End of the yer ho-hums

Just thought I would let you all know that I have them. The End of the Year Ho-Hum's. Not nessesarly because 2004 is coming to a close. No, I don't think that is it at all. It's about coming to the end of something and having everything that has been trailing finally catch up with you. Pulled in a billion different ways, by a billion different things, half of which are self made responsibilities, realizing that I dont' have what it takes to make the changes that need to be made in my life to make it more Godly. (I know that I can't do any of that, but I still try). Feeling like a big fearful failure. I don't like the way I feel!!

Christamas eve

This has been a bizzare holiday. Can't quite seem to put my finger on it but it has just been strange. My mom flew in just fine, I have had to work alot since she has been here, which I know is not the kind of visist that she would have wanted, but I am confidant that she understands. We received 24 inches of snow on Wednesday, that was really strange, I have never seen that much snow! Tim got stuck on I-74 coming home from work yessterday morning for 9 hours ( not kidding!), he didn't get home until 1:30 which would have been the time he would have left to go back to work, but he called in and told them and they excused him for last night.

Today is a new day, the eve of our saviors birth. I am going to go bake a bunch of stuff today I think!

I goofed

Okay, I now know that "Manic Monday" was sung by The Bangles, not the Go-Go's! Sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Have you ever noticed that snow makes the world a quieter place? I love to just sit outside and listen to the silence that the snow creates. Wish I could get my life to be that quiet. Sometimes I just wish that my life could stop for awhile and let me catch up. Minimalism is good, God help me practice that. Make it a lifestyle not just an occasional choice.

Manic Monday

Alright, I'll admit it, while growing up in the late 70's/early 80's I was a total metal head, loved the hard stuff at a tender age (still do as a matter of fact! :)), but I still held a soft spot for the ever popular Go-Go's. All that to explain that this is a Manic Monday for me! I am dealing with a couple hard files at work and my mother flies in this afternoon to stay a week, the house is not totally clean and the goats are up on the deck again. I can't complain too much about the goats because I am the one who said that they are lonely down in the pen and I am the one who said "Leave the gate open, they won't be up on the deck very often!" Well now they have taken up residence on our deck, Tim moved a dog house to the deck, set up a heat lamp (as the temperature is going to hover around the teens for the next couple days) and water dish for them, so now they are adding their own little decorations to our deck in the form of little pellets that look like raisinettes! At least they are easy to sweep of and the temperature is cold enought that they don't smell bad. I have to admit it is nice to just look out my kitchen door and see them and hear them bleat! I know, I know, I am weird! It could be worse, we could have more than two!

On the good side of today, I got all of the Christmas shopping done, even the stocking stuffers!
And God is STILL good!

Merry Christmas!

I am finally in the Christmas spirit! We have had our tree up since the day after thanksgiving, however I didn't decorate it untill last night. Even then I only put lights on it. I will finish it up today! Kyrie told me to leave it plain, the other kids don't really care either, however, when I put the lights on last night Cricket got a big grin on her face! So I think she was glad I decided to decorate. We probably won't do the whole lights on the outside of the house thing this year, it is just too late I think.

So many new things are scheduled to start this new year, just got a phone call about a new small group that is starting January 3rd. This one is for Tim and I to get involved in. Then on January 18th I will be leading with Lisa P a women's group here at our house that will be focusing on worth. This should run for about 8 weeks. I am looking forward to these two groups, it has been over a year since Tim and I have been in a small group. Trust me we have felt the effects that has had on our lives!

Well I better skeedaddle, I got tons of decorating to do today!
later!

Amazed by greatness

I am still amazed by God's greatness and goodness! Every single new day brings me face to face with His awesome love and care for people! I ache to be more like Him in my actions, thoughts and attitudes. I read this morning in Oswald Chambers that "God is not actively involved with our natural life as long as we continue to pamper and gratify it." Hence ALWAYS "present(ing) our bodies a s a living sacrifice." (Rom. 12:1) Oh how I want to be able to do that consistantly in my own life.

God continues to make me look at the hard stuff in my life and deal with it. Broken relationships are at the front of the line. My flesh cries that it is too hard and would be much easier to let those relationships languish. Thank God that He won't let me do what my flesh cries for. It would be detrimental to my life!

yahoo!!

Had a great celebration last night at church... we had 8 people (I think) get baptized! I just love Big Wednesdays! I should have been on my way to Kansas City yesterday for an in deapth training, but it got changed to next month.

Life is fun right now!