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Small Packages…

…so today is Sandi’s birthday!!!!! :-) dsc_6313.jpg

Sandi is one of the pastor’s wives of C3 (Travis - Student Pastor, etc., etc.,…) - and Sandi is on the very short list of my confidants and friends. If you don’t know her well, you might mistake her quietness for passivity…you might think she’d be easy to manipulate…

…think again! My friend Sandi is tough and strong - she’s a great encouragement to me with her quiet resolve. She isn’t the one to do all the talking (she leaves that to me), but she listens…and she supports…and she stands!

God has blessed me with a few “aloe friends”, and I’m so glad He included Sandi among them.

Love you, girl! I’m so glad you were born!

Peace.

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on February 26, 2008
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Turning Out the Lights…

It’s been strange to be so unconnected today…I haven’t had time to even open my computer, much less blog.

Now it’s after midnight, and tomorrow will probably be much like today, so I thought I’d just write a few lines before going to sleep…

…we were in conference meetings all day, then spent a few hours tonight just being together - as a staff - and talking about the past year, how we’ve changed, and what we’ve learned…

of course, there are so many things: too many to mention, especially at midnight. It was good though, to know that we’ve come through it all together…and we’re still standing.

I’m exhausted now, so I think I’ll try to get some sleep - it will be morning before I know it…

It’s freezing here…freezing - and I forgot my coat…oh well, it’s almost spring in Florida, so I’ll survive.

I miss my kids terribly…but, it’s been good to spend time with my girls (the other pastor’s wives) and just “get away” a little bit.

Good night…peace.

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on February 22, 2008
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Comfort Food

So, being in Dallas is like being “home” for Byron. You can take the boy out of Texas….

Everything’s big here. My hair even seemed bigger when I fixed it this morning…oh well, when in Rome….

There are all kinds of great restaurants here…of course, tons of fabulous steak houses. But, when we decided to eat an early supper (would that be “slunch”?), I felt like having something…comforting. Maybe because I miss my kids who are home sick, maybe because I’m not feeling so great myself - but, for whatever reason I chose…

Cracker Barrel - that’s right, of all the places in the world…well, in Grapevine/Fort Worth/Dallas, I chose chicken ‘n dumplin’s, corn, carrots, cinnamon apples, biscuits, and hot chocolate at Cracker Barrel! Then, after a few bites, I had them pack it all up to go…lost my appetite.

Not sure why…and not sure why I’m blogging about it either, but there you are.

There’s a whole field of Longhorns at the entrance to our hotel…they’re gorgeous. But, the sky’s not as pretty here…no pink and purple sunsets.

So, it was sweet of Byron to indulge my strange need to eat comfort food tonight…I think he definitely deserves a steak tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll eat mine in the restaurant - our little mini fridge is starting to fill up (I did the same thing at dinner last night!).

At least I won’t gain weight with all this eating out - now if I could just make myself go to the work-out center…

Baby steps, baby steps…

(I better start taking some of those “baby steps” down to the work-out place, or Amanda’s gonna “tough love” me when she gets here! I think I’m just trying to rest up, so that I can keep up with her - who am I kidding? There’s not enough rest in the world…)

Gotta run go take another bubble bath before she gets here and puts me in “boot camp” and tells me things like “No pain, no gain!” and “Get moving, sissy-girl!” and various and sundry motivational phrases like that…

Ugh! I think I’m coming down with the flu…Peace out.

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on February 19, 2008
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Sick Days Are Like Snow Days (without the fun in the snow)

Maybe it’s just because I’m sick. Maybe it’s because I’ve slept - I mean deep, weird-dream, kind of sleep - more in the past 12 hours than I probably did all of last week. Maybe it’s because our Internet was down this morning and all that was on t.v. was “Bad Girls Club” and Jerry Springer (that’s enough to make anyone crazy!).

But, whatever it is I’m feeling agitated today. I’m thinking of things I haven’t thought about in a while - people and events that needed to be processed…worked through. I’m thinking of “friends” who plead ignorance and neutrality when there was nothing about my life that allowed for either - and my true friends had to decide if I really mattered to them…no matter what. of course, very few did - but at least I found out who I could count on.

Maybe it’s why I’m sick - my body, my mind is saying that there are still things I’m refusing to confront and deal with. Or maybe I’m just worn out and tired of thinking of all of it to begin with. I don’t really know, but whatever the deal is, I’m thinking a lot today - and most of it is not too fun.

So, I’ll do this today, but tomorrow I’ll think only happy, healthy thoughts…

and I’ll plan for the time when I can get back on my feet and hang out with my friends.

Isn’t it a gift that I know exactly who they are? I think so.

I know so.

Peace.

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on January 28, 2008
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