My dad just got out of the dr’s office. They are almost sure he has a blockage and will have a catheter tomorrow and probably a stint put in on Friday. This is coming out of nowhere as I just found out this morning he was having chest pains recently. Y’all say a prayer for him, k?
Archives for January 2008
Ask the Lord
Those are the three words I wrote when I turned my lamp on last night when my brain wouldn’t quite shut down enough to go to sleep at 2am. Is anyone seeing a trend here..I drink caffeine, can’t go to sleep and God gives me a word. Caffeine is from God!! I jest. Sort Of.
So “Ask the Lord”. What does that have to do with anything? You may correctly guess something in the Old Testament since that’s what I’ve been reading every night. Last night we just about finished 1 Samuel and reading about Saul and how he’s chasing poor David everywhere. But what I’ve noticed is every time you turn around, the men of God, including David, are saying “I asked the Lord such and such”. At every turn when they didn’t know what to do, they asked the Lord. And most of the time, God answered and it says something like so David did what the Lord said (up until now anyway).
The part that has me mesmerized though is how much they ask the Lord about what to do or what’s going to happen. And not only how many times they ask, but how many times they obey and then look back and see it turns out exactly as the Lord said it would. Why does that have me mesmerized? The times I have directly asked the Lord what to do, listened for an answer and followed through are few and far between. Of course I keep his commands close and try to obey but in those moments where we don’t know what to do, where it’s not written in the Bible what to do, do we really ask the Lord what to do? Yes, we may in passing ask for an answer in a passing prayer but do we wait on the Holy Spirit in quiet to give us that clarity as the Israelites had so we know when it unfolds that it was the Lord that guided us through it?
God doesn’t only get glory through miracles and wonders or His creations. He also gets glory when we simply “ask the Lord”.
Works for me Wednesday: Frugal Tip
I’m certainly not known for my frugalness but certain money wasters do bother me. Are you familiar with the Antibacterial Soaps from Bath and Body Works? I’m assuming yes because, I mean who isn’t. Well, it REALLY IRRITATES me to pay so much for a bottle of soap and then when there is an inch of soap left in the bottom, it completely quits pumping the soap and all that soap is wasted. Please someone, tell me this happens to them too.
Anyway, at first I started just removing the pump altogether and shaking down the soap to try to use all that was possible then that just started being a pain to do every. time. I had to wash my hands. And with two potty training girls, I was doing that a lot.
Just recently I had my husband take a sharp blade of some sort (I don’t know, it disappeared into the garage and came back the way I wanted it) and cut the bottle down to right above where the soap was. Then, I had a little bowl of soap to sit on my counter. I put this one in my personal bathroom where no one else goes so our guests weren’t forced to use this. But, we used it up like this. And the soap didn’t even dry out without a top. If that freaks you out, I’m sure a layer of saran wrap would do well.
I’m sure the REAL frugal people would do something fantastic like actually make their own soap with all those yummy scents and never spend so much on Bath and Body Works but this works for me!
New Theme!
It’s here! My new theme is up and looking so very cute! I have a few things to tweak but my new design is in!! Much thanks to Jess at Cuppycake Designs. She was so incredibly easy to work with. She took my ideas and ran with them. And so quickly! She just started this weekend and I already have it on my site! Unreal!
RIP Heath Ledger
I am in UTTER SHOCK over Heath Ledger. Really. I welled up when I found out. I feel so bad. He just had a baby and he was such a talented actor.
Randomness for today
- Mom ended up cutting Lexi’s hair yesterday. I would say at least 4 inches got cut off and it’s still long. Probably around the bottom of her rib cage now.
- I got free salad at Target today. Go to moneysavingmom.com for the details. Heather and Mom just called from there and said they’re about out so you’ll probably have to move fast on this one.
- We’re having company over tonight for a couple from our church that works with the youth group too. He has a construction company and he wants me to put together a website for him.
- Cuppycake Designs is currently making ME a new design for this site! Whoo Hoo! I’m so excited about it. Should be done in the next few days.
- There’s a new OTH episode tonight so we’ll have a little crowd over tonight to watch it while a live blog the episode.
- I used my elliptical last night. It was tough after 6 weeks of not exercising at all.
- Emma has pink eye. The girls didn’t go to school today.
- My house forgot to stay clean.
- I’m currently listening to Clumsy by Fergie, Apologize by OneRepublic/Timbaland and Hypnotized by Plies/Akon. What?? I needed new workout music.
Closure on the elliptical saga
Scott finally got fed up with our whole elliptical deal today and called the elliptical manufacturer Horizon and then Dick’s when Horizon was of ZERO help. I guess whatever he said to Dick’s folks worked because we have an upgraded elliptical in front of me now. Actually, Dick’s was overly helpful for us and absorbed the cost of the upgrade. We just finished putting it together and it’s so quiet and smooth! Much better! Now. Just have to get on it every day and get the ticker over there on the right moving.
I think I’m caught up
I’m sitting here realizing I think I’m finally caught up on everything. The house was cleaned this weekend, the laundry is winding down, I’m ahead in my Bible in 90 day reading, my CVS trip is planned for tomorrow, the girls are in bed, bills are paid, we have groceries, my other site is stable, we cleaned my closet yesterday, we cleaned out the girls bathroom today, the dishes are ok. I think everything is checked off my mental list and it’s only 9:30. Wow. I’m not sure the last time that happened.
But it won’t last for long.
S ended up coming to spend the night for the second time in history. They are still chatting in Emma’s room all piled on a palette on the floor. I’m very sure when they decide to wake up at the crack of dawn, my house will quickly and surely become a disaster zone. Turns out that Scott, thank goodness, is off tomorrow. He’ll help me reign the mess in. I’m planning to get them out some as I want to take Emma and Lexi to a new children’s salon to get their hair cut. Lexi is in desperate need of about 4 inches cut off the bottom. It’s beginning to get tangled easily and look a little shabby.
I really feel like this has been a weekend off. Even if it ended now. And it feels GREAT!