Little Girl's Birthday Wish

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This just makes me want to cry and cry for happiness for this little girl.
What a sweet sweet homecoming!!!

Simply Put

 

Over the course of the life of my blog...I sometimes hit speed bumps.  Places in the road where I either hit a pot hole (or four), come headlights to eyeballs with a deer, or veer completely off course and crash into a tree.  Then again, that's part of what I use my blog for.  Journaling is one of my therapies.  Typing a blog post is similar, yet out there for everyone to see.  I suppose, though, I shouldn't be ashamed.  I shouldn't worry about who sees this or that.  I am who I am.  God has made me this one certain way for a reason. And perhaps there is something in this for another to learn from.  The part in my bio that says "keep you thankful for the life you lead."  In other words, I am NOT PERFECT.

 The end of 2011 and now, the beginning of 2012 has brought me to a place where I have begun to ask more of God and what He would have me to do in this life He has given.  I guess I've finally found the point in my life where I'm opening my heart to Him and letting Him take more of the lead.  Always, I've held a place for him in my home.  But have I always done that in my heart?  No.  So why all this time, trying to go it alone?  I don't have the answer.  I don't think I need the answer.  Maybe it will come later.  In the future. 

The photo above has a simple, rustic, genuine, even broken and put back together feel to it.  That's been my heart lately, and I wanted to share. 

1/22 week in review

Another fast paced week.  We had three home conference games for my daughter, and all three ended up nail biters!  We swept Bloomington Central Catholic for the season, which is a tremendous feat!  It's been an exciting end of the season, and we hope post season goes well!  Senior night coming up this week. 

Work is going well.  I'm just getting started on some of the weekly reports that are sent to coaches, and am starting to realize the challenge ahead.  At this point, I'm still motivated and encouraged to make a difference. More than anything, I'm thankful to get back working in academia.  Awards night coming up in Feb that I am able to be a part of.  The 'good side' of monitoring!!

Sharing the office space with the baseball staff is proving...interesting.  I'll do my best to deal with whatever comes my way, but I'm really looking forward to their upcoming travel dates so I can better work with less riff raff going on in the background.  It will be a nice break.

We have come upon the third night of "discover crosspoint" this evening.  FOOD night!  Always gotta eat, right!? 

The eyes have it...

Both of my kids...apparently have great eyes. Of course- I already knew this. It is...in fact....a fact. However...this week we have found that others completely agree. First of all Kelsey is voted "best eyes"-girl category for senior superlatives. Hence the eyebrow waxing job (photo attached). Late night after a tough game I hack at the wayward strands and stubborn stubble.

THEN we find out later in the week that our son has a new nickname among the cheerleaders. Yep. They are all over him apparently because he has the longest darkest eyelashes ever! Confused at being called "eyelashes" he was comforted by fellow members of the cc team...a few of whom are girls and couldn't help but side with the rah's. Eyebrows it is!

I'm not sure how it all happened. But if two different combinations can turn out so well....I guess we did something right! ;)

Faster Than Kudzu

I love everything about those three words.  First of all, it's true.  Kudzu is one of the fastest, most aggressive growing plants...um....foilages....um....ok, WEED that grows in the south.  It sometimes can strangle the most beautiful bushes and trees.  It mostly grows along the roadways, and has been mentioned at the state plant of Georgia.  But it isn't.  It's just a nasty weed that devours everything slow moving in it's path.  So when you say....."she moved faster thank kudzu" that's really a compliment.  Cause it means you are really really fast.  And aggressive. 

Back to my reason for this post.  Joshilyn Jackson wrote one of my favorite novels, "God's in Alabama".  It's one of the novels on my shelf that gets read multiple times. When loaned out, I give whichever friend the eye.  You know, the EYE...that says, 'this book...is a top shelf book...therefore MUST be returned!'  Right now Nikie has it.  I trust her.  She had my signed copy of "Coming up for Air" by PCH.  She will return Gods in Bama. 

This past summer, when meeting PCH...I also met Joshilyn.  She signed my copy of "Backseat Saints".  She is a sweet, down to earth, fan loving, literary inspiration.  On my way home that trip, I listened to her audio book "The Girl Who Stopped Swimming".  She narrated it.  I was immediately immersed in the words speaking to me during the (I won't mention dreaded) trip home.  She grips you with suspense, love, and mystery in her stories. 

"A Grown Up Kind Of Pretty" is the same way.  Just released a week ago, this novel is sure to be the next addition to my bookshelf.  I can see myself in the summer hammock out back, reading till almost dusk.  I'll get it now.  Read it later.  You can read about it here.  Joshilyns blog.....faster than kudzu.

Winter deck

Eureka Sweeps BCC this season