Happy Friday! For those of you that have the weekends off hope you have a good one, and for those of you poor suckers that have to work this weekend I feel for ya! Beware.....the moon is looking almost full, there is only a sliver left, which means the crazy bugs will be out!

Today I have a mess on my hands, I started this organizing thing in my scrap area and now the basement looks like a F3 tornado hit! Maddie was suppossed to clean up her mess or she would loose her movie but I explained to Johnny that its hard to tell her she can't have a movie for not cleaning up her mess when my mess is just as bad if not worse, honestly there is no telling where hers ends and mine begins! LOL Guess I should quit doing things on the computer and get some stuff done. Nahhhhh...

Have a great weekend all!

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 11:2

Happy Hump Day!

Maddie got a BIG BOO BOO today...the sliding door on the van was closing and she stuck her hand in because she thought it was opening and guess what? If you guessed that the door CLOSED on her fingers your guessed right! We were in a parking lot, I thought I saw her put her hand in but hoped she would realize the door was closing and pull her hand out, nothing I could do, she was on her side and I was on the driver side, all of the sudden I heard mad screaming, I ran around, scooped her up, got her in the van and her fingers at the first knuckle were instant purple/black. Panic mode hit, oh geez oh geez what do I do?!?! I kissed her fingers, wiggled them around a little bit to try to assess them and see if they were broke, of course she is crying she wants daddy and I'm just trying to get her calmed down enough so we can get home. Of course Maddie is telling me to get home fast and no matter how fast I was going it wasn't fast enough, I just wanted to get home so we could look at her fingers better. When we got home Maddie rushed in the house to show daddy her fingers, by than they were just red and swollen so Daddy gave her kisses and some ice for her fingers. They seem to be fine, I think it was just a bad smash but still scary!

The other day Maddie and I noticed how big the icicles were hanging from the house. Of course I pulled one down for Maddie and she was happy as a lark! She wanted to eat it, play with it (she was blowing on it like a horn) and just enjoy being a kid with it. Fun!



This is my "friday" with being off the next 2 days before I go back to work for the weekend.

TTFN!

Jesus replied: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind."

Matthew 22:37

Happy Monday! (ha, who am I kidding?)

What does everyone have planned for this week? I had a LONG day at work today, got home after 6 (YIKES!) Now I feel like its time to go to bed only to go back to work tomorrow. GRRRRRRR. Nothing big planned this week, need to get a few things done around the house, get some bills taken care of and enjoy my days off on Thursday and Friday.

We got the van back today! Whoop Whoop! Although the service has been great at Carmax I sure hope that I don't have to go back and see them anytime soon. This is my first experience with a used car, keep thinking, oh no, did I get a lemon? ( I know, I'm so positive right?) So hopefully this will be the last of any problems we have with it, Johnny is the one that took the loaner back and got the van, he said Maddie was THRILLED to have her movie back! LOL --she is hopelessly addicted to watching a movie while we are running around and I have to admit I am too because she is quiet! LOL

One of my co-workers is really struggling right now. She is young (26) recently divorced with a precious 5 year old boy. She is a christian, really trying to get her life on track, wants to be God driven and really grow in her walk with Him but today she broke. She is having a really hard time with the fact that her little boy actually prays for a Daddy (even though he has a Daddy that isn't that active necessarily, every other weekend only) that will be in his family and maybe give him a brother or sister to play with. I think that it is because of this that she really tries to find a relationship to rush into not realizing that in the end it is probably doing more harm than good to both her and her child. My heart broke for her today when she started crying, you could just see the pain that she is feeling for her child and herself. She is really worried about finding a good influence for her son to have in his life, I would love for them to come over, I'm sure Johnny wouldn't have a problem with spending some time with the little boy (on top of work, school and other responsibilities he has time right? LOL) She got some pretty good advice from another divorced single parent that we work with but I just pray that God heals her heart so she can focus on her walk with God and her son. It also made me very grateful for my wonderful husband, I really don't know what I would do without his unconditional love and support.

Ok, on a more positive note, I have done a little scrapping .....




Also, congrats to my good friends Megan and Dean, they are expecting and due Sept 26th (the day after my birthday!) How exciting! You guys are going to be great parents!

Have a great night!
Love and Blessings!

This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.

Deuteronomy 30:19

I know this may be boring to some but interesting to others, but I enjoy these weekly wisdoms so here we go.......

Have you learned to take a long-term look at your short-term problems?

Whenever something frustrating happens, don't immediately become upset. Instead, ask yourself if this problem is really worth getting aggravated over: is this a five minute problem, a five hour problem, a five month problem, or a five year problem?

For example, if you can't find where around your house you left your car keys, don't let that steal your love, joy, peace, or patience. Being five minutes late to most things is not worth losing your joy. Similarly, if you're stuck in a traffic jam, don't let that ruin your Fruit of the Spirit. It's not worth getting upset and uptight about a ten minute delay on your way to work. Indeed, ten minutes is nothing compared to all of eternity.

Also, remember that God may be using your short-term problem for a long-term purpose. That's why James 1:2-4 says, Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. God will work through your current trials and difficulties in order to produce lasting benefits such as faith, perseverance, and spiritual maturity. That's why it's important to take a long-term look at your short-term problems.

Stability is the mark of a mature Christian.
God has given us peace so that we can be stable even in the midst of hard times. In John 14:27, Jesus says, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives."

In this verse, Jesus tells us that He has left us his peace. Jesus' peace, however, isn't like the world's peace, which depends on your circumstances; rather, God's peace is internal. God's peace allows believers to be stable even in the midst of hard circumstances, difficult trials, and uncertain times.

It's no wonder Paul said that he could be content, i.e. stable, in all circumstances: "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want." (Philippians 4:11-12). What was Paul's "secret"? "I can do everything through him who gives me strength" (Philippians 4:13).

The key to contentment and stability is living in, through, and with God in everything. Like Paul, a mature Christian is able to remain content and stable in all circumstances.


Today is the day that I am going to start my praise journal. Have you said a praise lately? No matter how big or small lets try to remember what we have to be thankful for, I know personally I have a tendency to focus on the negative things more than the positive so that is why I am starting the praise journal.

Have a great day!

This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

1 John 3:11