passionate

I have done something that I thought long and hard about.

Something that apparently I have been very passionate about and have just now

discovered about myself.

I have become a volunteer at the Greenville Humane Society.

Animals have always been a big part of my life.

I've had pets of all sorts.

I have been attacked by a dog.

Not once.

But twice.

I feel that it is time to give back the love that has been given to me by so

many four legged friends.

Starting next month I will be walking dogs,

cleaning kennels,

doing their laundry,

feeding and watering,

and anything else that needs to be done.

Doing what I feel I have been called to do.

I am very excited.

Can't wait to get started.

until then...

tuckered

After a hard day of moving furniture and working in her room,

Shelby gave out.

She was sitting on her stool in the kitchen eating a late night snack.

It became very quiet.

This was what we found.

She fell asleep sitting up.

until then...

Uh - oh

Helping Shelby with her homwork has become, well....

DIFFICULT.

For those of you who know me know that when it comes to math

I am not the sharpest tool in the shed.

So who knew school systems now teach geometry in second grade?

This is where we are.

a cube - got it

sphere - ok

cone - piece of cake

rectangular prism - um

faces, edges - sure

vertices - VERTICES?

trapezoid - I think I remember that from BASIC math.

parallelogram - did I even spell it right?

See what I mean?

I'm lost.

So guess what?

I'm not smarter than a second grader.

LOL!

until then...

Recipe

I don't know why, but I love to sit and look through old cookbooks. Especially church cookbooks.

They are the first place I go when wanting to try something new or to find something familiar.

I love to cook but don't really do a whole lot of it with Larry's work schedule and not to mention I have a picky 8 year old.

Anyhoo.

Upon browsing I stumbled upon this cute recipe.

Little did I know I had been working on this very recipe for many years now.

pitimus

I almost wet my pants I laughed so hard at these poor babies.

until then...

I am a Christian

BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN SISTER

When I say that 'I am a Christian', I am not shouting that 'I am clean living.

I'm whispering 'I was lost, but now I'm found and forgiven.'

When I say 'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride.

I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide. 

    When I say 'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong.

I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.

When I say 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success.

I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.

When I say 'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect.

My flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it.

When I say 'I am a Christian' I still feel the sting of pain.

I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.

When I say 'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou,

I'm just a simple sinner who received God's good grace, somehow!

Today is Beautiful Christian Woman's Day.

Pretty is as Pretty does but, Beautiful is just plain Beautiful.

until then...

Happy Birthday Big Guy!

Until then...