I’ve been thinking about a post I wrote awhile back on change and have come to the conclusion that it was mostly because it was challenging me to put myself aside-hard thing to do. Selfishly I want everything to feel comfortable for me. Recently, God’s worked in me an appreciation for challenges, because you know what, if handled God’s way they produce godly change and His divine nature.

I’m praying for the love of God to fill me and to flow from me.

Ava, like most 3 year old pronounces words funny ie. apagato as in avacodo! Well she also makes up words. The other day she told me I had fuggy elbows. I’m not sure what she was implying though I suspect it meant mine had more more skin then hers. She also approached me today with one of our newly picked tomatoes and while laughing pointed to the tip of this (i think roma) tomato saying “hahaha the tomato is bobee” I have no idea, but I thought it was hilarious. And finally she has a word for Travis’ hair she calls it crinky. So as her vocab expands I’ll be sure to update her “isms” right here

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I’m trying this couponing thing…we shall see. My first run of it at CVS was not so good. They didn’t have some of what I needed to buy to get started with the ECB (extra care bucks) then the cereal coupon I had didn’t really match the cereal they had on sale. Oh well. I hear it takes a bit to catch on and think fast when things like that happen at the store. Looking forward to saving money

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Our 3 yr old Ava has become quite the socialite…talking to anyone who will listen and about anything (there is not a filter on a 3 yr old) One of her most recent conversations is about her gold sparkly flip-flops-she absolutely adores them and wants everyone else to also.

But for some reason the other conversation has been that “my mommy has a baby in her tummy” -the only thing I can figure is a couple of weeks ago the kids were looking through their photo albums and Ava saw me pregnant, so I tried explaining to her that there was Aden as a baby in my tummy. So if you hear that it is just a rumor, but not a bad one

Lately we’ve been getting many telemarketing calls for the wrong person, even after many conversations after answering the phone. This morning I noticed they had called twice yesterday and one time being at 9:52pm! I was a little irritated. So I called them today and was transferred and when the gentleman took my number to look up in their system, he could find no such number. I assured him they were calling! After another couple of minutes of this he gave me a number to call a different department. So I called (and oh I forgot to mention the first waiting time was 10mins) and waited 6 or 7 mins for a lady to get on the phone for me to explain briefly they were calling the wrong person and she promptly said we’ll take your number off our calling list (I’ve heard that before). Before I had the opportunity to put my opinion (and I’m sure its one of most everyone in the US) out there that calling at 9:52pm is wrong-she HUNG up….as soon as she said “we’ll remove your number” that was it. I had waited 17 mins to express my “opinion” and didn’t even have the opportunity. I’m sure there is a great Proverb about my intentions for calling back and the results that would occur, and I unfortunately in a moment of fleshly weakness learned it.

Btw. if you happened to know that Proverb comment back.

ok. my husband did a great job on a photo montage of our little trip to Edventure so I’m linking it here

Ok so I don’t like change..so there I said it. I am not talking about the Monday night line up on NBC, or a special sauce at McDonalds, or even new songs we might sing at church. I am talking about the kind that disrupts every piece of your life…but then again who does? I guess the key is how I deal with it? Unfortunately I still lose it most of the time with change, but my patience/endurance level is much longer than it used to be-that’s a total God thing. I guess recognizing that change is happening and it won’t be that way forever helps. Ultimately I have no other choice but to put off my fleshly selfishness, pride, bad attitude and live by the spirit…love, joy, PEACE,PATIENCE,KINDNESS, goodness, FAITHFULNESS, (emphasis made for my benefit).

I am going through a six week exercise boot camp. The first day I was so nauseous that it took me a couple of hours to recover. The next couple of days I was so sore and stiff that it felt like my thighs were one giant bruise! Over the next week I noticed that I was not feeling too sore the next day. I decided it was time to push myself a bit further ie. more push-ups, heavier weights, faster punches. Wow. once again I felt yuck! (as side note question-is that normal?) I noticed that my spiritual walk was somewhat similar-just when I have become strengthened in one area-it’s time to kick it up a notch. I know God wants only good for us, but that doesn’t always equal good times. He knows that “good” equals Christ character which equals selflessness, loving, gentle, slow to anger, and many more. It’s hard enough handling in the Christ-like way ourselves, then throw in trying to teach children that and its just tough. It hurts to grow. But ultimately I know it will strengthen my spiritual muscles. May we all be ready to work-out!

It was my hot husband’s birthday today

I won’t tell you how old he is, but wow he just gets better with age.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY , I LOVE YOU TRAVIS-