There are too many wonderful blogs out there. I can’t keep up with all of the cleverness and creativity.
I have a few that I want to share with you. These women bless me everyday with their blogs, their devotion to Christ and their friendship. I want to tell you about a few of them so you can love them too.
I’ve spent the last two days surrounded by piles. Piles of things I need to take with me to Nashville, piles of to-do lists, piles of school work that I need to leave behind for the kids.
It has been harder to prepare to leave them than if I were taking them with me.
I often wish for more hours in the day.
I know God has infinite wisdom and my thinking is the equivalent of a pea, but really….I need more time.
Yes, I am leaving. By myself. With no children to ask me a million questions and a have desperate need for a Sprite. No husband to say things like, “No, we are not stopping at that yard sale.”
Once the wedding was over there was more excitement. The very next day, Sunday, was Hope’s 17th birthday. Instead of a gift, she wanted to go shopping. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
I don’t know about you all, but I am so glad to be getting back to normal around here. The holidays really cut into my diet and school….doesn’t happen.
I made the announcement yesterday, “Everyone is expected to be up by 7:am tomorrow and ready for school by 9 with chores finished.
It was 4:00 in the morning and I was sound asleep. In my dream someone was calling, “Mommy! Mommy!”
Then that groggy feeling, maybe-it’s-not-a-dream, try to wake up….is someone calling me?
Christmas at our house progresses in three phases.
One: Preparation….months of preparation. Shopping for that perfect little thing that will light up the eyes of each child, decking the halls and celebrating with friends.
Hey, don’t you ever wonder what the ladies are really like when you read their blogs? I do! I wonder what they look like and what they sound like. That’s why I made this little video for you to say Merry Christmas.
Since Christmas is sparse this year, I decided to give myself some gifts.
Here are the ten things I am giving myself: