I'm Back!!!

I had been having difficulty getting things to post to my blog so I got frustrated and quit for awhile using the excuse I was "too busy". While it is true I have been busy (and I really need to be working on my Physics Lecture right now instead of doing this) I probably did have time to fight with it some.

Here are some of the drafts I had saved while fighting with the server. There are others that will follow as I have time to finish them.

Thanks for your patience.

The Sounds of Home

I began to become nostalgic as I read a recent post to a blog. I have a few hobbies and activities that I enjoy when there is time, (if you have read my profile you must realize I don't have much time to enjoy them) but one of my favorite past times is listening. I love to listen to the sounds of my house.

I smile to myself as I sit in another room listening to my husband and son watching some game on TV; yelling at the umps or refs as if they could hear every word; cheering at a great play; chiding each other if they are for opposing teams.

I enjoy hearing my daughter singing as she goes through the house thinking no one is listening (or maybe not caring if they are).

I get tickled at my husband when he plays "chase" then "hide-and-seek" with our 6 lb pomeranian. Darrell will run in circles, one room to the next, the dog chasing and barking after him, then Darrell will hide behind a door while calling the dog to see if the he will figure out where Darrell disappeared to.

I chuckle when I hear my daughter become melodramatic over some homework problem or other occurrence crying out, "ALL is Lost!"

I love to hear my family respond to some television show or movie they are engrossed in.

I feel love when my family finally notices I'm "missing" and begins calling "mom" in various languages.

My children are teens and my dog is getting old and I realize many of these "sounds" will soon be absent from my home. So for now I will enjoy them while I can as much as I can. Because all to soon the "sounds" will become merely cherished memories.

Photo Album

I have been reading blogs by other mothers and I have noticed that many have put family pictures on their sites. And even though I don't know some of these ladies, I have still enjoyed visiting with their families through the web. So I thought I would share some of my favorite memories as well.

Yes, these are 3 or 4 years old but more will come.

Confusion

Do you ever feel like this? You have the directions but they don't make any sense? Or maybe you just feel like you're going in every direction with no true destination in mind so you just keep going in circles! Sometimes I feel like I'm getting somewhere just to look up and find I'm right back where I started. I get very frustrated at these times but then sometimes I look and I realize that I see something new this time.

I may be going in circles but sometimes I think God lets us do that because we missed something on the journey the first time. Kind of like the children of Israel on their way to the Promised Land. They missed the whole point of trusting God. Maybe God was symbolically sending them in circles because they didn't see the whole picture the first (or 39th?) time.

I hope I figure it out sooner than that!

God, open my eyes!

Music!!!!

A BIG Thank You to Chuck Hoots for working on our sound system. Last night was the first time I can ever remember actually being able to hear the vocal as well as instrumental mix on the platform! I know it still needs work, but you did wonders with what you had to work with! I'm sure it had to sound better to the congregation as well.

Also, thanks for working on the electrical problem at the church. You've been a great asset to the church!