October blog challenge-Day 10...a photo taken of me at least 10 years ago

Here it is day 10 of the blog challenge.
I was not real sure about this challenge because most of the photos I have of me prior to 2008 are mostly gone. It is a long story and I do not wish to get in to it. 
However, it just so happens that I do have one. This was taken of me, I think by my Mother, when I was about 2-3 years old.

Yee haw!

Hope you enjoyed this little throw back to my childhood.
Peace...Naila Moon

October blog challenge-Day 9...a photo I took

Wow, so today's blog challenge is to post a photo I took. I suppose I could just leave now because the photo above is one I took but what fun would that be? Hmm....well, I will post a few instead.

My husband in costume

Up in the mountains of Colorado

My daughter, Natasha

 

 

My son, Josh

Peace...Naila Moon

October blog challenge-Day 8-Thank you letter

Today is day 8 of the October blog challenge. This challenge was to write a letter to someone who changed your life.  There are actually several people who have changed my life over the years. However, the following letter is to my children as no one, other than my husband, could have changed my life more than they did.

My kids, Joshua and Natasha

I hope you do not mind but I decided to write another letter as well:

 

October blog challenge-Day 7...5 things you could just not possibly live without

Here it is day 7 of the October blog challenge and I am asked what 5 things could you not possibly live without. My mind immediately goes in a certain direction but are people things? Assuming that people will be put in this category for today, here are my picks.

1. My husband Tamirisc. He is my rock, my confident and lover. At this point in my life I would be totally lost without him.

2. My children first and foremost. They are crazy, fun loving and most of the time make me laugh. After them would be my daughter-in-law, my grand-daughter, parents, siblings and extended family.  (I suppose I coudl have said family but I really needed to qualify.)

3.  I really could not do without my spiritual relationships. There has been times I probably would have died without that.

4.  My friends. Here is my close friend Jean but I have other close friends, Stephen, Trish, Storme, Debra, Kelly. Each of these friends has enriched my life in one way or the other.  There are others but just not as close. (I do want to include on line friends as well because they too have been inspiration or a source of encouragement.)

5. I do not know what I would do without the water we drink, the food we eat, the air we breathe and the life giving stuff that I am privy to everyday.

I am blessed by so many people and things.

Peace...Naila Moon

October blog challenge-Day 6...Memory you would like to relive

Today is day 6 of the October blog challenge and it is what memory would I like to relive.

Actually, this is quite easy to answer but in truth, I really do not want to relive any moments in the past. See, I think we live what we live and then we move forward. Our past shapes us and moves us in a new direction. Those directions may be positive or negative but we do move one way or the other. I think it is up to us how we choose to move. 


Also, I tend to think if we could go back and relive something, it would not be the same. Certainly we would do something else to change it. For example if we had a bad memory, we would naturally want to go back and change it to something good. However, that means now, every thought, every action we did after that is now also changed. Do you see what I mean?

However, if I was to go back and relive a few moments, I would have to say 3 very important events.

The first two would be the birth of my children in 1987 & 1989.

My kids, Josh & Natasha

See, both of my kids were born by C-section.  I was knocked out cold for both of their births.  I did not see either of them until next day and actually in the case of my son, two days later.  I had complications with both births.  This is something I truly regret and envy other women who got to see their babies right after they were born.  The fact of the matter is, I have never seen a live birth and always wanted to.

The other moment I would want to relive is my marriage to Tamirisc.

 

Tamirisc and I were married in 2008 on Christmas day. We married in our condo in an extremely intimate wedding.  My daughter performed the wedding ceremony and we had one witness.
I suppose if I could go back, I would want my son there. I would also liked to have had my extended family there and probably married out under a tree. :)
However, in spite of that, it was the absolutely happiest day of my life in years.

So, what memory would you like to relive or change?

Peace...Naila Moon

October blog challenge-Day 5...favorite quote

Today is day 5 of the October blog challenge. At first I was not sure that I had a favorite quote and the only thing I could think of is something I like to say: 

"If you don't like the way I drive then get off the sidewalk."

Yeah, I know probably wrong in so many ways plus I do not drive crazy. I just always thought it to be a funny saying.


Then I thought some more and realized one of my favorite quotes comes directly from the Bible. This particular quote hangs in my Mom & Dad's kitchen. I have seen it and loved it all my life. The quote is from the 13th chapter of Corinthians:


"Love is patient, love is kind..."

 


 Until tomorrow, peace...Naila Moon

Take the challenge! Breast Cancer Awareness

My Aunt M-she begins radiation tomorrow!

October is breast cancer awareness month.
As a niece who has seen her aunts fight breast cancer (and survive), have seen former co-workers and friends fight as well, I ask you to join me this month in this challenge. I ask you to join me and others in the pink ribbon challenge to help one woman save a life by getting free mammogram. Join with me and pass the pink ribbon challenge.  Grab the code and post it in your blog entry.


Thanks so much. We can and will beat this!!


~Naila Moon
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