Once upon a time there was a little girl who had just met what she did not know would be her life long bosom friend. Lets call this little girl Symmie. Her friend we will call Alicia. The first time Symmie was invited over to Alicia's for dinner Alicia's mom made dinner. Why don't we call the dinner Enchilalas.
As they were eating Alicia noticed that Symmie was taking VERY small bites and drinking a LOT of water. I don't remember exactly how it came out, but it turns out that Symmie, who likes pretty much ALL food, could not stand the sauce that is put on Enchiladas. It made her sick. So there she was trying so hard to be polite and not say anything when Alicia's mom said, "you silly! I would have made you PB and J!"
Not too much longer later Symmie started taking Piano lessons from Alicia's dad. Her lessons would be on Wednesdays and then she would stay with the family until church that night. So for Symmie's first lesson Alicia's mom made spaghetti.
As you already know Symmie loves all food except for Enchiladas. Well she likes spaghetti, its just hard to eat. So there was Symmie, an already slow eater, trying yet again to be polite and not make a mess, and the LAST one at the table eating.
Alicia's dad began to clear the table. Symmie was trying desperately to eat quickly but just couldn't get the noodles to stay on her fork. Then Alicia's dad took Symmie's placemat saying, "don't worry, I'm not rushing you" as he placed her plate back down on the bare table. Now all the kids were getting ready for church and Symmie was getting really embarrassed. Then Alicia's dad came by, picked up Symmie's plate and washed the table underneath saying, "don't worry I'm not rushing you" as he placed her plate back on the table.
Needless to say Symmie does not eat Spaghetti in public anymore.
Okay I wrote about the no internet thing...well my computer is broke now too. It is a laptop and will not recharge. So now no internet and no computer. This saddens me.
So I will probably be buying a new laptop after the new year with my Christmas money and some borrowed money. ugh...I just finished paying off El Sal last month, Christmas this month...will I never get to save money again???
So, I wanted to let you all know that if your blog used to be linked to mine and now it isn't its because when I switched my backgrounds I lost all my links and can't remember them off the top of my head. So Josh and Heidi...I need your blog addie. Anyone else???
I need to get back to work...my coworker's wife made enchiladas today. They were good. Alicia...how I have changed...maybe I will explain that comment in another blog on another day.
I forgot this picture was taken. I love it. It is me and my cousin Julee. Julee is an amazing person. She is so loving and giving and selfless and has a lot on her plate.
I'm so sad...I have no internet since I have been back from SoCal. So I am at my mom's right now posting this blog. So, sad to say there won't be any regular posts on here for a while.
I'm sick right now so this is all the enegy I have to blog.
Okay, the challenge is on! I want to lose 5 lbs by the New Year! I am going to start eating less (I like to gorge too much) and start trying to exercise (thats hard though with my schedule).
I am posting this because I am hoping it will hold me a little bit more accountable. I am on vacation this weekend but Monday morning I will be stepping on the scale to see where I am at vs. where I need to be!
I am doing this for health reasons more than anything. Obesity is common in my family and I want to stop the problem before it is a bigger problem. I don't care too much about clothing sizes other than I don't want to have to spend the money for more clothes. This is all about just staying healthy and maintaining that health.
This is my friend Tatum. She is adorable as you can see. Her husband works at the church with Pastor Pat and myself now.
Tatum is a doll and I just love her. So, I thought I would share. She is one of the people I went to El Salvador with. Her mom is the one who got this whole thing started.
Okay it's pretty sad when you are in the mood to talk so you turn to a computer.
I watched a documentary on facial expressions the other day. They claim that a lot of our relationship problems today are because we are an email/phone based society and are losing our ability to read and understand facial expressions.
I say if you have a problem then spend some time with my mom. Her facial expressions could be a beginners course. Then you would graduate and move on to someone a little less easy to read and continue doing this until you can read the facial expressions of a statue. The statue of David, by the way, is contemplative.
There was one aspect that did make sense to me though. That was video games. They made the point that children spend a lot of time on video games and in front of the TV that they aren't interacting face to face with their parents like they would have 100 years ago. Their solution? A robot that can make facial expressions.
Need I even say "silly"?
Once a month I have someone over for tea. Someone that God lays on my heart to reach out to. Someone who maybe needs that face to face time. Its a time to visit, laugh, eat watercrest sandwiches and make someone feel special. Can you imagine what this world would be like without times such as this? We need each other in the flesh.
Okay, I'm done rambling today.
Looking forward to seeing Alicia in the flesh again!
I have told God so many times that I would rather be single than to settle and end up in a marriage that wasn't His will. So, why do I then get upset when I remain single and have a wonderful relationship with God? Why can't I be satisfied with that?
I have always been told that if I had the gift of singleness I would not desire to be married. I disagree with that. I don't know if my gift is lifelong but I am praying there is a return policy. Seriously though, I truly don't want to sacrifice my relationship with God or the ministries He has called me to for an earthly marriage.
You see there is this guy that I am interested in. The problem is that he doesn't really fit any of my ideals that I have. He fits my standards but not my ideals. He will have to turn out to be a spiritual superman. But the problem is that I have not had these feelings in years. I have missed this. The dreaming, the catching each other's eyes, the fluttering heart...etc.
I just don't know what God's will is in this. I know that I don't need to worry and just wait but some days I am just so tired of waiting. To top it off I would love to be all dreamy and talk about him and post his pictures and act like a high school girl but I shouldn't. I have to guard my heart.
Okay enough rambling. I truly will be fine, I just have to take those thoughts captive, stop dreaming, and just keep it in prayer.
From front to back is Josiah, Timothy, Nathan, and Katie Ann.
Julee, my cousin, and their mother, is one of my heroes. She amazes me.
The link above is her blog. It is about the trials and joys of raising an autistic child. The title alone blesses me because that is the journey that she is on. She is discovering who her child is. The autism just explains why he needs help, but its not who he is.
I don't know if I will ever be blessed with children but if I do I pray that I am half the mom that she is.
I've been updating our church website! You need to go to the ministries page and click on the prayer ministry and see the adorable picture of my cousin on there!
Not much else going on...I bought a wireless ergonomic keyboard today. I was actually very excited about that. I am very blessed in my boss.
Okay...I have nothing else to say tonight :) God bless you all!
Okay...everyone has a blog...of course...everyone else has kids...but I thought I would try. Does anyone care what I do every day?
So, to start I will tell this story. A dear old friend of ours went home to be with Jesus on Monday. However, on Sunday we were all in his hospital room worshiping God. When our worship leader showed up with the guitar Pastor Pat leaned down and asked him, "Jerry do you want to spend some time in worship?" Jerry mustered up every little bit of strength he had (not much, he was very frail) and raised his hands and said, "Let's worship." It totally blessed all of us. The Lord showed me that that is how we need to live our lives. Dedicating all our energy to worshiping God.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this blog. It will be random thoughts of a crazy person. Maybe I should have named it that :)
