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!

So, I'm finished with my little blog hiatus. Yeah, I didn't tell anyone I was leaving for a while, and I truly doubt that anyone has really missed me. There's been a lot going on in my world, and honestly I just haven't had the time or energy to sit down and write anything coherant lately.

Since so much time has lapsed, let's see what happened... some of the highlighs include:

-Mikey went to KY for a week to see my parents. Hard time leaving my little man there... actually not so much. He was having a great time, and was actually waving at us when we pulled out of the driveway. Don't forget this is the same boy who won't stay w/ the in-laws 5 minutes away...

-My father in law started radiation and spent a little over a week in querentine because he was radioactive. Found out that his thyroid cancer has spread, he has lung cancer... will find out if it's spread further here in about the next week. I'm having a hard time dealing w/ it, and it's causing me to struggle in my faith.

-Have spent a lot of time w/ close friends! I thank God for all of my friends, but I'm especially thankfull for my closest friends who I can be myself around and we mutually encourage and inspire each other.

-Have been bombarded with the "let's ask mom 5,003 question" game, and after each answer imediately have to repeat myself.

-Had a teenager move in with us. I'm sooo not prepared for a teenager. I think that's why God made babies babies (not to mention that'd hurt a whole heck of a lot if they weren't)--that way mommies and daddies can grow with them.

-Found out that 4 miles is a loooong way when you have the emergency brake on.

-Worked a whole heck of a lot, doing way more than I have time for.



Probably lots more, but I need to go wash the color out of my hair! Look for the changes in my blog coming soon!!!!!

Gaagggg.

Yesterday the doctor dropped me off at my van, and as soon as I opened the door a nasty smell came floating through the air. It was just a little obnoxious, so I continued on to work. No big deal right? 3 hours later when I went to leave, an odor so hideous that it made my nose hairs curl hit me. I couldn't for the life of me figure out where it was coming from. So here I am going down the interstate taking off my shoes checking to make sure that I hadn't stepped in barf or crap or anything else. Then I started to wonder if the dog did something on our trip to KY a couple of weeks ago? Needless to say, when I got home I tore my van to shreds cleaning. I could come up with absolutly NOTHING. I finished and went to take the trash can out of the console when I saw it... Mikey apparently threw his leftover milk in the trash can,open lid and all,the last time he got W*ndy's....atleast a few a weekS ago!!! OH MY WORD.

Summer Time Fun

This weekend has been pretty much perfect, an absolute lovely way to spend a summer weekend! Hopefully there will be tons more like it this summer. No real plans, but going w/ the flow!

Friday Hubs, Mikey, and I went to eat Chinese and then decided to go to the drive in movies. Can I just say, I love the drive in? There was no makin' out in the backseat(although that may have been fun!!), but sitting outback of the van we joined many others enjoying good quality family time enjoying Kung Fu Panda. Mikey settled down in the back of the van and fell asleep, so we decided to stay for the 2nd movie (Indiana Jones). I watched bits and pieces, but happily slept lying w/ my head on hubs lap (we had taken the back seat out of the van, so we had nice comfy seats).

Saturday, the 3 of us ventured to the kick off of our Library's summer reading program. At times I wanted to chew my right arm off, but watching Mikey giggle at the magician/ventriloquest/juggler guy and then falling in absolute love with all those books!and movies! was enough to make this momma heart glad to be there sweating my butt off. Then good food with good friends in the evening :)


Today was a great Sunday w/ a much needed nap, some cleaning, then swimming in the in laws pool with our friends and a cook out.

How much better could it get? Honestly? I loved every minute of it!!