men are...

DUMB! bahahaha....nah, not really. i seriously LOVE the one God made for me, but after 13 years (almost 10 of those married) you'd think he would have a slight inkling of what words i need to hear & what things i like as gifts. i told him i expected something FABULOUS for our 10th anniversary since we can't second honeymoon in hawaii...why you ask? cuz ain't NOBODY gots no money, honey! i don't want a gift but some kind of recognition/celebration or SUMTHIN...geez. i mean, seriously, i have put up with him for this long. ;o) and to discuss the "words i need" thing...yeah, we like to be told that we're beautiful. it's that simple. no guttural sounds, no "you got a nice, big booty".....are you kidding me? that does not appeal to our delicate feminine nature, fellas. we don't live in caves and while i know the big butts song is making a come back in BK commercials, we are not flattered by any of that mess. do you boys wanna be told you have SMALL...feet? heh...heh heh...heh heh heh heh so come on guys, be real men. buy a dictionary & thesaurus if you need one & use real, complimentary words when addressing your wives' assets...heh heh, get it? ASSets? hey, don't yell at me! pastor said god knocked paul off his ass on sunday...well he said donkey first but THEN he said ass. and i laughed...really hard. i love our pastor & his sweet wife as she shakes her head at him from the front row. good times, good times. ok, recap: nice, real words; nice, real gifts....easy huh?

ATF & root canals

what do these have in common you ask??? not a durn thing but i didn't want to do 2 separate posts :)

atf was soooo much fun! we fell in love with youth ministry all over again!!! our kids are awesome & they know that we love them & i think they WANT to try to live for jesus, they just need lots of love & support. guess what? that's what we're here for!!!

root canal....bluh. in 2 1/2 weeks. not a big deal if it didn't start hurting right? now i'm hoping i can make it that long. i didn't have a clue that i needed one because i had NO pain...UNTIL...they told me i had to have one because my wisdom tooth had decayed this tooth down to the nerve. GREAT. now how did it happen that my teeth were just fine after 7...yes, SEVEN, years of not going to the dentist but after a year and a half of going religiously now i have all these issues. mmm hmm, i knew the dentist was just faking me out. did i mention i DETEST going to the dentist? BLUH...for real, big time BLUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Acquire the Fire

we're headed to ATF tonight with 5 students. seriously, 5? well, not every parent can afford the $60 tix in these rough times, so we get 5! yay!!! and i'm not being facetious at all...not this time anyway ;o) i can't WAIT to see what god has planned for our kids...and US!!!!!! the theme this year is "here comes trouble"...now how did they know i was coming??? heh

i'm DONE

I'm done with being a selfish brat.

I'm done with being angry at God for taking my baby.

I'm done with getting ticked off at random pregnant women just because they're pregnant.

I'm done worrying over my crazy and sometimes nonexistent cycles.

I'm done with playing church.

I'm done with not being involved in the youth ministry, these kids deserve better.

I'm done with allowing Satan to lie to me & I'm done with believing those lies.

I'm done with not talking to Jesus or studying His word.

I'm DONE!

He deserves so much more than I've been giving Him lately & to be honest, I deserve more, too. I deserve to feel His love surround me. I deserve His joy. I cannot WAIT to be in love with Him again, so here I come Lord! SURROUND ME!!!