Posted October 21, 2007
Here are somethings I've learned in my 28 and a half years here:
Being happy is a choice. Sometimes if you can make yourself smile, you really will feel better. However, sometimes crying is just the thing you will need. My child thinks I'm awesome - he's my biggest fan, and I'm his. I can't change things that happened as a child, but I can learn from them. I can forgive people, too. I'm going to need that same forgiveness. Sometimes, you meet someone and they are a jerk....they aren't going to change just for you. Sometimes your first impression is right on the mark. Sometimes you need to revise that first impression, or you might miss out on something good. An ordinary day can turn into a day that you look back on and know that it was a defining moment in your life. Be prepared. You need a sense of humor. It's ok to laugh at yourself, shoot I'm my biggest source of entertainment. Everyone does not think like me - and that works both ways. I'm not always right. Sometimes I'm right and I don't need to tell everyone that - but sometimes I do. Being a single mom is hard work, heck being a parent period is hard work. It is sooooo worth it! Life isn't best played on the sidelines. Older men and married men seem to think I'm a catch. Somehow that doesn't make me feel any better. =) Cheeseburgers only feel good for a few minutes. Exercise feels good for a long time. Jumping rope was way easier as a kid. There is nothing wrong with just being me. I still don't like to do laundry. I still have to do laundry. Singing in the car makes me relax...and the other drivers get a good laugh. God really does have a plan. Sometimes it just seems like it takes forever for that plan to be revealed. The train is always going to be the longest one ever when you are running late getting back from lunch. You can spend everyday wishing for something else and never take the time to appreciate where you are today. Unhappy people generally blame everyone else. Kindness goes a long way. I will make mistakes and misjudge people. I will get my heart broken. Every now and then, I'm going to just have a bad day. With a little nudge I would be adventurous. I am a great mom. Above all else...once again...God really does have a plan and it really is worth it.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Waking Up Worrying...
Originally Posted October 2, 2007
I find it amazing sometimes how you can read something, and then when you least expect it, that will come rushing back to you so clearly that you know it was meant for that exact moment.
This morning, I woke up at the great time of 3:30. I know, I know...what am I doing up that early? Well, honestly, I woke up worrying. There are a lot of things going on this week and being the over analyzer that I am, I woke up trying to figure out the future. A funny thing happened though...I woke up and headed down the worrying path, when suddenly this thought came to my head
"Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?"
I almost started laughing at the irony. Here I am, wide awake at 3:30, trying to worry about things that I have no control over, and into my mind pops a scripture that I've read a hundred times. Did I go back to sleep? Well, of course not. I didn't worry like I was, but once I'm up - I'm pretty much up, so I went and got a nice relaxing bath instead.
Well, tonight I decided to look that scripture up and reread that passage. What touched my heart is not so much the part that I remembered, but the part a little ways after....
"Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?...Seek the kingdom of God above all else and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:27-30 & 33
Once again, I am truly amazed by how the mind works. However, I am even more amazed at how God works. So, tonight, I am considering the lilies, and thanking God that He already has everything under control. As the Bible says, if He takes care of the flowers, how much more so does He love and want to take care of me?
Now, I'm off to sleep....after all, I've been up since 3:30. =)
I find it amazing sometimes how you can read something, and then when you least expect it, that will come rushing back to you so clearly that you know it was meant for that exact moment.
This morning, I woke up at the great time of 3:30. I know, I know...what am I doing up that early? Well, honestly, I woke up worrying. There are a lot of things going on this week and being the over analyzer that I am, I woke up trying to figure out the future. A funny thing happened though...I woke up and headed down the worrying path, when suddenly this thought came to my head
"Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?"
I almost started laughing at the irony. Here I am, wide awake at 3:30, trying to worry about things that I have no control over, and into my mind pops a scripture that I've read a hundred times. Did I go back to sleep? Well, of course not. I didn't worry like I was, but once I'm up - I'm pretty much up, so I went and got a nice relaxing bath instead.
Well, tonight I decided to look that scripture up and reread that passage. What touched my heart is not so much the part that I remembered, but the part a little ways after....
"Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don't work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?...Seek the kingdom of God above all else and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:27-30 & 33
Once again, I am truly amazed by how the mind works. However, I am even more amazed at how God works. So, tonight, I am considering the lilies, and thanking God that He already has everything under control. As the Bible says, if He takes care of the flowers, how much more so does He love and want to take care of me?
Now, I'm off to sleep....after all, I've been up since 3:30. =)
Random Events...
Originally Posted July 12, 2007
So, these are just random things that have happened to me in the last few days.....
Monday, my friend Theresa and I went to lunch. As we are leaving the gentleman (loose term here) behind the counter sees my work badge and says "Is that an old picture of you?" I smile and say "Actually, it was just from April". He takes a second looks at me and says "You look better with long hair. You need to let it grow back out. Oh, and you look older in person." At which point I just smile and say "Why thank you, sir, I'll keep that in mind." That was hilarious. I definitely wasn't expecting that one!
Yesterday I went to get my oil changed. It was just a tiny bit overdue (ok, maybe it's more than a tiny bit overdue, but there's only one person who knows for sure how long it's been and they better not be talking... )and I knew I needed to get it changed, so I went on my lunch break to take care of that. I went to one of those 10 minute oil change places and there was no wait...what a blessing! Then came the part I hate...when they try to sell you all kinds of extra things to where my $35 oil change would have cost $391. Sometimes I wonder if I were a guy (not that I want to be a guy thank you very much...I'm extremely happy being me) if they would treat me the same way. Needless to say, the guy came in about 5 times and tried his best to get me to buy all kinds of things. Well, I left....w/only the $35 oil change. I was so proud of myself for taking care of my stuff. Then, I get back to work and look down....I ruined one of my favorite pair of pants. They had black oily stuff on the legs. I pulled out my Tide pen and got most of it off, but it was still there. As my pants are drying someone comes by and tells me that we have to go visit a couple of departments. The departments recently hired new employees and their managers wanted them to meet me.....great....meet new people with dirty pants! Luckily, I hadn't sat in anything - that would come later.
After work, Veronica asked me if I would ride to Hobby Lobby with her. Which I've got to say...I love V, but I hate Hobby Lobby. I said yes and we decided to eat our standard O'Charlie's salads before we went in to Hobby Lobby. Now you have to understand, when we go to O'Charlies it's like time slows down when they see us coming. We are always there for a long time and we never order anything but salads, so why it takes so long....I'm not certain. Anyways, we are sitting there laughing up a storm and there are 2 guys at the table behind us. One turns around and wants to know if they could buy us a "Pinktini" drink because they want to see what it looks like, but neither one wants to drink a pink drink. Well, we said sure. Before you jump to conclusions....No, these guys were not hitting on us. If they had been hitting on us, we wouldn't have allowed them to buy the drink. We just don't play that way...she's married and I'm not interested. They didn't even really say anything else after the drink came out. Well, since V was driving, I took a sip thinking I would just humor the guys who paid $8 for a drink. Turns out, the drink is good. I ended up drinking it.....which in turn made me VERY sleepy and a little extra giggly!
We left and went to Hobby Lobby, which always makes me feel seriously inadequate. I can make up stories and songs off the top of my head, but ask me to prepare a craft and I break out in hives. It's like this.....when people like Veronica and Laura walk into Hobby Lobby it's like the heavens part and angels sing for the chosen children have come home. When I walk in it is almost like the old west town where the whole town closes up and tumble weed rolls down the street because something bad is about to happen. Well, we made our purchases quickly and leave...at which point V says "When did you get all that stuff on the back of your pants?" Yes, for all of those who think it's funny when someone sits in something, I had somehow gotten black stuff on the back and side of my pants......needless to say, the pants are ruined!
Then today, I get up early to go to Krispy Kreme. We had a department meeting at work and I needed to stop and pick up doughnuts. I arrive at Krispy Kreme at 6:30 where I promptly do the mexican stand off with the only two workers in the store....I stare at them and they stare at me for about five minutes before one of them decides I must be a real customer trying to buy real doughnuts. I politely tell the young lady that I need a dozen assorted doughnuts and a dozen glazed, when I hear "I'm sorry, we don't have doughnuts". I thought I had heard wrong, so I ask again. She says "I said we don't have any glazed doughnuts". I immediately look around like maybe I am not really in a doughnut shop. She tells me I can come back in 20-30 minutes and then they will have doughnuts. I just smiled and walked with a look of amazement on my face out the door. I mean, that's like going into Starbucks and being told they don't have coffee!! I came back about an hour later, ordered the doughnuts and a frozen coffee and the same lady gets my frozen coffee. When I ask her for a lid, she comes back and says "We didn't have any regular lids, so I took the scissors and cut a hole in this one for you" as long as it works....
I think sometimes God allows bizarre things to happen to me because He knows that I am going to get a good kick out of it!
So, these are just random things that have happened to me in the last few days.....
Monday, my friend Theresa and I went to lunch. As we are leaving the gentleman (loose term here) behind the counter sees my work badge and says "Is that an old picture of you?" I smile and say "Actually, it was just from April". He takes a second looks at me and says "You look better with long hair. You need to let it grow back out. Oh, and you look older in person." At which point I just smile and say "Why thank you, sir, I'll keep that in mind." That was hilarious. I definitely wasn't expecting that one!
Yesterday I went to get my oil changed. It was just a tiny bit overdue (ok, maybe it's more than a tiny bit overdue, but there's only one person who knows for sure how long it's been and they better not be talking... )and I knew I needed to get it changed, so I went on my lunch break to take care of that. I went to one of those 10 minute oil change places and there was no wait...what a blessing! Then came the part I hate...when they try to sell you all kinds of extra things to where my $35 oil change would have cost $391. Sometimes I wonder if I were a guy (not that I want to be a guy thank you very much...I'm extremely happy being me) if they would treat me the same way. Needless to say, the guy came in about 5 times and tried his best to get me to buy all kinds of things. Well, I left....w/only the $35 oil change. I was so proud of myself for taking care of my stuff. Then, I get back to work and look down....I ruined one of my favorite pair of pants. They had black oily stuff on the legs. I pulled out my Tide pen and got most of it off, but it was still there. As my pants are drying someone comes by and tells me that we have to go visit a couple of departments. The departments recently hired new employees and their managers wanted them to meet me.....great....meet new people with dirty pants! Luckily, I hadn't sat in anything - that would come later.
After work, Veronica asked me if I would ride to Hobby Lobby with her. Which I've got to say...I love V, but I hate Hobby Lobby. I said yes and we decided to eat our standard O'Charlie's salads before we went in to Hobby Lobby. Now you have to understand, when we go to O'Charlies it's like time slows down when they see us coming. We are always there for a long time and we never order anything but salads, so why it takes so long....I'm not certain. Anyways, we are sitting there laughing up a storm and there are 2 guys at the table behind us. One turns around and wants to know if they could buy us a "Pinktini" drink because they want to see what it looks like, but neither one wants to drink a pink drink. Well, we said sure. Before you jump to conclusions....No, these guys were not hitting on us. If they had been hitting on us, we wouldn't have allowed them to buy the drink. We just don't play that way...she's married and I'm not interested. They didn't even really say anything else after the drink came out. Well, since V was driving, I took a sip thinking I would just humor the guys who paid $8 for a drink. Turns out, the drink is good. I ended up drinking it.....which in turn made me VERY sleepy and a little extra giggly!
We left and went to Hobby Lobby, which always makes me feel seriously inadequate. I can make up stories and songs off the top of my head, but ask me to prepare a craft and I break out in hives. It's like this.....when people like Veronica and Laura walk into Hobby Lobby it's like the heavens part and angels sing for the chosen children have come home. When I walk in it is almost like the old west town where the whole town closes up and tumble weed rolls down the street because something bad is about to happen. Well, we made our purchases quickly and leave...at which point V says "When did you get all that stuff on the back of your pants?" Yes, for all of those who think it's funny when someone sits in something, I had somehow gotten black stuff on the back and side of my pants......needless to say, the pants are ruined!
Then today, I get up early to go to Krispy Kreme. We had a department meeting at work and I needed to stop and pick up doughnuts. I arrive at Krispy Kreme at 6:30 where I promptly do the mexican stand off with the only two workers in the store....I stare at them and they stare at me for about five minutes before one of them decides I must be a real customer trying to buy real doughnuts. I politely tell the young lady that I need a dozen assorted doughnuts and a dozen glazed, when I hear "I'm sorry, we don't have doughnuts". I thought I had heard wrong, so I ask again. She says "I said we don't have any glazed doughnuts". I immediately look around like maybe I am not really in a doughnut shop. She tells me I can come back in 20-30 minutes and then they will have doughnuts. I just smiled and walked with a look of amazement on my face out the door. I mean, that's like going into Starbucks and being told they don't have coffee!! I came back about an hour later, ordered the doughnuts and a frozen coffee and the same lady gets my frozen coffee. When I ask her for a lid, she comes back and says "We didn't have any regular lids, so I took the scissors and cut a hole in this one for you" as long as it works....
I think sometimes God allows bizarre things to happen to me because He knows that I am going to get a good kick out of it!
And Something To Make You Smile...
Originally Posted May 27, 2007
Last Sunday I picked JD up from his dad's church and was talking to some people that I used to know when JD decided to start walking across a busy parking lot by himself. I immediately spoke up and said "Son, just because I am talking to someone else does not mean that I am not paying attention!!!". At that point I stepped back into a hole and fell.......man, you gotta LOVE that. To which JD replies...."Are you sure?". You have to admit...that's funny. Sometimes as a parent you have a way of just eating your words. It's a darn good thing that I've got a great sense of humor!
Last Sunday I picked JD up from his dad's church and was talking to some people that I used to know when JD decided to start walking across a busy parking lot by himself. I immediately spoke up and said "Son, just because I am talking to someone else does not mean that I am not paying attention!!!". At that point I stepped back into a hole and fell.......man, you gotta LOVE that. To which JD replies...."Are you sure?". You have to admit...that's funny. Sometimes as a parent you have a way of just eating your words. It's a darn good thing that I've got a great sense of humor!
Wave Hi As You Pass By Me...
Originally posted May 1, 2007
I posted this earlier in a bulletin, but it makes me smile, so I'm going to put it here and come back one day when I need a laugh....
The only reason I'm sharing this story is because I know I can at least laugh at myself........
Today at lunch, I decided to run to Baptist Hospital and see some of my friends. Everything went great and then I headed back to the office......let me insert here that I need GPS sometimes and downtown can really get me......well, I went down Gregory St, made a right onto Palafox and then got into the left hand turn lane to turn onto Chase street....I was behind this red car and we were waiting for the turn lane. I sat there for about 5 minutes, when I suddenly realize.........(here's where I feel not so smart)......
I HAD PULLED OVER INTO A FREAKIN PARALLEL PARKING SPOT AND HAD BEEN SITTING BEHIND A PARKED CAR THINKING I WAS IN THE TURN LANE!!!!!!! Holy smokes....I felt so smart. It's scary to think that there are other drivers just like me out there. =)
So, if you ever pass a navy blue Hyundai sitting downtown in parking spot, with their left hand turn signal on......look twice....it may be someone you know......LIKE ME!!!!
I posted this earlier in a bulletin, but it makes me smile, so I'm going to put it here and come back one day when I need a laugh....
The only reason I'm sharing this story is because I know I can at least laugh at myself........
Today at lunch, I decided to run to Baptist Hospital and see some of my friends. Everything went great and then I headed back to the office......let me insert here that I need GPS sometimes and downtown can really get me......well, I went down Gregory St, made a right onto Palafox and then got into the left hand turn lane to turn onto Chase street....I was behind this red car and we were waiting for the turn lane. I sat there for about 5 minutes, when I suddenly realize.........(here's where I feel not so smart)......
I HAD PULLED OVER INTO A FREAKIN PARALLEL PARKING SPOT AND HAD BEEN SITTING BEHIND A PARKED CAR THINKING I WAS IN THE TURN LANE!!!!!!! Holy smokes....I felt so smart. It's scary to think that there are other drivers just like me out there. =)
So, if you ever pass a navy blue Hyundai sitting downtown in parking spot, with their left hand turn signal on......look twice....it may be someone you know......LIKE ME!!!!
You went WHERE???
Originally posted February 6, 2007
The following is an actual conversation that took place between myself and my 8 year old son, JD......
To set the scene - It was last Friday, February 2nd and I had just picked him up from his dad's work. Sometimes, his granny takes him down there to wait for me to get off work. Anyways, I digress.......
JD - "Mom, I got a cool new video game today!!! I've been playing it all afternoon!! It's awesome!!! We need to play it.
Me (rather distracted by the traffic) - "Really? That's cool! I'm sure it's fun!"
JD - "Yeah and you'll never guess where I got to go on the game?"
Me (really not prepared for the answer) - "Where?"
JD - " The whore house."
Me (suddenly a WHOLE LOT more involved in this conversation) - "Come again?"
JD - "The whore house."
Me(about to wreck the car) - "Son, talk a little slower and repeat yourself one more time, because I'm sure I didn't understand you!"
JD - "The whore house. You know....The House of Horrors, it's kind of like a haunted house."
Me (feeling a lot less like I'm about to have heart failure at 27) - "Oh, ok, I understand now. I bet that was fun."
Needless to say........it's all how you say it sometimes!!!!
The following is an actual conversation that took place between myself and my 8 year old son, JD......
To set the scene - It was last Friday, February 2nd and I had just picked him up from his dad's work. Sometimes, his granny takes him down there to wait for me to get off work. Anyways, I digress.......
JD - "Mom, I got a cool new video game today!!! I've been playing it all afternoon!! It's awesome!!! We need to play it.
Me (rather distracted by the traffic) - "Really? That's cool! I'm sure it's fun!"
JD - "Yeah and you'll never guess where I got to go on the game?"
Me (really not prepared for the answer) - "Where?"
JD - " The whore house."
Me (suddenly a WHOLE LOT more involved in this conversation) - "Come again?"
JD - "The whore house."
Me(about to wreck the car) - "Son, talk a little slower and repeat yourself one more time, because I'm sure I didn't understand you!"
JD - "The whore house. You know....The House of Horrors, it's kind of like a haunted house."
Me (feeling a lot less like I'm about to have heart failure at 27) - "Oh, ok, I understand now. I bet that was fun."
Needless to say........it's all how you say it sometimes!!!!
Junk In The Trunk...
Originally posted September 6, 2006
You should never leave your house looking like a skank queen.
So, Saturday morning I couldn't sleep and decided to get up and go clean out my car. Let's face it, when you are embarrassed for your son to ride in it, it needs to be cleaned out. Anyways, I digress...I got up at 6:45 Saturday morning and had a bright idea to just go clean out the car. Well, I figured that most "normal" people aren't at the car wash by 7a.m., so what can it hurt if I just throw on some clothes and run out the door. Let me give you a picture:
Black Yoga pants from Old Navy (with no pockets, which would come into play later)
Bright Blue slip on Keds flip flops (very cute, but not with Yoga pants)
Baby Blue work out tank top (yes, I broke my "no tank top in public, except on the 4th of July" rule) Grant it , I work out in that tank top, but if you are laughing at me running at 5:30 in the morning, you need some special help.....I just don't wear tank tops to like WalMart or church or the mall.....
Hair, sloppily pulled back in a pony tail and absolutely NO make up, except for what I wore the night before. Disgusting, I know. Please don't tell me about washing my face, I already know I need to do that before bed.
Well, my plan was working out great!!! I cleaned out the front of the car and moved to the trunk. Now, I cleaned out all the trash in the trunk and decided to put all the stuff that needed to be "saved" back in there. I have 2 camping chairs back there, you never know when you might spontaneously need a camping chair.=) So, y'all are getting the point....I have a bunch of junk in my trunk. No excessive laughing at that last part, please. It's not that funny. Well, I was just about to vacuum, when much to my surprise, I couldn't find my cell phone. I NEVER misplace my cell phone. It is almost permantly attached to my hand, so how could I misplace it? I am also, by nature, fairly cheap. I am not going to purchase a new cell phone because I accidently threw the old one in the trash. So, like any well born lady would do, I started to dig through the trash.
I should stop here and say that by this time a rather nice looking, young guy had pulled up next to me and was cleaning out his truck.
Needless to say, I could not find my cell phone in the trash. After about 15 minutes of frantic searching I just broke down and did it. That's right....I walked right up to the poor, unsuspecting, man next to me and asked if he could call my cell phone so I could see if I threw it away. After he gave me a look like I had just escaped from our local mental facility, he ever so nicely, agreed. Much to my surprise, I had not thrown it in the trash, but I may as well have...It was lost in the trunk!!! After 4 times of calling my phone, finally I found it - under a 2x4 (hey, if you have a flat tire, you need something to block the back tires)!!! I just laughed and mentioned that I may need to clean out my trunk. Not surprisingly, he agreed.
So, the moral of this story is....don't leave the house looking like a skank queen. Atleast, if you do, wear pants that have pockets so you can hold on to your cell phone. =)
And for all of you about to comment me and tell me I am a dork. Don't worry, I am completely comfortable with that. You are too, you just haven't realized it yet!!! =) Atleast I'm honest with myself!! ;)
You should never leave your house looking like a skank queen.
So, Saturday morning I couldn't sleep and decided to get up and go clean out my car. Let's face it, when you are embarrassed for your son to ride in it, it needs to be cleaned out. Anyways, I digress...I got up at 6:45 Saturday morning and had a bright idea to just go clean out the car. Well, I figured that most "normal" people aren't at the car wash by 7a.m., so what can it hurt if I just throw on some clothes and run out the door. Let me give you a picture:
Black Yoga pants from Old Navy (with no pockets, which would come into play later)
Bright Blue slip on Keds flip flops (very cute, but not with Yoga pants)
Baby Blue work out tank top (yes, I broke my "no tank top in public, except on the 4th of July" rule) Grant it , I work out in that tank top, but if you are laughing at me running at 5:30 in the morning, you need some special help.....I just don't wear tank tops to like WalMart or church or the mall.....
Hair, sloppily pulled back in a pony tail and absolutely NO make up, except for what I wore the night before. Disgusting, I know. Please don't tell me about washing my face, I already know I need to do that before bed.
Well, my plan was working out great!!! I cleaned out the front of the car and moved to the trunk. Now, I cleaned out all the trash in the trunk and decided to put all the stuff that needed to be "saved" back in there. I have 2 camping chairs back there, you never know when you might spontaneously need a camping chair.=) So, y'all are getting the point....I have a bunch of junk in my trunk. No excessive laughing at that last part, please. It's not that funny. Well, I was just about to vacuum, when much to my surprise, I couldn't find my cell phone. I NEVER misplace my cell phone. It is almost permantly attached to my hand, so how could I misplace it? I am also, by nature, fairly cheap. I am not going to purchase a new cell phone because I accidently threw the old one in the trash. So, like any well born lady would do, I started to dig through the trash.
I should stop here and say that by this time a rather nice looking, young guy had pulled up next to me and was cleaning out his truck.
Needless to say, I could not find my cell phone in the trash. After about 15 minutes of frantic searching I just broke down and did it. That's right....I walked right up to the poor, unsuspecting, man next to me and asked if he could call my cell phone so I could see if I threw it away. After he gave me a look like I had just escaped from our local mental facility, he ever so nicely, agreed. Much to my surprise, I had not thrown it in the trash, but I may as well have...It was lost in the trunk!!! After 4 times of calling my phone, finally I found it - under a 2x4 (hey, if you have a flat tire, you need something to block the back tires)!!! I just laughed and mentioned that I may need to clean out my trunk. Not surprisingly, he agreed.
So, the moral of this story is....don't leave the house looking like a skank queen. Atleast, if you do, wear pants that have pockets so you can hold on to your cell phone. =)
And for all of you about to comment me and tell me I am a dork. Don't worry, I am completely comfortable with that. You are too, you just haven't realized it yet!!! =) Atleast I'm honest with myself!! ;)
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