This is a really pretty song. Hope you enjoy it! God bless!Sunday, January 31, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Please, oh, Please, oh, PRETTY PLEASE!!!!
I'm soooooo excited! The medication I have been wanting to be on for MS is FINALLY up for FDA approval after years of clinical trials! It's a PILL... not a shot!!! Woo-Hoo!!!!
As long as I stay relapse-free I can start it as soon as it's approved! Please pray that I stay relapse-free! So far it's been 14 months since the MS attack that left me wheelchair bound. I'm so thankful to God for keeping me relapse-free this long. I'm learning so much, and I'm grateful. I just pray that I use what He teaches me for His glory.
Check it out HERE.
Won't you pray with me that this medication will be available to those of us who have MS as soon as possible?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Sunday Sing-Along
**Hey Wendy... where did your blog go?? I tried to leave a comment and I can't find it anymore. Let me know. :)
Friday, January 22, 2010
Facebook Drama
So, I finally took the plunge and joined Facebook. I did it as a way to find bus kids and other kids (now grown up) with whom I had worked for years at our former church. I have to say that it has been fun catching up with these kids (they'll always be kids to me), and I also have to admit that I've been sucked in to some of the other things on there.
When I saw this clip I just cracked up! Yes, he uses the "c" word a few times (the "c" word is crap... for those of you still wondering) and I'm sorry if it offends any of you.
When I saw this clip I just cracked up! Yes, he uses the "c" word a few times (the "c" word is crap... for those of you still wondering) and I'm sorry if it offends any of you.
Yes, I admit that I'm pretty much a FB virgin. I have no idea what some of the things are that he's talking about. But, I still find it funny.
I would totally post this on FB... but since I have no anonymity there I would get totally busted. I can just read the church newsletter headline... "Pastor's Wife Posts YouTube Clip Containing VULGARITY on FB" (shh... they don't know I accidentally use the "c" word occasionally -- but only in the most well-deserving of situations/circumstances. For example, when the doctor stuck a pair of 5" sharp tweezer-like thingies up my nose and dug around for what seemed like an hour. But even then I waited a whole 15 minutes until I was safely in the elevator alone with my DH to scream the "c" word at the top of my lungs.) But, hey, at least I don't say the word my Grandma lets fly out frequently followed by "excuse my French!" Yep... I was shocked to find out in my Christian school French class that that word was indeed NOT French for anything.
Sheesh... I'm really sounding like a hypocrite here. I should say that NO WHERE did I vow not to use the "c" word. I just choose not to use it... much. And this is a blog entitled, "Confessions of a Pastor's Wife."
Anyway, back to the whole "I would totally post this on FB if I could thing..." I'm kind of assuming that Bobbi will post it there since she spends WAY more time on there than I do. LOL. Plus, she did win the blogger award for being annoyingly...er, I mean extremely opinionated. (Just kidding! I LOVE Bobbi's blog!!!) Glad you're okay, girl! Losing control of a vehicle on ice is seriously scary!
You didn't say the "c" word, did you? (Bobbi's "c" word is cream cheese...make that "c" words.)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Not Bad...
Not bad at all!
I'm talking about my weekend with my in-laws. They were here for 2 days & nights and it went much better than expected.
Sure, my mother-in-law insisted on teaching Gidget the states in alphabetical order through song... the most annoying song since This is the Song That Never Ends... even after we asked her about 10 times not to do that because I'm doing something different with her in school and it would confuse things. (After she left my husband asked Gidget to name the states for him. She could only think of 4. We were up to 25 before Grandma's song. Ugh...)
And, just out of curiosity, since when did they change the order of the alphabet? Does Alaska truly come before Alabama now? Guess I need to consult with a newer episode of Sesame Street.
I guess I just dread visits because of the unknown element. My father-in-law is always the same. He's the constant. He comes. He eats. He naps. He reads. He naps. He plays with his granddaughter. He naps. He eats. He naps. He reads... you get the picture. He really loves me and has become sweeter since my Dad passed away. I think he's trying to fill the void, which is humanly impossible, but it's very sweet of him to try. The unknown element is my mother-in-law... because I never know which one of her is going to show up!
For example, she came down in December and took Gidget & me out for a girls' day. We had such a very nice time! It was fun and lighthearted... even when the heater in her van stopped working and we were FREEZING we had fun.
Most visits are filled with conversations where she insults me. Like she'll say, "Honey, I can come down and repaint your bathroom for you next week because I'm sure you wouldn't want anyone to see it like that." Hmmm... that's what she says but what I hear is, "What's wrong with you? Can't you see that the paint in the bathroom is peeling and looks like a lion has been caged in there and has been trying to claw his way out through the walls?!"
Or she says, "Honey, how about I come down next week and scrub the filth off of your floors for you?" I hear, "You're floors are covered with disgusting filth obviously left behind by the barnyard animals you've been entertaining and we need to have you committed."
Yes, one could argue that the problem is with my hearing and not with what she says... but you'd truly have to hear her for yourself to make that argument valid.
This visit, however, she didn't insult my housekeeping (or lack thereof). She was only slightly intrusive and completely disregarded just a few of our rules where Gidget is concerned, but all-in-all it was much better than it has been!
So, I thank you for your prayers. God was definitely at the center of this visit!
I'm talking about my weekend with my in-laws. They were here for 2 days & nights and it went much better than expected.
Sure, my mother-in-law insisted on teaching Gidget the states in alphabetical order through song... the most annoying song since This is the Song That Never Ends... even after we asked her about 10 times not to do that because I'm doing something different with her in school and it would confuse things. (After she left my husband asked Gidget to name the states for him. She could only think of 4. We were up to 25 before Grandma's song. Ugh...)
And, just out of curiosity, since when did they change the order of the alphabet? Does Alaska truly come before Alabama now? Guess I need to consult with a newer episode of Sesame Street.
I guess I just dread visits because of the unknown element. My father-in-law is always the same. He's the constant. He comes. He eats. He naps. He reads. He naps. He plays with his granddaughter. He naps. He eats. He naps. He reads... you get the picture. He really loves me and has become sweeter since my Dad passed away. I think he's trying to fill the void, which is humanly impossible, but it's very sweet of him to try. The unknown element is my mother-in-law... because I never know which one of her is going to show up!
For example, she came down in December and took Gidget & me out for a girls' day. We had such a very nice time! It was fun and lighthearted... even when the heater in her van stopped working and we were FREEZING we had fun.
Most visits are filled with conversations where she insults me. Like she'll say, "Honey, I can come down and repaint your bathroom for you next week because I'm sure you wouldn't want anyone to see it like that." Hmmm... that's what she says but what I hear is, "What's wrong with you? Can't you see that the paint in the bathroom is peeling and looks like a lion has been caged in there and has been trying to claw his way out through the walls?!"
Or she says, "Honey, how about I come down next week and scrub the filth off of your floors for you?" I hear, "You're floors are covered with disgusting filth obviously left behind by the barnyard animals you've been entertaining and we need to have you committed."
Yes, one could argue that the problem is with my hearing and not with what she says... but you'd truly have to hear her for yourself to make that argument valid.
This visit, however, she didn't insult my housekeeping (or lack thereof). She was only slightly intrusive and completely disregarded just a few of our rules where Gidget is concerned, but all-in-all it was much better than it has been!
So, I thank you for your prayers. God was definitely at the center of this visit!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Sunday Sing-Along
I was thinking about what happened in Haiti this week... specifically I was thinking of one of the little girls who was in my wedding. She grew up and had a wedding of her own a little over a year ago. Her husband left for Haiti on a mission trip and arrived there 2 days prior to the devastation.Here she is, a very young newlywed, who had just moved a few thousand miles away from all of her family and friends with her hubby. (He got a good job in a church, and so they packed up and moved far away. He's one of those audio/visual geniuses.) They just bought their first home and are in the middle of fixing it up. She was all alone in that house when she heard the news about Haiti. She couldn't reach her husband by phone. What she could do was pray and reach out to her praying friends/family... and wait.
I can't even imagine how afraid I would be if I were in her shoes!!! PRAISE GOD her husband is all right!!! God protected him and his mission team! And guess how he got news to his young bride? FACEBOOK! Of all places! He couldn't make a phone call, but could navigate Facebook from his cell. The first thing he did was write on his young bride's wall to let her know that he would get home to her beautiful smiling face as soon as he could.
Her husband got safely home TODAY!!! God is so GOOD!!!
So, Stacey, (did I ever tell you how much I love your name?) this song is dedicated to you!!! My sweet former piano student who needed to remember to practice every day and not just for 10 minutes before coming to her lesson! ;) I love you, kiddo! GOD IS IN CONTROL!!!!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Gidget Gets Her Man!
Okay, so you have to read this post to truly enjoy the significance of this picture!
While not technically in the Barbie line (since when is Disney cheaper than Barbie??), she didn't seem to mind. :) Oh, and we were told she greatly appreciated the fact that he was already dressed as a prince because she had no intentions of ever changing his clothes!!!
While not technically in the Barbie line (since when is Disney cheaper than Barbie??), she didn't seem to mind. :) Oh, and we were told she greatly appreciated the fact that he was already dressed as a prince because she had no intentions of ever changing his clothes!!! I have other pics I'll post at another time, but I will leave you with a pic of Gidget's little dog, Ariel.
To say that Ariel was feeling very defiled is an understatement! Gidget sure enjoyed it though! It's amazing what you find at the Dollar Tree! And guess how much it cost??? ;)
Sunday Sing-Along
My in-laws will be here for a few days. This was the only song I could come up with for this week!MICHAEL W. SMITH: PRAY FOR ME
Sunday, January 3, 2010
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