I have Issues…

I have many issues but one of them is that once I start a project or start something I can’t rest until it is finished.  I know it’s a problem and I’ve been working on it but today well… I have issues and the issues won.

We have a few shrubs that are not doing well so with Dave and Emma gone I planned an afternoon to our local nursery with Izzie to find some new things.  (side note here: I love gardening, mowing, pulling weeds) I wish I knew more about plants but I don’t.  So I just act like I do and find things and take them home.  So I found three shrubs and loaded them in the van.  My plan was to unload them and tackle the project later this week when I had more time but oh no… can’t do that.  How could I go to sleep with out them being in the ground? So 2 hrs later I’ve single handily dug holes, removed old shrubs, planted new ones and watched an 18month old run around wildwhile I did it.  It’s now the end of the day and I really wonder what was I thinking?  The Advil is calling my name.  So what are your random issues?  Please don’t say I’m the only one!

Laminin

I love Louie Giglio.  I think he is an amazing communicator of truth.  I always enjoy listening to what he has to say. Someone emailed me this video of him talking on Laminin.  Dave and I had heard about this but had not heard him talk about it.  It left me amazed at our God.  It’s 8 min. but if you have some time it’s definitely worth watching.

 

Sunday Morning Girls

I love me some “Sunday Morning Girls!”

 

A family weekend

We have had such a wonderful “family weekend.”  Dave got home late Friday night and the girls we so excited to see daddy sleeping in our bed when they woke up Saturday morning.  We had lots of morning laughs yesterday as the level of energy around here was at it’s max.  We headed off to an early lunch in Greenville and enjoyed our favorite pizza place and then walked to get our ice cream.  Izzie was back home in time for a nap while Emma enjoyed a dip in Nana’s pool.

Last night “Uncle Vegas” aka David Reichley came over to watch the girls while Dave and I headed out for a date.  David is Courtney’shusband.  Courtney  and the kids are currently up in Pittsburgh with her family and David is here working.  He’s a big famiy guy and it’s funny watching him not to know what to do with himself as his family is away.  So he’s offering to come and hang out with our kids.  He’s crazy but we really enjoyed getting a date night.

When we got home all three of us watched “The Great Debaters.” What a great moving that was.  Dave and I really enjoyed it.  It’s amazing all the stories out there that have never been told.  Did I mention we really enjoyed this movie?

Tomorrow, Dave heads back out to camp.  This time he will be at a Student Life for Kids camp in Talledega, AL.  He is taking Emma with him.  She has been talking about “camp with dad” since last summer.  When she came home last summer she looked like this….  Needless to say she can’t wait to get on the road tomorrow! 

THANK YOU

Thank you all so much for the Blog Love today.  I’ve been blogging now for over a year and have never had so many people leave me comments and share in our news.  Thank you … Thank you…. Thank you… for all of you who left a little love today or sent an email.  It was truly a wonderful blessing to sit on the receiving side of it.  It has been a wonderful, fantastic day. 

Big News

There is a reason I have been absent from Blogland this past week.  So much to do and so little time.  We are finally announcing our new journey!  Check out the top of my blog header or click this link to find out what it is! 

We are sooooooo soooooo Excited.  Did I mention that we are excited?

Never far from my mind

We got home on Friday and just crashed.  Dave is heading back out again tomorrow for another week of camp this time it’s somewhere in the Nashville, TN area.  I know he enjoyed having a few nights in his own bed.

Just been thinking today about Haiti.  It’s never far from my mind and I never get through a day without thinking about it.  I’m thankful for that.  My life here is so different from the lives of the people in Haiti.  I only hope I’m living… really living in all the blessings that I have.  I try but I always wonder.  Here is when my mind will randomly wander off during the day and I start thinking about Haiti.

• When I am making a meal
• When I throw away leftover food
• When my kids run and play in our yard
• when I clean my hardwood floors with cleaner
• when I vacuum my carpet
• when I look at all the stuff in our house
• when I give the girls a hot bath every night
• when i get in my air conditioned leather seated van
• when I drive on the interstate
• when I see a child of darker colored skin
• when I fold my wash and see my blue Haiti shirt
• when I see one ant in my house and realize I don’t care to go and kill it
• When I think about having another child
• When I look at our closet full of shoes
• When I fluff the pillows on our couch
• When I get a letter in the mail from Angela
• When I sit in church
• When I get on the Internet
• When I read peoples blogs
• When I get up in the middle of the night and turn the air down because I’m hot

Once again, Haiti, never far from my mind and I’m thankful for that.

Hero for the day

I was a hero today.  Two old guys in chairs looked at me funny when my little girl screamed out time and time again… Praise the Lord!  We caught one!  I just gave the old men a grin.

Emma and I have talked about catching a fish in the ocean since last summer.  Nana even brought her a net for this time at the beach.  When I say fish I mean a little minnow.  So after a lot of hard work on my end and a huge bunch of luck, I caught a small crab in a shell and a little minnow. 

It was worth all the joy on her face.  After the Praise the Lord outbreak she went on to say that catching a fish is all she ever wanted.  I hate to tell her differently but for now it’s nice to be the hero.

Camp is off and running

Camp here in Daytona is off to a good start.  I’ve been able to attend both nights of worship so far.  It’s good to be able to sit and support Dave.  He works so hard and I’m not kidding when I say he puts all his time and energy into every time he is given a platform to communicate.  I respect him so much for what he does and the preparation he puts into things.  It’s just good to be physically in the room with him this week.  It’s good to be a part of the journey that the camp is on.  It’s the only time I’ll be heading to camp with Dave this summer.  Well I take that back.  I may attempt a few days in Talladega, AL sometime in July.  Still too early to tell.  It’s just hard with Izzie and being on the road.  She’s wonderful but she’s also an 18month old in a hotel room with 5 other people and playing in the pool and beach which she is not all that accustomed to.  My mom is here with us so I have absolutely no room to complain about managing things.  Nana has been a HUGE help and I think she is…well I know she is loving being here at the beach.

So here are a few pics from the day.  It was so much fun watching the girls play at the beach.

 

Dixie Crossroads

There is one place in the USA that I would dare to say holds on their menu one of my favorite meals.  It’s a little place called Dixie Crossroads.  They have the world famous Rock Shrimp.  I swear it tastes like small bites of Lobster.  I have been known to throw back 4 dozen in one sitting.  Today I just had one dozen since their prices seemed to have jumped just a bit from the last time we were there.  But I savored every bite! So if you are ever passing through Titusville, FL make the stop and you won’t regret it!

Izzie is not sure of what to make of the Rock Shrimp!:

This is Rock Shrimp… I know but it’s really good…I promise!

Feeding the Fish: