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First Day Debriefing 2008-08-11 15:33:00 I absolutely love the first day of school when the kids get to come home and tell all. Here are a few of my favorite quotes so far:Boy Two: "My teacher's aide is a goth high school kid."Me: Well is he nice?Boy Two: "I don't know. He doesn't speak."Boy Three: "My teacher's aide is Dora. Lucky for her."Me: Lucky for her that her name is Dora?Boy Three: "No. Lucky for her that I'm in her cl Read more:First
, First Day
Project Next 2008-08-09 09:08:00 I know it is a really crazy time for me to be talking about a possible next book/bible study project, but this morning in my prayer time God continued to impress upon me a potential topic that I feel is huge: The Secret Lives of Women. Do you have a secret? Lots of women do. I do. Each of us holds things deep in the recesses of our hearts that colors the way we move throughout the world. In Read more:Project
Last Days of Summer 2008-08-08 09:58:00 Just wanted to leave a quick note to let you know I haven't fallen off the face of the earth - that is if you've noticed I've been gone.We've been busy sucking the last bit of life out of summer. Today we are going to visit our grandmother in Georgia and I'm going to try not to think about the fact this is the last day for the rest of my life that I will be a mom of a preschooler. Add to that my Read more:Summer
Finally, A Diagnosis... 2008-08-04 17:56:00 Apparently, being 77% Right-Brained is at the root of many of my issues. Here's what Mind Media had to say after I took their handy-dandy brain test:Lisa, you show a strong right-hemisphere dominance with somewhat of a preference for auditory learning, a combination which often causes significant cognitive discomfort and indecisiveness.You are likely verbally fluent and can be a charismatic speake Read more:Finally
Survey: When It's Time To Say Goodbye 2008-08-01 07:13:00 Hello, my sistahs!As of today, August 1st, I officially have *deep breath* ONE MONTH to complete the Married to the Ministry book manuscript. I have two chapters left to write and if I work day and night, I might just get this thing finished. This would be one of the reasons I've not been writing here regularly. I hope you are forgiving me in advance. I just want you to know how I sincerely apprec Read more:Goodbye
, Say Goodbye
The Accident 2008-09-05 12:33:00 So this morning I'm at the track just beginning my morning walk/run/walk when I get a call from Luke:"Where are you???!!" "Umm..at the track?""Get to the school. Coach just called and Eldest got hit in the head with a football pylon and needs stitches."Thankfully, the track is only 4.7 seconds from the high school so I jumped in the car not having any idea if the gash was as bad as hubby made it
Techy Bloggy Alert 2008-09-04 19:55:00 You may or may not be interested to know that I've changed my subscription service to Feedburner instead of Feedblitz. If you currently subscribe with Feedblitz, you should still get email updates; however, I changed because I intend to begin using the newsletter feature offered by Feedburner. If you aren't in my subscription list, you may not get notices about upcoming stuff around here. Becaus Read more:Alert
How Do I Look? 2008-09-04 13:04:00 Hey Ministry Wives!Ever wondered how you should dress? Of all the questions I had when I suddenly found myself the wife of a pastor, this one troubled me the most. Oh, my issues have evolved - trust me - but based on your emails this subject is very near and dear to your heart. I wrote an article for CWO this month called, The Clothes that Make the Woman, that addresses this very thing. Go chec
Gettin' Down In A Small Town 2008-09-02 20:57:00 I think I've told y'all a time or three how very much I love my community. When we aren't busy painting things John Deere green on hot summer nights, or pulling awesome pranks on another, we are hosting a slew of events - all of which are named after a vegetable or farm animal. The 4th of July Potato Festival kicks off the festivities and is soon followed by the Quarterback Club Community Cookout Read more:Small
, Small Town
Anyone Else Having Problems? 2008-09-01 21:44:00 I'm trying like crazy to post about Mule Day, but I can not get any of my right click functions to work. Can't copy and paste links. Can't right click and save some photos I need. Anyone
else having issues or am I the only blog-impaired girl tonight? (My right clicker is working everywhere except Blogger)I'll try again tomorrow. I know you can't wait to hear about snot-blowing mules, bb gun sh Read more:Having
Praying for the Gulf 2008-08-31 23:40:00 Tonight Luke and I went to eat with some friends from church. On our way home we passed car after car with Louisiana tags and it was all I could do not to burst into tears. Can you imagine cramming all you can fit into your vehicle knowing what you left behind will likely be lost? Somehow, seeing all those evacuees made the seriousness of what they are facing seem so much more real. I want to do s
A Few More Siesta Pics... 2008-08-30 11:43:00 Okay y'all, I promise this is the last batch of San Antonio pictures. I have my entire album uploaded on my Facebook if you want to see more! Here are a few from Saturday's Fiesta. The Siesta Fiesta itself consisted of Beth, Amanda, and Melissa joining our group for a Q&A Session. I was so excited Paige from LifeWay let me ask Siesta Mama a question. (Will you be disappointed to know I asked a
Siesta Fiesta: A Word on Inheritance 2008-08-29 07:51:00 No doubt you girls have seen recaps of Siesta Mama's message all over the place, but it would be neglectful, and lo even shameful, for me to post picture after picture of all the wonderful girls with whom I shared the weekend and not mention my Jesus who was the highlight of the whole thing.Beth's message was based on Psalm 16 and I can honestly say I will never read it the same way again. She spo Read more:Fiesta
, Inheritance
Siesta Fiesta Recap - Friday 2008-08-26 09:45:00 A few months before the Fiesta
, Patty asked me if I would be willing to help her out with with all she and Kim had to do at the event. After praying about it for a nanosecond, I threw myself at her feet as a willing slave. And Patty, just so you know, even though you've released me I do not want to leave you. Get out the awl and pierce my ear, girlfriend. I'm yours for the next get together whethe Read more:Recap
, Friday
Siesta Fiesta - Thursday Recap 2008-08-25 15:52:00 I don't know any other way to break up the tons of photos I have other than to recap one day at a time so heeeeere's Thursday
!!In spite of an overweight, out-of-balance plane, Brooke and I arrived safely in San Antonio Thursday afternoon. I was thrilled out of my mind that Joanne, (already pictured in previous post) was also at the airport and we were able to cab over to the hotel together.I calle Read more:Fiesta
, Recap
I'm Back From the Fiesta 2008-08-25 07:10:00 Hi Girls! I have massive amounts of pictures for you in a bit but I couldn't resist sharing just one until I get the rest of my posts ready...From this day forward, I will never ask 'What's Up?' again without thinking, "Joanne, that's what's up". The look on my face was in response to a little teasing I was getting about my being vertically challenged. To make me feel a little better, Joanne min Read more:Fiesta
And We're Off! 2008-08-21 07:50:00 Brooke and I are in the Huntsville airport about to board for San Antonio. We've just been alerted there is a weight and balance issue with the plane and "would you like to wait for a later flight?" Umm. What the heck does that mean? Are we going to skid sideways into Atlanta? Dear Jesus, please uphold us with your Mighty Right Hand. And if you don't mind, use your left one too. Okay, I will not f
Guess What? 2008-08-18 19:23:00 I FINISHED THE BOOK! I FINISHED THE BOOK! I FINISHED THE BOOK!Okay, so I still have a few edits to take care of and I'm sure my word count is over but all of the chapters and appendixes are officially complete. I had one more little brainstorm at the end and would be so eternally grateful if you PW's would help me with one last thing. I'm inviting the readers to come join us in blogland and I w Read more:Guess
The Masterpiece 2008-09-23 17:16:00 I know y'all have been refreshing my page all day today 'cause you just couldn't wait to see what the Homecoming Door looked like. Behold, the work of art.What can not be done justice in the photo is the shiny brilliance of the gold glitter. It was an inspired move on my part even if I do say so myself. Luke agreed it looked fab even if he does look like Liberace on steroids. I personally think ou Read more:Masterpiece
We've Got Spirit! Yes We Do! 2008-09-23 06:40:00 This is Homecoming Week at school and I've been recruited to help decorate The Girl's classroom door. My first plan was to get Eldest to draw a picture that would represent our football player and the other team's demoralized mascot but soon realized between football practice and homework there would be no way he could get the job done. So I did what I always do in situations where I've over commi
Sleepover Update 2008-09-20 09:20:00 Well, we survived Sleepover
2008.Oh, I know I've teased about hard it would be but these girls have been a delight. We have had an absolute blast. This picture of The Girl should give you just a little taste of the pinkness that went on in the playroom last night. (I have more pictures of all the girls that I will post if I get the parents' permission!)And by the way, did y'all know that polo shir Read more:Update
They Pay Me to Stay Home 2008-09-19 19:51:00 UPDATE: We won 42-7!Luke just called from our high school football game. Our team has struggled this year and the local sports writers picked us to lose tonight by 3 touchdowns.We are winning 21-0 at half-time.And with that information, what was once a casual observation has now been confirmed as fact:Good things happen when I stay home.You may think I'm just saying that but, please, hear me out.T
Basically What We're Gonna Do Is Dance 2008-09-18 18:44:00 I've been dying to use that for a post title.Even though I am no fan of Vanessa Hudgens and the idea of dancing in the street with glow-in-the-dark sneakers is a little cheezy, you've got to admit that her token Disney diva song can be quite catchy in an annoying why-am-i-singing-this-instead-of-Amazing-Grace kind of way. And if you don't watch Disney 24/7 like we do, you have no idea what I'm tal Read more:Dance
The Blog, It Is A' Changin' - Again 2008-09-17 22:17:00 UPDATE: The toile-y background is now gone. I found this other background that's a bit more subdued...Better??So, what do y'all think?I was browsing around pre-made templates yesterday and the butterfly in this header called my name. There's still some tweaking I need to do here - like have some buttons made so I can get my navigation back, etc. but overall I wanted something completely differen Read more:Again
Pardon Me While I Freak 2008-09-17 16:14:00 Do you ever have times when you look at the next couple of days on your calendar and have a panic attack over all the stuff that somehow has to be accomplished at your hand?* We begin Bible Release Time tomorrow. This is the program our church hosts which allows children from Grades 2-6 to attend Bible Classes one day per week. I teach those classes and tomorrow is the kick off. I'm typing this po Read more:Pardon
, Freak
Sarah Wasn't The Only Princess 2008-09-15 14:19:00 This weekend I traveled to Pigeon Forge to teach a retreat entitled "Sarah
: A Woman out of Control." (I may have mentioned it a time or three). While I was preparing the material, God opened my eyes to many things but perhaps the thing most relevant personally was trusting that God's will where I am concerned will be accomplished even in the face of human impossibility. There are promises God has Read more:Princess
No title 2008-09-14 20:52:00 I'm back from this weekend's retreat and wanted to pop in for a tiny second to thank all of you who let me know you prayed. I'll leave it to the girls who attended to say if it worked or not but I can safely say that if God didn't speak to another soul, He surely did mine. I was supremely blessed to have my daughter along with me. We celebrated her 6th birthday on Saturday and I'm still gushing
Various and Sundry 2008-09-11 22:01:00 I just love fun little gadgets and I've just discovered a new one from Blogger. See that little box of people in my right sidebar? Those are my imaginary friends who read this blog!I can't tell you how happy it makes me to look over there and see your faces. It also makes it easier to pop in and make visits to those of you who honor me by dropping by my place from time to time. If you want, I
The Day the Towers Fell 2008-09-11 09:11:00 My remembrance of the day that shook our nation pales to what so many are experiencing on this 7th anniversary of 9/11. I was in a local service station pumping gas when the owner, a dear family friend, came out to the pump and said, "Lisa, get in here. You have to see what is happening."At that point, only the first tower had been hit. I thought it was an accident. A horrific event, but uninte Read more:Towers
Man Up 2008-09-10 08:42:00 Thank all of you for your well wishes and words of support as we have come to grip with our Eldest son's injury. I am glad to say those three baby stitches are healing nicely but I'm even more happy to announce Eldest mustered his courage and played through the pain in his first 7th grade football game last night. (If you didn't read that first sentence through the lens of sarcasm, please read aga
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