Monday, July 21, 2008

Another Monday

Well, here we go again with another week of work...LOL. Mondays come way too fast. Even though the weekend wasn't long enough, it was still a great one. Todd has been working a second job on the weekends for about nine months now. He has only been off about three times since he started. This was his first weekend off after quitting that job. It is so nice to have him home on the weekends again. The kids and I always miss him so much when he is working. We spent Saturday just hanging around the house. Sunday, we got up and went to church, then to walmart, and back home. I wasn't ready for it to end!! Now I am just looking forward to spending quality time with them again next weekend. That's all for now. I hope you all have a wonderful week!!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

One of Those Weeks

Have you ever had a week where you just feel like giving up? When it just seems like nothing is going right. Well, this has been one of those weeks. Sunday, two of our dogs died; Monday, Todd was laid off along with all the other workers at his job; Tuesday, my car broke down. Today, however, has been going well so far...LOL. Last night I felt so defeated. So, I turned my radio to WDJC and just started singing while I was getting dinner ready. I decided that I am not going to let it get me down. I started thinking about what Priscilla said at the Deeper Still conference. God brings us to the wilderness, because when you are flat on your back then there is nowhere else to look but straight up. So, I am doing just that. I have such a wonderful family and my life is so blessed.

I think about how God carries me though hard times. How he is such a merciful God. It just makes me wonder how lost people make it through struggles. Who do they turn too? I can't imagine going one day without God holding my hand. I know the rest of this week is going to be great, because I won't let it be anything else!! :)

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Beach Bums

We just got back from the beach and we had a wonderful time. We went with my mom, dad, sister, brother, and niece. Then Todd's brother came down. We had such a great time just being around each other in a care free place. It is nice to get away once in a while. And what better place to do that than the beach. I love to lay out on my towel and just listen to the sound of my children playing in the sand and the ocean splashing on the shore. I love it! However, we did spend most of our time at the pool, because there were so many jelly fish in the ocean. On our last night there, we went to dinner at Doc seafood shack and it was so good. Then we were off to waterville for go carts, roller coaster, and arcade games. Caleb hit the jackpot on one game and won 420 tickets. They were both so excited to pick out their prizes with all of their tickets. The drive home was not so great. It took us nine and a half hours to get home from Gulf Shores!!! The traffic was terrible. But we all made it home safely. We really did have a great time!