Random 10 things

There is not a Wedneaday Hodgepodge today to I thought I'd post a list of random things!

1.  It rained most all day yesterday. It was a nice, gentle rain. We are grateful to have it. The local cities have recently started stage 2 water restrictions which is limiting when you can water your lawn to every other week.

2. I like the new sounds made on the new download of Words with Friends.

3. Our church had ladies night out last night. We are going to start doing this once a month. We've done it off and on in the past, and now are trying to make it a monthly thing.

4.  I get mixed reactions when I tell people we aren't finding out our baby's gender. Some clearly think we are crazy and tell me they could never do that. Others think it is so neat that we are waiting in a world were it's so common now to find out.

5.  My boy is working on a ham radio presentation for his science class. He asked his teacher at the beginning of the year if he could talk about it, and now the time has come. He made a PowerPoint and is going to talk on the radio to his Dad in his demonstration.

6. I bought a small block of cheese last night at the grocery store, and my husband's reaction was so funny. I never buy a block, I always buy shredded. I told him it sounded good and sometimes lately I feel like I'd just like to cut off a chunk of cheese. I guess this is pregnancy related!

7. Today is my aunt's birthday. I have fun memories of her from my growing up years....like getting a Big Foot Pizza from Pizza Hut when I spent the night with her and playing the board game Life at her house. I didn't have that game so it was a treat to play it at her house! She dropped me off at school each morning for several years, and it was always fun when she'd come to drop off my cousin with my Mom and bring us croissants that were on sale at Burger King.  There are many other memories, but those came to mind!

8.  I was pleased to see so many voting yesterday. I saw a lot on FB that said they voted. When I went to vote there was a line and more steadily coming.

9.  Yesterday I watched some 5th graders do a presentation on the colonies. Each group was assigned a colony to research and make a poster telling about the geography, industry, etc. of that area. I was reminded we haven't always had the privilege to vote. One of the groups said in their colony you can vote if you own land and another said you can vote if you are a man.

10.  My boy had his first Dr. Pepper last week.

Have a day of blessings!

Random

Has it really been since Friday that I last blogged?  I thought I'd share some random things with you that have happened recently.

~ We were thankful my husband had a job to go to this week after all the talk of the government shutdown at the end of last week.

~ Our garden is starting to grow.  We've seen some of the plants getting bigger.  I had Caleb take pictures to watch the progress.  He was excited to see his corn getting taller. 

~ We bought a new lawn mower on Saturday.  Caleb was excited to get to push it and mow.  Daddy said it was hard to believe our boy is big enough to do that. 

~ We are looking for a new bed.  We can tell ours is getting old and isn't as comfortable anymore.

~ It rained Sunday night.  As Caleb was going to sleep he heard a rumble of thunder.  He told me "God heard my prayers" cause he'd just prayed for rain at bedtime.  I took a picture for him to show him the rain

~ We are having fun watching Caleb in tball.  They do it different here in that the coach pitches the ball and if after 5 balls the child doesn't hit it, he gets to use the tee to hit it.  I think some of these little ones just don't have the motor skills to hit a ball thrown to them yet.  But I have seen progress made by them at practice.  Caleb thinks it is grand to be able to hit the ball thrown by the coach into outfield.  Very exciting!  He has a game Thursday and Saturday and a make-up game next Monday.

~ I am listening to Beth Moore's So Long, Insecurity which I've read already.  She reads it herself, I'm enjoying it.

~ I am going on a field trip with first graders on Friday! 

Have a day of blessings!
 

ABCs about me

I saw this over at CiCi's Corner recently and thought I'd play along. A. Age: 32 B. Bed size: queen C. Chore you dislike: cleaning toilets D. Dogs: don't have one right now E. Essential start to your day: on school days praying with my husband before he leaves for work and my son before I take him to school F. Favorite color: pretty much all shades of purple G. Gold or silver: mostly gold but I do have some silver stuff I wear too H. Height: 5 ft 3 inches (I think) I. Instruments you play(ed): took piano lessons for a while as a kid J. Job title: Homemaker K. Kids: a 6.5 year old son L. Live: with husband and son in our house we bought in December M. Mom's name: Bonnie N. Nicknames: Beme, Pes O. Overnight hospital stays: Caleb's birth P. Pet peeves: hearing parents say "if I tell you one more time then...." to their kids and then the parents not doing what they say they are going to do Q. Quote from a movie: From the movie "Bambi" Thumper said..."If you can't say something nice....don't say nothing at all." R. Righty or lefty: Righty S. Siblings: none, I'm an only child T. Time you wake up: Usually wake up between 4 and 5 and go back to sleep. My alarm goes off at 6:50. U. Underwear: Is this supposed to be yes or no? LOL V. Vegetables you don’t like: turnips W.What makes you run late: forgetting where I put my keys or leaving something behind I was supposed to take with me. X. X-rays you’ve had: teeth Y. Yummy food you make: chocolate chip cake, taco tater tot casserole Z. Zoo animal favorites: giraffes and zebras Have a day of blessings!

questions

I was tagged by Linda to answer the seven questions she gave me. Then I am to come up with seven questions and tag seven people to answer those questions.

These are Linda's questions for me:
1. Do you prefer to read the book or see the movie?
Read the book

2. What is your favorite holiday and why?
Christmas. I love the specialness of the season in the fact that we remember Christ's birth (even though we know He wasn't really born Dec. 25). I love the decorations, family traditions, buying and wrapping gifts, and all the special food.

3. Which do you like better - the mountains or the beach?
Hard choice, I haven't been to either very much. I like looking at the mountains and hearing the sounds of the beach.

4. If money were no consideration, what vehicle would you drive?
I'm not really picky about my vehicle. I liked sitting in the Acadia at the State Fair Auto Show a couple years ago. There was one I liked this year, but I don't know what kind it was. My husband probably would know though!

5. What is your favorite cold-weather beverage?
Hot cocoa with marshmallows

6. How do you communicate most often with your friends: phone, email, text, face-to-face?
Mostly email now or through Facebook. My phone doesn't have texting on it but my husband's does so I've used that lately and like it.

7. How do you receive your mail? Mailbox on the porch, at the end of the driveway, down the street, or post office box?
Since we are in a duplex, we have our mailbox on a post with three other mailboxes out near the street in front of the duplex.

Here are the seven questions I am asking.
1. Do you exercise regularly? If so what kind of exercise do you do?
2. What is your favorite fast food restaurant?
3. Do you use plastic, paper, or reusable/recyclable bags?
4. What is the best book you've ever read?
5. What is your favorite drink?
6. What's a website you go to every day?
7. Do you have a favorite charity? What is it and why do you support them?

Now I am tagging the following people:

Hickstionary
Mommy Accountability
Becoming a Titus 2 Woman
Susan's Space
Blossoms & Butterflies
Lily Valley
Country Roads

Have a day of blessings!

Thinking about fears....

I received this email recently. I'd never read it before I don't think. I thought it had a lot of truth in it and wanted to share it. I do not know the author. I looked it up online and didn't find out either. Does this sum up any of your fears?

MY FEARS

I feared being alone...until I learned to like
myself.

I feared people's opinions...until I learned
that people would have opinions about me anyway.

I feared failure.....until I realized that
they are only the stepping stones to success.

I feared rejection ....until I learned
to have faith in myself.

I feared pain...until I learned
that it is necessary for growth.

I feared the truth....until I saw the ugliness
in lies.

I feared life...until I experienced
that it depends solely on my attitude.

I feared death....until I realized
that it is only a beginning.

I feared hate...until I saw
that it was nothing more than ignorance.

I feared love....until I realized that
I do need the other person to love me back.

I feared ridicule....until I learned
how to laugh at myself.

I feared success ... until I learned
that it is okay to be the best I can.

I feared growing old....until I realized
that I gained the beauty of wisdom every day.

I feared the dark...until I saw
the beauty of the stars and moonlight.

I feared the past....until I realized
that it can only hurt me if I allow it to do so.

I feared the future....until I realized
that it is only this moment that matters.

I feared change.....until I saw
that even the most beautiful butterfly had
to undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly.
(Author unknown)
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Have a day of blessings!

As long as it is called Today: Random

Welcome to "As long as it is called Today" as we encourage one another. I hope you will join me each week on Tuesdays as we encourage each other in our daily lives as Christians, spouses, parents, and home keepers.

Here is a link to last week's post.

Since today is the fifth Tuesday of the month we'll have a special question (not related to the themes of the other four Tuesdays).


This week's question: Share something special you do in the fall or a special fall memory.



My answer: I love seeing the fall decorations on porches and businesses. One tradition I like is to pick a pumpkin each year. It sits on the porch and then we have fun carving it together.

Have a day of blessings!

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Last week I received a call for a poll being done by CBS News and the New York Times. The questions were about the current economy, politics, etc. Here is information about the poll and you can view the poll results if you're interested. The first one linked with the February 23rd date is the one I answered. I remembered that the results were reported on Monday so I did a little searching and found them.

Just wanted to share!!

My rainbow

Your rainbow is intensely shaded pink, yellow, and white.

What is says about you: You are a grateful person. You appreciate optimism. You're good at getting people to like you. People depend on you to make them feel secure.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

I saw this at Marsha's and gave it a try!

25 Things

I was tagged on Facebook for this "25 random things" list and thought I'd post it here too. :)

1. I lived in the same house from the time I was born until I left for college.
2. My favorite pet ever was my dog named Bambi Taylor. She was an Eskimo Spitz. She got bit by a rattlesnake and died.
3. My second grade teacher is my husband's great aunt. She gave me her "Mrs. P" apple at my wedding shower to hang on my classroom door.
4. I love baking and trying new recipes.
5. I like to take surveys online and through the mail.
6. I love strawberry limeade slushes at Sonic.
7. One of my hobbies is writing cards and letters. I am part of two "cheer mail" programs--one for brain cancer patients/survivors and one for the elderly.
8. I have a huge collection of cards and stationery. I use a lot but like to buy more too when I find it for a good price. :)
9. I love the music of Stephen Curtis Chapman and have been to two concerts.
10. Reading is one of my favorite things to do. I keep a list of the books I've read.
11. I enjoy hanging the laundry on my clotheslines. It is relaxing thing for me. (I'm actually surprised I enjoy it as much as I do!)
12. I'm so thankful I was able to attend and graduate from ACU. I made wonderful friends and have great memories of my time there.
13. I taught elementary school for three years. I taught 2nd grade, then 1st grade, then 2nd grade in a private school. I still keep in touch with some of my students, too.
14. My husband is my best friend. God knew exactly what I needed when He brought us together at ACU.
15. I have been to New York City twice with my high school choir, and we sang in Carnegie Hall.
16. I love blogging and have made so many great friends!
17. I had a miscarriage in 2003.
18. I don't have any television shows I watch weekly. (Too much garbage in my opinion!) I miss the old ones like Cosby, Full House, and Family Matters.
20. I like going to the dentist. I was never afraid because of the wonderful dentist I had as a child, Dr. Cox.
21. My son is so precious to me! He has taught me so many things.
22. I have not traveled much at all. There are only a couple places in the world that are high on my list of places to see.
23. I collect Precious Moments figurines.
24. I want to get back in the habit of donating blood. At one time I did regularly because the blood mobile came to our church on Wednesday nights.
25. I am turning 30 this month!

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"The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne." Psalm 11:4

Show appreciation!

During this busy time of year, let's not forget to remember and show appreciation to some of the important people in our lives that sometimes are overlooked. I received the following email from a lady named Melissa who is in one of my online groups. I asked her if I could share it. I thought this served as a good reminder and wanted to share it with you...

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As some of you know, I am a church secretary for a Lutheran church. On
behalf of YOUR church's secretary, I'd like to ask you to remember her/him
this Christmas and next year.

A lot of people think Church Secretaries answer phones and type bulletins,
and don't really realize the extent of our jobs. Here is just an idea of
what we deal with on an almost daily basis...

1. Answering phones
2. Typing bulletins
3. Preparing newsletters
4. Preparing worship slides
5. Preparing announcement sheets
6. Running interference between staff members (and trying to keep the lines
of communication open while often being "left out of the loop")
7. Handling calls from people needing financial assistance. Whether they be
phone calls or "walk-ins." Most of the time we do not have any authority to
distribute aid to these people. While we do our best to be Christ-like,
there are times, especially when we are alone--and many Church secretaries
are alone most of the time--that some of these people can be down-right
scary and we end up in a potentially dangerous position.
8. Ordering supplies
9. Many secretaries also help with some aspect of the financial record
keeping (in my case, I record offering contributions) .
10. Typing minutes of meetings and preparing reports
11. Scheduling building use
12. Arranging for advertising of events
13. Duplicating sermon tapes
14. Unjamming the copier
15. and the list goes on....

These are just the tip of the iceberg. Whether a small church or a large
one (the one I work for has an average worship attendance of 400 on Sunday
mornings), YOUR church secretary does a lot more than you may realize.

I know Christmas is just a couple days away, but please remember YOUR
church secretary this year with at least a note of appreciation and thanks
for all that she/he does. Administrative Professionals Day (formerly
"Secretary's Day") is the last full week of April. While many of us see our
positions as a ministry, we are still human and still have a need to feel
appreciated. Even a simple card of "thanks for all you do" can be a HUGE
morale booster!
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It is close to Christmas this year, but it's never the wrong time to say thank you to someone! Who are some others that make our lives much easier besides church secretaries that we often forget? Garbage collectors, secretary at child's school, mailman, newspaper delivery person.....
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"Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms." I Peter 4:10

7 things and 8 things

Shortybear tagged me for this "8 things" post. Here are my answers!

8 TV Shows I enjoy: (I don't want too much TV now so I'll do any I've enjoyed in my life!!)
1. Little House on the Prairie
2. Cosby
3. Leave It to Beaver
4. Price is Right
5. Dr. Quin
6. Full House
7. Family Matters
8. Andy Griffith

8 Things That Happened Yesterday:
1. made Christmas treats
2. got colder and sleeted
3. cooked supper
4. read books
5. changed our sheets
6. emailed
7. fixed Christmas gifts
8. talked on the phone to Lynn

8 Favorite Places To Eat:
1. Olive Garden
2. Texas Roadhouse
3. Chick-fil-a
4. Mom's house
5. Cracker Barrel
6. Cotton Patch
7. home
8. Subway

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To:
1. driving around to look at lights/decorations
2. Christmas morning
3. starting FPU in January
4. Women of Faith conference
5. next birthday
6. seeing family at Christmas
7. being a book reviewer
8. Heaven

8 Things On My Wish List:
1. new house shoes
2. new hand mixer
3. cure for cancer
4. finishing Caleb's scrapbook
5.
6.
7.
8.

Now, I tag the following 8 people: Join in with your answers if you haven't already been tagged!

Debra passed on this award/tag to me.
It comes along with a 7 things meme. Here are my answers:

SEVEN THINGS I DID BEFORE (a random list for me!)
1. went to college
2. worked in the education department
3. baby sat a little girl
4. tutored kids in high school
5. volunteered with Toys for Tots program
6. donated blood
7. went bowling in the summer with my cousin

SEVEN THINGS I DO NOW
1. read the Bible
2. listen to KLOVE
3. volunteer at a food pantry
4. teach my son
5. blog
6. scrapbook
7. take pictures

SEVEN THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO DO
1. visit Washington DC with my family
2. be debt free
3. be a secret generous giver
4. finish Caleb's scrapbook
5. volunteer at Caleb's school next year
6. go back to New York City
7. meet my August mommy friends

SEVEN THINGS THAT ATTRACT ME TO MY HUSBAND
1. He is quiet and not the loud obnoxious type.
2. He cherishes me.
3. He loves the Lord.
4. He is a wonderful example to our son.
5. He can calm me when I'm uptight.
6. He is money-wise and content.
7. He accepted me for who I was from the very beginning.

SEVEN THINGS I SAY MOST OFTEN
1. I love you
2. Come on
3. Good grief
4. Listen, listen
5. What do you say?
6. Are you finished?
7. Stay by me.


SEVEN PEOPLE I'M TAGGING:
Feel free to do this one too if you haven't yet! I've seen this one on several blogs lately

What have I done?

I found this at Shortybear's blog and thought it would be fun to do.
Bold the things you’ve done.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (does with a 4 year old count?!)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain (actually hiked up a mountain, didn't go to the top!)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang/played a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (I think)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David in person
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen (It seems like I did this in high school, can't remember what group or when though.)
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Made a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee



If you decide to do this on your blog, let me know so I can come over and see what you've done.

Tagged!

I was tagged earlier this week by Beloved Mama.

1) Link to the person who tagged you.
2) Post the rules on your blog (copy and paste 1-6).
3) Write 6 random things about yourself (see below).
4) Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them.
5) Let each person know they have been tagged and leave
a comment on their blog.6) Let the tagger know when your
entry is up.

Here is my list:

1) I have been to New York City twice.

2) I have never been out of the country.

3) I've lived in Texas my entire life.

4) I took piano lessons for a few years when I was a child.

5) I want to go to Washington DC with my family.

6) I taught school for three years.

Tagged

I was tagged by Debra last week and am just now getting to it! So here are my seven random facts:

1. I like to read while soaking in a hot bath.

2. As a child, I would get a pen or pencil as a souvenir from our trips. I ended up with some really neat ones. Now I don't have so many neat pens but I still have a lot. I have a pen bag with multi-colored pens I use when writing notes.

3. Now I like to get magnets and postcards as a souvenir when we go on trips.

4. I was in a postcard exchange last year with fellow members of an online group. We got postcards from all over. We put them in a photo album. Caleb likes to look at them.

5. I was involved with 4-H as a girl. I enjoyed participating in the annual Youth Fair each January as well as the county food shows.

6. I like to dip my fried okra in Italian dressing.

7. When I was little we lived in the country. My Dad would ask me to go pick up anything I found in our drive way, like old bottle caps, screws, nails, bolts, and when I filled a bucket he'd give me $5.00. I don't know if I ever filled up the bucket! Our drive way was long and had a circle turn around area.

I have seen a bunch of people with this tag recently so if you haven't done it and want to, consider yourself tagged!! It was kinda hard for me to think of random things this morning!

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"As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease." Genesis 8:22

Hershey Kisses

Do you like Hershey Kisses? I do!

I like how they are wrapped and each one has a little flag sticking out of the top.

My cousin and I dressed up as Hershey Kisses one year for Halloween. My Mom made the costumes for us. I was in junior high I believe and she was probably 2 or 3. I think that was my favorite costume ever.

I've noticed recently how many varieties of Kisses there are to buy. I remember eating them when I was little and thinking how neat it was when they came out with Hershey's with almonds. Now they have all sorts....plain, with almonds, white chocolate hugs, dark chocolate, and the list goes on. You can see a list at the website.

We went to a get-together recently for my husband's grandmother. They passed out small favor boxes full of Kisses. They had a variety in each box. There was a new kind I'd never seen. The wrapper was blue with little silver speckles on it and the flag said Cookie. It was white chocolate (like a Hug) with small bits of cookie inside. I wasn't sure if I liked it or not! I tried several. I think I expected it to be a smooth taste of white chocolate and then as I bit down it had the little bits of cookie. I looked on the website but couldn't find it in the listing so maybe it is a special limited edition or something.

So do you like Hershey Kisses? What is your favorite kind? Is there a kind you don't like? Do you have any memories about Kisses?
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"Obstacles can't stop you.
Problems can't stop you.
Most of all, other people can't stop you.
Only you can stop you."

~~Jeffrey Gitomer

Tagged!

It’s a random tag, and here are the rules!
1. Link to the person who ‘tagged’ you!
2. Post the rules on your blog!
3. List 6 random facts about yourself!
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post!
5. Let each person know they have been tagged by commenting on their blog!
6. Let the tagger know the entry is posted on your blog!

Pamela tagged me for this one.

Six random facts about me:


1. My thumb goes way back, almost flat (like when I'm giving "thumbs up" sign). My Dad's is like this also and so is Caleb's.

2. I love to lay on the floor and color. It relaxes me!

3. I am allergic to the apple cinnamon scent. My eyes do weird things when I smell it. One time when I was teaching second grade we were making apple sauce in the classroom, and my eyes were going crazy and giving me a headache. I finally put all the instances of this happening together and realized the cause!

4. I have the same middle name as my Mom and Meemaw.

5. I like to clip coupons! Last Sunday I saw Glade scented oil candles on sale at Walgreens. I had already seen them listed in their August rebate book too. Plus I knew I had a coupon for the same product. The candle was $5.79 originally and on sale for $4.99 then a $2.00 rebate. My coupon was for $4.00 off! I did the rebate thing earlier this summer and they know have it so you can submit online so I don't have to "waste" a stamp now either to do it! Plus you get 10% back if you put it on a Walgreens gift card. (I sound like a Walgreens commercial, sorry back to the point of the blog!)

6. I've never been out of the country.

I will tag:
1. Amanda

2. Michele

3. Marsha

4. Runnergirl

5. Kathy

6. Denise














"The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater." Brennan Manning

One Word

I copied this from Natalie. Then I saw it again in an email. Do you want to try? Have fun!

In one word....


1. Where is your cell phone? bedroom
2. Your significant other? sweet
3. Your hair? long
4. Your mother? consistent
5. Your father? laughing
6. Your favorite thing? memories
7. Your dream last night? none
8. Your favorite drink? water
9. Your dream/goal? finish
10. The room you’re in? extra
11. Your church? friendly
12. Your fear? hurting
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? helping
14. Where were you last night? home
15. What you’re not? loud
16. Muffins? hot
17. One of your wish list items? pedicure
18. Where you grew up? Texas
19. The last thing you did? dishes
20. What are you wearing? shorts
21. Your TV? off
22. Your pets? cat
23. Your computer? on
24. Your life? content
25. Your mood? calm
26. Missing someone? Peepaw
27. Your car? Buick
28. Something you’re not wearing? pants
29. Favorite store? cheap
30. Your summer? active
31. Like(love) someone? family
32. Your favorite color? purple
33. Last time you laughed? supper
34. Last time you cried? recently
35. Who will repost this? Pam

My random thinking

I thought of something interesting tonight, it struck me as a funny thing. We've been careful not to give Caleb guns or weapons. He doesn't have any water guns, swords, etc. This is something we decided and so far it has worked for us. With his Daddy being a hunter I know he will eventually know all about guns. I'm also confident that he'll have his Daddy to teach him hunter's safety one day. But for now we don't have guns. He has come up with things on his own, which I've heard from other Mom's of boys is normal! He pretends he has his own pocket knife and talks about the day when he's bigger and he'll get a REAL pocket knife.

Tonight we took him to a "family entertainment" place which has a buffet and various games to win tickets for prizes. He chose a whistle and then I pointed out the snakes. It is one of those plastic bendy snakes with sticker dots on each section. I didn't know if he'd want that or not but he said yes. When we were in the car driving home, he was saying how he liked snakes and he would touch them if he saw one and how he did touch one before (he reached down and put his finger on a little garden snake of some sort in our driveway one night). We told them how they're dangerous and have sharp teeth. I thought how anytime we see a picture of a snake we'll tell him we never touch them and come tell us. Then we let him get a plastic one to play with. I had not really compared this with our gun rule but tonight thought it was similar. I found it interesting also that by the time we were home Caleb wasn't sure he wanted the snake and didn't want to play with it anymore. I guess he was listening to what we were saying about their dangers and decided he didn't like them much.

I'm not sure exactly what the point of this post is. It was just something I was thinking about tonight.

Think about this....

I read this in an email today. I wanted to share it here. I hope you enjoy it as I did.

VERY POWERFUL!


A blind girl hated herself because she was blind.
She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend.

He was always there for her. She told her
boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I would
marry you.'

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her.
When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything,
including her boyfriend. He asked her, 'Now that you can
see the world, will you marry me?'

The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he
was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She
hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them the
rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.

Her boyfriend left her in tears and days later
wrote a note to her saying: 'Take good care of your
eyes, my dear, because before they were yours, they were
mine. '

This is how the human brain often works when our
'status changes'. Only a very few remember what
life was like before, and who was always by their side in
the most painful situations.


Life Is a Gift!

Today before you say an unkind word -Think of
someone who can't speak.

Before you complain about the taste of your food
- Think of someone who has nothing to eat.

Before you complain about your husband or wife -
Think of someone who's crying out to God for a
companion.

Today before you complain about life -Think of
someone who went too early to heaven.

Before you complain about your children -Think of
someone who desires children but they're barren.

Before you argue about your dirty house someone
didn't clean or sweep -
Think of the people who are living in the
streets.

Before whining about the distance you drive
-Think of someone who walks the same distance with their
feet.

And when you are tired and complain about your
job -Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who
wish they had your job.

But before you think of pointing the finger or
condemning another -Remember that not one of us is without
error and we all answer to the Divine. And when depressing
thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face
and Thank the Divine you're alive and still around.

Yummy!

I had a coupon last week for these Pillsbury bread sticks. When I got to the store they were also marked down to 99 cents. As I was putting away the groceries, I dropped one by accident and the end busted so I went ahead and cooked that can. They smelled scrumptious! We had the other can tonight. You should try them if you have not yet. They are perfect with pasta.