Joshua Guffey

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I got this by email and thought it was so good that I had to share it.

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.

8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.

12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.

35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come…

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.

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Wow, it’s been a bit of a ride since last Friday!

As many on you know, James and Becky have both been working to keep their fevers down. On Friday James came down with a temperature of 102 and I paniced. I called Becky at work frantic saying “you’ve gotta come home now!”. It wasn’t my best display of cool, calm and collected, as I was worried about his life and his brain. I remembered that at a certain temp you start to have brain damage. My thoughts went crazy!

Poor Becky came home to a frightened and unreasonable hubby. I flipped. This strained communications the whole weekend through. James’ fever reduced to normal over the next 24-36 hours and all was well, I thought.

Then on Tuesday I come home to Becky who’s skin is on fire! She was running at 103.9 degrees and experiencing several unnerving symptoms (nausea, pain in head/eyes, achy body, dizziness and others). After a long wait at urgent care on Miday Dr they told us to get to the ER and to have them rule out meningitis. Ahhhhhh!

After getting Becky checked in at the ER, I immediately looked up meningitis on Wikipedia and read the entire article. The part that really scared me was that bacterial meningitis has an adult mortality rate as high as 30%. I kept my cool and didn’t let on how worried I was so that I could continue to support Becky in the way that she needed. She was rocking, shivering, trembling, nauseaus, and still had a temp of 103.3.

At 12:15am they took her back, but the ‘nurseman’ wouldn’t allow me and James to go with her. Bastard. (just kidding, I know how these things go)

I was worried that James would wake up while there and cry, but he slept the whole time–over 4 hours! Which is a record I believe. A couple of time he almost woke up when someone would cough or speak loudly or another baby would cry, but a bit of bouncing put him right back to sleep. Until about 12:45am when he was finally hungry. I fed him and then checked in with the triage and got a nicer guy who took me back to Becky.

When I got back to Becky at 1:15am she looked soooo much better! She told me that they had ruled out meningitis and had determined that it must be the flu. Aaaahhhhhh, phew!

Now we’re home and everyone is getting lots of rest and fluids and working to recuperate. James spent the day with grandma and although he was teething badly, he had a good day. Becky stayed home and rested while daddy worked.

Thanks so much to those who stayed connected with me about this via my Facebook and Twitter feeds. I really appreciate your support. You all rock! Lotsa love.

-Joshua