Thoughts for today

my thoughts seem to be bouncing all over the place this morning. the dog is standing at the door barking, it is 5:00 am, no wonder I can't think.

I have started getting up at 4:00 to have my time alone with God, and to be honest, it has been wonderful, even though it is so early. it is quite and peaceful in the world and all is so very still. out of the quite stillness, Caren (the dog) barks her "get on my last never" bark, and breaks my peacefull time with just me and God. I wonder if God feels that way about me some mornings when all I can do is whine about every little thing in my life, rather than give thanks. thanks that i have a home, i have a job, i have a car that is in good shape, i have wonderful friends, i have jake and eli, shelby and samantha, i have semi good health, i have an incrediable church.

Father forgive me for whining, and thank You for allll the amzaing gifts you give me everyday, every moment.



jake became 13 yesterday. wow! i remember not being able to sleep the night connie went to the hospital to give birth. we waited all night and into the next day. finally at about 3:00 pm he decided it was time to make his grand entrance into the world. that afternoon i went to see him, i was standing outside the baby room with his granddad and we could hear him screaming. the nurses were measuring him and finger printing him and foot printing him. he did NOT like it at all. but he still took my breath away. that beautiful, head full of hair baby in he stole my heart and has yet to give it back.



i am so very proud of him, he does good in school and has such a sweet tender heart, it almost breaks mine sometimes. he is on the golf team 1 of 2 7th graders who made it. i pray this will be developed into a talent that will take him though college. GO VANDY! oh my he would just HATE that, he is such a TENNESSEE fan. i have just had to learn to deal with the vols, to be honest, i actually pull for them sometimes.





happy birthday jake, i pray you will grow into the man God has created you to be. i love you!