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Donetta is a wife, a mother, a grandmother, an author, and a friend!Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-34941430790700782612021-03-21T12:43:00.004-07:002021-03-21T12:48:59.718-07:00<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">Family trials have been taking my time lately. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">See you at a future date!</span></p>Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-20648784762602339922020-11-19T11:15:00.003-08:002021-05-04T15:59:45.973-07:00<p> <span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">November 2020</span></p><p><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;">This month has been full of life changes. Changes in the world and our family. The world is a bit chaotic, at least not the normal life we have know for several years...through out my life time! Life changes can be hard, confusing, and cause fear. So how do we cope with those uncertain feelings? Everyone has there own personal direction, but for me it is...I have faith in God. He knows what is happening, if fact, I believe he knows what is happening and what is to come. </span></p><p><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;">I believe that this society that exists in the world today will get worse before it gets better, BUT...we don't have to live in fear. I was taught to change what I could and for what I can't change: plan, prepare, and focus on family! Starting January, I will be adding a page to my blog about preparation. Physically and Spiritually.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;">As for changes in our family. That has been a mixture of joy and sadness. We recently lost Greg's beloved Aunt. She was an example of making the best out of what life throws at you and smiling while she did it! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;">The joy has come in twos! First, our newest grandson is here! My son, Daniel, and his wife, Kiylee, recently welcomed their first, sweet, baby boy into the world. Colton Lewis Loya. Our second joy is adding another new family member. My youngest daughter, Gretchen, is engaged to an awesome young man. Their wedding day is coming up soon! We are excited to get to know him!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;">Of course, this is also the holiday season. Some may be stressing that the world is a bit upside down now, but I say embrace family 100%!! Focus on the joy of relationships, friendships, and think of others! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;">The best way to relieve stress is doing something for someone else. A note in the mail, bake cookies, pop popcorn and enjoy a movie together, make a nice family dinner and eat together, play games. When all goes crazy...focus on your family. Build your relationship with them! Nothing else will matter in the end! The opportunity to spend more time with family has been a great blessing to me. I believe there is a lesson in all this chaos. Put family back as the center of our focus. Frankly, I think the world has become extremely selfish and here is our opportunity to redirect our priorities.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;">Have a great Thanksgiving! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-91224015216082603752020-09-24T11:53:00.001-07:002020-09-24T11:53:48.155-07:00<p><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Hello To My Blog Friends!</span></p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Welcome back!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Time to get back to my blog! Took a year off and now I am ready to get back to work!</span></p><p>Life has many roads! So many changes and learning experiences. We all have moments of adjusting to the changes and then we get back up and start moving forward! And here I am ready to move forward again. I have books waiting to be published...6 to be exact and I hope this year sees them in print!</p><p><br /></p><p>Its my favorite time of the year! Holiday season!! And starting with the first day of fall, it flows right into Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas!</p><p>Here are a few books to help you get into the flow of Fall and the season heading our way! My fall stories! Enjoy. Find them on Amazon! (Click on the Link)</p><p><br /></p><p>. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Friends-Forever-Donetta-Loya-ebook/dp/B07JN9ZFGM/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=donetta+loya&qid=1600973166&sr=8-2">Friends Forever</a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzyjbRCO0NWZbnSD-6q7jBYjlEQq7PEuDCdiastLLd8PxYO5UvE0HHPX9qk6UMOYGfhuvLOlh0OqQfLRmfGu-EG2CYi6dVt-1YN4OT66u7WzBFPhBj95fWgeqeghImZcPsiVSzeW-RhHP/s160/Friends+Forever%252C+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAzyjbRCO0NWZbnSD-6q7jBYjlEQq7PEuDCdiastLLd8PxYO5UvE0HHPX9qk6UMOYGfhuvLOlh0OqQfLRmfGu-EG2CYi6dVt-1YN4OT66u7WzBFPhBj95fWgeqeghImZcPsiVSzeW-RhHP/s0/Friends+Forever%252C+cover.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Autumn-Donetta-Loya-ebook/dp/B01LYOTW3F/ref=sr_1_24?dchild=1&keywords=donetta+loya&qid=1600973502&sr=8-24">A Kiss for Autumn</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_7PEr0CNoVkZG97HYQYmjl4vxGp8glyWbY8FNiXQ1rTW-Rx7l4LBaiqdTdeIp4oPXgTATld00NnVRM9pPOVvsoHwsdcjfxY4JuSGQJ-4aPFrT_pwvkLN7kcAzabXoJmT5PH2hun5KIbu/s500/A+kiss+for+Autumn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_7PEr0CNoVkZG97HYQYmjl4vxGp8glyWbY8FNiXQ1rTW-Rx7l4LBaiqdTdeIp4oPXgTATld00NnVRM9pPOVvsoHwsdcjfxY4JuSGQJ-4aPFrT_pwvkLN7kcAzabXoJmT5PH2hun5KIbu/s320/A+kiss+for+Autumn.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-43001134433009262062019-08-23T15:25:00.000-07:002019-08-23T15:25:00.532-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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September is almost here. It brings so many happy things. School time. I loved learning! Canning season! Memories of watching my mom and my grandma can jams and veggies from the garden.<br />
It was also a time of change for me. I welcome change. I need change! Everything from changing the decorations in my home to changing habits in my life!<br />
It's also the month before all the family holidays begin...its what this time of year is about. Spring isn't the only time of change. Each Season has change....embrace the new season of your life!<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"> Happy September!!</span>Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-76830761906744708012019-07-08T13:45:00.001-07:002019-07-08T13:55:52.929-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a great family month! The whole summer has been for o family! June, my youngest daughter and I traveled to Arizona for 2 family weddings. I was so awesome to be with family!...Hot, but awesome!<br />
We came home to organize our first Loya Family Reunion of our family of six kids. 2 of them couldn't make it, but the ones that came...we had a great time!<br />
We started with a cook out in the mountains...tin foil dinners for the adults, hot dogs for the little people, ending with S'mores for all! It was also Grandpa's birthday!<br />
Saturday was biscuits and sausage gravy for breakfast, then took some family pictures. Next the guys went there way to walk the pawn shops...and whatever they did. The girls had fun with manicures and foot soaks! I painted my nails..yup, I sure did!<br />
We had lunch...simple sandwiches, chips and cookies...served in cute 4th of July plates. Then the fun began! We headed out side for water baseball!<br />
Greg helped make a PVC pipe water fall...placed at first base. Second was a post in the garden, Second was a sprinkler put on low. Adults and children all played. It was fun watching the little ones run crazy because they had no idea that they were suppose to run to a base...oops! So we had to take time to explain the game!!<br />
After the fun of hitting and running and getting wet! We pulled out a long, roll of plastic, placed the water fall and the sprinkler, and wa la! Slip and slide fun!! We took lots of pictures.<br />
Back in the house we played "name that animal on your forehead". It was fun for the little kids. And hard then the adults thought it would be!<br />
The last activity was a family auction. Earlier in the day, I presented a photo album to each of the kids of family history. The story of Greg and mine first met, first date and the proposal where in it with pictures. It also included pictures of grand parents and great grandparents. Pictures of us, their parents as children with written info about favorite childhood pets and toys, and other memories.<br />
Before the auction, I asked questions about our family history recent and from info about the grandparents. They were paid with "Family money" featuring the face of relatives...old and today.<br />
It was fun! My 7 year old grand daughter hollered at one point. "Grandma, this is great! I needed to learn about my family! I love this game!" And that made it all worthwhile!Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-18143439695686902682019-05-19T12:06:00.003-07:002019-05-19T12:37:04.605-07:00<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">May....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I love May and all the flowers it brings. This May brought more than normal...news of my mother being ill, so once again there has been a lull in my blogging. Sorry to you, my readers. Hang in there! I will be back and be more consistent, but as the saying goes..."You never know what life will bring you!" That is what it has been lately for me. An unexpected trip to Arizona.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">So enjoy your spring!!.....My husband is getting the ground read for a garden. The lawn needs mowed every week now! Every thing is brilliantly green! I LOVE this time of year. Fresh, new, and full of possibilities!</span>Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-56986677354196931392019-03-29T23:38:00.001-07:002019-03-29T23:41:19.870-07:00<br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">You may have noticed I took a blogging Vacation for the month of March...but I am back for April!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;">I have had a month of sickness, but hopefully, that is over for now and I can get ready for a great spring!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"> Tulips and daffodils are blooming all around town. I LOVE spring flowers!</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"> This next month my baby girl, the last of my flock will be graduating!! It is a bittersweet moment, bringing many memories to my mind and heart.</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"> I have enjoyed being a mother! I know sometimes in today's world just being a mom isn't considered glamorous or the "In" thing to be doing. For those of you out there that are stay home moms...Embrace your life! Enjoy it! Clean your house, take care of your family and take pride in a job well done!</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"> There is a time and season in all parts of life....first I was a little girl, then a teenager, then a young adult, a new wife, then came my time to be a new mother...then a more experienced wife and mother...There was a time of watching my first born leave while I still had 5 young children at home. </span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;">There is a song the refers to the spring, summer, fall and winter time of a woman's life. Well, I believe I am making that shift from Fall to Winter...even though I must admit I feel like a summer woman! In my heart I am young, but experienced, ready for new things! But in reality, I am probably more in my winter months. My body is wearing down, I struggle with opening a simple jar. I am a grandmother of eleven! </span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"> Having Gretchen Graduating I feel like I am facing a new chapter in life! What next?? Do I go back to school? Find an opportunity to serve in my community? Travel to see my grand kids?</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"> I don't know for sure what is next other then pondering and much contemplating! As soon as I know what is next....I will let you know!! I still feel like there is so much life still waiting for me and I am going to reach out and grab hold of something new! Time for more personal growth!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><u><b>Spring is a time of new growth and new life! And so it is going to be for me! Happy Spring! Happy Easter! </b></u></span>Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-39957810835464946122019-02-05T21:55:00.002-08:002019-02-05T21:56:36.034-08:00<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">February 2019</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">This year has already started moving too fast for me! Its already the second month! What happened to January? </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"> Well, I did set my goals. Actually, I have been moving right a long with them....(To my surprise!) I feel very positive about this year! I plan to enjoy life to the fullest! I am going to step out of my circle more! ( The past few years health issues have kept me closer to home, but no more!) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I feel it...the shift is coming! Maybe it had something to do with my birthday last month! I am definitely older...I'm still working on wiser! But I know this year has many great opportunities waiting for me! And I am ready to greet those opportunities! </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"> Here are a few of my personal goals....I want to reach out more to my neighbor and friends. I want to spend time hugging and playing with the grand kids more. Publish 3 books that are ready to go. AND I am cleaning out all the clutter in my home! And THAT is the biggest goal of the year! </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"> I used to live by this law: "If I haven't used it in two years, get rid of it!" I have already started this plan....I hope to tackle a section of the house each month. (Moderation in all things!) I have to balance my time with my other goals. Its all going to be GREAT!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">And Happy Valentine's Day to all of you! Thanks for all your support!</span><br />
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Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-61528653728426744532019-01-02T12:28:00.002-08:002019-01-02T12:28:32.381-08:00<span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Happy New year! 2019!!</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Looking forward to an amazing Year!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b><i>Family....As a mother, a wife, a grandmother, a daughter, and a sister. There are areas of focus I </i></b></span><span style="color: #073763;"><b><i>need to evaluate</i></b></span><b style="color: #073763;"><i>.</i></b><b style="color: #073763;"><i> I also know that I have people that count on me...that need support and who I depend on support from them as well.</i></b><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b><i>Community.....I want to be a better neighbor and friend. Also, to be more involved in my community. I think I am joining "The friends of the Library!" I love reading...and writing. I want to give back to that venue of interest.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b><i>World...I need to be sure I am being a good citizen. SO many areas of thought for this category!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><i><b>Happy January!! I love January and the new beginning it brings!</b></i></span>Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-23837635133561599982018-12-03T17:01:00.001-08:002018-12-03T17:01:14.181-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #990000;">I love everything about Christmas....Family, lights, thinking of others while hunting for the perfect gift for them. Making cookies and other treats.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> But most of all, I love the story of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. When I was pregnant for the first time, it made me think of how Mary would have felt knowing she was the mother of the Savior of the world. She knew how special her child would be. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;"> As I held my first baby, a son, I felt a great emotion come over me. What an amazing thought...What would it have been like to have been the mother of Christ? Very humbling moment for me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Merry Christmas to all of you...my family and friends!</span></div>
Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-24708717516847583182018-11-05T22:37:00.001-08:002018-11-05T22:37:19.975-08:00<span style="color: #783f04; font-size: large;">Fall....November...Happy Family Holidays!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">This time of year is special. It holds happy memories of days past and the excitement of the future happy times with the family.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"> There is nothing better than the family getting together. My husband and sons gathered in the family room watching TV...movies or football. Grand children running about. The girls and I in the kitchen working together to create our favorite Thanksgiving dishes. </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"> I have it down to a science now...what time to start each dish, when to put the turkey in, when to cook the yams and the extra stuffing. The jellow dishes and more! Of course, the hot rolls come out last.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"> The day before, we make pies! Everyone gets their favorite pie made...plus four pumpkins pies. One year I made 17 pies! We had company come...its tradition!</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"> Hope you have a very happy Thanksgiving with your family and friends this year. I am so grateful for my family and those that have shared Thanksgiving with us in the past.</span>Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-4951326849439487752018-10-01T15:07:00.004-07:002018-10-01T15:11:08.437-07:00<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: x-large;">October!...Fall is here!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">It has definitely cooled off here in Idaho. My trees are turning from the summery, deep greens, to yellow and orange. My Ash tree is completely yellow today. Gorgeous! I got out my fall decorations and spread them through out my house today! </span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"> I don't know what it is, but each year when fall appears, it is a huge uplift for me! I love the break of summer, but I am always ready for change when the first leaves begin to turn into beautiful Fall! I love the deep oranges and reds of this time of year!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">It has been an exciting time for our family this month. My son, Daniel, has returned home from serving his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He spent his time in Mississippi, Louisiana, and a piece of Texas. He found many wonderful people to teach and share with them the love our Heavenly Father has for them. He taught about the atoning sacrifice the Savior made for all of us. His most touching stories were about finding those who had not ever learned that there was a loving Father in heaven that knew them and loved them, individually.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"> I am so grateful that I was born into a home that taught me of the wonderful love that my Heavenly Father and elder brother, Jesus Christ, has for me. I hope you know that you are loved. That a loving father wants you to know of him and his plan for us to return to him. If you don't...contact me...I would love to speak with you about this wonderful feeling I have in my heart knowing that God loves me...personally.</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"> God wants us to return to him. I imagine it will be similar to this loving and emotional homecoming for my son. We missed him so much. We worried about him, and prayed for him as he spent his time in a new "land", sharing the love of the Savior with all he came in contact with. When I return home, I know I will be greeted by loved ones waiting in heaven. I will also be able to see my Heavenly Father and my brother, Jesus Christ, because of the sacrifice he made for me here on this earth. Their arms will be thrown wide, and I will be embraced and welcomed home!</span><br />
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/></a><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;">I love this time of year. Harvest time is amazing to me! I love all the produce from my own garden and all the freshness to eating well. I can during this time of year also. Canning is work, but so rewarding! I also enjoy sharing our bounty with our good friends. Such a great feeling!</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"> And now....the next best part..it means Fall is creeping in around us. Leaves are changing, the garden is at the end of its producing. Its a wonderful time of year!!</span><br />
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Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-21481375508436255612018-08-01T09:11:00.000-07:002018-08-01T09:12:36.781-07:00<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">August.... Summer coming to an end.</span><br />
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As a child, I loved school..usually. I loved the learning part...and the reading! Loved to go to the library. I was a strange child..I was challenged by the idea of getting a good grade. It wasn't a competition with the other kids for me...it was me doing my personal best. As a Junior in high school a school friend ran up and stuck her finger in my face and said. "Finally! I have passed you up on the school ranking?' "On the what?" I asked. I had no idea that we were ranked! I found out that day I had been #3 in my class of 130 kids....of course, obviously, I was bumped to #4 that day. But it was all good! I was doing my personal best. I didn't care what rank I was!! I didn't care what grades the other kids had. I wanted to see my own A's.<br />
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Now, its about everyone passing or failing. <i>"Don't upset the child by letting them know if they are</i> <i>actually doing well or not! Let all the kids feel like they are achieving!"</i> I'm sorry, but I do not believe in that concept. Each child should be encouraged to do their best! They don't need an 'out' on trying their hardest to achieve to the best of their own ability! Teach the Children. Let them see their hard work is paying off. And encourage the others to strive harder. Face it. There are some who don't try hard...on the flip side there are the kids who need extra help. SO help them!<br />
We give teachers the most important job out there...to teach our Children, but yet they are some of the lowest paid jobs. I guess, that sorts out the ones who really want to teach from the ones just doing it for the money!!<br />
I come from a long line of school teachers. People who care about the education of the your kids in their classrooms. They have been great examples of hard work and dedication. They have all been successful in their jobs and I salute all the teachers, principals and superintendents in my family!Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-34909220249892616642018-06-04T08:02:00.001-07:002018-07-02T14:05:58.942-07:00<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Happy Summer Time!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">June and July means...Lake time!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">I love summer time! It is when I relax a little. The schedule is more flexible for me. I bring out my sewing projects I have put off. I do a little deep cleaning and rearranging in the house. I head to the lake with my family. We do a little gardening ....and it is just a great time to be alive!</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> What are your summer plans? Do you go on extensive vacations? Do you plan mini stay-cations? I hope you plan something fun!</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> This month brings Father's Day and family birthdays. Don't forget to show your appreciation for your fathers and husbands. Plan ahead!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> I hope you have a successful summer and find time to enjoy life a little differently! Do something you have been wanting to do....just DO IT!</span><br />
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</span>Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-11008094687534730672018-04-30T10:10:00.001-07:002018-04-30T10:10:36.827-07:00<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>May....</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Spring flowers...Rain...and Green everything!! And best of all...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"> <b> Mother's Day is in May.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">I have a wonderful mother. She taught me everything I know...she was a patient, kind, gentle mother. She was talented in so many things...Music, sewing, gardening and canning. She loves flowers! All that I love are things that she loves. </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"> She also loves our Savior. She has a testimony of God and Christ. All of her choices were based on her love of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"> She has been the greatest example to me of pure love towards others. She never turned aside anyone in need. She was always volunteering for all kinds of moments of service. </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"> I love you, Mama.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">This has been a strange season of weather. Not one bit of snow all winter and today we have snow, horrible winds, and below freezing temperatures.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"> Normally, thinking of St. Patrick's Day, I think of Spring!...Tulips, daffodils, beginning of Spring school sports and Spring cleaning!</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"> Right now, I am ready to curl up with a good book, a warm quilt, and a cup of hot chocolate!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"> Here's hoping for spring to come soon!</span>Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-57650287648563810612018-02-06T20:55:00.000-08:002018-02-06T22:07:40.687-08:00<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">February</span> is a month of birthdays...and<span style="font-size: large;"> Valentine's Day</span>, of course!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;">Some people have expressed to me that they <i>hate </i>Valentine's Day. Their reasons? "No one ever sends me flowers or treats. I hate that day!" "Valentine's Day isn't fun when my spouse never does anything nice for me!" "Valentine's Day is for boyfriends and girlfriends. Who cares about Valentine's Day?!"</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"> Yes, it is traditionally known for the day to celebrate with your sweetheart or to be swept off your feet by your true love. Well, I project that it can have a different meaning...its a day of<i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Love</span></b></i>! But not just romantic love. Its a day to express your love and appreciation for all the people in your life!</span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"> Valentine's is like Christmas for me...its not about what you GET....its about what you GIVE! So, think of the ways you can make the day better for the people you love in your life...and who knows? Maybe that will come back to you some day, but don't do it for what<i> you can get out of i</i>t. Do it for what <i>YOU get out of it</i>, as in the<i><b> happy feeling</b></i> from making someone else smile and feel loved on Valentine's Day.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">check out my Author fiction page above.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;"> <br /> "A Soldier's New Year." Romantic Endings Book 2</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><b>2018...This is an amazing year coming!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I never could imagine, back in 1975 as a ten year old, living in the year 2018.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Isn't life wonderful? I love January...I love the new beginning that a new year brings.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I know I say the same thing every January, but it never gets old! The chance to start again. To set new goals. It is a time of renewal. I welcome the opportunity to find new learning moments and personal growth activities.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"> Enjoy this great time to live. See the possibilities and embrace each moment </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">to begin again! Have a great year!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Enjoy a moment of reflection with this colorful journal. "Finding Joy in Your Day!" is a journal designed to spend 30 days finding the good and searching for moments of gratitude in each day. Record your thoughts and count your blessings. It is also a great book to record your new goals for the new year. (Beautiful colored pictures inside) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Joy-Your-Day-Gratitude/dp/1508804818/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1515038819&sr=8-10&keywords=Donetta+Loya" target="_blank">"Finding Joy in Your Day!"</a> (click and follow link to Amazon to order!)</span><br />
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Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-25648575708103373282017-12-01T07:54:00.001-08:002017-12-01T07:54:45.591-08:00<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">December...my favorite time of the year.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">There is no snow yet, but the cold has set in. The Christmas tree is up and lit every night. I love to sit in a dark room and stare at the tree. I let the lights and reflections of light off the glass ornaments blur a little. It is a magical place to sit and think for a while.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> I think of the year past, my family, my goals, and sometimes I don't think of anything at all. I just sit....and let my mind empty of the stress of the day. I let my body relax until I am ready to sleep for the night.</span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;"> Merry Christmas! I hope you have a stress free month to celebrate with family and friends. The end of the year is here...what did you do with the opportunities you had this past year? What will you do with next years possibilities?</span>Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-69817576086107493432017-11-03T10:27:00.002-07:002017-11-29T18:47:52.061-08:00<span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>December.......New book </u></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><u><b style="background-color: white;">Read all about it on my Fiction book page..(click above to change page.)</b></u></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Kindle available <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077R8V2DC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1511637067&sr=8-2&keywords=Donetta+Loya" target="_blank"> A Home for Christmas</a> (click here!)</span></b></u></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><u><b style="background-color: white;">Print coming in two weeks, or sooner!!</b></u></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">This month is a favorite of many...It is the beginning of the Holiday season! This time of year fills me with happy thoughts. It all means only one thing to me.... family and I mean "FAMILY" in a big way!! Its not about the shopping or the shiny gifts that are now displayed in the stores from now until Christmas...its about Family fun, love, and the time spent together.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas....it all means the same to me......</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;">Here is a beautiful fall picture taken by my sister, Barbara. She was out for a nice break from her day. She and her husband went for a drive to see the changing of the Aspen tree leaves near Flagstaff, Arizona.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">We all need that kind of day. Just walk away from the messy house, the bills waiting to be paid, and the many other things that keeps us busy. Sometimes we deserve that moment to take a breath and rejuvenate. Even if it is a few minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">If you can't take a drive to get away...then take a walk down the street. Just a leisurely stroll is all we need sometimes. Take a deep breath, enjoy the scenery. Take in the peace and quiet of nature.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;">We all need that. You deserve it!</span><br />
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Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-8767313675135052922017-09-01T19:50:00.001-07:002017-09-09T08:59:21.278-07:00<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">First of all ...my heart goes out to those in Texas experiencing so much loss.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>I'm humbled by all those who have rushed to the aid of the people there. I'm touched mostly by the way the people in the area have pulled together and helped one another. </b></span><b> I'm also impressed by those in other states, famous and just "Regular" folks, that have donated to help those who have lost so much. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>The beginning of fall is on its way.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>The temperature is changing and the toilet paper is hanging from our trees like Christmas lights! Yes, homecoming has arrived for our school and this year my boys weren't home to guard the yard. Both me and my teenage/junior in high school, daughter dared to go to bed by 10:00 p.m. My daughter was SO excited that we had been teepee-d. Earlier she had sadly stated, "They only toilet paper the cool kid's houses, Mom. They won't get ours." Frowny face and pouting to boot! When the culprits had knocked and rang the door bell. (New for me! I thought this was a hit and run kind of activity.) She leaped out of her room and started shouting. "Yes! Yes!" As she ran downstairs. I pictured her throwing the front door open as she jumped up and down! She gleefully ran back up stairs. "They got us, Mom!"</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b> Then she ran back downstairs the second time shouting, "Come on, Mom! You gotta see this! They got us good!" I told her I would wait until morning, as I muttered, "Worthless dogs!" Three dogs had let the yard get vandalized without a single bark!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b> Sure enough, the next morning I saw 'how good they got us!' Every tree, bush and weed, picket fence, pillars on the porch, arbor, back yard and the house....and all over the grass....oh and down the lane (Sorry about that good neighbor!) All I could think of was, "Wow, that was a ton of toilet paper I could have put in my year supply...almost a full acres worth!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b> But my daughter was happy and felt very loved. Later she was told 30 kids showed up to pull off the job. They must really like her!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><b><br /></b></span>Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653190144817923690.post-55893864864830803872017-07-31T15:18:00.000-07:002017-07-31T15:19:40.427-07:00August 2017<br />
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August...what does it mean to you? Back to school? Fair time? Harvest and canning? All of that comes to mind for me... along with my anniversary. This year my husband, Greg, and I will be married 34 years!<br />
That sounds like such a long time...for some it is. For me...it feels like it's only been a few years, but then I look in the mirror and realize that time has past.<br />
So much has happened in those flying 34 years. We have six children and 10 grand kids. We have moved twelve times, owned thirteen different vehicles. We owned three different homes along with the rentals in the beginning. Greg has supported us with different jobs. I taught music for 30 years and preschool for thirteen. We homeschooled for nineteen years.<br />
We raised two Eagle scouts. four tennis players, three cross country runners, two football players, one wrestler, four musicians, three college students ( and two more coming up.) We raised a cowboy and rancher, a musician and mother, a business manager and corrections officer, a carpet layer, a construction worker, a well driller, two missionaries, and a pro tennis coach.<br />
Life has been good to us. We have had our trials....cancer came and left, along with other illnesses....jobs have changed, but here we are, still married...still raising our family.<br />
We are together forever. We are here to stay!Welcome to Donetta's Worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834952605920154979noreply@blogger.com0