Life has been good. Perhaps my dream of going to Tennessee will soon be a reality…how exciting..more details to come! As I sit this morning with little Tornado watching a movie behind me on my bed I stir with impatience. Impatience for what you might ask..well hubby and I feel as though we are in limbo…so to speak. He is finishing up his last semester of normal classes. By the time he finishes this semester he will have spent the last 5 years in school…that encompasses our whole marriage. I am looking forward to a break. It’s hard raising three kids so close in age. It’s funny that I refer to going into full time ministry a break. Right now my husband works a full time job, goes to school full time, has a full time family and puts in a part time position at a church that is struggling so very very much. Sadness over the church situation is ever lurking in the back of our minds. Our patience for God’s timing of going into full time ministry is driving us crazy. We are so used to God working so quickly in our lives..our kids are a prime example…and I haven’t even asked for patience this time ( I stopped asking for that soon after Tornado turned 1—hence his name) It’s funny how you seem to antsy all at once for lots of things…for instance..it will be nine years since I have been to china and felt ever so drawn to the stories of thousands or maybe even millions of parent less little girls, for Pete’s sake I haven’t even finished having my own kids yet…then there is wanting so desperately to have one church out of the 10 or 15 that have contacted us to be a pastor. The funny thing is that I am satisfied with where I am. I love my house, I love the area we live in. Our neighbors are great! We have a very happy life. We both really want to be serving God full time in a place where all of our time goes to serving a church. We have done a lot of that here but it’s this nagging call. It is hard to wait. By no means am I complaining. Confused yes……There is so much more to the church situation but I cannot go down that road….to protect the names of the innocent of course 
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Category: daily life
How True
POSITION : Mom, Mommy, Mama, Mum, Ma Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop
JOB DESCRIPTION : Long term, team players needed, for challenging, permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organ- izational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities! Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.
RESPONSIBILITIES : For the rest of your life you must: Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Must be a willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.
POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION : None. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE : None required unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.
WAGES AND COMPENSATION : Get this! You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.
BENEFITS : While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth, unconditional love,and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right. PARENTS in appreciation for everything you do on a daily basis, please know that you are appreciated for the fabulous job you do.
**THERE IS NO RETIREMENT — EVER!!!
A saying to adjust the thinking!
No one is in charge of your happiness except you. That’s right and i have to admit that I have been letting my circumstances and the lack of thought..or at least what I think people should think of get to me. That used to be my motto but over the last few months and even years I have lost dight of my motto. Yes I am tired and yes I am bored in my stage of life bu tin the same respect I have been called to it and it is my responsibility to make the best of it. The motto is right I do need to control my moods and temper. Emotions are my responsibility too.. I have just forgotten how! As Christians we give pat answers..do devotions..pray.. spend time with the Lord..All that being said and DONE what is the next step in remembering how?
About to Scream!
Have you ever had one of “those days”? I have been having one of those days for the last two weeks and I am about to go batty! At last all three kids are down for a nap..yes at the same time! It started two weeks ago when I had the “vug” as Tornado refers to him. (If yoou are curious about that name go to your local library and get out “there’s a Wocket in my Pocket” by Dr. Suess, then maybe you’ll understand. We try to come up with a cute nickname for each kid to use on my blog. Tornado came up with this one. Ok so back to my frustration. I had the baby two weeks ago yesterday and that was torture enough. So I am recovering from that. Then one week after he was born I got Gastrointeritis (Sp?) and had to go to the ER to be re hydrated, So I am recovering from that. Then this last Monday (two days ago) I over did it in cleaning up some stuff and paid for it in the middle of the night….there is no need to rehash the gruesome details..So hubby gave me strict orders to do nothing..and he meant it for the next few days. I woke up Tuesday morning with this “burning desire to Pee. Yep you guessed it a bladder infection. Now I feel as though my world is falling down around me . With three kids and a dog the house is a disaster, I am chugging cranberry juice much to my dismay, and I can’t take any antibiotics or so I have been told because I am nursing the baby! Hubby put a chair in the dining room so i cold sit comfortably to nurse and keep the two toddlers gated in, but today while I was going to the bathroom tornado climbed the chair and got down a fall wreath decoration I had made last year…Needless to say the dog got a hold of it and it is in 5 pieces. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. I am over it now. Thanks for being patient in my rantings!
Food Groups by colors
My mother in law sent this to me… It fits me to a T…. Yesterday I went to the doctor for my yearly physical. My blood pressure was high, my cholesterol was high, I’d gained some weight, and I didn’t feel so hot. My doctor said eating right doesn’t have to be complicated and it would solve my physical problems. He said just think in colors. At each meal fill your plate with bright colors; greens, yellows, reds, etc. So . . . I went right home and ate an entire bowl of M&M’s and sure enough, I felt better immediately. I never knew eating right could be so easy. Tomorrow I plan to feel twice as good. ~~ Dr Bob Griffin, www.grif.net 1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given Thanks BOB ! I will try it for dinner.