joy from little things

what IS that large shining
thing in the sky???
THE SUN IS OUT and is suppose to stay out for
THE WHOLE WEEK!!

...how can you not laugh at our kitty...just chillin' in the middle of my bed...sitting up like it's the most normal thing for a cat to do!!!

These lego creatures represent the kids that make me laugh and smile daily....i have tons of pictures of them but can't post any until i get permission from parents...hopefully soon. until then, these aliens made by one of the kids today will have to do.

Purring kitty...warm sun shining through the window...time enough to take a nap before going back to work...and a frozen york peppermint patty on the way out!!! the simple joys of life...i'm thankful for them!!

Radiance of the Rain

have you ever had to choose to totally let go of someone or something that you absolutely don't want to but you know you have to...cuz it's what God is asking you to do? it doesn't feel good. i guess sacrifice isn't suppose to feel good. i haven't had a lot of deep heartache in my life. when it comes, though, like lately, i don't really like it at all. not a bit actually. i face it, learn from it, come to understand a bit more what Jesus' sacrifice and love really was and is, appreciate that maybe i'll be able to better relate to other people who face far more heartache than i ever will, i thank God for working for my good, i walk closer with Jesus, i press on...but my heart still aches and tears still randomly show up daily. i guess i'd rather have tears and heartache than no emotion or heart at all....but i still don't like the feeling.

someday heaven!!! :)

i'm so thankful for friends to go through life with. this is melissa, one of those friends in my life lately.

"Thou, O Lord, canst transform my thorn into a flower. And I want my thorn transformed into a flower. Job got the sunshine after the rain, but has the rain been all waste? Job wants to know, I want to know, if the shower had nothing to do with the shining. And Thou canst tell me- Thy Cross can tell me. Thou hast crowned Thy sorrow. Be this my crown, O Lord, I only triumph in Thee when I have learned the radiance of the rain." - George Matheson- from "Streams in the Desert"- Jan. 23

Some of my FAVORITE People in the World

my VERY cool biker mom and dad, living in Bend...looking for new jobs... gardening... riding... working hard. if you haven't met them, you should...cuz they are literally amazing beyond words...a couple of my best freinds, support, encouragement...you just have to know them...

Cindy..really Cynthia...is as fabulous as ever...living in Portland, has a little guniea pig, works as a flombottomist (or is it phlabotamist or flembottimist...), is involved at Imago Dei, enjoys reading, loves Africa and still watches out for her little sister...
i LOVE her like crazy

my "little-big" bother
(he's 6'4'')...

Craig is living in Bend, has become quite the smart fellow...he is rapping, writing lyrics, dancing, drawing, pondering life, has a pet snake and very "dope" black fish...and is loved more than he knows by his "big-little" sister(only 5'9'')


...YES...some of my favorite people...and forever will be

Look Mom, i'm Blogging!

i'm sitting here in my empty room...on this HORRID carpet (which, if i knew it's full history i don't think i'd be sitting on it) that will forever be forgotten after it is hopefully burned tomorrow!!! YES, NEW CARPET is coming and i don't think i've been so happy since i last saw the sun! :) and so i sit, wondering what to do tonight in this empty room...and a thought came to me...a BLOG!!!...i've been wanting to at least TRY to catch up with the times, so why not now! :)

so here i am. nothing professional. i think i'm done with trying to sound inspirational or whitty. i like using all lower case- i think it just looks good....and i've taken a liking to using "..."...i don't know why...i just like it better than a "," or "-"... i know i'll always have a thousand thoughts and questions to share and ponder. i also know that not everyone wants to hear them all, and i guess even if you DO, there just isn't time. i tend to be pretty honest...and then sometimes regret it later. at the same time, i've found that in honesty there's freedom from the "image syndrome" that has plagued me for years. i choose freedom!! :) so who knows what you'll get. i guess it'll just be me...cheryl...the random, confused, fun, happy, sad, passionate, learning, full of questions, frustrated, broken, growing, joyful, and a thousand other feelings, experiences and emotions- cheryl! ha! sounds fun to me! hopefully to you to!

so if you're reading this, you must be someone important to me and i just want you to know that i'm glad you're along for the journey...at least this part...and hopefully you'll stop by again. and if i don't know you, or haven't talked to you in years..well, we should catch up and i'll be happy to show you all of my fabulous striped socks...in all lengths!!!:)socks & roses help when the sunshine isn't out!!!
this is heather & autumn- i used to take care of them where i work...
...now heather is a sophomore and autumn is in jr. high!