Tilt-A-Whirl...

I feel like I'm on a continual carnival ride right now...since this am and it's progressively getting worse.... don't know what's up, do any of you ladies care to take a guess?!?! To save some time, my bp and sugar are normal as of just a few minutes ago. Oh, and there was only 1 pink line. GRrrr.

Be back soon!

And The Winner Is....

of a customized bracelet is *drum roll please* Preppy Mommy! Thanks to all who entered!!!

It's Carnival Time!!!!

The Bloggy Giveaways Carnival is finally here and I've found myself in 7th Heaven going through looking at all of the beautiful and thoughtful things that people are giving away!! Hubs had a great idea- he wanted to know why I wasn't jumping in on all the action,especially since I'm shy about selling my creations... I'd rather give them away! So, I've decided to give away a hand-crafted beaded bracelet made especially for you, made by yours truly! ***UPDATE: Due to popular demand I am going to keep the bracelet a suprise!!! I know I love suprises, and I hope that you do too!!***

Just leave a comment (be sure to leave an email addy if you're not a blogger) and I'll pick one lucky winner at noon on Sat Aug 2nd!

Gods Big Backyard!

Night 1 of VBS down. 4 to go. Tonight the turn out (23 kids)was ok, but as word spreads I know that numbers will go up. Our church is in the south end ghetto of Cbus, and word is the best spreader of fun things for kids around here...that and the fact that there are snacks and all is FREE.

If ya know us, you have undoubtidly heard of our 'struggle' in being able to *gasp* use a projecter during worship on Sundays , for the past 3 years as well, there has been,um, resistance in using the actually VBS songs that come with the program (the old classics, Father Abraham, the BIBLE,etc... where considered 'hip')...put it this way, the preachers wife refused to help us this year, but God lead someone to step up and volunteer in her place. She decided that she likes the idea of us using the music AND the projector, and let me tell you-it added a demension that I haven't seen out of our kids in a loooongg time. They weren't the normal bumps on the log. They were dancing,and doing motions, and SINGING!!!

Here's my dilema. It's one of many, but is really really bothering me. One of my old regulars came tonight, and announced to me that she was baptized today at a differant church which she has been going to. We have a tradition that we give all new believers a new Bible after their Baptism. I happily told our preacher about her baptism, and he was actually disappointed that she was baptized at a church of a very similar denomination. I asked him if he wanted to give her a Bible (one I might add, the church did not pay for, we did-I say this not to glorify us, but to tell why I'm upset by his response), and he responded NO the proceeded to ask if she is a regular member at our church!! Almost all of our kids come from non-churched homes, and often they are very needy. How can a preacher of all people deny a child a Bible? HOW?!? I'm very upset by this, and I really am contemplating how I should handle it. Especially if he has a problem if someone was baptized in *the very similar denomination* church, because if that is the case, he's really going to have a problem with me since I was baptized in that same denomination. Do you think that I'm overreacting, or do you think my point and my hurt is valid?

My Name isn't Betty!

Tonight is proof positive that I should NEVER let anyone know when I plan on being a domestic diva. Especially when people are *yikes* looking foward to it (yeah, doc was thrilled, and asked me to bring him some). Obviously he has never ate any of my experiments.

Earlier this week my mil and I picked zuccini from the garden. She then made loaves and loaves of wonderful bannana and zuchini bread. The best part of it was that Mikey absolutely LOVED the zuchini bread (don't forget that he's officially picky)! The recipe looked simple enough. I could do it. Wrong!

Strike one occured when I asked my mil if there is a differance b/w baking soda and baking powder- why oh why would we need both of them? Bonus points for me asking her if I needed to peel the chini like you do a cucumber.

Secondly, everything bubbled over. My oven is a mess and my house is filled with meangering smoke that refuses to leave. That's ok though.... the bread will be worth it, or so I thought. Strike 2.

I knew I should've went with my gut instead of sticking to the recipe! On second thought, I doubled the recipe but I'm questioning if I actually doubled the sugar. It didn't come out nearly sweet enough.

Now it's 11:30, I'm hungry for zuchinni bread and my smokey house is making my eyes water. And I know that my perfectionist mil will never let me live this one down!! This may rank up with the dry beans in the chili from our newlywed days.

Betty Crocker I am not.

I Should Be Sleepin'

Hubs is gone this week, and I'm finding that while I'm normaly the 1st to fall asleep most all of the time, I'm having a hard time falling asleep now. I know I shouldn't be complaining, it's only a week, and others are currently or will be seperated from their spouses for longer periods of times for various reasons. However it's after midnight, and my brain turned to mush about an hour ago. Yet 2 very special children are wrapped around my mind and heart tonight, and I wanted to share.

My heart is heavy tonight for a young man and his family. They've gone through more than anybody should have to, yet they're still praising Him in the storm. Please keep the Nischan family in your prayers as they walk down yet another unplanned road, not knowing the course, yet following Him who has laid it before them. Trust me, I don't know of anyone who's met this family who hasn't been encouraged and blessed.

Also, keep Ash and her family in your prayers as well! Ash is accomplishing great things, and is proof positive that He has everything under control! What a spunky little girl, and world watch out 'cuz she's going to be a firecracker and do BIG things in her life because of the work He has done to her!

God's doing something in my heart through these 2 families, is it because of my own grappling with my faith as we deal with cancer in our family, and as we deal with infertility? I don't know, I'm scared to find out, but I do know that He is in control.

Let's show Granny!

Look at what I'm making for tonight a potluck tomarrow! I must resist the urge!!

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On the ride home from Target today, the following convo took place in the van:

Mikey: I can't wait to see granny in 'tucky!

Me: I bet! We'll go see her soon!

Mikey: You know what I want to show her?

At this point I should have cringed

Mikey: I'm going to show her how high I can make my pee go. It goes way high!!

Oh brother, our next trip down should be a hoot!