PandaMania!

Okay I know that a few years ago I said I wouldn't be VBS director again.  You know the saying If you want to make God laugh tell him your plans well there you go LOL.  I am sure God was laughing like crazy today when I found myself at the church actually ASKING for the job. No one begged me to take it. No one said if you don't do it there won't be anyone to do it. I just woke up yesterday and knew this year this was my job to do. I am really excited. I think it is going to be SO MUCH fun.  I was glad when I found out some of the leaders from last year are coming back so my recruiting is half done! Can't beat that.

Shell

Hello Michelle!

Wow I have to say I am fnally starting to feel like myself again.  I can't believe it but the combination of that nasty virus plus strep knocked me on my behind for almost 3 weeks.  If you add to it thatTimothy was sick for a week before that I have been running on empty for a month now. But I woke up this morning and thought "Hello Michelle! Welcome back!" I am so glad to say I feel pretty good today.  Of course my house is a disaster.  That kind of disaster that only happens when Mom is out of commission.

Shell

Adoption, Foster Care, Babies....and then there is me.

Man so many people I know are having babies. Some people are having babies, some people are adopting children, and some are starting foster care. I think it is great! I am so happy for these people who are either starting their families or growing their families. Having kids is so much fun. I think it is a great and wonderful calling to be a mother.

Okay so having said that can I say that I am so glad it is all of you and not me. I am loving my kids being older. Each milestone we reach, each age we pass there is a bit of sadness that we have left something behind but I would not want to do it again. I think if I could freeze them right now I maybe would. I actually like my kids right now. But I have to say when I see a baby I think how cute, how sweet, how precious, glad it isn't mine. I am pretty sure that isn't the normal female reaction to a baby LOL but when have I ever been normal?

I have friends who have no children and friends who have 6 children. Personally I don't think you can have too many or too few. I think it is a choice we all make based on our own lives and where our hearts are.

So here is what I am thinking. I will refrain from telling those of you (and you know who you are) who are thinking about adopting your current foster daughter and making her number 7 or you my dear sweet friend who is 40 this year and having your first that you are crazy if you will refrain from calling me selfish because I am glad my kids are getting older and I am kinda looking forword to this time where Dan and I have more time on our own. I promise not to judge you (at least out loud LOL) for your choices if you won't judge me for mine.

Testing out multiple accounts

I have more than one google account. My personal one and my school one. Everytime I log into one it boots me out of the other so I am trying to fix it so I can log in with just one or the other. This post is just a test to see what happens if I post from the other account. Hope it works.

Looking for some motivation.

Wow I am seriously lacking motivation today!  I was thinking all these people take all these medications to make them feel better about all kinds of things.  From prescription to over the counter to health food supplements there are pills that are mood enhancers, mood levelers, pain reducers, energy boosters, libido increasers I mean really if you want it fixed there is a pill for it.  However, I have never seen one to fix the one thing I want fixed.  I want motivation in a bottle.  Wouldn't that just be the cat's meow?

Shell

Favorite Verses

I found I new favorite verse today.  That got me to thinking. It is really surprising that doesn't happen more often.  When you think about how many verses there are I mean WOW. It is kinda like saying my favorite icecream is vanilla before I tried the other 31 flavors.

Isn't it just like God to provide so many verses so no matter where we are in our lives there is a verse that can be our "favorite".  I am guessing that I had read this new verse before. I can't say that for sure because while if asked I will say I have read the whole bible to be honest there are parts of the Old Testament that I more scanned than read.  I know I know it is ALL important but to be honest when I get to the lineage parts especially I kinda zone out.

But I was reading this book today I am too embarrassed to tell the name because it was a sad little romance novel that I would never admit in public I would even read. (Thank you harlequin for coming out with the "love inspired" line that gives me my romance fix without all the trash)  Anyway in the book the woman was talking about how you can't "outgrace God"  I thought wow what an idea. Not to say you can do what ever you want over and over and over and hey no worries God has unlimited grace, but it is good to know that even though I fail to live up to what I want to be Go'd compassion is renewed everyday. Knowing that does give me hope.

 
 
Lamentations 3:21-23
²¹ Yet this I call to mind
   and therefore I have hope:
 ²² Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed,
   for his compassions never fail.
²³ They are new every morning

Shell

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs!

Okay so I am thinking about getting another dog.  I have the two beagles that to be honest with you I am not all that crazy about. But then I found out someone is giving away a lab collie mix and I am all over it LOL I think a lab collie mix should be a great dog to have.  Dan seems okay with the idea but if anyone is looking for a beagle I have one to give away!

Shell