Coffee Break

post about the weekend. It was good. T-Man stayed with his best friend this past weekend. I know that it was great for him. He rarely gets a chance to stay anywhere without Lil'Man. The girl was also out of the house on Saturday. She was taking a CPR/Babysitting certifications class. She is now babysitter ready! I know that she is so excited and is now wanting to babysit now more than ever! She is so good with babies too...I'm really proud of her! Mike was working this Saturday as well, so that left just me and Lil'Man! We had a date! I love dates with my boys. They don't happen often, but I do love spending that one on one with them. We did not do too much though (the weather was not our friend). We went to karate, hung out and had some yummy frozen yogurt together while laughing and just being together.  Time is fleeting with my children, I know this and I just want to instill in them that I love them and I want to always want to be a part of their lives...

is now over!! It has been a whirl wind of activity and deadlines. As you know, tax season is officially over. I am thankful that I finished that up in March. We are now in full swing on the "man/pirate cave" update. The day before I (yes...me...solo ...with a little help from the kids) painted the room. Now for those of you who know me, know that  I do not like painting. With that being said, I now have a sense of accomplishment!  Right now the kids are testing for the end of the year. They are all doing well in school and as a mom...I am so proud of my children. T-Man (as of right now) will begin his 6th grade year in accelerated math. The boy is math gifted! I am excited to see where God is leading him. Lil'Man is also doing well with math, and everything for him just clicked this year. As for the Girl, she is back into reading and right now is reading "The Hunger Games". She says I will enjoy it. I may just have to read the book...still out on the ...

really write a blog post today. My heart is very heavy and I have a lot on my mind that I'm still trying to sort through. I'll get like this from time to time. I know that I am in good company because some of the most influential people in the world get a little heavy hearted from time to time as well. I have been thinking a lot lately about Christ's sacrifice. A couple of days ago I watch the Passion of the Christ for the first time all the way through. It was visually hard to watch. As I made myself watch different scriptures kept coming to mind, and I began to really wonder what it must have been like to walk in the presence of Jesus for 3 years like his disciples, or to have known Jesus his whole life, like his mother, Mary. Or even to have known him for only a shorter time as Mary Magdalene did, or even to have just met Jesus like the Roman Soldier. Would I have been so affected then as I am now? I remember being asked when I was younger if I had...

Yesterday as my family and I went to church I was really wondering how many people were going to be there. It always amazes me how many people attend worship on Easter Sunday. It also breaks my heart because they really miss so much. Worship is so much more than attending a "church service". It is about giving yourself wholly over and being in love with God! I have a friend who says there is a God, but also says that he cannot worship a God that allows so much hurt and pain in this world. That my friends, breaks my heart even more. God does not allow hurt and pain in the way that you think or that my friend thinks. God is the healer of the pain and suffering that comes from the enemy, the devil, satin, Lucifer. It is because of his fallen state that he took his revenge on God's creation, us! It was so eye opening yesterday as Pastor Tim was preaching on the resurrection how Jesus' disciples doubted that He was truly ALIVE! Do I truly believe that I serve ...

and I had a real good time. The kids and I went up for a little get away and to visit a lifelong friend. Well she's more than a friend, she's my Mom #2. Has been since I lived in MO and met her. I'll be honest, I don't really remember meeting her, I've seem to have always just known her and throughout our travels (me as a BRAT & her as a Military Wife) we have always managed to stay in touch. She has been to all my kids baptisms and we have just enjoyed sharing life together all this time.  This trip was more for a retreat, but I sure had a great time. Martha and I took the kids to Dixieland Fun Park on Saturday. We rode the zip line...more like zip chair on a line, but it was still really cool. Lil'Man was terrified at first, but loved it once we took off! I love watching my kids conquer fear! The one we all loved too was the octopus. That has always been one of my favorites! Church on Sunday was a nice change. It's always good to worshi...

(source from RNR) Actor Kirk Cameron has had an impressive viewing on his Patriotic documentary, "MONUMENTAL" that opened last week. The Baptist Press reports the film grossed $1.2 million for a $2,400 per-screen average. That places it close to some of the most successful faith-based films ever and could help it land in more cities. Perhaps most impressive, it did it on a weeknight with just one showing at 550 theaters on a March 27. In Monumental, Cameron follows the footsteps of America's founders -- first the Pilgrims (he travels to England) and then America's forefathers, interviewing experts and historians along the way. His goal is to find the source that inspired the founders and to explore whether America can be turned around economically, morally and spiritually.