The New Year

Like a lot of people I look forward to the coming year.  Somehow it makes me feel that I'm starting my life all over again.  I don't make resolutions because most of us don't keep them anyway but I think that you should think differently with each coming year.  Plan some new things, plan a new vacation, make a goal to get a promotion on your job, get closer to family members or friends.  In other words, don't let one year be like the previous year.  When you have the blessing of seeing a new year come in it's like a blessing from God.  He's allowing you to get it right one more time.  There are so many different things, new things that you can come up with for the upcoming year.  It may surprise even you.  I'm a quadriplegic and I have plans for the upcoming year.  Do some new things, be outgoing.  I don't plan on letting my circumstances keep me from doing something new.  So think about it.  How do you want to live your life?  Doing the same thing year after year or do you want this year to be something different in your life.  This is Jasper and these are my thoughts. 

Christmas Day

Here it is again, Christmas day is upon us. I pray that all is well with your family on this day. I don't know what Christmas day means to you- to some I know it's a chance to go spend a day at your family's house, get drunk on free liquor. I've seen families have a very festive time. Everyone loving everyone, everyone getting along and thanking the Lord. I think of my own family during Christmas day- my girls whom I adore watching how they've grown. Remembering how I used to hold them close to me when they were babies, remembering how I used to just lay my baby on my chest and watch her go to sleep. Now they have babies of their own and it's fun to watch them too. They're loud, they're rude, sometimes they're cruel, but they're always fun to watch. Those are babies- those are children. Let them play and be who they are. So I just want to say have a happy and blessed Christmas day. Remember what Christmas is all about. It's not about gifts, it's not about you, it's not about your big car or even your family, you know it's about Him.

Thank you- this is Jasper and these are my thoughts.

Hats off to Special Tree

I would like to tell you about the place I live at. It's a neurological injury facility. I've been here now a little over 2 years and I want to speak about the staff. Whenever my friends visit here that's one of the first things they notice is the courtesy of the staff. I feel they do an outstanding job and in their eyesight the client comes first. If something goes wrong with the client they come running because they seem to take it personally if you're hurting. I know when I do things or something's going on with me man, word gets around, and they watch me just to make sure I'm ok. Now I'd like to speak about this beautiful building that we built for Special Tree. It's very lovely and spacious. I especially like the way they blended the colors of the walls and different things. It has a real homey feel and look to it. Once you come into the building you can tell there was a lot of thought put into this building. Judging by the furniture and other little things they have you can also tell money was well spent. and it's not only to make the client comfortable, I feel it was designed for the girls also. I could really appreciate a company like that who thinks about their workers and tries to improve their working conditions. So, my hat's off to you Special Tree. Keep up the good work, because there are a lot of people that need you.