Thanksgiving is more than Pilgrims

So, I sang this song in Junior High, don't remember the whole thing but love the first verse and chorus.

Thanksgiving is more than pilgrims,
more than big parades on tv.
More than just a time to go and visit friends,
Thanksgiving is more than that to me.
It's time for thanking Jesus
for letting us live free.
It's time for thanking Jesus
for helping us to see
the riches of His blessings
the blood He shed for me.
That's why Jesus is thanksgiving to me.

She's In Love With the Boy

I had a interesting weekend with many different friends and different conversations and fun things and one ER visit, but overall fun except I missed my hubby! I LOVE being with him! Even if it is just watching tv, trying to talk over the kids, watching the kids beat him up(or try), practically anything is fun with him. I missed him, I wanted him there. He went with my son who was having breathing troubles last night and stayed with him in the ER for 4 hours until 2 am this morning, he is the one who helped put his grandma's boiler in all day yesterday, took Ashley for a date night on Friday and still managed to shop, help a friend with electrical and be nice all day today, of course the race being on helped. What a man! Thank you Lord for this man, who let me hang out all weekend with friends and still got it all done! What a blessing!

Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime

So we have not all our lights up but some and one of our trees up because we are having the Johnson Christmas tonight! I love this time of year! Trying to think of how to toddler proof the house as the twins are 1.5 years old and like to touch and see everything, that should be fun! Feliz Navidad!

I Don't Want to Work, I just Want to Bang on the Drum all Day

No, I am not trying to play hooky from work or dislike my job as an administrative assistant although this week I have been fighting a low grade fever/cold and am extremely tired but I digress.

I am talking about my other 'jobs'. Not the cleaning lady that I a sometimes am at home or the wife/companion I am to Steve or the cook that sometimes works at The Chermak Deli. I am talking about how much work it is to be a friend sometimes and a mother and managing time for 3 other people and knowing when to let go (that has been the one I have been wanting to give up for the drums the most!).

Not many read this so if I think you might be reading this I am not typing about our friendship. I don't like to work at something that someone isn't willing to work on with me. For instance, my phone rings and after months of me doing all the calling, I will give up on calling. If you are too busy to talk or email I do not understand that. I know I don't have little kids anymore but I still have 3 children who need things, need to get to places. I don't call to chat with people since I went back to work 3 years ago with the exception of my mother and my sister in law, Wendy.

So, another tangent that has nothing to do with anything is the word 'busy'. Steve and I have had something every night and so have the kids and we are busy, but not overwhelmed and I think that if someone needed us or wanted to spend time with us we would work it in. To hear you are so BUSY that you can't return a phone call or an email is so frustrating. I had a dream about a 'friend' who was too busy to return a phone call last month and this why this tangent is brought up. It is no one that reads this or really uses a computer.

Second, I wanted to QUIT my job as mother this week. I was failing at it, I did a bad job of training, I was very emotional and just wanted to pack up and move to St. Louis, alone. I am better now, but that job sometimes needs a more qualified employee. I know God picked me for that job and I will not quit it, but sometimes I wish I was there for the training meetings.

Ok, enough whining! Loved the weather this week! Love that Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming. Sad my parents leave for Florida soon! Ready for what God brings next, at least I have a great partner to weather the storms if they come! :)

I Look So Good

So this past week thanks to the Internet, I have reconnected with 3 friends from college. 2 were roommates from when I met, got pregnant by and married my ex. They looked at my pictures and my last name and quickly got that we were not together and they said, man you look so happy now that you are not with him. Now I am not sure I look good as the title said but I am definitely a different person. Good feeling to know that inward change can be shown outward!

I forget who I was when I was in college, because I define myself as who I became. It was nice to be reminded that I wasn't always afraid of being myself and that I let people in so much easier in college. I thank God for those people who cared about me despite the road I was choosing and see that I may have been better for it in the long run.

Tonights the Night For the Sinner's and the Saints

How often do I need to be reminded of which category I am in! I am a sinner. I sin daily and only by the blood of Christ have I been redeemed. I am not better than anyone, I am not more holy, I am not with out sin. I do not need to live in sin, meaning to dwell on sin whether past or present, but I need to work towards not sinning. A goal I have yet to accomplish. A worthy goal.

Good Day Sunshine

Today was a good day. The youth put on a service and I got to watch them express their faith through song, drama, Scripture reading, desire to serve and listening as God's Word was presented. I got a nap. Watched part of a race, part of a game, hung out with a good friend and really had a good day. I wish all days could be like this, but it will make me more thankful when I will look back at this when the day is not so great.

God is in control of everything! I am so happy about that, even with my control issues. I know He has a plan and sometimes that plan might get difficult, sometimes I will even reject the plan, refuse to acknowledge that God has anything to do with it but ultimately, in the end I know He is in control! Hallelujah!