Freedom Friday

That's what today feels like. This has been my first official week off of school. Today was my first day to go in the pool. Only after I cleaned the filter, vacuumed and hosed off the deck, but it was still fun. I even managed to read a few pages of a western I checked out when I was at the library the other day. Alex has been working diligently sorting through things in her room; clothes that don't fit, toys she has outgrown, things she's ready to give up. Today I made a quick run to the community help center and donated quite a few things. Some we have saved for a few girls at church. I promised her I would get her room painted before vacation next month(we leave on July 6) so it needs to be cleared out before I begin. She has a good head start before I go in there.
Tonight is graduation at school. That means hair and makeup today. Oh well, I'll get an idea of what it will be like for Ashley next year. I can't believe that this year Amber will be 21, Ashley will be 18, and Alex will be 11. Where has the time went?
Tomorrow I plan on going to a few yard sales. Haven't done that in over a year. Then stop and pick up some fathers day gifts. Can you believe it's that time already?
There is a load of Alex's clean laundry on my bed , and I'm headed there now to fold and put away.
Just a thought
Ashley told me a little of a conversation she had with our dear friend Pam. Some of it was concerning how Christian women in the church have lost their graciousness. I thing alot of it is because we have tried to be the Holy Spirit, convicting people to do what WE think is right. Questioning motives,accusing and none of it with the intention of helping, only of pointing out what is seen as wrong in their eyes.
This week I have been reading in Proverbs . We as Christian ladies need to seek wisdom, which would first lead us to clean up our own life, and that testimony would shine so that anyone around us would see Christ. After nearly 23 years of marriage, I finally learned that I cannot be my husband's conscience. They really do look at how we live our lives. 1 Peter 3:1,2 is a wonderful verse. And today I read Proverbs 1:8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness: there is nothing forward or perverse in them.
This is wisdom, and it is not offensive, self serving or forward. I need to pray for this every day. Even more so to treat my family with gracious words and manners. Sometime it seems easier to be polite to total strangers than to the ones who are closest to us. Pray with me that I can be a gracious light of Christ's love, especially to my family.

Thankful Thursday

After reading quite a few blogs today, I thought it might be easier to know what to post if each day followed a pattern of sorts. Many blogs today were "thankful" so here goes.
Things I'm thankful for.....
*my salvation
*a hard working husband who is faithful
*children who know Christ as Savior
*my dogs....I LOVE BICHONS
*long time friends
*self tanning lotion
*mineral makeup
*incense, no I was not a hippie
*no matter what size I am my shoes always fit
*chinese food
*my church and Pastor
*my Chiropractor!

I'M BACK!

I was going to have this really cool post about 3 baby raccoons I rescued, with the pix to prove it, but my computer ports won't accept my new camera. So... now after all this time you are stuck with another MeMe. Here goes.

How it works:

1.grab the book closest to you
2.open it to page 161
3.find the fifth full sentence
4.post the title of the book and the author's name
5.post the text of the sentence to your blog
6.don't search around for the coolest book you have, use the one that is really next to you


The book next to me is" "The New Spirit Controlled Woman"
Author: Beverly LaHaye

Page 161, fifth full sentence says: "The day when every little girl had a baby doll to cuddle and to mother has swiftly passed."

I can't tag anyone to do this as I am so late everyone in creation has been there and done that. Actually, page 161 was a title page, so I went to the next full page. If you have ever read the original "Spirit Controlled Temperment" by her husband Tim LaHaye, you would enjoy this. I am almost finished. Maybe I can finish while I watch Alex swim this week.
I missed a ladies fellowship at church this evening. My head feels like a bowling ball on a noodle. Any minute I'm sure it's going to roll off. After a week of continous painting at church, it feels as if someone has surely swithced my former head for one that must be made of lead. See, I'm rhyming and not even trying!!!

I did start tutoring today. A young girl going into 2nd grade next year. It will be every Tues. and Thur. It was an answer to a need that I hadn't even asked God for yet. I didn't know how I would be able to keep up my faith promise missions without a paycheck for the next two months, but the Lord supplied! And I didn't even have to search this out, they came to me!! When God supplies, he supplies completely.

I'll post more later.....I think my head just rolled under the desk..........