What a week!

   We had a great Thanksgiving day, even though it was not like any other we have had.  Joel was not able to make it home this year, so it was just Josiah, Janelle and Jacob along with Jack and I. Knowing that my family does not love meat and potatoes I was not going to spend all my time in the kitchen making a big Turkey dinner that maybe just Janelle would appreciate. So instead we did things a little differently. Turkey burgers on the grill, pasta salad and orange salad. It was a GREAT meal and we still do our normal day of watching the parade and football games.
   Thursday evening Josiah, Janelle and I bundled up and went to a mall in KC. There we sat for six hours with some great friends in the 20degree weather and received a 25.00 gift card that had to be spent by 3am. It was the experience of it all that we enjoy so much. Because why else would I want to sit in the freezing cold to just get a $25.00 gift card.
   By Friday morning I had had enough of Jacobs coughing. It was a bit over a week that he had spent more time coughing then not. (especially at night.) We had tried many different medicines, put the humidifier on in his room and did the home remedies too. Nothing seemed to be working. So off to our Walmart Clinic. (it is a great place to go!!) The Dr. there asked if he was having any difficulty breathing, he said no. So she listened and asked the same question again. Same answer. No. His only complaint was he was tired of coughing and sometimes he thought he might throw up form coughing so much. No fever. They said he was wheezing, which I thought I heard but wasn't really sure. He got a breathing treatment and when it was complete he shouted, WOW I can breathe now!! I thought you weren't having any problems? He said he noticed such a difference after the treatment that he now realized he was having difficulties. He is now sleeping with out any coughing!! YEAH!
    Saturday we celebrated 28 years of being married. We went and had lunch, and did some shopping. Shopping together for us is, I go into the stores, and he sits in the car. HAHA! He likes it that way.
   Okay, it has been a long day, so I think I will quit writing for now.

Thanksgivng Day

 Thanksgiving day will soon be here...

What do you like best about this day? What are your traditions?
      My perfect Thanksgiving day would be...having a house full of people, sitting down and enjoying a great meal with wonderful fellowship. I love hearing the words of thanks as each one shares. I love hearing the men as they watch a game of football. I enjoy getting out for a long walk after such a huge meal. I love playing games, and eating desserts. When everyone has left, I enjoy eating a turkey, mayo, stuffing, and cranberry sauce sandwich. HA! sounds silly I am sure, but that would be the "Perfect" Thanksgiving day.

How about you.?

What would your "perfect" Thanksgiving day look like?

A new day

      I woke with a migraine and thought...it's gonna be a bad day.
 Then I said to Jacob as I was waking him. "Good Morning Jacob, It's a new day with no mistakes in it."
(Where did that come from? Must be from the Lord). A reminder to me that it is His day, and there is never a mistake in it.!! My headache is still with me, but it is not a mistake. I can still choose to make this a good day!
    I have had this passion to grow deeper with Jesus. But how does one do it? You may advise me to get into God's word more. That is true, But how else does one grow deeper? Church? Fellowship? Teaching? Reading? Praying?
   How do I encourage others to have this same passion? Can I even do that? Does a soul need their own desire to grow? Can it be encouraged or shared?
 What are your thoughts?

It's about time

      It has been almost a month since I have been able to get on to this site. Our computer has been broken and our lives have been busy!!
     With a trip to NY to help dear friends who had their 4th child under the age of 4 (who wouldn't want help!?) Along with:
      Janelle having her sweet 16 birthday.
      I was able to organize a weekend away with Women of Faith.
      I also had the opportunity to gather our staff together for our annual Harvest Party, which was a huge success with lots of  fun, food and laughter.
      And of course the laundry, cooking, school, housework, taxi driver, cub scouts, Sunday School class, and on and on the list will go, it has been tough to stop and write.
      I have had so much on my mind, so much that I want to share. God has been so good and faithful. Life can get hectic!! When it does I have to remind myself to turn to Jesus, to rely on Him for strength. I can easily get selfish during these busy times. I feel I am so busy doing that I am not getting my own needs met.
      I just received a phone call while writing this... and on the other line this friend of mine was asking about my weekend... asking what is new.... Did Janelle have a good time at her party, etc. My selfish heart wanted to tell all... let me talk...but she didn't call to listen.. I think she called to talk...maybe feeling the same way I was feeling, she too is a mom a wife and has a busy life. She is a servant to many, and quite often we can get so busy serving that our simple needs get pushed aside. It is good to listen...it is also good to share, to talk.
     Yesterday in church we had a special group of men from another local church share about mens groups, and the importance of them. They said that they don't desire to know how each other is "feeling", they don't need to just use up words, they just need to be surrounded by other men, play a rough game of dodge ball or punch each other in the arm for fun. God sure did not create us women like that. We women get together and we NEED to use up our words, we don't need to hit each other or play a rough game, we need that hug, that loving touch, we need to be heard.
   So it is selfish to feel the need to be heard? I do not think so. But I will say it is selfish to only be heard and to not listen.