Cool Bike

I know today's our 9th anniversary, but honey, I love this bike! Just click on the pic to check it out!

A little update

I couldn't sleep Friday night, so I woke up at 4 AM. I was trying to decide what to do with the day, and then I decided to take the fam to Norfolk. Tim has been wanting to go there for a while, so I decided that there was no better time than the present...plus our ninth anniversary is Tuesday so it was a good excuse.

We had a great time touring the base and seeing the ships. We also went downtown to the Navy museum and toured the USS Wisconsin.



J got to swim at the hotel, so he was happy. He also got to sleep on a "magic bed" (sofa bed) so he was pretty happy!




We went to church at TRBC via internet. Then we went to VA beach where the boys had a great time playing in the waves until J consumed too much salt water.



We then went to Fort Story and saw the Cape Henry Lighthouses. We climbed up to the top of Old Cape Henry Light. Let's just say that after climbing the stairs to the Eiffel Tower, this was a piece of cake!






It was nice to get away together...so often it seems our only "vacations" are to visit family or with family, so it was nice to be just us. Just wish we could have stayed longer!

I am a terrible blogger...

Life is busy, and there are some things that just have to be lower on the priority list. For me, blogging is one of those things. Between being a wife and mommy, working full time plus other ministries I am involved in, I end up with little time to blog.

I have found myself going back and forth between wanting more and extreme gratefulness. It is summer...people are going on vacations, stay-at-home mommies are with their children all of the time, etc... And I admit, I am struggling with envy. I wish I didn't have to work, but I choose to work so my son can go to a Christian school...and a great one at that.

But on the other hand, I have been asking God to help me battle envy, and I find myself filled with extreme gratefulness. I have a soft bed to sleep on, a roof over my head, food, clothing, family, health. I am a spoiled American Christian. We have so much, and sometimes we forget that because we are too busy chasing after the newest gadget or buying the perfect house...or keeping up with the people around us.

Yet Scripture very clearly tells us to lay up our treasure in Heaven. So I guess I am taking a little personal inventory of how much I am actually laying up in Heaven instead of worrying about what I don't have here on earth.

God has entrusted me with many things...and to whom much is given, much is required. I want to be found faithful at the end. I just need an attitude check now and then.

The Rain...

I don't know what it is about the rain. I used to hate when it rained. Until we moved here to Virginia, I really disliked rain. Now I seem to look forward to a good rain storm. I wonder what made me change how I feel about the rain. I wonder what that means about me.

Well, I am off to enjoy the rain. Happy Memorial Day!

It's been a while...

I have been so awful about blogging lately...and it is pretty low on my priority list, I must say.

Things here have been fine, but busy. Jonathan just finished up baseball last week and has started taking swimming lessons. Only two more weeks of school for him. He also was in a kid's musical at church last week. He did a great job.

Tim finished up one seminary class and is starting another. Needless to say, his head in a book these day.

As for me, I just try to keep up with my family and make things run smoother. We had a huge conference at church, and I ended up selling books for Mark DeYmaz, Francis Chan, Billy Hornsby and Kerry Shook. And for the big news, I did save $25 using coupons while I grocery shopped yesterday. :) Pretty sad that is the highlight of my week.

Here are some photos from the last few weeks.

A Lesson from a Viking...

So I was reading the news headlines, and this story about a new Vikings draftee caught my attention...

From Yahoo Sports:

"New Vikings Signee Retains His Loyalty to Target
By MJD

A lot of guys, when they sign an NFL contract, might go out and buy something expensive, have a huge party, buy some jewelry, or maybe get a tattoo.

But if Nick Urban, former standout lineman at Winona State and brand new Minnesota Viking, is going to get a tattoo, it's going to be a red bullseye underneath the words, "Expect More. Pay Less."

Urban works (or worked) at Target, and you know what he did as soon as he found out the Vikings were giving him a contract? He put on the red shirt and worked his scheduled shift at Target.

From Access Vikings, via the watchful eye of Sportress of Blogitude:
“They were nice enough to take me on, knowing my situation and I owed them a lot,” Urban said of his bosses at Target, who gave him flexible, part-time hours so he could train for his shot at the NFL. “My parents raised me that way. They were nice enough to help out [at Target] and people that are nice enough to help you, you don’t just leave high and dry.”

That's fantastic. I'd love to think that if I were in Urban's shoes, I'd do the same thing, because I really admire the selflessness and loyalty he showed here...

...The next step for Urban is making the roster, and I wish him tremendous luck with that. He sounds like the kind of guy who deserves it."

Now initially, I am absolutely thrilled to hear about a guy who has a great work ethic and is doing the right thing by sticking by his employer and doing his job.

But now that I think about it for a bit, I think it is so sad that this is even considered newsworthy today...someone doing what they are supposed to do...doing a job and doing it well. That sure says a lot about the world we live in today.

I wish Urban the best. The world needs a whole lot more people with that work ethic. The welfare lines would sure be shorter!

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