Kid Funnies

So my son has informed us that Momma is the only one that gave him life. Papa did not contribute.
I. love. this. I am now on a rolling joke about how "Papa is pretty lucky I picked him to be the Papa". LOL.

Course we are not going to have "the talk" at 6 but I did tell the boy that God picked Papa to be his Papa too.

Classic.

Not that I'm braggin' but....

I am....I had a check-up at my doc's office this week and I came out clean as a whistle. BP 100/70.....YES!!!I was a little worried after all that job stress and what not. Check out these stats:

Component	Your Value	Standard Range	Units
Cholesterol	154	100 - 199	mg/dL
Triglycerides	45	0 - 149	mg/dL
Chol HDL	97	>39	mg/dL
According to ATP-III Guidelines, HDL-C >59 mg/dL is considered a negative risk factor for CHD.
VLDL Calc	9	5 - 40	mg/dL
LDL calc	48	0 - 99	mg/dL
LDL/HDL Ratio	0.5	0.0 - 3.2	ratio units

Finding Myself

This is me after about 5 months at my last job:

pretty ain't it?........NOT. I start a new job next week and I am oh so hopeful. This week, well, I finally feel a bit like myself again. Thank you Jesus....and thank you playlist.com... it ROCKS ;-)

Two great reads

I am reading two very therapeutic and highly recommendable books:


Kristin's book is funny and relatable. Makes me feel like I am not alone, and what I really need is perspective and a good laugh.

 Great devotional that I read in 2010 and is proving very helpful again during some "bumps".

Perspective on Work: A blessing and a curse

It's been hard going back to work and I have really not settled in to it. I could argue my particular job is above average in the stress department but my husband argues, so are a lot of peoples. I keep trying to get perspective, be thankful, and settle into my full-time job but every time I do some very off-putting thing happens at work and I think to myself (and God), really? Not to mention, since we have found out officially that Chris is going to seminary this summer, the joy I feel about it is drowned by the overwhelming pressure of supporting the family the next four years with my meager income at a less than satisfactory job. I just want to feel settled, if not somewhat satisfied, with this whole working thing. Should I suck it up and just smile or do I keep searching, maybe I just haven't found the right job yet.

Then I talk to people who have a lot more stress balls to juggle than just their job: marriage, divorce, finances, faith, illness and I wonder...maybe I just need to get. over. it. I am blessed, more than I deserve, isn't that enough, and really aren't we to be thankful in all circumstances and isn't God going to grow me exponentially from this? Yes, sure, but still I made a list of pros and cons of my current, um, situation. Here it goes:

Pros:

• HEALTH BENEFITS (above average I would say)
• Paid Time Off (17 days and 10 holidays, not too shabby)
• Good commute and free parking
• NO overtime (because it's not in the budget)
• Customers (though some call me from the fiery pit of hell, most are sweet old ladies from churches that say "You are a genius" or "God bless you" or "I love you!", much appreciation, most of the time, from the customers anywho.....management well that's another story
• Bookstore discount
• Co-workers (mostly outside of my dept) who are encouraging and can relate to the stress because they work there too
• Small cash Christmas bonus and a new Kindle (which I love, love, love)

Cons:

• Pay
• Workload/stress
• Tardy policy/stringency (one minute late and we will document it, 6 and we can fire you, lovely)...even though I am only paid for the time I am clocked in, duh
• Time clock (a subtle way of saying, "we don't trust you" and "we are watching")
• 30 min lunch (don't be a minute late or we will mention it) and rare breaks (and NO 4 minute trips to the bathroom is not a break!)
• No job security ( have had two friends fired since I have been there)
• Spiritually draining (which is very ironic considering my company, very)
• No tangible value of the "little" people or much development of them; rather our thanks to you is that  you get to work here (maybe that's a tad exaggerated but not much)

So an even split but do some outweigh the others?...........debatable. In the meantime, I am praying and searching.....and hoping that wherever I am at the end of 2012, I feel peace that surpasses ALL understanding. 

Today really stunk

Working is so over-rated. So. So. So. So overated.

Love this post! http://mabelshouse.blogspot.com/2007/11/grateful-for-little-things-that-keep-my.html

Check out Liz's book too. Laugh-out-loud, honest, and real:


and she loves Anne of Green Gables! My kind of girl :-)

Quote

Kites fly against the wind, not with it. -Winston Churchill