Good Morning To My New Favorite Day!
Grab your coffee and read on:)
I recently had a chance to meet Shannon Pruitt, of My New Favorite Day…here is a link to her blog http://mynewfavoriteday.com/.
Shannon is an incredible wife, mom, daughter and friend….she brings good into life with a beautiful attitude and she is one awesome lady! She lives in CA. with her husband and their children. Here is Shannon’s introduction of herself from her blog.
“My name is Shannon Pruitt and I am a childhood surviving, divorced, now happily married, IVF success story, working mother of 2 amazing babies who were born 12 weeks premature. While my children are now 2 years old, my son, Q, has thrived while our daughter, E, has had a much more difficult journey. She is considered special needs with a tentative diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy, and so as she grows, so do we as individuals and as family. How to help her, how to celebrate our differences while allowing ourselves to cope with the challenges that we never knew to expect. So while much of this blog is based on our experiences (good and not-so-good), it is also based on how we must not let ourselves become victims of our circumstances but rather advocate in our own lives.”
“After being in a bit of a self-imposed emotional isolation for about 18 months, 6 months ago an ordinary moment in our living room became extra-ordinary and I thought perhaps sharing these stories of hope and inspiration can help and motivate others going through similar circumstances. So that night, with my nerves on fire, I created my first post for ‘mynewfavoriteday,’ and what I found out from so many of you was that these emotions and feelings were not unique to us or our circumstances, but rather permeated all of your personal experiences through your relationships and situations with parents, conception, siblings, IVF, prematurity, parenting, children, special needs, terminal illness, and everyday stress. It became very clear that we are all united by common emotions of love, fear, hope, faith, sadness, happiness, strength, and joy and most importantly, we are all doing the best we can, how we can. We all need one another and if we can remember to find the little nuggets of inspiration and motivation we can try to make each day ‘ournewfavoriteday’.”
A very good friend of mine who lives in Central Oregon sent me a link to Shannon’s blog site last winter as she knew Shannon’s best ever friend who lived down the street from her. I clicked on the link and the friendship with Shannon began developing that night. She grew up in Ashland , Oregon and has been to my neck of the woods in Eastern Oregon…and has attended the Pendleton Round Up.
I felt a connection to Shannon immediately as we share a lot in common with life and an artists heart.
So today July 17th Shannon interviewed me on her blog and if you go to her web/blog site you can see the interview:)
I am humbled that she wanted to interview me…my life is truly just like yours with both good and bad times…we just keep a going and find something each day to be thankful for and grateful for…then we look for a really good belly laugh to get some of those feel good cells moving:)
And there you have a pearl of wisdom from Hot Rod Cowgirl…and Melody:)
Shannon calls her blog “My New Favorite Day”, as it is her choice each day to find something amazing in her life that day and that one day becomes her new favorite day!
What an awesome way to look at each day as we roll out of bed…no matter if we have something fun to wake to or something hard to wake to, each day “CAN” be our new favorite day if we want it to…
We just have to make that one choice and decision…
At times with serious determination…we can choose to be upset or we can smile even when life seems to hit us hard…there is always a way to find hope…the choice is ours…
To either let it ruin your day or your life or choose instead to carry on and find a way to survive it with grace and a can do attitude with heart.
We can survive the whatever it is with the belief that things will get better and life will go on…and we can survive with strength and joy.
Hot Rod Cowgirl and her dogs choose to find a good belly laugh each day:)
Along with my horses…
And Minnie too:)
And my hubby Wild Bill:)
Be sure to check out My New Favorite Day at http://mynewfavoriteday.com
Ok this 4:00 am stuff is not bad usually but I have been up for 24 hours…I gotta go take a nap…yawn…we have had terrible lightning storms nightly and various other things like wind, hail, more thunder and last night was four hours solid of every kind of lightning there is over the top of our house from 10:00 pm-2:30 am…kind of scary when you think about it.
We have an abundance of dry fuel with dried out cheat grass and mustard…the right combination for a raging fire…and an 80 plus bushel wheat crop waiting to be harvested…which was postponed again due to heavy rain and flooding last night…pins and needles for the farmers around us as well as for us too.
Our small town is under water tonight…this was early yesterday morning…once the water recedes then the clean up of mud begins…it has been a long week here…and harvest is on hold. This is a place where we have a choice of giving into the negative or we can choose to have a brand new day become our favorite day…I am gonna choose a brand new day:) How bout you?
Hot Rod Cowgirl 
Oct 04, 2012 @ 00:30:35
I think you are so lucky to have been brought up on a ranch and surrounded by such a wonderful, caring (and big) family. You must have some great times when everybody gets together. Perhaps you could start telling the story of your Grandpa here in your blog. I would love to read it.
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Oct 02, 2012 @ 11:51:00
I agree with this sentiment 100%. Even with ups and downs in life, each day brings new and old things to be thankful for.
I used to ride horses when I was younger and have always loved them. Love cats, too (I had two, but they are both gone now after 18 and 20 years with me) (Minnie is gorgeous, btw). And I see that you and I both have a fondness for classic cars. All reasons why I am so pleased you are following my blog and I’m following yours. If you’re interested, I do have an earlier post called “Classic Cars and a Dog,” which is a photo essay on just a few of the models in one of our outdoor classic-car shows here. Perhaps you’ll enjoy it.
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Oct 03, 2012 @ 22:50:16
Thank you much…and I too am happy that you are following my blog:) and I am excited to find your blog:) I figured out finally that life was suppose to be ups and downs…I kind of grew up sheltered as an only child with two wonderful parents who loved me lots on an isolated cattle ranch. I had to learn early on how to entertain myself…and my horses were the main connection and relationship I had along with Dad’s cattle dogs that I loved always. I have always loved God’s beauty in this world if we will just stop and truly look we can find it in the isolated country where I live or in the city or in different cultures and countries. I have lived here in this house all my life…and in Juniper Canyon which I joke about being this surreal perfect world….where life stands still..things still look the same to me…this is one place I can go to and life is the same…truly I am very blessed. I always thought my Dad was John Wayne and my Mom was the Lady….Dad was rough and tough…Mom was beautiful and so very lady like…manners…etiquette and doing things right…I was so very blessed to be their daughter:) I honored my parents…as growing up in a house that my Grandpa….the one who came to America at 13 by himself…my Grandpa built this 3500″ house in 1920 for his Norwegian Mother….and at the time he and my Grandma had 7 kids and then they had two more, the twins…my uncles Ron and Rich…Grandpa honored his Mom by building this house…it was his love and honor for his parents….which God tells us to do in the commandments…growing up here taught me a lot about honoring my parents.
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Aug 07, 2012 @ 21:00:00
An interview! Wow, what a great idea! Cool and unique post!
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Aug 07, 2012 @ 21:35:19
Thank you:) I was humbled that she asked me…hugs:)
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Jul 20, 2012 @ 21:18:19
Great pictures as always!!!!
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Jul 20, 2012 @ 21:42:19
You are too kind and thank you so much….I am learning as I go with the photos…and loving every minute of it:) I love finding the creative and yet beautiful shot:) I have not been able to keep up with you and others on the blogs…summer has been crazy for us it seems this year…weird weather and busy times…hoping to have more time to post more soon:) I miss you and miss reading your blogs…have a peaceful and happy weekend:)
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Jul 18, 2012 @ 22:21:00
Congrats! Read here: http://havehest.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/whooaa-another-blog-award-from-cornelia-loh-germany-a-lovely-blogger-award/
Hugs,
Ann
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Jul 19, 2012 @ 13:14:54
Thank you and congrats to you:)
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 12:25:28
I love your words and your pictures! As a budding horse riding (at almost age 39), I could look at the pictures for hours. Can’t wait to read more. Beautiful blog! XOXO-SWM
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 12:26:26
Oops, that’d be “budding horse rider”, LOL! Oh, and I forgot to mention…yes, today is “mynewfavoriteday”. I love, Shannon, too-she is awesome!
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 19:51:55
Amen and yep I agree….I am honored and blessed to know Shannon:) today and tonight are my new favorite day too!
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 19:51:04
Thank you so much:) Am so glad to hear that you are riding horses and taking lessons etc. Good for you!!!!! Awesome and keep going with the horses as they are truly worth it!!! Thank you so much for stopping in and joining in…I just joined your blog:) Have a wonderful night!!!
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 10:02:43
Did you notice the lovely reflections in that flooded street scene?
We’ve had 8 days of rain here. The “big” lightning storms are unnerving – 2 men in a soccer game died Sunday when lightning struck ahead of a storm.
Hope you get the harvest done OK – then you can rest a little easier, maybe.
Thanks for the heads-up on that blog!
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 19:48:43
Yes I did:) Wow 8 days of rain sounds awful…so I will not complain:) How sad that two men were killed, my heart goes out to their families…yes tonight is more of the same with lots of lightening and little rain but it is possible also that we could have cloud burts of 2″ of rain and so we are under a flash flood alert too….crazy weather for us as this is very unusual. Please do go check out My New Favorite Day:)
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 09:29:25
This is so wonderful, I am feeling all warm and fuzzy inside and so happy we have met and nurtured our friendship. I am so delighted you are in my home today and thanks for sharing me with such warmth in yours. xo:) Stay safe and dry!
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 19:45:39
Shannon, thank you for the opportunity to share part of my life on your inspiration series:) I am humbled and truly grateful. As a cancer survivor sharing my story and also the strength that God gives me is important for others to know that yes, we can do this and yes, we can live and live good lives! I think no matter what walk we walk each and every day is a true choice…of it will be a good day or not….whether like you with two beautiful minis to care for and yet maintain a fulltime job…for me it is running a business office and doing stuff I did not know how to do when I was horseback chasing cows…we do it with a joy in our hearts and we choose to make each day our new favorite day!!! I love the phrase you created:) Tonight we are to have severe thunderstorms and heavy rain and we are under a flash flood alert too…plus being aware of the lightening before the rain to be sure no fires are started…this weather is super weird and crazy for Juniper Canyon…let me tell ya…have a wonderful night and you are always welcome in my home anytime:) Please do come visit me anytime:):):) Blessings on you my dear friend:)
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 06:33:10
A very good blog post, Cowgirl. Inspiration.
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 09:02:34
Thank you so very much….and thank yo for your support and someday we plan to get to come see your beautiful Norway:) Wishing you a wonderful new favorite day:)
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 05:30:12
I love how you always find in the good in spite of the circumstance. Thank you for sharing the link, I will check it out 🙂
Cheers! MJ
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 09:00:32
Thank you so much MJ:) I think the positive outlook comes from the farming and cattle heritage…we country gals are born with it:) Between my parents being of good attitude and teaching me when I was very young to be thankful and grateful for my life…I would rather be positive and look for God and the good in each situation as I know that it is there. Life does not always go as we had it planned but we can make each day become our new favorite day! Shannon is an inspiration…I truly admire her life. Huggies to you:)
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 04:34:00
What a great blog today…..wonderful words, great stories, super photos, and a really wonderful review with your new friend! We all have journeys to share – different ones but with one thing in common….one foot in front of the other one day at a time. My favorite day is every day that I wake up and realize I’m alive and kickin’ !
Kitty Hugs for Minnie from Sammy
Human Hugs for you from ME!
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Jul 17, 2012 @ 08:53:57
Thank you so much Pam and Sam for your support and hugs:) You are so very right…each day is a gift and we have one day to celebrate it:) My Mom always said if life gives you lemonade then make lemonade:) Amen Mom and amen Pam and Sam:) Wishing you a great new favorite day! Minnie and I feel much better now after a few hours sleep…she sends hugs to Sammy too:) Big Hug to you!!!
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