Friday, March 5, 2010

Praising God for Friday.

Thank goodness it’s Friday and I’m off. This has been a busy but good week. Tuesday I took a road trip to Texas A&M to talk to the meteorology students about our student program and careers with the NWS. My day at to the office started at 6:00a, worked until 7:30a, drove 3 ½ hours and met up with a couple of guys from our Houston office. We had a bite of lunch before heading over to A&M for our 1:00p meeting. From 1:00p to 4:30p it was non-stop students and professors. Great day! Left about 4:45 for the 3 ½ hour drive home. Thanked God for getting me to and from safely.


Wednesday was a busy day and I had to leave at 11:00 for another road trip, this time to the dentist to get my permanent fake teeth. Yes, my dentist is 2 hours away. I got down there in time to call in to a work conference call while sitting in the parking. After sitting in on that, I went inside and the dentist was running a little behind but none the less they called me back after about 30 minutes. Then he began … first, getting the temporary fake teeth off (didn’t hurt), and then fitting the permanent fake teeth on. Let me explain. I’m approaching mid-50s rather quickly actually and I still have 3 baby teeth, well only 2 now because he pulled one. I have only had 2 cavities in my whole life – one of which was in the now extracted baby tooth, no dental problems what so ever… until the baby teeth started giving me problems. Ok, so those little boogers were only supposed to last until I was like 12 or 13 but mine have hung on. NOTE: There are no permanent teeth under these so they never came out and yes, this is a hereditary thing. My Dad had the same teeth or not teeth, as the case is. A little further in the gene pool, my youngest daughter has one baby tooth still and she’s now 25. After 1 ½ hours of fitting, filing, polishing, filing, fitting… you get the jest, I am finished. Well almost… the dental assistance is going to walk me through how to floss under the now missing baby tooth that has this fake tooth in the hole. Now I gotta tell you, I don’t do teeth… not loose teeth, missing teeth, etc. She does it once and says, “see how easy this is”? I am not running this little contraption they gave me that you hook a piece of floss in under this bridge and flossing. I will buy a water pick… today! Once finished there, then I drove 2 hours back home.

Thursday was a busy day because I had been out and I have a very busy position. After 9 ½ hours at the office, I ran home to let the pooch out before heading out in the traffic to go to the closing of my home refinance of which I’ve been working on since January 8. The mortgage company (underwriters) wanted everything including my dog’s birth certificate almost. There’s a lot I could say negatively about this experience but I won’t. I will say - I have a great loan officer … enough said.

My appointment to sign the papers was at 5:00 in Bedford, TX. Now if you’re not familiar with Bedford, TX and the traffic … you’re missing a lot … primarily the traffic. It’s a beating to get on the freeway to head east in the evenings … it’s a beating if you had to go that way in the morning. Traffic is so … just so … well congested. I had no idea where I was going either which made it all the more tense. But I found the place and walked in this beautiful office to hear people in the room next door, talking and laughing, cussing, laughing etc. I thought on my gosh, where am I and why am I here. I was pacing in that room which was a reception/waiting room unattended, very pretty décor though. I got brave and stuck my head around the corner to tell them I was there for my closing and all of a sudden, this man’s voice from down the hall yells “ma’am, back here, come back here”. Well needless to say I wanted to bolt out the door and say forget it except I had worked for two months to get this far. Come to find out, the attorney who went through the papers and notarized everything had multiple sclerosis (MS) and was not able to greet me at the door. After what seemed like and hour and half (oh, it was that long), we finished but continued to sit there and talk. He told me he was a young man when he was diagnosed with MS. While I was able to get up and walk freely, he maneuvered on his walker. I got in my car and I prayed. I prayed for a man who was stricken with this disease yet made a life for himself. In our conversation he told me he was engaged and just totally in love with his sweetheart. What started as a scarey experience, turned in to a positive one.

Today I am off and plans to do some cleaning and yard work. I washed a load of towels first thing and when they were on the rinse cycle, I remembered that I didn’t put the soap in the washer. Needless to say, I had to rewash and they are now in the dryer.

Tomorrow I celebrate another anniversary of my 39th birthday.  This week my youngest daughter emailed me ... Mom, what do you want to do for your birthday?  I wrote back "Home Depot gift cards".  She replied, NO, what do you WANT to do for your birthday?  I said 'oooops... let's have a family get together and grill out.  Age will confuse you ... oh goodness I'm in trouble, I stay confused ... LOL  So I guess my girls are planning a get together.  Perhaps I will take pics and post. 

I had many anxious moments this past two months. I was anxious when I walked in the door of that office yesterday, faced with the frolicking of the people in the room next door to the waiting area, the man hollering at me down the hall… I was anxious but in the end, I was blessed.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6

Blessings!

Sunday, February 28, 2010

A Birthday Lunch Today


Good Sunday morning ... today our family will celebrate the 25th birthday of my youngest daughter, Bonnie. When Bonnie was born she was an angel baby for the most part. She ate, slept, ate slept and cried non-stop between the hours of 5:00pm-8:00pm which is when she went to bed for the night. I was a stay at home Mom at that time so I looked forward to the time that Daddy got home from work which was about 5:00pm ... what we didn't look forward to so much was the crying that began about that time. So funny now when I look back on it and think, gosh to know then what I know now. I've often heard it said, "if only we could start with our grandchildren" ... I have to tell you, I wouldn't have skipped being a young inexperienced Mother for anything in the world. I have said of recent, if I could go back and do it again, I would. God trusted me with two beautiful girls and I pray that I didn't let Him down. They have both grown to be such special individuals with some likenesses.


Smiles abounding! This is Bonnie, the birthday girl.




Bonnie is a first-year 5th grade elementary teacher and loves her new job. She is a wife to my wonderful son-in-law, James (we call him Buddy). Together they have a beautiful relationship with love abounding.


My son-in-law has quite the personality!

Alicia, my oldest, is currently a director of an in-school elementary school daycare. Alicia is finishing up her teaching degree and we hope she will graduate in December 2010. She is awesome in her field as well.


Hey Mom !!!  Sweet and smiling Alicia.
My girls are my pride and joys. They are the air that I breath and I love them so much. God blessed me with the opportunity to be a Mother and I'm thankful everyday for that.



Blessings for a wonderful Sunday.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

The Dash

"There'll be two dates on your tombstone And all your friends will read 'em But all that's gonna matter is that little dash between 'em. "

~ Kevin Welch

God created me and I know there are things He wants me to do. My praise today is that He has allowed me another opportunity. I pray that everyday my dash will have meaning.

This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

I will rejoice in this the day the Lord has given me. I want to live it to glorify Him. I will treasue every minute of this day and be thankful to my Lord who has provided.

I love You, Lord
and I lift my voice
to worship You
o my soul, rejoice!
Take joy, My King, in what You hear,
may it be a sweet, sweet sound
in Your ear.

I pray my dash will glorify our precious Lord.

Blessings!

Friday, February 26, 2010

Friday Friday .... where did you go?

Don't you just hate wasted days?  I do ... and today has been one of those days.  I woke with a migraine but got ready and went to work.  I go in at 6:00 am and by 7:30am I was on my way home and not sure how I was going to get here because my head hurt so bad.  Thankful I made it.  I shut all the blinds and got in my recliner and there I stayed until about noon when the migraine let up a bit.  I detest migraine headaches as they steal my life. 

Tomorrow is my baby girls 25th birthday.  Tonight we are all gathering at her brother and sis-in-laws house for homemade enchiladas.  Hmmmm we'll see if he makes them as well I do.  Just kidding ... sort of.  he he he 

Tomorrow I have house-cleaning on the agenda, major house cleaning.  Also, I have to make myself get to the grocery store.  Why don't they sell groceries at Home Depot?  If they did, I would be such a happy camper... plus Home Depot is closer to my house than Walmart.  he he he  I could buy fencing supplies when I get my lettuce, tomatoes and milk. 

I have been playing with my blog background and changed it and now can't find the background I originally had on here which I liked much better than the present but for now, it will have to do.

If you're reading this, have a blessed weekend.

Blessings!

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

A Blessing via the Blog

I have made a new friend via blogging.  It's amazing how God puts these sweet people in  my life.  Thank you Lord for http://sharonsplaceofblessings.blogspot.com/  She has been so sweet to walk me through the learning process of formatting my new blog.  I have been so confused and ok, a lot frustrated trying to figure out how to make my new blog as pretty as some others that I see.  Thank you Ms. Sharon for being so kind to me.  You are truly a blessing.

In His Love,




Sunday, February 21, 2010

Me and God ... we're ONE ...

Something to think about ...  I read on a friends FB today that someone crossed their middle and pointer fingers and ask ... I bet you think you and God are just like this?  The group responded with a hearty yes.  The person then put up one finger and said ... This is God and I....  stop and think about it.  When you accept Christ, you become ONE.  Awesome !

Be still and know that I am God!

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Peace like a river ...

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. - John 14:27

We mourned this week as our dear friends, Bruce and Greta, lost their son to melanoma cancer. He was the young age of 24. At times it seemed the sadness engulfed your heart like a large anvil, a weight that was pulling you down. As the pastor said on Wednesday, "God did not take Jarrod's life, cancer took Jarrod's life, God was there to receive Jarrod". I have never heard this before and it was such a comfort.

And then God's words became more apparent ...

I have told you these things so that you will have peace of heart and mind, Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows, but cheer up, for I have overcome the world. - John 16:33

At the end of the memorial service the song "It Is Well With My Soul" was being sung by the worship team at our church and during the first chorus of the song, Greta stood up and started worshipping God with her arms outstretched to Heaven and singing to our Lord. There was a chain reaction of worshippers and God filled the church on Wednesday and gave us peace of heart.

Today as I sit in the quiet of a Saturday morning, I can say to you ... It is well with my soul. My God is bigger than all this earth and I am thankful He has saved my soul as a teenage girl.



In loving memory of Jarrod "J-Rod" Cameron.
1986 - 2010

It is well with my soul ....