADA, AT THE PROVINCIAL PARKS, IT'S MUCH BETTER:

Here's our cabin at Twilight Resort, located on Lake Superior at the mouth of the Montreal River:

The sunset, our first night there, was beautiful:

SAND RIVER IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE SPOTS:

ANOTHER FAVORITE SPOT IS THIS RIVER:

FEW & FAR BETWEEN ARE THE SHOPPING MALLS:

THE PICTURED ROCKS CRUISE WAS REALLY GREAT!!

(It was located 2 hours west of the Mackinaw Bridge, but worth the trip)

Indian head:

Little Pirate:

The sunset on this 2 1/2 hour cruise was very nice, too.

Thanks for coming along with me on this

memorable little trip.

Bye.

COFFEE BREAK

2006-08-05T22:46:00.000-04:00

If you work in an office, or even at home for that matter, you know how hard it is to sit down to take a break without the demands of society coming in from every direction to disallow it.

Sue, my associate in the office, exclaimed in passing that her coffee was cold. I stopped in my tracks and said, "There is a poem in that, somehow." As we bantered back and forth, we came up with the following poem (we really do work-it's just that we know how to multi-task):

"Oh, For A Cup Of Hot Coffee"

The Doctor is late
The lab lost the slip
The phones are ringing
... And the Coffee is cold

There is a line at the window
The copy machine is jammed

The fax is out of paper

... And the Coffee is cold

Everyone is impatient

There are three lines on hold

The office is almost closed

... And the Coffee is cold

by Sue & Julie

The Better Half: You Pick

2006-08-05T21:00:00.000-04:00

A little introduction here, if you please. This is me with my husband David. We are both off on a grand, WHOLE WEEK of vacationing in Michigan's Upper Penninsula. We hope to visit Mackinac Island & Canada and try out our new digital camera. We will try to post some pics on our return.

Welcome to the "Quick Sand"

2006-08-01T20:53:00.000-04:00

Hello!!

Welcome to the very first post on my new blog!!

This site: "Quick Sand" is dedicated to all the friends I have had along life's road that are lost in time. I chose the name for this site because it has a two-fold meaning. First, like an hourglass, time is slipping through our fingers as each grain and pebble is drawn by gravity to the earth and is blown from ourselves by the wind. Secondly, like a quicksand bog, loved ones, friends, and events are sucked away from us, never to be touched or experienced in this lifetime again.

Don't leave my site yet, I won't always be this morbid!! I'm just reflecting. It is my goal to be able, through such high technology as this, to perhaps, gain back some of the connections to my precious relationships lost in time, through business of life and neglect.

Please do come again and feel free to make comments.