I Heart This Blog!!!

Kearsmom sent me this nice little "I heart your blog" along with these questions I am supposed to answer with one word. Then I am supposed to pass it on. Let's see...

1. Where is your cell phone? pocket
2. Where is your significant other? Vans
3. Your hair color? expensive
4. Your mother? vicki
5. Your father? Early
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? weird
8. Your dream/goal? GODSPLAN
9. The room you're in? clean
10. Your hobby? scrapbooking
11. Your fear? Flying
12. Where do you want to be in six years? raptured
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. What you're not? confrontational
15. One of your wish list items? disneyvacation
16. Where you grew up? Utah
17. The last thing you did? vacuumed
18. What are you wearing? sweatsuit
19. Your TV? on
20. Your pet? Izzy
21. Your computer? Dell
22. Your mood? happytired
23. Missing someone? yep
24. Your car? diego
25. Something you're not wearing? watch
26. Favorite store? Hobbylobby
27. Your Summer? Hot
28. Love someone? Absolutely
29. Your favorite color? purple
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? today

I hereby pass this award on to....well everyone I know has already done it so????

Grocery List

I have been out of town for a few days and began this morning to make a grocery list. I soon realized that we were out of everything! Depleted resources in all cabinets sinks and laundry room, almost empty Then I began my quiet time and soon realized that my life is so much like my grocery list, I need everything. everything He has. If we could "shop" for the attributes of God we need each day what would I choose? So I picked up my bible and quickly found just a few of the things that are available at God's endless "store" of resources. In Psalms 18 it says "God is our rock, our fortress, our deliverer. He is our mountain in whom we can seek refuge. He is the shield, The horn of our salvation, our stronghold." Wow! what would I pick? What would I choose today? What "shelf " would I go to first? Is it that simple? Can I just pick up the few things I need? Of course not! God says he will give us ALL we ever dreamed or imagined. He knows what we need to pick up. He knows what I need for each day. I can come to Him with my list and He will give me the exact portions of what I need. I just have to sit at His feet and listen and He can fill my cart full of all I will need to face this day. Patience yes, hope Yes, love , peace, kindness, YES yes Yes! I am so glad God sees the details of my life . My groceries lists, laundry and all. I am so thankful that He knows how to fill me up so I can overflow or as a speaker from the conference told us yesterday "slosh out" on the people around me with his love and grace. I want His fullness in my "cart " of life. I want Him to fill me up! Give Him your grocery list He will fill your order to perfection more than you even dreamed or imagined.

A New Year!!

I have so many things I am thankful for in 2008, too many to list them all. But, a few would be my dads health, my new home, my hubby's new job and our fun new dog. I am thankful the time I have had to spend with my niece and nephew and family. I have been blessed with a great job and kind friends. I also am thankful for a fantastic church family ! Overall we have been blessed beyond measure and I have no real complaints!

With the new year I have many new things to look forward to. A new start on projects that did not get completed in the last year! A renewed joy in discovering all that this upcoming year has for me and my family!

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YEs She is 7!!!

She was born into a family with a 3 year old sister and an almost 2 year old brother. She cried to hear her own voice as a baby, she had a cute bob hair cut as a toddler and began very young having great comedic timing and saying the greatest things. She has a 1000 faces and a large following of fans. She loves Fancy Nancy Books, pink anything, accessories and anything that sparkles. She is such a joy to hang out with and I think she is beautiful. I cannot believe she is seven and the time has gone so quickly. I really want it to slow down since she is the baby of our family. Happy Birthday M.E. You are a wonderful Christmas gift . We love you!!!

Christmas, Christmas, Time is here.........

WOW! Where has the time gone. It seems like only yesterday was Thanksgiving now what 15 days till Christmas. I cannot seem to get it all done. I am sure it has nothing to do with my short stay in the hospital or the fact that it seems every one of my kids teachers expect that we have loads of time to do big projects right now,pick out science fair projects or read 23 books. But i really am not complaining I am just so happy that as of right this minute everyone is healthy and that we are in our own house this year for Christmas. I am so thankful for all the blessings I will not complain . Well... at least not a whole lot. I hope you and your have a VERY MERRY CHRIST-CENTERED CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

That all to Familiar Feeling

Two of my favorite movies are Father of the Bride 1 & 2. In that movie Steve Martin states that he does things and says things for his daughter that hurts him but is what is best for her. I had one of those moments this week with my youngest. She wore a cheap Halloween necklace to school on Tuesday. When she got home she said she had LEFT it at school. I told her that was OK just get it the next day. On Thursday I was working with her on some homework and she mentioned that she had to walk AGAIN at recess to get her necklace back. WHAT???? I confronted her in a calm rational manner and asked what had really happened to her necklace. She then told me she had gotten her necklace taken away for talking and playing with it. I then asked her if she thought what she had done all week was lying? She started to cry and said yes and that she had lied because she thought daddy would spank her alot and that we would not love her anymore. (Where do kids get that idea?) I reassured her that we would always love her no matter what but that she would have to go to bed early that night. You would have thought I had beat her. I got that all to familiar feeling that I was doing what was best for her but painful for me too. When the night came and she bravely crawled into her bed holding back tears till I turned out the light and she began to softly cry. While we stayed up and few minutes with the other two and got them ready I could hear her softly crying. OUCH!!! Very Painful for me!!! Well her dad and we went in and kissed her and prayed with her. After prayers she said I will not lie again and she KNEW we loved her because we care!!! Yes!!! All to familiar pain for me but we taught her a lesson that night. I hope it sticks cuz' I don't like that all too familiar feeling!!!!! (By the way her dad did NOT spank her at all and her also told her we would always love her no matter what.)