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January 4, 2012
Jan
02
Challenge of Doomie-Doom: Day 31
A picture of yourself
I don’t know why my little webcam hasn’t been working so for now, you’ll have to deal with this lovely family pic of us. 
Aren’t we cute?
Jan
02
Challenge of Doomie-Doom: Day 30
A picture of someone you miss
There are several friends that I miss but I chose Jen today since it’s her birthday. She’s been my big sister for 15 or so years. I miss her goofy self & how comfortable we are with each other. I’m sure if I was still in Virginia we’d bum around in bed with Scrubs or Newsradio before we decided to make yet another Target run & hit El Loro for dinner.
Nov
30
Playing games…NBD
I’m currently balancing work & playing Guess Who? with Chloe. And I gotta tell you – it’s pretty fun. Her questions are hilarious:
“Does your person have…blue…earrings?”
“Honey, if you ask ‘does your person have earrings’ or ‘does your person have blue eyes’, you can knock down more than just one.”
“Okay!…Does your person have…brown…hats?”
Oct
08
Wanna know how blessed you are?
Spend some time working at a food pantry. It will hit you when you see 50 people of all ages & cultures, packed into a small room, waiting to get a box or two of food.
I kept thinking about what Jesus said, “I was hungry & you fed Me.” I was so happy to see such a positive response & all of the people we were helping. As I said a quick prayer under my breath asking God to supernaturally turn their lives around, I felt myself welling up. Even in my crappiest day, I know that I’m gonna have dinner, toothpaste, & toilet paper. It’s not a concern or mine or my family’s. Chloe knows she’ll be fed, right? Some of these families had several young children with them. How many times have these children gone to bed without dinner or brushing their teeth or running out of toilet paper? My heart broke for them. I would never wish poverty on anyone – not even my worse enemy. It’s a cancer on these people. The scary part is that they don’t “look” like they need food or clothes or whatever. They are your average, every day people.
I praise & thank God that there are churches & other missions who help these people out (physically & spiritually). Even if you can’t donate your time, I know you’ve got either money or items that they can use. Here’s what we did today: Heartland Hope Mission
Matthew 25:35-40 AMP
For I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you brought Me together with yourselves and welcomed and entertained and lodged Me, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me with help and ministering care, I was in prison and you came to see Me. Then the just and upright will answer Him, Lord, when did we see You hungry and gave You food, or thirsty and gave You something to drink? And when did we see You a stranger and welcomed and entertained You, or naked and clothed You? And when did we see You sick or in prison and came to visit You? And the King will reply to them, Truly I tell you, in so far as you did it for one of the least [in the estimation of men] of these My brethren, you did it for Me.
Oct
08
“Stupid is as stupid does” – Forrest Gump
Saturday mornings, we spend it watching Chloe swim with a small local group at a high school. It’s only for the short term but we already know we’ll sign her up again whenever it’s offered. In her group (Level 1), there are 4 girls, including our Chloe. One of the girls is about Chloe’s age & size. The other two, who I’m calling “Frick” & “Frack”, are sisters & look about 7 & 9.
Everything about these girls is unbalanced – they’re extremely overweight, obnoxious, self-involved, destructive, & disobedient. They run around or splash water everywhere when they’ve been given direct orders to sit or stay still. They show up when the class is 1/2 over or later & so the teacher has to reteach everything to them, which punishes Chloe & the other girl for showing up on time. I understand a young kid being late is not their fault but their parents or whoever is driving them. However, it IS their fault for being so disrespectful to the teacher, the other students, as well as the school’s property. Today, I sat a few bleachers behind Frick & Frack’s parents. Neither one of the parents looked up from their Angry Birds to watch them. Both girls are like, “Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Hey Mom!” Mom muttered something & the girls went back to being disrespectful.
All I could think about was the Golden Rule & how I highly doubt these girls this family has ever been taught to respect others. I like how the Ezzos have an extension of the Golden Rule (as I like to call it) – “the preciousness of other people.” You train your children to treat not only other people the way they want to be treated, but also their property & environment. Just how it’s rude to show up when the class is almost over, it’s also rude to cannonball & then expect the teacher to put her student back to the wall to hang on while she saves your drowning butt. Yes, that’s happened more than once.
It’s little things like this that I use as personal lessons for myself (Don’t be late, Sarah. Remember how annoyed you were at Frick & Frack) to grow up as an adult or parent. I also use opportunity to explain to Chloe how important behavior is. Thankfully, she’s learning it now so that she doesn’t turn into Frick & Frack or let their behavior influence her.
Oct
03
Chloe & the Cowboys
My daughter is a huge Cowboys fan, thanks to my Mother in Law. This past Sunday, she put on her jersey & other Cowboys attire & started watching the game. I missed the last little bit of it so I asked Chloe what the score was. That’s right – I asked my five year old what happened in the Cowboys-Lions game.
Me: Chloe, did the Cowboys win?
Chloe: *dejected* No
Me: Oh really? What happened?
Chloe: They (Cowboys) had like 20 points (ahead) but the other team got a touchdown.
Me: Who’d they play again? *asking just for kicks*
Chloe: Lions
Me: What was the final score?
Chloe: 34-30.
Yep. She got all of the important details. Methinks she’ll replace Erin Andrews in another 15 years…
Sep
26
Best Friends
Caleb & I are a lot alike, but like any other couple, there are some areas in which we differ. Like the concept of best friends. He believes that you should only have one best friend – he is the best of all friends, hence your best friend. I believe that you can have a couple of best friends. Those chosen 2 or 3 are your closest friends who know you very well & who you can be yourself around.
For example…
I consider Jen my best friend. She’s closer than a friend to me – she’s my sister. I’ve known her for 1/2 of my life & I know that the Lord has brought her to me. Being 1300+ miles away does make hanging out a little more on the difficult side but we’re still friends & try to talk to each other whenever we can.
I don’t consider my relationship with Jen to be higher than with Michaela (another BFF). Our personal relationship is different than me & Michaela’s (i.e., Costa Rica memories vs recital memories) just like any other relationship I have. There’s no way I could dissect them both to decide which one is more valuable. That’s like picking a favorite child.
Jul
27
9 Random Things I Love About My Husband
In celebration of our 9th anniversary (*pss!* It’s today!), I thought I would post a few of my favorite things about him. In no particular order…
1) He makes a killer smoked salmon. Seriously, I could eat my body weight of it.
2) He has such a goofy sense of humor, like running all over the driveway with fireworks in his hands, shrieking like a little girl. LOL…classic.
3) He’s a Godly man & father.
uhh…this is harder than I thought… Just kidding
4) He’s a hard worker. He works insane hours, exposed to the elements, on his feet all day EVERY DAY.
5) He stands up for his family & refuses to throw me under the bus. We’re a team.
6) As we’ve been dealing with & paying off our debts, he’s kept a cool head the whole time. He knows we’re making progress & that we’re not going to make any rash decisions.
7) He & I will change the lyrics to the most random songs to apply to our current situation. It’s hilariously awesome. Our latest one: changing “Sunrise, Sunset” from Fiddler on the Roof”
8 ) He’s like a giant, warm pillow. I love sleeping next to him. Keeps me safe & warm!
9) He’s Chloe’s Standard. All other boys have to see where they line up against Daddy, i.e. “Landon’s strong but he’s not as strong as Daddy.”
and an extra one just because…
He supports me. Whether it’s recital time & he knows I probably won’t see him more than 15 mins all week or if it’s a new exercise regime or a new recipe – he completely, totally, 120% supports me.
Happy 9th Anniversary, Sweetie. There’s no one else I would want to be with than you. ♥ xoxo
Apr
27
Challenge of Doomie-Doom: Day 29
A picture that can always make you smile
Hahaha! Pascal’s face is the best! From Tangled’s “When Will My Life Begin”
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