life is good.  I hope you all have had a good start to 2006.  I have taken bucketfuls of pictures but haven’t spent a lot of time getting them ready to post.

i miss Shawn’s kids.  They were such fun to have here for the holidays.  It was sad to see them go.

More on this later.

gotta get ready for bed.

I’m well, just busy.  Tis the season, right?

I wish you all a wonder-filled
weekend with family and friends and lots of hugs and kisses and good
food and gifts, but most of all… I wish you the time to spend
recalling how wonderful the best gift of all is and what He meant to
the world when He was presented.  Spend the time you need to read
and meditate on the Christmas story in Luke chapter 2.  It sure
puts things back into perspective.

I love and pray for you all!
Merry Christmas!!!

Oh my goodness.  I did not even mean to leave everyone thinking that the comments I made were about Mike.  Many of you know him and he has been wonderful.  I did NOT mean him when I referred to mistakes made in my past.  To be honest, I feel pretty lousy about the fact that he was the one to have to try and figure out where my thoughts were when things bothered me that shouldn’t be a big deal and when past hurts caused me to irrationally be irritated about little things. This is why I am now alone and using the time to get my own heart and mind cleared up.  I still talk with Mike and he’s kind and understanding, as he had always been.  I just don’t need to be anyone’s … anything… girlfriend, fiance or wife, any time in the near future.

I wanted to make sure you all knew that, so he wouldn’t feel awkward or whatever.

Prayers for all involved would be appreciated.

Just in case anyone is wondering
about the book, it’s more for the assurance that I am all well…
inside.  I plan to make it at least 6 months before I even
consider myself relationship material.  Your prayers
appreciated.  I am seeing so many things about myself now that
I’ve glossed over a number of times.  Things that may very well
hinder relational responses and be causal where mistakes may have been
made in trying again.  Anyway, I plan to be VERY patient and just
keep hearing the still, small voice inside telling me when things need
brought to the surface and watch them drift away.

As
I woke this morning, after a reeeeally good night’s sleep, I was
already in prayer for the day.  It seemed as though, before I was
even fully aware, I was just praying and asking King Jesus to be seated
on the throne of my mind and heart today.  Then things just flowed
out of me about what Father God could do in me to heal old wounds and
hurts, both in me and in my kids, from the previous relationships and
situations that have been a part of our lives.  I asked the Holy
Spirit to draw me closer to Him and help me see the things I need to
change, let go, see differently and just in general, for Him to make me
aware of anything I may be hanging onto that shouldn’t be held so
tightly.  I was seeing things as I asked this and could almost feel
them getting further away, as if they were helium-filled balloons with
strings tied to my wrist and the strings were cut free and they floated
up …  sigh
I wonder… where did they go? 

I Love this time of year!   I sure can get myself into lots of stuff, but I love it!
I hope you are all enjoying your holiday time and not letting the
busy-ness get you frazzled.  I’ve been asked to do the lead in our
church’s Christmas play, One Quiet Night
and it sure has been like playing myself!  I’ll give you a run
down later of the character I play and what it’s about, but for the day
today, I have rehearsal shortly, at the church, so I have to get a
couple errands done and some housework before.  Then a friend is
taking me, and my car,
to the
Airforce Base hobby shop to give my car a much needed overhaul. 
Thank the
Lord for friends and especially ones who like to be helpful.  My
car was worrying me lately, making noises, not shifting into gear but
sounding like the RPMs were revved way up before jerking into gear and
the power-steering just quit working a couple nights ago, then came
back, but still I will be glad to have it looked at for problems. 
So this
is a real blessing to have the offer to look it over for me and fix
what’s wrong.  I’ll gladly buy the parts to keep the poor little
thing road-worthy.
Then, later this evening is the big high school game!!!!  
Missy and Allie and a few other friends are going to cheer on our
Mighty HORNETS at a playoff game in Sharonville!!  
Gooooooooooooooooo Hornets!
On the football note:
Gooooooooooo Bengals, beat Colts!!!
and…
Gooooooooo Buckeyes!! Beat Wolverines!

Wooohoooo!  This is quite a football fans weekend!
You all enjoy the games, or whatever makes your weekend good.
Hugs and prayers!

Some really good
stuff going on around here.  I don’t have a ton of time (I really
ought to be in the shower RIGHT now) but wanted to say things are
good.  I have had a ton of things with which to deal lately (the
being sick was one) but I’m feeling better, thinking better and getting
loads of sorting and organizing accomplished.
I hope you all are having a great week!
…more when I have some time…

I’m here.  I know I need to post something, but life is busy as usual.  Fun, but busy.

I am stopping by some of your places to see what’s been going on and will see if this weekend I can comment a bit.

Have a super week and weekend!

Hello.  I’m feeling nearly myself lately, but is that a good thing?? lol

I got an email that made me ‘belly-laugh’ this morning.  I can’t share exactly what it said but it was truly funny.  A “new truth” came shining through to me.  Thanks Missy for the laugh to start my day.

I am behind again on reading, or at least commenting.  I have been reading the email I get of the new posts of my friends here, but no time to stop by to comment.

Maybe this weekend or even tonight I can get by to ‘see’ you guys.

Have a great day and thanks for the prayers for my health.

Have a super week!

Doing a little better.  Thanks for the prayers everyone!