Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Duh...
Wow - I guess if I actually blogged more often, I would have noticed that my most recent post echoed very closely the one immediately prior - either that or I'm REALLY REALLY boring...
Saturday, October 27, 2007
What?
In response to some of the comments left on my previous entry, specifically Maud's, I have to admit (59 days) that I'm not sure to what you are referring. Christmas (59 days people!) is a long way off, and far be it from me (cards ready?) to harp on any sort of subject - especially (lists made!) on that tends to make people unhappy - time after time after time (gifts? check!) until people are ready to kill me! I mean, come on - I'm not a glutton (menu planned) for punishment here! I've learned my lesson in years past! I'm not going to mention ANYTHING about (cookies!!!) the holiday that's coming up! Nuh-uh! Nosirree! Not me!!!
Lol - actually, I've been trying to get things together for the sisterchick lock-in at the end of November - we'll be decorating the church building, so I've been coming up with ideas for that rather than doing anything for the house.
Beyond that, I'm heavily into planning next year's retreat - yay!!! We're making some changes, and I'm really excited about it! Nearly everything is done, and I've still got about four months. (Can you say "over-tweaking"? Lol!)
In work news, I've been given all KINDS of new responsibilities, so either I've really impressed someone, or I've messed up in reverse! But, actually, I'm really enjoying the new things, so that's good!
Have a terrific day, Blogville!
Lol - actually, I've been trying to get things together for the sisterchick lock-in at the end of November - we'll be decorating the church building, so I've been coming up with ideas for that rather than doing anything for the house.
Beyond that, I'm heavily into planning next year's retreat - yay!!! We're making some changes, and I'm really excited about it! Nearly everything is done, and I've still got about four months. (Can you say "over-tweaking"? Lol!)
In work news, I've been given all KINDS of new responsibilities, so either I've really impressed someone, or I've messed up in reverse! But, actually, I'm really enjoying the new things, so that's good!
Have a terrific day, Blogville!
Monday, October 15, 2007
Testing...1...2...3...
Yes, I'm still around. I was just sitting here, playing me some Bingo Luau on Pogo (hit 1 million tokens tonight - woot!) and was listening to my iPod play list when a song by Michael Card came on. Took me back to about 13 years ago...(cue flashback sequence)
...to when Tyler was just a little thing and as a gift, someone made us a tape of Michael Card music, along with some other lullaby-esque tunes. We played that tape EVERY. NIGHT. Sometimes, more than once! Then, we played it for Ryan when he came along. I still have it somewhere around here. I'll always remember rocking each one of them in the dark, listening to that tape. *sniff*
Moving on...so yeah, my job is still going like gangbusters! I'm so thankful I am where I am! Just last week, I was accorded some extra 'sponsibilities, so I must be doing something right, right?
(Wow - it just hit me how pitiful that fact that I'm excited about a million tokens (which, by the way, I'll NEVER use for anything) is, and how much wasted time over the last seven years those tokens represent! Ack!)
Anyway, in other news, I've started (and nearly completed) next year's women's retreat! We're changing some things (a lot of things, actually!) and I'm really getting excited about it! Almost everything is done, like I said, but I still have about four months to go. Great. How much planning is too much??? I also started working on some things a little closer timewise.
As far as my last post goes, the throat is feeling MUCH better, and I even sang with the praise team yesterday. But the weird thing was that I had NO confidence in singing at all. I felt like I couldn't hit a note with a rock. Weird...guess it's a good thing I didn't have a solo, huh?
Just wanted to let people know I'm still around, and have let up on the pressure to post things deep and meaningful all the time (obviously, eh?) Lol!
Have a great week, Blogville! Blugs!
...to when Tyler was just a little thing and as a gift, someone made us a tape of Michael Card music, along with some other lullaby-esque tunes. We played that tape EVERY. NIGHT. Sometimes, more than once! Then, we played it for Ryan when he came along. I still have it somewhere around here. I'll always remember rocking each one of them in the dark, listening to that tape. *sniff*
Moving on...so yeah, my job is still going like gangbusters! I'm so thankful I am where I am! Just last week, I was accorded some extra 'sponsibilities, so I must be doing something right, right?
(Wow - it just hit me how pitiful that fact that I'm excited about a million tokens (which, by the way, I'll NEVER use for anything) is, and how much wasted time over the last seven years those tokens represent! Ack!)
Anyway, in other news, I've started (and nearly completed) next year's women's retreat! We're changing some things (a lot of things, actually!) and I'm really getting excited about it! Almost everything is done, like I said, but I still have about four months to go. Great. How much planning is too much??? I also started working on some things a little closer timewise.
As far as my last post goes, the throat is feeling MUCH better, and I even sang with the praise team yesterday. But the weird thing was that I had NO confidence in singing at all. I felt like I couldn't hit a note with a rock. Weird...guess it's a good thing I didn't have a solo, huh?
Just wanted to let people know I'm still around, and have let up on the pressure to post things deep and meaningful all the time (obviously, eh?) Lol!
Have a great week, Blogville! Blugs!
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Shhhh!
I am getting over the start-of-school cold that my beloved sons thoughfully brought home. I'm pretty much well, with the occasional minor cough, but I've had a real scare with my throat. For a number of days, it felt like I had some sort of lesion in my throat. It hurt to talk, it hurt to whisper, it hurt to breathe! So, for those few days, I was very quiet - whispering only when necessary - and taking pain medication, etc. to try to recover as soon as possible. Then it started to hurt less to talk. Still cautious, I took another couple of 'quiet' days, just to be sure.
Feeling pretty good, I took the next step - I tried to sing a little something in the car on the way home from work - BAD. IDEA. The pain was excruciating! I was really afraid that I wouldn't be able to sing for a very long time - or even ever again! You must understand that singing is what I do. I can't teach or preach, I'm not very good with socializing - the only thing I do in front of people pretty much is sing. (And to be honest, there are plenty of times when THAT doesn't go to well!)
Singing is how I praise. It's how I feel close to Him. It's my way into the throne room. If I can't sing, how will I get there? I was in crisis mode.
I finally decided just to be quiet for a little longer and listen. I still managed to sneak into the throne room - just not as loudly. Today at church, I just listened to everyone else around me singing. I was just quiet. And I was okay with that.
Feeling pretty good, I took the next step - I tried to sing a little something in the car on the way home from work - BAD. IDEA. The pain was excruciating! I was really afraid that I wouldn't be able to sing for a very long time - or even ever again! You must understand that singing is what I do. I can't teach or preach, I'm not very good with socializing - the only thing I do in front of people pretty much is sing. (And to be honest, there are plenty of times when THAT doesn't go to well!)
Singing is how I praise. It's how I feel close to Him. It's my way into the throne room. If I can't sing, how will I get there? I was in crisis mode.
I finally decided just to be quiet for a little longer and listen. I still managed to sneak into the throne room - just not as loudly. Today at church, I just listened to everyone else around me singing. I was just quiet. And I was okay with that.
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