Today, I am just tired.
Up at 7am. Kids were up sooner than that, I stayed in bed and prayed. Glad I did.
Shower, laundry, quick house clean up, check email.
Off to work in Andrews class by 10am.
1115 done with Andrws class and off to my class. A quick stop at Starbucks for a pick me up. (thank you Angela for the gift card)
Drive to IUPUI, park at lot and catch shuttle.
Arrive in class at 1230, go over notes for today with Chelsea.
Class starts at 1pm, we go over 197 power point slides in preparation for our first test next week. Quite overwhelming. My teacher knows be by name and talks to me. Much different from last years class!
Class goes over and I leave at 415pm to catch the shuttle back to my car. Drive and drive in icky traffic. I miss county roads.
Home by 515, in time to say goodbye to Joe and boys leaving for Basketball practice.
Ann and I leave at 530 for Kokomo for Amy's swim meet.
615-800pm sit in hot pool area watching my daughter swim. I really like watching her swim.
Drive home with a mad daughter who wanted to ride the bus home. I am mean, and don't want her to have any fun. Obviously my goal tonight.
Home 845pm, Joe heads to church league basketball game. Put everyone to bed, pray, bless them, and head downstairs.
I am tired and the house looks like I never picked it up this morning.
I don't want to go to work tomorrow. We are celebrating "the marriage" tomorrow. I am tired, and don't want to deal with it. God give me strength.
Gone are the days on end at home without leaving with little ones running around. I miss it, but I like this too.
Much to be thankful for.
Sorry for the rambling, have I told you ? I'm tired.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Arbitron and Sourdough
We got this in the mail yesterday:
We are now a research family for Arbitron. They research TV and radio. I am a sucker for research, I fill out surveys, talk to the phone guys. I guess I feel bad for all the hang ups they get. And I think my opinion is important. I want them to know that people listen to Christian radio and watch reasonable TV. Also they are giving me this.....
Money. I like money. We just have to carry around these little beeper things to monitor what we listen to. We aren't letting the kids carry them to school. Yes, everyone gets one. Everyone gets $5. for each too. We have made about $50. so far, for answering some questions. All of the money for this is going to our El Salvador trip.(a post on that later)
Now for the Sourdough. It is completely unrelated to Arbitron research, it just ame on the same day. I really love getting packages in the mail.
I ordered this Sourdough starter from King Arthur Flour. It sounded easy and I love bread. When I opened it, the instructions seem a little intense. Maybe it will be me and Ann's science experiment! I will let you know how it goes.
Now for the Sourdough. It is completely unrelated to Arbitron research, it just ame on the same day. I really love getting packages in the mail.
I ordered this Sourdough starter from King Arthur Flour. It sounded easy and I love bread. When I opened it, the instructions seem a little intense. Maybe it will be me and Ann's science experiment! I will let you know how it goes.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Sanctity of Marriage
The sanctity of marriage is translated into the holiness of matrimony.
"clipclop clip clop", thats me climbing up on my soapbox. ( I didn't know I sounded like a horse)
I am a really good sleeper, I mean REALLY good. But I was up late last night with thoughts running through my head. Only praying to my always available God would stifle them, and send me to sweet slumber.
You see, this past week has rocked me. It started with a wonderful surprise trip to Cancun from my husband. (we both turn 40 this year, and it was our way of celebrating. He has also told me it counts for EVERY holiday this year. He is covered!) You see we work very hard at our marriage.
We have to.
We read books, pray, go to cnferences, speakers etc.
We have come as close to divorce as you can get. Sin did a number on us, but Gods mercy and grace saw us through.
It sounds so easy, but it was years of hard work and Gods supernatural help in forgiving when I didn't want to. Thankfully God showed me how to love with the same mercy and grace He has always shown me.
Life can be hard, a good marriage IS hard. We can do hard. We have done hard. We are stronger for it.
The surprise weekend trip was wonderful and relaxing. My hubby and me love to be together and we travel well together. Gods creation is beautiful and we came home refreshed.
Then I returned to work to be surprised by a marriage of two employees. To each other. No one knew they were even dating(2 months). There is a large age difference and also a short distance from their last divorces. The flippancy and disregard for the holiness of marriage, literally made me sick. Ask my husband, I can't get it out of my head. I still am not sure what I can say or do. She knows my view, I have told her in the past.
Marriage is a committment. Not only to each other, but to God. Remember the 3 strands that are not easily broken? Joe and I come from a long line of divorce in our families. We vowed to end that cycle in our generation. A committment to love no matter how sick of each other we are, how annoyed, how mad etc. Believe me, that committment has been tested.
We then attended church on Saturday night. The sermon topic? David and Bathsheeba. How fitting. Dave Rod did a great job, "adultery is stealing". He didn't mince words, called people out on their behavior. Called David out on his behavior. But wait, David was called by God, " a man after my own heart". How? He had coveted, committed adultery and murdered to cover it up. Broke a whole bunch of commandments.
God forgave his broken and contrite heart. Just like He does for us.
I cried, as I do so often at church. Not out of sadness, but thankfulness. We have come so far, God has done a supernatural healing in our marriage and I will forever be thankful for Him and His forgiveness. I will tell our painful, but wonderful testimony to whoever will hear it and be helped.
I can do hard, and so can you.
"clip clop, clip clop" I am coming off my soapbox now.
I think I will sleep better tonight.
"clipclop clip clop", thats me climbing up on my soapbox. ( I didn't know I sounded like a horse)
I am a really good sleeper, I mean REALLY good. But I was up late last night with thoughts running through my head. Only praying to my always available God would stifle them, and send me to sweet slumber.
You see, this past week has rocked me. It started with a wonderful surprise trip to Cancun from my husband. (we both turn 40 this year, and it was our way of celebrating. He has also told me it counts for EVERY holiday this year. He is covered!) You see we work very hard at our marriage.
We have to.
We read books, pray, go to cnferences, speakers etc.
We have come as close to divorce as you can get. Sin did a number on us, but Gods mercy and grace saw us through.
It sounds so easy, but it was years of hard work and Gods supernatural help in forgiving when I didn't want to. Thankfully God showed me how to love with the same mercy and grace He has always shown me.
Life can be hard, a good marriage IS hard. We can do hard. We have done hard. We are stronger for it.
The surprise weekend trip was wonderful and relaxing. My hubby and me love to be together and we travel well together. Gods creation is beautiful and we came home refreshed.
Then I returned to work to be surprised by a marriage of two employees. To each other. No one knew they were even dating(2 months). There is a large age difference and also a short distance from their last divorces. The flippancy and disregard for the holiness of marriage, literally made me sick. Ask my husband, I can't get it out of my head. I still am not sure what I can say or do. She knows my view, I have told her in the past.
Marriage is a committment. Not only to each other, but to God. Remember the 3 strands that are not easily broken? Joe and I come from a long line of divorce in our families. We vowed to end that cycle in our generation. A committment to love no matter how sick of each other we are, how annoyed, how mad etc. Believe me, that committment has been tested.
We then attended church on Saturday night. The sermon topic? David and Bathsheeba. How fitting. Dave Rod did a great job, "adultery is stealing". He didn't mince words, called people out on their behavior. Called David out on his behavior. But wait, David was called by God, " a man after my own heart". How? He had coveted, committed adultery and murdered to cover it up. Broke a whole bunch of commandments.
God forgave his broken and contrite heart. Just like He does for us.
I cried, as I do so often at church. Not out of sadness, but thankfulness. We have come so far, God has done a supernatural healing in our marriage and I will forever be thankful for Him and His forgiveness. I will tell our painful, but wonderful testimony to whoever will hear it and be helped.
I can do hard, and so can you.
"clip clop, clip clop" I am coming off my soapbox now.
I think I will sleep better tonight.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Change for Haiti
We didn't have school due to the ice in the early morning. grrrr. So he asked if he could go and collect money to take to the schools collection spot for Haiti. Annie decided to join him after he came home to empty his bag and drop off a bagful of candy one of the houses gave him. He collected over $68.00, mostly in change to take to school today.
He was quite proud of himself and so are we!
Way to go buddy!
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