WELCOME TO SIMPLY DEBBIE

THE NEW YEAR IS JUST HOURS AWAY.

2010

I THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT THE NEW YEAR COMING UP.

IT IS A NEW BOOK WITH EMPTY PAGES. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

TO WRITE THOSE PAGES AS WE MIGHT. GOD HAS THE ULTIMATE

DECISION FOR SOME THINGS AND WE CAN NOT CHANGE THAT......

BUT WE CAN CHOOSE TO BE CARING, HELPFUL, PRODUCTIVE, AND

ENCOURAGING TO THOSE AROUND US WHO ARE HURTING. HELP

THE PERSON WHO IS BROKE DOWN AT THE STOP SIGN INSTEAD OF

CURSING HIM/HER BECAUSE THEY HAVE SLOWED US DOWN.

IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO GO ON WITH AMY IN HEAVEN EVEN

THOUGH IT SHOULD BE EASIER KNOWING SHE IS PAIN FREE AND SAFE.

I AM HOPING THIS NEW BLOG, SIMPLY DEBBIE, IS MY NEW START.

I WANT TO WISH ALL 248 PLUS BLOGGERS THAT WERE WITH ME,

HUGGING ME, LOVING MY FAMILY ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE GOING

HOME OF OUR BELOVED AMY DAWN. I COULD NOT HAVE MADE IT

WITHOUT YOU, MY FRIENDS. I PRAY FOR EVERYONE OF YOU EVERY DAY.

PRAYERS WILL CONTINUE AT SIMPLY DEBBIE BECAUSE THAT IS WHO I AM.

RING OUT THE OLD, RING IN THE NEW,

RING, HAPPY BELLS, ACROSS THE SNOW:

THE YEAR IS GOING, LET HIM GO;

RING OUT THE FALSE, RING IN THE TRUE

~ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON, 1850

WE HAVE A BIG SCHOOL BELL IN OUR BACK YARD HIGH A TOP A RAILROAD

TIE CEMENTED INTO THE GROUND. I ALSO BOUGHT ONE JUST LIKE

IT SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR MY PARENTS.....THEY RANG THEIRS' 50 TIMES

ON THEIR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. WE RING OUR BELL ON THE 4TH OF

JULY AND AT MIDNIGHT ON NEW YEARS EVE. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A

PIZZA ROLL NIGHT FOR AMY AND RICHIE. WE WOULD RENT MOVIES

AND GAMES AND WERE ALWAYS TOGETHER EXCEPT FOR A FEW YEARS

AMY HAD PARTIES TO ATTEND.

TONIGHT RICHIE WANTS TO EAT PIZZA ROLLS IN HER MEMORY AND WE

ARE GOING TO WATCH MOVIES AND PLAY CARDS AND AT 12 MIDNIGHT

WE ARE GOING TO RING THE BELL 33 TIMES.

I HAVE ONE URGENT PRAYER REQUEST..........AN ANGEL NAMED

SHARON WHO HAD HER HUSBAND PASS TO HEAVEN JUST TWO HOURS

BEFORE AMY PASSED IS NOW IN A FIGHT FOR HER LIFE WITH THE

SAME CANCER AS AMY HAD. WE JUST LIFT YOU UP TO GODS' THRONE

ROOM OF MERCY AND GRACE AND KNOW HE WILL TOUCH YOU WITH

HIS HEALING.

H A P P Y N E W Y E A R

SIMPLY DEBBIE