Okay. Does anyone think I'll share my ACTUAL most embarassing moment? No way, Jose!! But I will share an embarassing moment in my life.
We were at church. I had an older slip on that the elastic was quite stretched out in. But I didn't realize it at the time. I went to the back to the restroom and on my way back into the sanctuary my slip fell down. To my ankles. Yeah, that far! That wouldn't be too embarassing but then when I looked over (I was still at the back of the church) my friend was looking from my face to the slip and back to my face again. My face that was bright red by then. I managed to get back to the bathroom and fold the stop of my slip over a few times to make it "tighter".
I was so thankful this had happened at the back of the church instead of the front where I sit!!!
Friday, May 10, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Day 8: A Piece of Advice
The assignment today (as I blog through the month of May along with Jenni from Story of My Life) is to give someone a piece of advice.
My advice is "Don't sweat the small stuff." Sure, your child may spill their bowl of cereal of your spouse may forget to pay a bill on time. But don't let it ruin relationships! You can yell, use harsh or degrading words, give dirty looks and your child or spouse will withdraw from you.
I choose to keep relationships higher on my priority list than perfection. Don't sweat the small stuff!!
My advice is "Don't sweat the small stuff." Sure, your child may spill their bowl of cereal of your spouse may forget to pay a bill on time. But don't let it ruin relationships! You can yell, use harsh or degrading words, give dirty looks and your child or spouse will withdraw from you.
I choose to keep relationships higher on my priority list than perfection. Don't sweat the small stuff!!
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Day 7: What I Am Most Afraid Of
Snakes. Frogs. Lizards. Yikes! I hate even reading the words.
Drowning. That's a horrible fear I have. So yes, it does make me afraid of water and afraid for my kids to be in water. They can swim and swim in our home pool but other water scares me for them.
Cancer. It has touched too many people really really close to me. So I do have a real fear of it. I've seen what it can do.
Flying in an airplane. I have to fly from time to time but I don't like it. I used to until we had a strange happening once and started nosediving toward the ground shortly after take off. Every since then I have been afraid.
By the way, join me as I blog through the month of May with Jenni at Story of My Life. This is day 7 and it's not too late to jump in! See my button on my blog page for more info.
Drowning. That's a horrible fear I have. So yes, it does make me afraid of water and afraid for my kids to be in water. They can swim and swim in our home pool but other water scares me for them.
Cancer. It has touched too many people really really close to me. So I do have a real fear of it. I've seen what it can do.
Flying in an airplane. I have to fly from time to time but I don't like it. I used to until we had a strange happening once and started nosediving toward the ground shortly after take off. Every since then I have been afraid.
By the way, join me as I blog through the month of May with Jenni at Story of My Life. This is day 7 and it's not too late to jump in! See my button on my blog page for more info.
Monday, May 6, 2013
What Do I Do?
Wow! This is a loaded question! I don't work a job outside the home and I don't work any job at home that pays me cash.
I do plenty at home that probably doesn't get noticed much but there are plenty of rewards that go along with it.
Here's what I do:
1. I care for and take care of my husband. I am married and loving my sweetie more than I ever thought I could love someone.
2. I mother my 3 children. And I love being a mom.
3. I teach. I homeschool those same 3 wonderful children 180 days per year. And I love it!
4. I cook. I cook 3 meals per day most days. And I love it. (I just wish I had more time for it.)
5. I do laundry. And guess what? My favorite household chore is laundry. Yeah, I'm crazy like that.
6.I clean. I'll be honest here. I don't really love that part. But I do love the part of keeping my house nice and neat for my family.
7. I help minister. I'm a pastor's wife. I love helping my husband in his ministry.
8. I travel. We travel A LOT! I love the travel part but I love being back at home.
9. I sing. Not professionally. But around the house, in the shower and at church. I love best to sing harmony in a group but I do sing solo all around the house.
10. I play the piano. And I love that too.
Maybe the bottom line here is that I love what I do! I love what God has allowed me to do and created me to do.
I do plenty at home that probably doesn't get noticed much but there are plenty of rewards that go along with it.
Here's what I do:
1. I care for and take care of my husband. I am married and loving my sweetie more than I ever thought I could love someone.
2. I mother my 3 children. And I love being a mom.
3. I teach. I homeschool those same 3 wonderful children 180 days per year. And I love it!
4. I cook. I cook 3 meals per day most days. And I love it. (I just wish I had more time for it.)
5. I do laundry. And guess what? My favorite household chore is laundry. Yeah, I'm crazy like that.
6.I clean. I'll be honest here. I don't really love that part. But I do love the part of keeping my house nice and neat for my family.
7. I help minister. I'm a pastor's wife. I love helping my husband in his ministry.
8. I travel. We travel A LOT! I love the travel part but I love being back at home.
9. I sing. Not professionally. But around the house, in the shower and at church. I love best to sing harmony in a group but I do sing solo all around the house.
10. I play the piano. And I love that too.
Maybe the bottom line here is that I love what I do! I love what God has allowed me to do and created me to do.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Blogging Through May Day 5
Today we are supposed to tell what we love about a blogging friend. I don't have any blogging friends...yet. I recently started my blog. I read several blogs faithfully but I wouldn't call any of them my friends....yet.
So I will tell about my best friend....my husband. I am married to the greatest guy out there--and believe me I'm not looking out there to see if that's true or not. I just believe it and I'm great with it. He for sure is the best one for me. We just click. We mesh. We work together better than a lot of couples I know.
We started out young but not too young. He is two years older than me. We started dating when I was 18 and he was 20. We married when I was 20 and he was 22. He was still a college student when we got married. We lived in a tiny garage apartment (upstairs) and had nothing to call our own except the wedding gifts we received and his car. It was great though! We forged a foundation that has held steady for over 18 years.
He is my best friend, my confidante, and my lover.
He is always smiling. And I do mean always. A friend of ours the other day referred to my hubby as "abnormally jolly". He has such a great outlook on life. He doesn't see the glass as half-full. He sees it as full!!
He is also a hard worker. The hardest worker I know. And he does the work right. No cutting corners or just getting by. I tell people he is my Dan-Of-All Trades. He can do anything! If he doesn't know how, he figures it out and does it anyway. It saves a lot of money around our household.
He is also the father of my three children. And he's an excellent father. He is the head of our household as taught in the Bible and it works when everyone is in their place.
He's smart too. Yes, he's educated. He has a bachelor degree from a prestigious university. But it's more than that. He's smart in life. He can discern the right from the wrong and chooses right. I'm so thankful!
He's godly. He lives what he preaches. And yes, he really does preach. In a real church at a real pulpit. But he lives it.
I have told him before that he's better than my dreams. I thought I knew what I wanted in a husband and he has far exceeded those thoughts and ideas. I love him! We fell in love and we still love each other. Even more really.
I could never ask for more. He satisfies my heart.
So I will tell about my best friend....my husband. I am married to the greatest guy out there--and believe me I'm not looking out there to see if that's true or not. I just believe it and I'm great with it. He for sure is the best one for me. We just click. We mesh. We work together better than a lot of couples I know.
We started out young but not too young. He is two years older than me. We started dating when I was 18 and he was 20. We married when I was 20 and he was 22. He was still a college student when we got married. We lived in a tiny garage apartment (upstairs) and had nothing to call our own except the wedding gifts we received and his car. It was great though! We forged a foundation that has held steady for over 18 years.
He is my best friend, my confidante, and my lover.
He is always smiling. And I do mean always. A friend of ours the other day referred to my hubby as "abnormally jolly". He has such a great outlook on life. He doesn't see the glass as half-full. He sees it as full!!
He is also a hard worker. The hardest worker I know. And he does the work right. No cutting corners or just getting by. I tell people he is my Dan-Of-All Trades. He can do anything! If he doesn't know how, he figures it out and does it anyway. It saves a lot of money around our household.
He is also the father of my three children. And he's an excellent father. He is the head of our household as taught in the Bible and it works when everyone is in their place.
He's smart too. Yes, he's educated. He has a bachelor degree from a prestigious university. But it's more than that. He's smart in life. He can discern the right from the wrong and chooses right. I'm so thankful!
He's godly. He lives what he preaches. And yes, he really does preach. In a real church at a real pulpit. But he lives it.
I have told him before that he's better than my dreams. I thought I knew what I wanted in a husband and he has far exceeded those thoughts and ideas. I love him! We fell in love and we still love each other. Even more really.
I could never ask for more. He satisfies my heart.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Blogging Through May Day 4
My Favorite Quote:
My very favorite quote is from a poem by Robert Frost. The poem is called The Road Not Taken. The quote I love from it is this:
My very favorite quote is from a poem by Robert Frost. The poem is called The Road Not Taken. The quote I love from it is this:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
I love the quote because it's beautiful and poetic. But I love it for more than that. It goes deeper. I feel I have taken a road less traveled by. I don't follow the norm or the crowd. I am not afraid to be who I am and that is because I'm following the road of Christ. Not just saying I am a Christian but actually being one. Living it daily. That is not common in this day and age.
I also homeschool my children which is not the norm, although it is growing by leaps and bounds.
I'm also a stay-at-home-mom which is not the norm. I'm thankful my husband can provide for our family and I can stay home to raise them and keep the household things "running".
I even have a Pinterest board called The Road Less Traveled that goes along with my thoughts about the poem. I don't have many pictures on this board but they are pictures of roads that seemingly lead where you can't see the end of them.
If you've never read the poem, go read the whole thing. It's short but profound.
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