• Dec. 18, 2007
Birthday Revelry...
I did not lift a finger to clean anything today or cook anything... except my scrambled egg at breakfast and I have been gifted and showered upon all day...
* Homemade cards
* a card my mom left filled with money that my daughter brought to me first thing this morning
* a vegetarian pizza and a bottle of Dr. Pepper... the best soda on the PLANET!!! LOL
* a quiet evening with the family... until they left to go to scouts. My littlest angel stayed home with me, though and we are watching The Best Present of All right now (a Donut Man Christmas episode we have on tape)
* I also know what we are doing this weekend.... one of my new presents dictates that we bake cookies... not just ANY cookies but 3D cookies that stand up and are from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer show - including the Bumble that bounces!!! LOL
* And I will be uploading some digital photos onto my new Digital Photo Frame!!! I LOVE THESE THINGS!!!!!
It has been a lovely day!!!
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• Dec. 10, 2007
My own personal summer...
So it is about 50 degrees outside for the high today and right now it is heading down. The heater has been set on 68 degrees and I even pushed it lower a few hours ago. The doctor told me that I would probably have a few menopausal symptoms and today seems to be the day for hot flashes... I go from comfortable to cold and then I reach a point where I am ready to head for the shorts and t-shirt. I was told this would be temporary... we shall see... LOL On top of the Darvocet fog this is all just too surreal for me.
Ok, that's all.
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• Dec. 10, 2007
Today I blogged...
over at the Hyster Files for anyone interested in reading about the whole experience - not graphic, I promise! 
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• Sep. 27, 2007
Sometimes the world rolls over on you...
I have no idea where to start... maybe the beginning would be a good place. (I hear Blest in my head right now - LOL) Three years ago I had my last baby and at that time I had some unresolved female issues that I knew would have to be addressed at some point. The some point is now...
God has brought me to a place of total trust in this matter and a Christian physician to help me through it. I have an amazing support system and lots of prayer partners. My mom is coming in December so that I can have her here to help with the kiddos... I have meals to freeze and a house to clean in the interim but on December 4th I will be having surgery. I will trust God with all the details both emotionally and financially. I need to get through the semester first. I have lots of questions and quite a bit of pain that must be managed in the meantime, too. Your prayers are greatly appreciated... Thanks!
For obvious reasons I have no Thursday Thirteen...
Ministering to my spirit today...
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• May. 10, 2006
More on Midlife...
It seems that things are changing so fast lately. My oldest will be a real live teenager in just a few short months and come June there will no longer be a baby in the house. If the truth be known the baby is already a walking and talking toddler but I refuse to let the baby go before he is two. My daughter told me she thought a boy was cute the other day - she is only EIGHT!!! My five year old is reading everything he sees. If that wasn't enough my darling husband just turned 41 and I am heading to 40 in a little over six months.
My body is rebelling, it seems. Anyone that has moved past 35 can understand what I am talking about. I never had to fight weight issues before like I do now. I never had to fight fatigue and wakefulness at night before. I have never been so cranky and hard to live with in my whole life... well, my Mom might say that she does not believe that. ;) There are foods I have had to stop eating because I just cannot take them anymore. I am having to watch sugar and caffeine and now chemicals that I never had to think about before, either.
My brain is in a fog, by bladder is on emergency mode and I have fat... well, let's just say I ain't a thin whispy thang no more... I have SO gotta get it together! After reading at Stacey's as she is making changes and doing a personal challenge and then Maria is taking on her own challenge and then finally I stopped by to see Carol going through some of the same thoughts in changing to be more healthy I am confirmed in my resolve to make my own changes for a permanent life change. It is coming as I read, and in some cases reread, about all of this. My plan will come from all I am learning. I really need something I can stick to and so far I have not found that until now - I really think I can make these changes one at a time and develop some new healthful habits. Here are three VERY HELPFUL books that you might be interested in, too...
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• May. 10, 2006
Midlife Musings
It seems like a "day-in-the-life" is all I blog anymore... I just do not have much time to be very deep and thoughtful in writing lately. There are so many things I am doing. I spent the morning in the yard doing some spring gardening. I finally got all the plants and soil and everything together to put it in. There are some pics up at Flickr for you...
Dan and I have jumped in with both feet lately. We were talking the other night while sitting at a t-ball game. Funny, the places you find to sit and talk when you have four kids. LOL It seems we are going through the "mid-life" thing together. That is what happens when you are only 16 months apart. We are being mature about it all, though. It is not like we have gone and bought a motorcycle or fast sportscars or anything. We are not having affairs or running away from home (although a quiet moment would be nice). Being firstborns and Christ-followers may have something to do with our approach. We are merely seeking higher education and career changes. We are out to shake up our world a bit and add some "adventure" to the mix. The daily grind is not cutting it for us anymore. When I was talking with the counselor at the college the other day he told me that changing careers in midstream is VERY COMMON. I just have no desire to ever teach in the public schools again. Dan enjoys teaching but is finding the same issues with discipline and being able to teach without conflict that I had 12 years ago when I left the system but now things are worse. In our conversation we agreed that living a life of mediocrity, doing a job you hate, and never following a dream is senseless. We have determined to follow the path that God has laid before us and the desires He has put in our hearts even if it is not easy. That is a HUGE reason I am going back to school and why Dan is continuing in his education. We NEED to do this!!! Our children are getting a positive example before them of parents who never stop learning and good study habits they see in us. We want to teach them hard work and that is why we work hard. We have no intention of putting our kids in someone else's care. We will continue to homeschool them. This will fully be a family endeavor and they will be learning to run a business alongside us.
Good gravy, we are not perfect. You will never hear me brag on any intellect or talent that I might have. I guarantee that I do nothing outside the strength that God has provided. I got through any schooling or education that I have had because God called me to it and equipped me for it. The same will be with this business and cooking endeavor. If God wants me to do this I will do it. If God has success in the plan for a small business He will make it happen. I am merely opening myself up for Him to bring the increase in whatever way He choses. I HAVE TO SEE IT THAT WAY!!!!! If I try to do ANYTHING in my own strength it will fail. How do I know that? ...because I have done that and failed miserably!!!
When I trust Him...
* He will bring the desire I need to do what He has called me to do.
* He will bring the success.
* He will bring the increase.
* He will do what is best for me.
* He will provide for all my needs.
* It may not be easy but it will be right.
* He will bring joy
* He will teach me.
* I will become obedient to Him and that is just where HE wants me!!!
