Dining at Flip Burger Boutique

View from the patio seating

I smile when glowing

Hubs and Daughter glowing in the Sun

This trip to Atlanta was part of a birthday gift from my daughter. 

She said "Mom I know you are not into food, but you do like time with the family". I do love that, "time".

She loves to show me the city life and I love visiting it, so Atlanta here we come!

The owner of Flip Burger was on "Top Chef" TV show.  This link shows the food and fun crowds that was there.

I am not complaining but there was not enough space for the path of a wheelchair.  However the waiters and people stood up kindly moving  the chairs and umbrellas for me.

My daughter said "no one thinks about the space it takes for a wheelchair".

After I weaved through the maze to my waiting empty table I thought "whew I am glad I do not need to go to the restroom".

I had no more thoughts of the crowd since we were secluded in the corner and we enjoyed our time there.

The food was bursting with color and flavor so I started gobbling eating too fast without taking anymore photos.

I enjoy spending time with my young adult children, we do have fun and laugh a lot. 

Life has enough problems but try to concentrate on the good stuff!

She has been Living 50 Years with MS

Guest Post by Deborah from What Matters Most is Kindness,  she shared this story with me about her Mom.  It was encouraging to me, so I hope you enjoy it also....

I’m writing about my mother, Mary who is 80 years old and is a living testament that people can live with MS.  My mother doesn’t remember when she was diagnosed, but she believes she was in her early thirties.  She remembers going to the Doctor’s office and him telling her that she will more than likely spend the rest of her life in a wheel chair. 
Well, if you know my Mom, she didn’t listen to him, she kept on with her daily activities as if nothing was wrong. She ran a horse farm and a large dog kennel.  She was president of the local Women’s Club for years, the town Finance committees and so on… Fortunately for my mother, her MS must have gone into remission.  A little was know about this disease 50 years ago.

When my mother was around 73 or 74 she started loosing muscle mass and several neurologists couldn’t figure out why.  Of course, my mother never mentioned that she had MS, or that is what the doctor said.  It wasn’t until her fifth neurologist had said, maybe you have MS and a light went off!  Then my mother remembered that years ago, Dr. Spear said the same thing.  She told her doctor that and after a few tests, the MS did show up, in her brain.  My mother would not let them do a spinal tap because she has a very bad back and has had surgery on her back for her arthritis.  She has also had two total knee replacements. 
Fast-forward to today, my mother still runs a horse farm, the same one she just bought when she was first diagnosed.  Yes, she needs her cane (a different one for each outfit), because she has a terrible limp, but it doesn’t seem to bother her at all.  She still falls and I worry about that, but she only blames herself…My mother has one of the best, positive attitudes of anyone I know. Nothing ever seems to get her down and she never feels sorry for herself.   I did put a bedroom down stairs for her in her home, but she won’t use it!  She says she doesn’t need it yet! 
The only thing she misses is dancing. She used to love to dance!

She was happy that I was writing about her because people can live full and happy lives with MS. 

Our Clunker Fun to the Dump

I rode with hubs to the dump landfill after a bit of spring cleaning.

We were just a normal couple going for a joy ride in our clunker van.   I was able to hop climb into the front seat and leave the wheelchair behind!

I rode along happily chatting with hubs during the short trip.  The windows down and wind blowing my hair, kind of day.

It touched me that hubs would take the time to go to the dump when he is not into spring cleaning.

When we returned I took a pic of horse-dog (120 lbs) investigating the area and saying "where did yall go"?

It is surprising what fun an ordinary day can be.  Keep making those daily life memories!

Hidden Beauty of 5 deers

The 5 deers are in this picture, but hard to see since they blend in so well with their surroundings.  I was so blessed to look out my window and see this sight.

Beauty can be hidden in all views of life. Look for the hidden beauty as you travel your picture of life!

ps.  I could not dream of a view existing like this, secluded but near a city....God could see it and blessed me for 8 years now with this view.  There is a lesson here for me!

My Bedroom Bookstore Giveaway Update

I am updating my earlier post about the Bookstore in my bedroom. I started selling the books on Amazon, one book at a time to get my home back to normal.

It seemed like an overwhelming task but I was going to do what I could.  I sold part of two cases from the 30 cases I had stored in this room.

I enjoyed my new business of getting that bookstore out of my house!

Surprisingly the lady called me soon after I had started selling on Amazon. She called to ask if she could bring the rest of the money and pick up the books.

Of course I told her that I had called for a year and assumed the economy had affected her.  However she had been sick and still wanted the inventory to open a Christian Bookstore.

She came a few weeks ago and moved most of it.  Almost all is gone, as you can see in the picture above.  (the boxes in the corner are garbage and the tree is ours :))

I still have 100 books to sell and soon my book selling business will be a memory.  I believe God has different plans for me other than selling one book at a time.....

Ginny is the winner for March!  This will end my book giveaway for now.  I still enjoy comments :)