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I feel like a kid again....
My buddy, Kim, sent me a birfday present!!!!!
I hafta be obedient cuz she won't let me open it til Saturday...
But I can still look at it every day!!!! :o)
Thank you, Kim! You are sooooo sweet!!!!!
My friends, Janet and Tim, have offered to take my boys camping for three days. That, my dears, is a gift for my boys as well; they don't get to go camping very often...mostly because their mother has zero experience in that area. I'm not going to make them go, but I'm hoping that they take advantage of this opportunity.
I'll keep ya'll posted. Peace!
I was mistaken for a teenager this evening, which would have been nice had the gentleman been...well... a man.
I kid tried to flirt with me, and I had to burst his bubble: my 37th birthday is coming up on Saturday.
And it turns out he's a friend of my son. Ewwww!!!!!
As usual, I wasn't planning anything special, but Mom has already asked me to dinner. I'll take my boys with me....it should be a pretty uneventful day.
Today was cool. Church was nice as always, and then I took the boys to lunch (Cici's Pizza). After lunch I took them shopping for school stuff, and we are all officially ready for the first day. Yay!!!!
Our district just finished building a brand new high school, so my English classroom needs to get put together as soon as possible. I'm not allowed into the building until August 19th though...but that's Tuesday!
Yay!!!! I love the beginning of a school year! (ESPECIALLY when my lesson plans are done so far in advance!)
More good news: I got my schedule! I teach SIX classes instead of five, so that means I don't have to do hall duty this year! TRIPLE WOO HOO!!!!! I hate hall duty! I would MUCH rather teach another class! God is so awesome!
Any prayer requests?
Father, thank you for such a lovely day! Thank you for allowing the worship to be so wonderful this morning! Please protect the ladies who might be getting slammed because they're praying so much at Bible study. Watch over Pastor Matt as he travels to and from Michigan this week. Thank you for allowing us to get things in order financially, both in our private finances as well as at church. God, you are so amazing! I ask that you please be with me as I try to get stuff done this week; I have so much church stuff as well as teaching organization that needs to get done, and I'm trying to finish a project too. Thanks, God! I love you! In Jesus' name, amen.
So....I'm 36 and still gettin' whoopins....
But that's ok. God only chastens the ones He loves, right?
So I'm really really loved!!!!!
I didn't like acknowledging that I was harboring unforgiveness toward some folks, but it was the truth. So I had to deal with that today. Actually, I have to admit that my Pastor made me face reality and get really honest about my own heart. Otherwise, I probably would have just stewed about it over the next few days. :o)
[So thank you, Lord, for helping me to forgive all of them, and please help me to love them when I see these folks in person. In Jesus' name, amen.]
After that, I led the women's Bible study, and it was fantastic! I honestly believe that I enjoyed it much more than if I was still mad about some stuff that hurt my feelings. And it seems that the women's Bible study keeps getting better and better! I keep hearing compliments, such as, "You're so easy to understand!" and "This hour goes by too fast!" YAY! Lord, all of that praise goes right back to You!
Thank you, God, for blessing them with understanding! Thank you for allowing me to have an opportunity to minister to these women, and I also appreciate how eager they are to minister to me as well. Jesus, please forgive us for sinning, both accidentally and on purpose. I personally repent for being so stubborn earlier today and wasting so much of Pastor's time. He has better things to do than sit with me and pray until I'm ready to forgive. Help me not to do that again, Lord! The whole point of volunteering in the office is to help, not hinder. In Jesus' name, amen!
I got upset today over something that shouldn't have bothered me at all, and I wish I just didn't care what people think of me.
I'm trying my best (and have been doing so for several years now) to bless others and let my light shine. Unfortunately, there always seem to be a few folks who actually want to see you fail. That's sick...and more than a little sad.
I tried to cheer myself up by treating my boys to a movie (Hancock), and then I took them out to dinner at Burger King. My little one decided to be loud when I told him "No, you can't have milk." My reasoning is because he is constantly thirsty; I wanted him to get something with free refills; even water would have been better than two milks. My older kid decided to challenge me and question why I do what I do and say what I say, and that irritated me. Since when do mothers have to answer to their children?
My little one proceeded to sit at a totally different table and refused to eat the sandwich I bought him. Instead, he used his own money to buy another sandwich.
Ummmm....where does he think that $20 bill came from in the first place?
Then, when it was time to leave, both children sat in the back seat of the car. Usually one of them screams, "Shotgun no blitz!" which means, "I get to sit in the front with Mom!" So their decision to stand (err..."sit") united and ostracize me sent a message loudly and clearly: "We're mad at you, Mom!"
Whatever.
There IS a bright side to this: as long as they're both mad at me at the same time, they don't fight each other. Isn't that intriguing?
Perhaps I should make it a point to irritate them on a weekly basis....just to get a little peace and quiet...
(I'm only half-way kidding!)
Have you ever had one of those days when things can't possibly get better? :o)
Well, I started my day volunteering at church. My pastor and I looked through some old pictures and recognized quite a few folks. Then I enjoyed lunch with two of the nicest people I know.
We prayed for a lady who is lonely, and the Holy Spirit began to minister to her in a way that we couldn't. Yay!!!
Then my friend, John, drove quite a distance to give me a gift and a letter. He's such a nice man and quite compassionate too! We don't know each other well, so I can't even say that we're very close yet. But I'm definitely glad that we met.
After that, I came home to find a letter from my boss in the mail. She had taken the time to write me a personal two-page note about the wonderful job that I do for her. Wow....
Thank you, Lord, for such a fulfilling day! I feel content and peaceful right now, and I'm excited about what you're going to do next! In Jesus' name, amen!!!!!
I got to see FIVE plays tonight, and my buddy, Megan, won for best writer!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!
I'm a bit tired...I'll share more later.
but I tried to save it! I used a paper plate and plastic cup to try and capture it to take it outside, but he's a swift little fellow.
If I don't find him soon, he's pro'ly going to die. He's been in my basement for quite a few days, and I've been trying to find him. Just now he landed on my bookcase, and I was sure I'd be able to grab him!
Phooey. How long can a moth live before he starves to death?
It's kind of odd, though: I will go to great lengths to save a moth, but EVERY spider gets squished. Hmmm....I can't really explain why.
I almost cut my hair today, but I simply ran out of time. It's been a hectic, tiring week, and I haven't been able to do everything I had planned to do. Tonight was the first night I did nothing. I read the Bible a little while, went grocery shopping, put everything away, and then watched a little television. I haven't relaxed like this in a long, long time.
I bought everything we need for a month except for meats; I'll make a trip to Charlane Farms tomorrow morning at 9:00. I can buy a whole cow if I want one, but it would never fit in my freezer. At most I may be able to fit 1/4 cow, but I think I'm going to mix it up; I want some chicken and fish too.
I'm planning to get up early to do my Taebo tape, go to the farm, cut my grass, and maybe go to see a play. I'm not going to meet any nice guys if I stay at home, right? Besides, some of my students are in this play. It's called "24-hour theater" because at 6:00 p.m. this evening, they started writing the play. I'm not sure if they're going to build a set, but the actors will come in tomorrow to learn their lines and run through it a couple of times. Within 24 hours, the play is written and blocked, the actors learn lines, and the cast gives a performance for a live audience.
Isn't that cool?????
If I decide not to do that, then maybe I'll catch a movie. I can drop off the kids at the mall, or maybe they'd like to see a movie too. I suppose we'll have to wait and see.
Thanks, God, for a relaxing evening! Thank you for allowing me to enjoy a movie on television, and I feel so grateful to you for providing for all of my needs. I'm looking forward to spending some more time with you tomorrow, Jesus! Please continue to bless me, my family, my church, and my friends with your peace and love. In Jesus' name, amen.
