My hopes for the New Year!

1. To be more loving - just as Christ is!
2. To watch my tongue more carefully!
3. To give my best to my family.
4. To continue working out as I was before surgery.
5. To reconnect with those I have neglected.

This is the first year since I have had kids that I don't have a number of what I want to get to. I just want to be healthy. Any goals for the new year?

Have yourself a Merry Christmas!

May you have all you need, may you give all you can and may you have more love than you know what to do with!

On my knees

I have time on my hands but this can be used for good - if there is anything you want me to in prayer for please tell me. It would be an honor to take it to God for you.

Love is all around you

This time of year is so great, but I get so sad to see so many unhappy shoppers. I smile at everyone I make eye contact with and maybe get 2 smiles back. Now, I am short and most people don't see me but come on - smile!

Will you get it all done?

I only have stocking stuffers left to get for my family and a few 'needs' gifts for Steve. I got him a camcorder so now it is down to socks and underwear - good times for him. I have yet to see 'It's a Wonderful Life' and hope to enjoy that soon. I wish I could get gifts for everyone. I never used to be like this, but my husband is so giving and has found the perfect gift for my boss, Pastor Caldwell and he just hears needs. I do so enjoy that and see it passed on to my kids.

Concerts and more concerts

This weekend our church is having it's Christmas concert and my 2 little ones are in it. I can not do choir this year as youth was switched to Wednesday and that is where I feel called and have been for the last 4 years. So, we have a concert tonight, tomorrow night and Sunday night on top of school concert practice Sat. morning and the performance Sunday afternoon. Also, they sing at both services on Sunday morning. I love the concerts it reminds of when we did them at New Life - I may get to see them again as Ashley is really thinking about going there.
This will bring Christmas to life for me this weekend! What gets your Christmas blood going?

Nothing gonna stop us now

Our family has had it season of sickness - Steve has been home for the past 2 days with the stomach flu and Ash had an ER visit on Saturday. My recovery is going well so I kicked it up yesterday and now I am paying for it but it felt so good to be useful again. Can't wait to see what the weekend brings!

What was the worst act of defiance that you did as a kid?

As I watch my kids whitewash, hit and push each other at the bus stop (they are all now grounded!), I think back to what I did to torment my parents. Other than being a wonderful child I think, but the tping and the driving with 9 or more people in a hatchback got me in some trouble. But I think what took the cake was the fact that I needed to talk to my friends ALL the time! I now have a teenager who does the same thing.

What do you want for Christmas?

I want to be able to sit up for more than 3 hours, but really I want to have snow, good food, Jesus birthday cake and 4 slice toaster! What are you wishing for?

Trust in the Lord

Something I forget about a lot. Today God provided for me in such an amazing way! He had a friend call out of the blue and she said I am coming to clean and she did! What a great thing for my whole family!
I wonder why it takes me hitting bottom to reach up but that is how it always has been.

Need to take it easy

I went to the dr. and got my stitches out and checked for pneumonia. I am having pains in my shoulder and back which is due to the gas that is still trying to escape my body. I want to DO stuff and I can't and I want to be normal and go places but I can not drive until Tuesday. My hubby and friends have bought me movies and smut magazines and that has been great and I have a babysitter every day this week as Steve has to work at night a couple of days and it is great to talk with humans. (vs. the stuffed animals and dolls I have been talking with - maybe too much oxycodone?)
Looking towards the weekend and we have a couple parties which sound fun but may be a lot of work for me - we will see.

It is going slow

I don't think I believed I was going to dance the mambo right away but I can barely do stairs or anything without being exhausted and finding a new pain or muscle that hurts. The nurses said my hormones are adjusting and I hate crying so that is what I am doing at random times (pray for Steve). I can't quite see when I am going to just feel good but I know it will come. Distractions are nice - anyone want to come over? Made one of my friends come over and play a game with me so I could think of something else - phone calls help too. My mom and dad are now if Florida for the winter and I miss them already.
I love the snow and that has been great!