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And The Sun Still Shines…

There are few things that can cause me to feel down more than a cloudy Monday when I’m not well…

Today has been one of those days. Just a long, cloudy sick-day. And I’m sick of being sick…

I don’t have the energy to do much of anything right now…I have to find it somewhere, though, because life keeps marching ever forward…

So, in my funkiness, I decided to sit on the front porch…even longer than usual. Since it’s been overcast I was able to go out for longer without having to suffer in the heat. Of course, the boys came out to play on the porch…since we don’t have much of a back yard, they love playing in the front…

…and then Ethan asked when he would be baptized.

So, began a conversation between him and Byron that got me out of my funk and reminded me of why we do what we do.

Byron was able to pray with Ethan and lead him to faith in Christ. It was so simple, but so profound…

…just what I needed to get my mind off of my silly Monday blues. It was just what I needed to remind me that there are bigger things than whether I’m sick again or not…more important things to consider - like eternity.

And tonight I can rest in the fact that my family is being held by Someone stronger and less fragile than I…my health, or lake thereof, can’t change that. That gives me peace.

It’s a real gift to those who love you for them to know that your eternity is secure…

Think about it.

Peace.

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on May 19, 2008
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The Monday After the Thing in the Thing…

…so maybe I should’ve thought about quitting Starbucks on any other day but the Monday after…well, I’ll just call it that: the Monday after!

But, Byron made me a very good homemade coffee, and I get to stay in today and try to get my wits about me again. Seriously, since my last “episode” I’ve had trouble stringing together sentences. Byron will ask me a question and I will inevitably answer something like, “Uhh, you know the thing in the thing…”. Typing is not much better - it took me three tries just to type the word “Starbucks” correctly…of course that might be the grief talking! :-)

I’ve got lots to do today. Byron says that he thinks they know my little shopping cart girl at the Rescue Mission…where to find her. So, I’ve got to try to track that down. And Kayleigh’s graduation is coming up on Friday, so Byron’s parents are arriving this week. My closet is beginning to look like…well, I’ll come up with a good analogy when I get better. Wow, analogies are like my favorite thing ever, but I can’t think right now…oh well, it is the Monday after.

Anyway, my closet needs some serious attention…and I probably should venture upstairs and tackle the kid’s rooms at some point! Okay, now I’m giving my headache a headache…

I think I’ll blog later when it’s easier to…put together a sentence and then type it!

Peace.

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on May 19, 2008
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Happy Blogaversary…oh yeah, and goodbye Starbucks!

oh yeah, so i’ve now been officially blogging for one year.

woo-hoo!…ow! that makes my head hurt. so does thinking…and now since my new favorite thing to ponder is compound interest, my head is killing me. but, on the up-side: if i just invest my “starbucks” money in a low risk mutual fund for the next forty years, i could accrue over a million dollars…

…that could buy a whole lot of headache medicine - and fund a village in Africa…and open a Dream Center…and adopt some orphans…and - wow this headache is a doozy. maybe if i just dream about all of this it won’t hurt my head so much.

the baptisms went great! it’s been fun to have people in our home so much lately.

anyway, now i’m going to try to sleep off my shenanigans from this morning…and dream of accruing interest and mutual funds and…

…well, of finding my little shopping cart girl and taking her to get ice cream and every pair of shoes we can find that she likes…and dreams like that.

okay, so the thought of that has just ended my starbucks addiction…cold turkey. i’m completely serious - every time i want to buy another over-priced latte, i’ll just imagine her face…

i have to go now…it’s bad enough to try to type with a doozy of a headache, but now i have serious planning to do, all while becoming ever-more emotional…hey, i’m a drama queen! it’s what i do! :-)
so, all-in-all, it’s been a pretty good…but interesting, day.

and now off to dream.

peace to you…

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on May 18, 2008
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The Remains of the Day…so far

so there’s still a good bit of the day “remaining” for me…but by the time it’s over i probably won’t feel up to writing about it…

so here goes…

it’s been a whirlwind the past few days…graduation parties, end-of-the-year concerts, financial learning experiences, baby showers…and baptism…at our house. i love all of the fun - i adore entertaining…

i’ve just been having a little trouble…lately…with…myself…

it happened again this morning…during the last service. i could feel it coming like a cold chill. i tried my best to shake it off. i was doing okay until i got back up under those crazy lights on the platform. my ears starting ringing so loudly that i couldn’t hear josh to harmonize with him…i had to try to harmonize with the ringing instead - sorry josh…sorry people who had to hear me…

i kept picturing myself taking a nose-dive off the platform. i kept praying…thinking that people needed to hear about God, they didn’t need to be distracted by crazy blonde woman flying into the front row…

at one point i steadied myself by leaning on the snake crate…that would be the tank holding a six foot python!…yeah, like i said there were all kinds of possibilities for “distractions”.

i don’t remember walking off the stage, i only remember standing in front of byron…trying to understand the words that were coming out of his mouth from the tunnel i was in…

…and all of this without drugs! who needs drugs when your morning can feel like a carnival ride…complete with reptiles and lots of psychedelic colors.

anyway, some little preschooler will now be without a juice box since it was all that was available to get my blood-sugar back up - sorry, preschooler but it’s better than if i had crushed you by falling on top of you…especially now that i’m not the skinny girl i used to be. :-)

but i digress…

now i’m just back to my “doozy” of a headache. lesson learned: i’ll carry raisins in my pocket or wear bubble wrap just in case…

now, c3ers and their friends and family will be here in a little while to be baptized…that’s so exciting to me - much cooler than the ringing in my head and all the pretty colors…

and on the up side - i now can explain the process of compounding interest thanks to c3’s financial learning experience with joe sangl…seriously, i think compounding interest is my new favorite thing!!

so it’s all good.

peace to you all…and to all the pretty colors. :-)

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on May 18, 2008
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