Thinkin' "Upward" Thoughts!

A bit ashamedly, I see I haven't been very faithful to my blog spot and I don't have anyone to blame....but me! I have been blogging quite a bit on MySpace and that could be some of the reason I have neglected this spot...but I also have been keeping pretty occupied with work lately also...
I have adjusted to the change in work schedule pretty good and tonight was the first night I have had to work in quite a while and I managed okay...I prefer the day shift now and I thought I would be really tired after working a night shift after so long of not having to..but I am pretty perky tonight! It is really quiet here tonight...my son has turned in...he was tired from working outside all day and I am waiting for my husband to get home from work..both dogs are snoozing. Josie is on the couch and I believe Kramer is hiding behind the couch.....he has a favorite spot back there where he likes to nest away from his pesky little buddy!
We got a much needed rain today and it will make the grass grow so it will be time to mow in a couple days..if not tomorrow! My rose bushes have a lot of buds on them and I can't wait for them to start blooming! This rain will hurry them up perhaps!
Sometimes, when I am at a loss for words, (which, believe me, isn't very often) I borrow a few from Barb Johnson...I have her calendar and I even was fortunate to find one of her books at a thrift store here in town...and the post that I lost several days ago contained one of her little gems from what I call the "flippy calendar".....so...here is what I lost from the other day....."While we're not really sure where heaven is, the Bible often refers to it as being above. That produces one of the "side effects" of heavenly thinking. When we're focusing on the joy we'll know in heaven, our thoughts turn heavenward.....that's upward. Our hopes rise, and life down here is more bearable." I think Barb had a handle on how to keep a positive attitude in a negative world! So, when there is gloominess all around and when we can't see much to be cheerful about....we got to send our thoughts upward, folks! Think about what lies ahead for us....after all when we think of heaven....just the word itself brings pleasant thoughts....we can imagine it to be anything we want it to be....because it will be all that when we get there!....I don't know if that made any sense to you all....but it sure sounded good to me!