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Saturday, 28 February 2009

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    Specials (The Uglies)
    By Scott Westerfeld
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    Life is flying by right now.  There is always something to do...everyday.  I'm really not complaining about it b/c I love to get out of the house.  Of course, the other side of that is that at the end of the week, I have a messy house.  Isn't it amazing that when no one is home for days, the house is messier?  My theory is that we all come in at night and dump all of our things wherever and leave it.  That is, until Mom (aka - moi) just can't stand it anymore!  Where am I as I write this?  lol...not at home!

    CMJ is away this weekend in Indiana with the Show Choir.  He'll be home tonight.  I miss him.  Bo had a little meltdown last night because her daddy wasn't home.  To quote, "It's just not right without Daddy here."  Spoken through tears.  Broke my heart because I feel the same.

    Things are good.  The immediate future is still unsure for us.  It is so exciting though when life is like this.  Just waiting on God and I just feel like this year is going to be a turning point for us from the last year.

    Woot.

     

Saturday, 24 January 2009

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    Pretties (Uglies Trilogy, Book 2)
    By Scott Westerfeld
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    Working Girl

    I am so excited to tell you guys that I am working again!  Since the beginning of January I, now, work two jobs!  I babysit my friend's son three days a week and work 1-2 evenings at Curves.  The Curves job is most exciting to me b/c I get to get out of the house at least once week while making money and get to work out for free!  I am most excited about working out again!  Some of you may remember that I worked there the summer before CMJ and me moved to London and loved it.  About a month and a half ago I called, in a moment of randomness, to see if they were hiring.  Turns out I had all kinds of connections to the owner (She knows my dad from the lumber yard, my mom taught her son in 2nd grade, she had hired my step-uncle's girlfriend, etc).  I trained last night and it all came back to me rather quickly.  WOOHOO!  The good news is that either CMJ or myself is always with the kids.  CMJ is going to apply for a new job on Monday.  Full time, good money, but not benefits package.  Oh well.  At least it's in town so there's little gas money involved.

    I've been debating going back to school.  Thinking either photography or training to be an adoula (massage therapist for laboring mothers).  Just something I'm tossing around.

    The kids are good.  Gonna try to get some new pics up this time.

Sunday, 04 January 2009

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    Uglies
    By Scott Westerfeld
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    Being still and waiting.

    I don't know about the rest of you but this sucks...the still and waiting thing.  Our sermon today was from Ps. 37 and it spoke to me in volumes.  I'm at a point right now that is a great place to be b/c I know God is doing something cool but I just feel like I'm stuck.  It's more like I'm trying to walk my way out of really thick, gloopy mud.  It's time consuming and tiring.  So...when my pastor talked about praying and waiting it was like a lightbulb clicked.  I was getting to frustrated with God b/c he wasn't answering my prayers and now I know why...I wait.

    I feel, without a shadow of a doubt, that CMJ and me are not supposed to be here right now.  It was a mistake to come back to Troy for so long and so I'm jittery, waiting for God to tell us the next move.  I want out.  I want to make it right.  I'm excited about what's to come...but God's like "listen, you didn't bother to consult me in the first place so you're gonna wait it out a little bit."  grrr.  Now, I know what Bodyn feels like when I'm all parenty.  haha

    2008 was a VERY hard year.  Many blessings have come from 2008...mostly speaking of the new male offspring.  And others.  But, for the most part, CMJ and I have dealt with the hardest challenges that we've ever faced.  I'm ready for a new year.  I'm ready to be right where God wants me to be and to get things right.

    WOOHOO 2009!

     

Thursday, 01 January 2009

Wednesday, 17 December 2008

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    The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn (Book FOUR)
    By Stephanie Meyer
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    Christmas is quickly approaching and I find myself fighting the American mindset and falling into the trap of buying my kids everything I see that they would like.  I said, when I left Africa, that I would not fall into buying my kids everything and letting them become the typical American child that is too materialistic and says "gimme gimme gimme!"  Kids are only materialistic b/c their parents make them that way.  I see that in some of my family member's kids.  They get so excited when they've spent the day at Justice or Limited Too and life to show-off their purchases.  My kids?  They are excited to get hand-me-downs from friends or to shop at the resale shop.  Not only do I love that they get excited about that b/c of money but it tells me so much about their hearts.

    I love my kids.  Please, Lord, help me to raise them to appreciate the important things in life.

     

    Gre

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