Weird Without Church

After Jake's 3rd night of misery, I knew this morning I needed to make the trip to Urgent Care. He just looked miserable...oh, how it just rips my heart out! It seems my children prefer to get really sick during non-office hours...I am really thankful for Urgent Care! He's a trooper, and it ended up just being an ear infection, which was really the best of all the options it could be...because it's not contagious and medicine can fix it! *sigh of relief*

After Urgent Care, Jake & I had 40 minutes before the pharmacy opened, so we headed to Wal-Mart to get a few groceries. It was the strangest feeling, being in Wal-Mart, when I should have been in Sunday School! We ended up getting home about 20 minutes into the church service, so Jake and I snuck into our house so he could go back to sleep. We weren't actually sneaking...but when you live next to the church, and everyone is there but you...it feels like sneaking :)

Sundays are never the same for me, when I miss church. It's hard to explain...I think it's because I so need it...that time, set apart, to worship Him, with other believers. On days like today, I realize how often I take it for granted. I'm hoping that after a dose of antibiotics and some rest, we will be able to catch the evening service!

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Things That Break...

I'm a "lamp" person. I can't explain it, but I have something against over-head lighting...I love the ambiance of lamps. I also have three boys...so almost every single lamp in our house has been taped back together with electrical tape (more than once.) The tape works great...the lamp shades...not so much. No matter how much I try to bend them back into shape, they're really never quite the same after the fall. In this pic, they were playing "spies." In their ever sneaky attempt to clobber quietly out of the office, they took my desk lamp with them. As you can see from their faces...they've done this before! It's okay...its all part of life with boys :)

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New Day!

We had one of those nights last night. The kind where several kids wake up multiple times. One wet through his diaper and all over the bed, another time he needed a drink, one had a bad dream and on the way to tell us, ran into our closet door...you get the picture. But! Today is a new day! YAY!

It got off to a bit of a rough start...It had to do with Noah not liking the new jeans I got him (even though the are the SAME as his old ones!) He's been going to school for weeks in jeans with holes...not matter how many I buy, I can't keep up!

Last night, my bro Ryan, aka The Computer Whisperer, graciously fixed all my computer troubles! He also informed me he's never read a blog. *Gasp* I told him if he really loved me he'd read mine...what are sisters for?!? In 6 weeks he will graduate college and be a "Electrical Systems Engineer" or, as I think it should be called....Computer Guru. Love you, Ryan...even though you'll never read this :)

And, with these little rays of sunshine on my feet, I am ready for a NEW Day! Um...for those of you who remember this, let me explain. I blame it on Wal-Mart really, them and their every day low prices...$7 ...what could I do?!? Shame on them ;)

Happy Friday!!

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Another Installment...

Wow! It's Thursday already?!? So, it's another installment of the little bit I like to call,

Do you think the other pastors' wives that lived in this parsonage...

• woke up some mornings and just wanted to crawl back into bed for a few more hours.
• wondered if any 2 year old could possibly throw more crying fits than hers does by 8:30 am.
• had "Fill My Cup, Lord" as their favorite hymn and life theme?
• randomly prayed that their children got their husbands math & Science genes and not hers.
• ate Catch-A-Man dip for every meal since lunch on Tuesday?
• was disappointed to find that her house in fact does not clean itself...but does mess itself up...interesting.
• had days where she was certain that her computer was just "messing" with her on purpose...testing her patience?
• felt the same special anxiety when visiting the dentist and nursing homes?!? Both of which she gets to do next week :)
• made daily "to-do" lists, and every day for 3 weeks kept moving "sort paperwork" to the next day?
• had God keep taking her to 1&2 Peter, over and over everyday. Good stuff.
• fell in love with women's ministries and fell to her knees in awe of all He's accomplishing!

Happy Thursday and Happy Birthday to my sweet little neighbor girl, Sydney!

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The Pic Says it All...

Today....his $4 shirt from

Wal-Mart says it all.

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Playing the Game

WOO HOO! I've finally been tagged!! I've been waiting, and waiting! Yep, I am that big of a dork! My first MEME :)

I've been tagged by Wendi

Here are the rules of the game...

1) link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog

2) Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird

3) Tag 7 people at the end of your post by linking their names as well as links to their blog

4) let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

Facts about me...

1 - I had a mullet hair cut from about 1-4th grade. It was bad...but I'm sure it was in style :)

2 - I can't wear those ear bud headphones, I must have freakishly small ear hole openings. Instead I get to look like a dork with the old-school kind.

3 - I do not really like fruit. I wish I did. I keep trying to make myself, but really, unless it's totally covered in chocolate, why bother? And really, why ruin chocolate with fruit? Deep thoughts.

4 - I'm not very sentimental. I love pictures, but other than that, not very attached to anything else.

5 - I can cook...but I do not enjoy it. I wish I did...maybe someday :)

6 - In Junior High I played the alto sax, and did not like band. I purposely failed so that my parents would let me quit. I also did the same thing with confirmation classes.

7 - My first baby, Noah, was 9lbs 13 oz. I still look at his baby pictures and wonder how he came out. Praise God for epidurals and that the rest were in the 8 pound range. Hmmm....was that too much information? HA! Oh well :)

Here's who I'm linking to, ladies, consider yourselves tagged!
Beth, Lindsay, Shalom Seeker, Shell, Stacey, Angela, Ann

*phew* that linking is a lot of work!

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Eagerly Anticipating Today...

My 6 year old left me this message on our white board...apparently he's afraid I might forget his birthday...in May. He's already eagerly anticipating the big day. It caused me to think about what I am going to eagerly anticipate today...

• Tonight is our Ladies Bible Study! It's our first real time of getting together since we've started this Seeking Him study. I can't wait to hear & see what God is doing in their hearts. I'm hoping I'm not the only one who's taken a beating this week :)
• Also looking forward to the "Catch-A-Man" dip I made for the Bible study. (I made enough so I could eat some for lunch too :) It's a recipe I got from my friend Beth who is originally from the south. Apparently this is what they use to catch themselves a man ;) It's delicious, and even better, it's only 5 ingredients (perfect for me!)
• Recipe: 16 slices cooked and crumbled bacon (I buy the pre-cooked stuff), 1 lb sharp cheddar cheese: shredded, 1 C sliced almonds, 4 green onions: chopped, and 2 C Hellmann's mayo. Mix together (chill) and serve with crackers or veggies. YUM!
• I am anticipating my house cleaning itself, because I do not have time.
• warmer weather...no coats...and Flip Flops, oh how I long to wear flip flops again!

When I am excited about something, I just can't shut-up about it. Can you tell?!? The Bible talks about how what's in a man's heart, will eventually come out of his mouth and actions. (I can't remember where it's at...you Theologian's, help me out!) Right now, God's teaching me so much, I can't stop talking about it. I realized today, that my last several posts are pretty much all the same..there's other stuff going on in there, I'll eventually get to it!

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