Yes its U2, but its not about the song or band, it about an attitude of love when it seems to be gone forever and so much is lost..

To the lost and broken hearted, betrayed that struggled and held on tooth and nail, giving all they had and fought with every ounce of strength they had that they cannot even remember when it was last that they had hope not tainted with some kind of fear.

To the people taken by surprise when they thought they were doing what they should, and were up to their elbows doing it, and hacking out the stuff they agreed to, but the details of life got in the way of the dream they set out together to achieve, and that was to live with each other and make each other happy, protect each other, the rest of our lives. Then it is over in a second it seems without any warning.

To those who find themselves alone now, and feel like thier future is shot, and have no idea what to do now, because so much depended on the spouse being there for everything.


Its a long road out of the darkness, but it does break into someplace with light again, and although love does not seem it will ever return, it does, sometimes so slowly, that you are surprised when one day you laugh like you haven't for years, and then you remember, life is good.

The heaviness like a stone will lift, and you will be yourself again, with a deeper appreciation, for the little pleasures, and with less to prove than you ever did before. Confidence in yourself will return, and that alone brings peace, because it is a quiet confidance that you will find a way to excell and do better than survive, you will live well and in victory, of a battle well fought.

The Song played tonight, and it reminded me of the human imagination, and how much of a gift it is to us, because with that imagination, we can visualize what we cannot yet see, and create what we do not yet have, to have a future we can build even from ashes.

Without the valleys we do not know the joy of standing in the sun on the mountains, or understand how preciuos that can be. May God shine on you and lead you out of the dark places that we find ourselves in at times in our life. You can trust that He will lead you well and right, and that He loves more than any human being with skin on, because that is the fathers nature, to give his life for his children.

Don't forget to just breathe,close your eyes,and count your blessings.

Well just want to share with the MB peeps that my daughter is expecting the birth of her second DD within a couple of weeks..

Her 4 year old DD is excited, and my DD is as big as a house, and feels it too.

Gonna be a great time for us all..Me and DGD are gonna spend time together too, and play dolls or something, lol, probably play on the PC, and print some letter to her Sister, and some pics too

CP, what wonderful news! A grandpa twice over to sweet little girls! Make sure you have a tea party with DGD! The memories you make with her now, she will have always. I'm so grateful that my father had a chance to be a part of my two girls' lives, and that they have so many memories with him.

Have a wonderful time with you family, and I'll be praying for your DD to have a smooth labor & delivery!

That makes me five times a grampa, lol, and the oldest is 16..Yep, I was a grandpa at 44...

My oldest is 34, and my first wife of 18 stopped taking the pill, right after we got married, without telling me. I guess she wanted to be a grown up in a different way than I did then, but hey, we were just kids, and I adjusted.

1st son has two boys too with his wife, and I still have two sons, 24 and 21, that will for sure have kids someday, they both love them..

Me I'm looking forward to senility, and asking God, "Are we there yet?"

That's wonderful news, CP!

And you can't afford to indulge in senility yet. Those grandchildren need you!

From my phone:

I never saw this thread until today.
This part makes me cry.


This is so "me" today .

Thank you for the inspirational words.
Sometimes I feel I can't do this.
But, I can.

Wow Pep, you made me cry..Coming from you, that means a lot to me,(Do you have any sisters?)

Love you Pep, and hope you feel better soon.

We will all pull through this experience we call life, and our heavenly father will tell us, "Well done, my good and faithful servant" That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!

We have defiantly fell upon the rock of Christ, even if sometimes the rock fell on each of us, we were crushed to be reborn a new person. He has our backs, who else could we turn to anyways?

God bless you and get well soon sista

Sounds great, she loves Alice in wonderland, and her Dad dressed up like the Mad Hatter on Halloween, (she of course had a foam sword, and a plastic breastplate and shield, and slayed the Jaberwocky). Daily...lol

She is at the age where I will let her call the shots also, it will probably help her not worry, if she is in control of something. She reminds me of my wife, brought up in a decent home, with all the social graces my wife had, and were so twisted because of the pain she suffered at the hands of her relatives.

The best revenge is living well..this one is for you wife..not at you, but for you. I know how you worried about the kids. I am taking care of them.

Congrats to the entire CP clan!!

OMG NG, a clan? Now what images of the Hatfields and the McCoys I will have to live down..Lol

Thank you Sir,,Or should I say, "Thankkyee Suh!, your a fine judge of whiskey, wine and women, and there are dam few many of you left"

Us yankees have to stick together