Random thoughts

As I posted earlier, I plan on going back to teaching this next school year. I was looking at the county I was wanting to teach in to see when school began. It begins August 1st!!!! Can you believe that? I remember the days of starting in September. This really makes me sad. Kids do not have a long summer break anymore.

This brings me to my next idea.. VBS. I do not know about your area churches, but here participation has been down the last few years. I am looking at heading up our VBS at church. I will bw in charge of everything from choosing the material to getting the people and crafts. This is stepping out of the box for me. I am not a good leader. I am going to see if there is enough interest and if so I am the leader. We are going to a 1 day VBS because the summers are so short. It seems there are not enough weeks to make VBS an entire week. Please pray for the church that they will step up and for me that I can do this. Especially pray that we can reach lost souls. Pray that I will know what to do to get them to hear God's message!!

I will keep you posted!

Tagged

I've been tagged by Becky.

The tag instructions...
1) Grab the book closest to you
2) Open to page 123, go down to the fourth sentence
3) Post the text of the following 3 sentences
4) Name the author and book title
5) Tag three people to do the same


Here it is..
"Ask yourself, your spouse, and your friends:what sets this child apart? Childhood tendencies forcast adult abilities. Read them. Discern them. Affirm them. Cheerlead them.

Cure For the Common Life by Max Lucado.

I tag.. Tracy, Franklin, and Cory

Are you kidding?

Brad called me yesterday to inform me he had been lusting. No not over a woman ,over an electronic device. It is the new tv that was released at the electronics show. It is a 108 inch tv. Yes, you read that correctly. Can you imagine? They say it will not fit through most people's doors. Now, I like TV, but I am not picky about the size. Brad, however, thinks the bigger the better. I would much rather spend that money on decorations for the house or a vacation. Anyway, I just could not belive the size of the screen. Look at the man in comparison to the hand on the screen. Unreal! I do not know the cost of this TV,but a 103 inch goes for over $70,000! Yeah, we won't have one anytime soon!!

A time of reflection

At the beginning of a new year, I like to look back over the year and reflect on things that have happened. However, I also like to look to the upcomimg year and think on things that will begin.
2006 was a good year. It had a lot of eventful things to remember.

We were very blessed for Brad to get a new job. Todd and I have enjoyed having Brad around more and for him to be far less stressed. He works less time and gets paid more. God truly was watching over us and leading us in this decision.

We have been very involved in church this year. After many paiful years, we decided we were ready to get involved with the teens again. We teach the middle school class and we love it!!! We have also stayed very connected with our church family this year and developed very important relationships.

Todd turned 4 years old and started preschool. He loves school and is doing well. This has been a year full of excitement for him! He is smart and witty so he keeps us laughing!

My mom's health seems to be doing well. She had no new lesions and that was a good sign!! We pray that God will continue to bless her with health.

I had a lot of personal health bills this year due to my gall bladder. I am relieved that it was nothing more serious but I do not understand how something so small can be so expensive!!

Now for things in 2007...

Todd will turn 5!! That is impossible for me to believe! Time has gone so fast that I can't believe it. He will also begin Kindergarten. This is exciting to him and sad to me. Where has the time gone?

Since Todd will be in school full time and we have no other children (as of yet), I will be looking for a teaching job. I look forward to the extra cash, but not the time and effort that it will require. Please keep me in your prayers that I will find a job that will be a good fit.

We are working hard to pay off debt. This has aquired since we moved from Oklahoma and were tight on money. We want to pay it off!!!

We are going to Winterfest in Gatlinburg, TN. This is a youth rally I attended as a teen and I am looking forward to returning. It was a big highlight and uplifting time for me each year.

I want to be more focused on Christ's vision for me than ever before. I want to truly seek his face this year.

I know this year will be a great year. I look forward to a lot of firsts and a lot of memories. I pray that you all have a wonderful 2007 that is blessed and happy. May God lead us all to be better people that shine brighter for Him and affect more people!

Christmas

We had a really good Christmas this year. Brad's mom came to town to see Todd on Christmas. We usually go there around the 1st of December. We couldn't do that this year since Brad did not have vacation days built up. Todd had 3 days of Christmas. We open presents from Brad's mom and Dad and our presents on Friday night (mainly so his mom could see Todd enjoy the gifts she got for him). Sunday we spent with my family. We had a really good time and the kids enjoyed playing with their new toys together. Of course, Santa came and we saw his presents on Monday. We really need an addition on our house for all of the toys! Brad got me diamond stud earrings for Christmas..something I have always wanted. I also got clothes and some other beautiful earrings from my brother and sister-in-law. It was a wonderful year and God has truly blessed us with money, time, and family!