What are we thinking?

I have recently learned that I am addicted to something else and that is the Internet. I have been without for 5 days, or longer, and finally got back on this morning!! I have been chaffing at the bit, wondering what emails I had, wondering what was going on in the blogger world, Face book, wow, it makes you realize how much we use the computer in this day and age to keep in touch!!

I have had a fairly eventful time though, last camping trip of the year (in which I saved my dear friend from sure death from a stab wound to the hand!), visiting friends, generally being busy with I am not sure what, and deciding to start trying for another baby....what?? Did I say that?? What are we thinking??????????????????????

Tis a scary time.

Hubby is away from home this week, so I have filled my time up with fun, and some not so fun activities, so I hope and pray that it goes by fast. Did I ever mention that I HATE it when he is gone?

I had an eventful morning, I was supposed to go and visit a friend of mine, but our Internet has been down and this morning was the only time they could come and fix it. So I cancelled that. hum disappointment. When I woke this morning, it felt like it was minus 100 in the house, so off to turn the furnace on...hummm pilot light is out. After a frantic phone call to hubby, he tells me what to do, and I proceed to light everything on fire, and give up in defeat. It turns out, that something is wrong and needs to be fixed. So I have no heat....not that it is THAT cold, but still... As I was setting the house on fire, the Internet man knocked at the door, Gracie was needing help sitting on the potty, and the phone was ringing. I am sure I looked a sight, and he was young and cute, and I am sure my life looked so chaotic!!!

I received the kick a** blogger award from Jamie at http://blessedsoandso.blogspot.com/ Check out her blog, it is so witty and funny, and so real. I am blessed to know her as a true friend, and thank her for the award!

The rules of this award are pretty simple:

• Pick five bloggers that you think are kick a** bloggers

• Let them know they have received an award

• Share the love and link back both to the person that received the award and to http://www.mammadawg.com/2008/08/kick-ass-blogger-award.html

• Hop on back to Kick A** Blogger Club to sign the linky and pass it on – you can also get this at the above link.

So the rules are simple, but I am not going to follow them I am going to pass it on to only one person. A wonderful blogger who is a great pleasure to read:

Carrie @ http:// http://raisingworldchangers.blogspot.com/

Our temple.

I wanted to share with you something I read last night, that relates to my previous post about quitting doing the things that I don't want to do anymore.

"You will live forever in this body. It will be different, mind you. What is now crooked will be straightened. What is now faulty will be fixed. your body will be different, but you won't have a different body. you will have this one. does that change the view you have of it? I hope so.

God has a high regard for your body. you should as well. Respect it. I did not say worship it. But I did say respect it. It is after all the temple of God. Be careful how you feed it, use it, and maintain it. you wouldn't want anyone trashing your home; God doesn't want anyone trashing his. After all, it is his, isn't it?"
Max Lucado
When Christ comes

Prayer request

Last night I was sitting on the couch, all comfy, with Josh Groban and Micheal Buble, and I was thinking how important it is for all us mommys to take some time out and just be....to relax, get back in tune with your soul. I was playing around on the computer, so I don't think I was relaxing to the max, that I could and should have been, but it was nice.

A prayer request: At the beginning of the year I made resolutions, now normally I don' tmake reolutions, but I did this time. They were;

1. Stop smoking
2. Quit chewing my nails
3. Quit drinking so much pepsi

Well I succeeded in quitting chewing my nails, and slowing down on pepsi, so I started to quit smoking. Well, pepsi helped my smoking cravings, so that started back up again, and chewing my nails went out the window too. I did manage to quit smoking for 10 days, and I have never felt better in my life....but.....here I am, pop in one nail chewed hand, smoke in the other!!

So I pray that God can give me the strength to do this, I KNOW I can, I just have to tell my brain that. Has anyone gone through similar troubles and have advice??

What I have been doing with my time.

Well here I am, finally. I have been wanting to blog all week, but have not had the time to just sit down and compose one. I don't have long now, weeds are calling my name, but I will do the best I can.

I have been busy most of the week doing everyday tasks and also planning for our 10th anniversary party.

More background info for you;

When we were married, I was 18 and Chris was 19. We were young. As I have said before my parents were very involved in the church, and so since they were paying for everything, it was all done their way. Now 10 years of watching others get married, and how their days went, I have a lot of regrets about my wedding day. I wish I had stood up for what I wanted. My dear mom made my wedding dress, which I chose, and was Beautiful!! That is about all that went according to my ideals. The church service was an hour long sermon, the pictures were a gong show( although they did turn out nice), the reception was cold cuts for supper, corny games, and a gift opening. Hardly any of our friends could go, because the guest list was full of church folk, whom I don't talk to anymore. My friends that did go, all went out after the supper to celebrate...of course we couldn't go ( I don't begrudge them for going, but I do wish we could have had our first dance together, at our wedding!) I had my own gift opening to attend to. I think the reception ended at 9pm sharp! To top it all of I was dog sick with a cold. Now, it sounds like I am miserable about this, and I am not. My parents did the best that they could with the money that they had and the beliefs that they have. My parents are strictly no drinking, no partying kind of people. So being young, with no cash of my own, and inexperienced, that is what I got.


So my hubby and I said for many years, that we would throw a big party on our 10th anniversary, for those people that have been in our lives throughout the years, and that couldn't be invited to the wedding. Well as we all know, life happens, kids happen, mortgages happen, and we felt that we really couldn't afford to spend the money to have this party.

Well, a couple of months ago, my best friend in the whole world, asked us out for supper. So off we went and walked in the restaurant door, to a scene which I couldn't quite comprehend. The restaurant was filled with Family and Friends. Jamie had got them all together and everyone pitched in, so that we could have this party, and plan it how we wanted. It was the most generous amazing thing!!

So that is what I have been working on, invites, slide show, decorating a hall, etc. I do thank her and all the people that made it possible, but I really didn't realize the work people go to, to have a reception!! Wow, and we aren't going all out either!!

Well the weeds are really screaming now, so off I go to put them out of their misery!

I am blessed!

I can't tell you all what a blessing all you Christian Mommy's are to me. I have been finding that I have been pretty dry, and not growing too much in the Lord, and have been really wanting that.

Some background history; I went to church all my life, my husband was saved in that church we were married in that church, and my father was an elder there. Well, I won't go into detail, but my folks were asked to leave, basically to make a long story short, they were making a stand for what they believed and the church didn't like it. I have been pretty soured on churches since then and have not been back. I find, as you find everywhere, a church is full of hypocrisy, and to me that is disgusting to be that way about such a reverent and serious thing. Either way, we have been sorta searching for a long time for some where to go to suit our needs. Now that we have a little one, it has really been laid upon our hearts to find somewhere. I keep thinking back to all the Sunday school times I had, and feel she is missing out. We do the best we can at home, but I do think that at times it isn't enough. I was very hurt (I was young and impressionable when it all happened) and swore that I would never go back to church, but I do think the Lord has other Ideas for us. Now if only He would show us one to go to.

Lately in the past few months I have bought a few books, and am learning again. (www.christianbook.com) And man, oh man, what a difference in all walks of my life. Just feeling that God is with you all the time......

I am very blessed to have family and close friends who are all on a walk with God, and now I feel even more blessed to have you other ladies, that I don't even know, but we are all sisters in Christ, and that is very special to me.

Blog Awards!!

So I don't know if I am a dork or what, but I was so excited when Sara (http://saralifeinwords.blogspot.com/) Passed on a blog award!! It totally made my day, so thank you Sara!!!

Now the rules are;
Once an award is received, the rules are as follows:
1. Put the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3. Nominate at least five other blogs (or those you choose).
4. Add links to those blogs on your blog.
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

So I am picking one blog. Now this blog that I am picking just so happens to be my best friend in all the world! I am NOT choosing it because of this. I am choosing it because she is a fantastic writer and has such a way with words that it makes it a wonderful pleasure to read. So please meet Jamie;

Step mother trying to raise two little girls with hubby in a small town, balancing family, friends, marriage, work and mothering....... When did all this happen???

http://blessedsoandso.blogspot.com/

I hope you enjoy her blog as much as I do!!