Wii Wii

OK, I have to say we have spent more family time since we got our Wii. The problem is we spend more time arguing too. Who gets remote #1, what game are we going to play, which two of the 6 of us sits out? Not to mention the countless times the kids have gotten mad because they are losing. Even Mike reverts back to a competitive 10 year old when he plays. Don't get me wrong, the game is way fun but sometimes I just want to take it to my room and play by myself!!!

Home based business

I am excited about starting my own home based business. Check out my new web page at http://www.myvacationmaker.com/ If you are planning a vacation, get a quote!! I may not bring in the big bucks but if nothing else, it gives me another excuse to play on my computer.

Conviction

Another Good Friday and Easter season has come and gone. Good Friday service blew me away. In addition to a great message, our pastor had us write down the number one sin on our heart and nail it to a huge wooden cross. After taking communion and completing my turn at the cross, I sat back in my seat and listened to our Praise Band, leaned forward with my arms crossed on the chair in front of me and wept. In my heart I knew I could have taken up most if not all of the room on the cross by myself. I wish it were that simple. I wish I could nail my sins to the cross, walk away and Jesus would take them from me forever. After all, that is what He gave His life for. Why then do I continue to make the same mistakes and commit the same sins? I pray, I repent yet my human nature still gets the best of me. With my eyes closed, I stopped crying long enough to hear sniffles all around me and when I finally looked up, I am not sure I saw a dry eye. I felt very convicted yet ultimately encouraged. Thank God we are blessed by Him with an abundance of Grace. Based on the wet eyes I saw and the amount of nails which were pounded into the cross, I do not think I was alone. An email has been circulating recently giving tips on how to reduce stress. One of the many suggestions which goes along with the message I heard was to pray for your sins as they occur, not to wait till you go to bed. That goes hand in hand with thinking about what you are doing and pray before you take action. Unfortunately "simple solutions" are not always as simple to execute as we would like them to be. If nothing else, the sermon is still impressed in my mind and on my heart which is what I think our pastor was shooting for. Our family will be having a deep discussion about the message, it's implications and changes we need to make.

Thought of the Day

This was sent to me via an email and I figured others might share my warped sense of humor!! It was the "Thought for the day"....

"Some people are like slinkies -- not really good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs."

Argh!!

I have had this blog for months now and I still cannot figure out all the ins and outs! Is there a "Blogging for Dummies" book out there?

Patience

We had our youth group meeting Wednesday. One of the exercises we did was list the top 5 things that make us lose our patience. Then pick the top one and ask yourself how your life would be different if you could conquer just that one. Stupidity was at the top of a lot of the lists. Even teenage girls can't take stupidity at its best! A couple of stories were shared and I have to tell you, we were laughing so hard we were almost crying. One of the leaders was telling her story of a drive through. When she got to the window the girl taking her money in her soooo "Valley girl" dialect says... Like your foods not like ready yet. Like could you pull like around the building? Not can you pull up, but can you pull around the entire building. In somewhat of a shocked state, she pulled around the building to be greeted again at the window with... Like your food is still not like ready so could you like... before she could finish, my friend says, DO NOT ask me to pull around the building again! Why would you ask someone to pull all the way around the building. At the same chain but in Ohio, I had incident. We pulled up to the speaker and when I asked what was on a chicken xxx (I won't say the name of the meal to protect the idiotic chain) the attendant in a "Bill and Ted" sort of voice says (actually it was more like a question back).... Welllll uhhhhhhhhh........ chicken? Are you kidding me??!!! Really... Are you kidding me??? I see stupid people... they are everywhere.... They don't know they are stupid!! Thanks to God. He gives me laughter. Sometimes laughing is the only way and I can overcome being impatient. Believe me, I laugh at myself too. Not that I think I am stupid, I just have to keep myself in my place! Patience is one of the Fruits of the Spirit I have not been able to peel. Thankfully there are others to nibble on. So how about you... what are your pet peeves and how can you overcome them?

Lifehouse's Everything Skit

This is totally off the chain!!!