soul print

"You were created to worship God in a way that no one else can."

Love that.


I just started reading Soul Print, by Mark Batterson.
So far,
it's super great.

"Your fingerprint uniquely identifies you and differentiates you
from everyone else who has ever lived, but your fingerprint is
only skin-deep. You possess a uniqueness that is soul deep.
I call it soulprint."

I got an early copy so I could write a review.
I'm only on page 13 but I am already
eager to tell you that you really
should pre-order a copy of your own.

It is scheduled to be released on Jan. 18.

Go HERE to order your copy.

whiny syndrome {cured}

Well, it was back to the grind today.
I'm semi-happy to be in our normal routine again.
And semi-reminded of all the things I can't get done in a regular
day because of our normal routine.
Huh?

I did manage to discover that a sure-cure to whiny syndrome is a
quick ride outside on a brand new bike.
(Though that did not cure my whining. That's a tougher one to tackle, I'm afraid.).

It did, however, make this little girlfriend pretty darn happy.

Then we went back inside to make dinner.
And Lucy helped.
Ahem.

Tomorrow I hope to find myself in that spot
while someone else cooks dinner.

I'll let you know how that works out.

confusion and other such things

I'm pretty sure I have confused 90% of you regarding
my new Journey To Me blog thingy.

And I've confused myself, 100%.

For whatever reason, my sidebar isn't showing up.
And I don't really have time to figure out why, nor the patience.

But I did stumble upon the fact that if you click on an actual
title of any particular post,
the sidebar will show.

It's so weird.

And I'm just not tech-savvy enough to do anything about it.

Sigh.

So, my apologies for the confusion.

If you email me,
I'll give you the info and link.

But the whole thing has me exhausted.
And annoyed.
And other related things.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Today is our last day of Christmas break.
I am soooo sad about that.

I have almost convinced myself that since my kids
can read, write, add and subtract, my job is done.
And let's just move on with life.

But don't tell them that.

I've got a full day, unfortunately.

I was really hoping to hunker down at home and do a little more
organizing and cleaning.
Sounds like fun, I know.

But all the kids are going in different directions,
except Nick.

It's just going to be the two of us today
so we are going to do something fun together.
We thought about going golfing
but ummm, the high today is going to be 37.
I'm not sure I'm up for that much adventure.

We'll see.

we wii!

Yes, that's right.
We have joined the Wii world.

Now, we Wii...a lot.

We've wanted to buy one for the longest time.
We had even gone as far as having
it in our shopping cart...only to put it back on the shelf, not wanting to
spend the money just yet.

But we took the plunge, finally.
And we are so glad we did because we are having so much stinkin' fun
with this thing.

Nothing bonds father and son quite like virtual canoeing.

And nothing makes four sibling laugh more hysterically at each other
like bowling in the living room.

And as for me?
Do I wii?

Oh, do I.

And I'm non too shy to tell you that I'm good.
No, I'm VERY good.

I hold the house record for bowling.
Oh, yes I do.

And even cleaned Nick's clock a couple of times in a 3-point
shooting contest.

So besides the fact that I lost in Jeopardy to my husband
($141,000 to $650),
I declare myself the queen of Wii-ing.

So what if my husband is "virtually" way richer than I am, money-wise.

Who would you say is a more fun person to hang around with?
A Jeopardy champion?
Or a bowling champion?

Oh, yeah...that's right.

Bowling beats brains any day.



Happy Wii-ing everyone!

another blog {crazy, I know}

Oh wow.

Ya'll, I have been bombarded with emails and comments
asking to be added to my private blog.

Problem is....it only allows 100 followers.
And its now at capacity.
Stupid, I know.

And I've tried to reply to most of you....but I am overwhelmed and have given up!!

SO....if I haven't responded, please understand
that when I get flooded like this,
it's nearly impossible for me to reply the way I'd like to.
Especially when my family harasses me about my devotion to the blog world.


ANYWAY,
the good news is,
I have started a temporary blog over at Journey To Me.
It is private so you will need the username/password.
Please look on my sidebar for that, just below my profile.
If you can't still can't figure it out, shoot me an email.
When you go to Journey to Me, you will need to
click on "Friends and Family Private Journal Log-in".

THANK YOU!!
I love you all dearly.