I don't know why I wait until I have something profound to say...(Well, perhaps "profound" is a little strong :-) at least something I consider worthwhile to say) before blogging.  Some of my favorite blogging posts to read are those that just give a glimpse into people's lives.  With that in mind, I don't promise to do better, but I'll try. 

I'd really like to post pictures of my favorite ornaments and/or Christmas decorations.  The house is nearly completely decorated.  I wanted to get it done ASAP because I plan to host a cookie swap here for our church ladies on December 7th. 

I'll just confess here, the last time I took one of those spiritual inventory test thingies, I scored lowest in hospitality!!  How does that sound coming from a resident of the Hospitality State??? Oh, and God does have a sense of humor.  Remember that foreign country we went to as missionaries for two years?  Guess what they value.....hospitality!  Those folks put me to shame!  Now, it's not that I don't love people or that I don't love having them over. My problem is that the whole thing totally stresses me out.  Cleaning the house, making sure every thing is in place, planning food, etc is hard for me.  Then I worry that people won't have a good time.  I asked the ladies at church to please let me know if they plan to attend so I can let everyone know how many cookies to bring.  So far five people have signed up....DD16, DD12, a mother and daughter from the church, and myself.  Do you think they all know hospitality isn't my gift and they're afraid to come?  I'd think they'd want to come just to see how it turns out! LOL!

I'll keep you posted.