Wordless Wednesday - Loving the Bucket

Thankful on a Thursday - Life Happen

Today was one of those days. Things have been piling up all week - work, kids, activities - basically life happened. One of those weeks when projects at work kept piling up with no end in sight, book reports due, schedules to keep, things to do. And it all came crashing down on me this afternoon as I sat at my desk working. I felt defeated, overwhelmed. Tears began to flow. No one around me - just me and my God.

As I began to dwell on all the things that needed to be done - house was a wreck, book reports due, open house at school, football practice, supper, finding someone to keep the babies for the next couple of days - it felt like the weight of the world was on my shoulder.How was a possibly going to get everything done. Then it happen, like God was telling me that all these things I was focusing on were temporal. There was more to life. I heard the sounds of the twins playing in the den and the older two coming in the house. The laughter filled the house as the babies saw them coming home from school. That is what life was about outside of my relationship with Christ - my family. My husband and my kids were so much more important than everything that had to be done around here.

Sure we need to get the house ready to put on the market but what's another couple of weeks if that means that I get to spend an afternoon playing with my kids or spending time with my husband. When they are older they won't remember if the house was super clean - they will remember the time I spent with them and that they were loved.

So today I am thankful for those little reminders that there is more to life than our to do lists. Sometimes we need to put those to do lists off to the side and enjoy life.

What are you thankful for today?

Wordless Wednesday - Crazy Dog

 

I know that it's Wordless Wednesday but I just had to say a few words. He loves to sit in the swing and even sleeps in it. I can only imagine what he will do once we have the fence fixed where he can't get out. Our fence was build to keep a 85 lb golden in not a little dog like Roscoe. 

Yes we have named him, well at least the Hubs has. He named him Roscoe P. Coltrane. Looks like we have a new family member.

My Hiatus

To my readers, it seems that I, without planning it, have taken a short hiatus here lately from my blog. I thought when I started working from home that I would be able to post at least once a day but that has yet to happen. Life as we all know it has a way of changing our plans and good intentions. From football practice and games, tumbling, cheer camp, school, homework, church activities, and finding time to spend at home as a family, this has all taken priority over my blog.

I have so missed blogging. It started at as a little thing, but during my daddy's illness and after his death, it has become at times a place where I can express my feelings and has helped heal my pain of my family's loss. Starting today, my intentions are to get things more organized and cut a little time out everyday for myself and my blog. I have managed to upload my photos to my Flickr account which is a relief.  So hopefully today's post will be the first of many to come this week. I have a lot of catching up to do.

Thankful on a Thursday - My Daddy

Over the last few days I have seen several posts on Twitter about people's dads. Posts about their dad's cracking corny jokes, sending them text message to tell them that they are loved, coming to visit them and on and on. I smile when I see these and pray that these sons/daughters will not take these moments for granted. I am so thankful that I didn't.

I am thankful that I had a Daddy that loved my sister, mom, grandkids, his Lord and me like he did. If he knew how to text, he would have sent us several throughout the day. He sent at least 15 emails a day and would ask if we read them. He would call when the weather was bad or he heard about a wreck to tell us to be careful. I miss those calls and emails. I miss him coming to my house and looking for candy because since he was a diabetic my momma wouldn't let him have very much of it in the house. I miss him period.

It was 7 months ago today that we were spending our last moments with him. Still praying for a miracle but knowing that God was calling him home. There are times I wish I could hear his voice just one more time. The other night, I had a dream and he was there. It was like having him back - I hear his voice and his contagious laugh. When I woke I was crying, just as I am now writing this. Yet I am thankful that one day I will see him again.

So if your Daddy is still here, call him today to just say hey and that you love him. Thank him (and your mom) for all the things that he has done for you throughout the years. Enjoy those annoying emails, corny jokes, silly text messages and let him spoil his grandkids. Love him and your mom like there's no tomorrow.

Wordless Wednesday - A Much Needed Nap

Weekend Recap

This past weekend was a busy one! Red had his first football game this week. We were all excited and nervous (at least I was nervous). Before the game of course, I had to get a picture of Red with the babies. They sure to love their big brother.



We didn't win the game but it was fun to watch the kids play. Red had to guard a big guy (at least big to him) but he did good.





It was a rather long day and at least one of us got a nap.



The wagon that they got for their birthday worked great. The babies stayed in it most of the time and I got a work out from pulling them around. So thankful that our best friends got it for us.



Monday I started working on getting my new office space available. Starting Tuesday, I am working from home full time. I am so thankful for this opportunity that I have been given. I have been praying for years that God would provide a way for me to start working from home. And in His time He did. Now that I am home and have no more commute, hopefully I will be able to keep my blog updated on a daily basis and work on the design some.

Football Season is Here

Tomorrow is the start of college football in this state and Red's first football game. He has begged me for years to let him play but I always said no. I felt like he needed to wait till he was older and grow some since he has always been small. Finally this year I let him play.

He had team pictures this week and before he left I made his picture in the front yard. I look at the pictures and think where did my little boy go. He looks so big.

I mean really, where did my little boy go?

Time goes by too quickly!

A Very Silly Boy

My boy started pulling the pillows off the couch and was just cracking himself up when they would hit the floor. I love his laugh.

A Little Visitor

Wednesday as we were leaving for church, we noticed a little visitor outside our front door. Bulldog spotted him first and then the rest of us.



He had no collar and we had never seen him before. The kids then started to beg me to keep him. I told them if he was still here when we got home from church we would talk. I thought that would give him time to go back home if he had a home. When we got home from church he was still there. We put him in our backyard and started asking around if he belonged to anyone. So far, we have no takers.

We will give it a little more time and if no one comes forward, he may just become the newest member of our family. I have a call the shelter to see if anyone is looking for him. When I called this morning I got a recording so I will try back again. The fingers are crossed that the answer is no.

I mean who could turn this cutie away....

Wordless Wednesday - All Kicked Back