"I'm Official"

I am now offically in the Christmas Mood!! I know some get into as soon as Thanksgiving is over but not me...it has taken me a little longer. I always said that I would not let this crazy life style steal my joy (especially this time of year) and yet I have found myself very rushed and cranky. But now I am full of Christmas Joy! I still have a birthday party this weekend for my oldest and Christmas presents to wrap, but that is OK! I am so looking forward to Christmas morning to see my girlies faces when they come down the stairs to see the presents under the tree and to the smell of mama making orange cinnamon rolls. Also, their excitement to know that we will making a 9 1/2 hour trip to see Nana and PopPop(Hubby's parents) soon after. And most importantly.. I am looking forward to celebrating Christs birth with my family. I have no right to be cranky! :)

My Thankful list (Better late then never)

Like many of you I have so many things to be thankful for. I will not bore you with all of them. -My husband who tolerates my pms -My family who I just spent a very crowded 3 days with (we all got along GREAT!!) -For the change of seasons...may sound weird but living in the south you have 1 season and it is Summer! ok, maybe 2, summer and spring. -Living in a city but able to drive just a short distance to be out of the city! -My friends who love me unconditionally -Old friends that I have recently reconnected with(Robyn...Love you girl, your the greatest) -My 2 girls who love their mommy so much even when I am not a very good mommy. -And of course God...I fail him so many times. I am so thankful that he never fails me!!

My Life Lately!

I haven't had a whole lot going on lately, besides being extremely busy at work and... AND.... my hubby getting me Bon Jovi tickets for my birthday!! I have always LOVED him, even in the 80's, big hair and all. Another thing... I have my mom and dad, my sister and her family coming for Thanksgiving so I am sure after that I will have PLENTY more to write about.

Out of the mouth of babes

We had a little issue with our oldest a little over a week ago....She was involved with a note that was being passed around between 3 others in her class. Needless to say the note was not nice. Caddy girl stuff (you all know what I am talking about because we all have done it) The teacher had mentioned it to me during our parent/teacher conference because she has a "No Tolerance" rule when it comes bullying. Anyway....I read the note and almost died when I read what the last student wrote. Thank God the teacher caught the note passing before it got back to S. We had a very long talk with her and explained the importance of this and how saying things or even writing notes about people can really hurt them. Today her teacher emailed me and said that she overheard another girl trying to get S involved in another caddy situation and she heard S say "No way...I am staying out of the Drama, I have no use for it and want to stay away from it". That really made me proud!! Sometimes I think that all my parenting is not even being noticed. Today proved me wrong. I pray she can continue to be as strong as she was today.

From a dear friend

This is a post that one of my dear friends wrote a year after her husband passed away from a severe heart attack, he was 35.

Well, it has been 1 yr. since my babe has gone home to be with Jesus. I have to say that it went a lot quicker than I thought. So many things have happened. Many changes in my life. I often look at my kids and think what would Brian tell them. I wish I had his input on things.

To all of my wonderful God given friends, I want to say THANK YOU!! Your friendship means the world to me! Your constant prayers and encouragement have helped in more ways than you know. So many days I would be feeling down and then one of you would send me a message of encouragement or make me laugh. And to me that is priceless.

And to my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, I give Him all the honor and praise for everything that He has given to and done for me. I am so unworthy and yet He loves me and cares for me no matter what my attitude or how many times I fail Him!

I love you all and thank God for you. I know that with every passing day, the grief gets a little easier to deal with. But, I can't wait until that day when Jesus comes and we will all be together again. I love ya babe!

Friends

My husband has been wanting me to get a blog for awhile now, he said it would be good for expressing my thoughts and feelings (which is very hard for me).....This is my first blog entry so here goes.... First, thank you to those who have prayed or have sent a card to my hubby while he has been recovering from re-constructive knee surgery. It was VERY challenging the first week but we are seeing much improvement each day. These last couple of weeks I have reflected on a lot of things.....mainly on the few "true friends" that God has placed in our life. I agree with what Tracey said in one of her posts about being a pastor's wife and having "close" friends, it can be quite difficult at times. I have FINALLY come to the conclusion that not everyone is going to like you or want to be your best friend. But the unfortunate thing is.... some don't even give you a chance. It has made me stop and just say THANK YOU God for what friendships you have placed in my life. I am going to embrace those friends and cherish them. I pray continually that God will put new people in my path.