Cool Kids

I met some cool kids at Glennon's Costas Center today. If you have a moment please pray for them:

Trenice, 16, pray for her to bring her grades up before school's out

Tevin, 16

Chloe, tiny 5 year old, was very sad today

Holly, 17

Cody, 8

Amber, 23, recovering from surgery

Ally, 5

Tiffany, 8, had a surgery today

Christopher, 11, the coolest of the cool, came as a helper today!

The kids (and parents) really inspired me. Most of them were upbeat and smiley even though many have been enduring a long haul. Of course, it might have been because Kurt Warner was paying them a visit too but I doubt it.

Love Bugs

Little paleontologists....Sweet (Cardinals) hand-me-down...

Prepping for vacation....

When you have a Peanut....

You will have twisty kisses and glitter toes (and this applies to both Mamas and Papas).

Quote

God has a purpose for your life, and no one can take your place.

You know you are PMSing when...

1) You have the patience of a squirrel

2) Your kids are more rotten than ever (see #1)

3) Your will power against junk food is out the window

4) Your kids are eating crap (see #3)

5) You finally become disgusted at the sight of your house and start cleaning like a mad woman...and you hate to clean, it makes you crabby

6) Your skin is broken out

7) Your kids take turns having "accidents" in their pants and won't take naps (this is Satan working here)

8) Your dog walks two inches in front of you, wherever you go in the house

9) You feel like crying for no reason at all

and finally......

10) You are counting down the days to your vacation (OK, we were doing this pre-PMS)

Partners in Crime #10 (Double Digits!)

Two words: Playdoh and water.

Kiddos: We are dyeing Easter eggs!

Mom: Ugh.

The Tired Supergirl's New Book

I try to pick quality books to read, especially since my reading time is limited, sometimes to 10 minutes hiding from the children in the bathroom with the door locked (when their father is home, of course!). Last year I read a snippet of a new author in a Christian magazine and it intrigued me so much I bought her first book "All I Need is Jesus and a Good Pair of Jeans". It was a great book! The kind that made me laugh out loud (a lot) and also brought me to tears. I was so moved I blogged about it here.

I also started following Susanna Foth Aughtmon's blog Confessions of a Tired Super Girl. She recently came out with a new book "My Bang's Look Good and Other Lies I Tell Myself". When I saw the opportunity to read it and be on her blog tour I jumped on it! Wow, did this book hit me at the right time! For me, this has been the year of examining how Satan attacks in my life. I love this book because each chapter starts with a lie Satan works in our lives and counters it with a truth from God (based on scripture). For you readers who usually stick to fiction, it is also entertaining! Susanna fills the book with stories about family and friends that tickle you and make you think.

I think my favorite "lie" so far is Lie #3 "I can't be real with God". In other words, we keep our true feelings and issues to ourselves until Satan can really work us up into a crazy woman. From this chapter: "The Liar loves it when we get fake with God. He hopes that better yet, we will stop talking to God altogether."............"Contrary to popular belief , God is used to having people who love Him let loose with how they feel. He is not offended. In fact, one of his favorite people ever said crazy things to Him all the time." She goes on to talk about David and how his emotions were all over the map in the book of Psalms, however, it was OK because David knew that God loved him no matter what and that the Truth (#3) is "God wants me to be real with Him".

I think this really embodies Susanna as an author and is why I like her so much. She is real. She admits her sin and all the guilt, shame, and regret that goes along with it. However, she also reminds us that God loves and forgives us (again and again), is with us all the time in every thought, and that if we trust Him, His plans for us will rock our world (in a better than you can imagine kind of way). Needless to say, Susanna's books are ones that I recommend to friends and will re-read.

Available now at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group. http://www.tinyurl.com/goodbangs

Friends

Proverbs 18:24 (The Message)

²⁴ Friends come and friends go,
but a true friend sticks by you like family.

He is Risen indeed!

All clear and a case of the munchies

Well Peanut had her follow-up at the cardiologist today and the doctor said her heart looks good. No coarctation, no hypertension, good blood pressure and EKG. Getting all those tests done wasn't exactly a piece of cake however. She was scared, and she is an emotional and strong-willed little thing. They gave her some sedative meds and let her hold her own sonogram thingamabobber and she did pretty well.

I did have to ask the doctor later though "Is it normal for her to hallucinate?". Peanut was reaching her arms out in a hugging motion and saying there were clouds. Later, at home, she told me the sky was coming down. Trippy stuff. She also wanted about 5 bowls of honey bunches of oats. I had to keep slowing her down and reminding her "one piece at a time". I am hoping this afternoon she sleeps it off. As of lunch she was kind of crabby and couldn't exactly walk without help, even though SHE thought she could.

Thank God for a healthy heart!