Just in case anyone wonders where I went...and I seriously doubt anyone does...I am now at http://michele-abitofthisandthat.blogspot.com/    I am just playing around over there. Nothing too serious.

I have been tagged, thus...

1. I like my cereal soggy. I won't eat it until it has no crunch left in it.

2. When I was a little girl, my dad cleaned out a little outbuilding that he used to store seed for planting, ( I lived on a farm.) and made it into a playhouse for me. In it I had a couch and a table, a couple of chairs, my doll bed and high chair and a shelf to keep things on. It even had electricity.

3. I love clean sheets. If I were filthy rich, I would have clean sheets on my bed every night...put there by someone other than me!

4. When I was in fifth or sixth grade, I won a read-a thon. I won a brand new ten speed, a stuffed dog, and I had my picture in the paper. I still love reading more than almost anything else.

5. My favorite authors are; Louis L'amour, Lucy Maud Montgomery, George MacDonald and, most recently Jan Karon.

6. I would make a terrific short order cook. I can cook breakfast to order for my family members in fifteen minutes flat. All seven of us.

7. I don't like baths. Soaking in a tub makes me feel dirty.

Here are the rules for the game:
*Link to the person that tagged you
*Post the rules on your blog.
*Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog.
*Tag 7 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
*Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blogs.

I guess I will tag Kristan, Gabe,  Arielle, Ashley   and Hiedi. I am not going to try to tag seven people. This tagging thing is getting silly.

God is good!

It has been an interesting day. The first thing I did this morning, was listen to the radio to see if church was canceled. Nope. NTC had to have been the only church crazy enough to have had service today. I really thought we should stay home, but as Michael had to usher, and I was scheduled for the healing team, we did our duty. As we were driving in white out conditions, it occurred to me that if I were sick, I probably would not go out today, even for prayer. Small faith or sensible? You decide.

Well, anyhow...long story short, there were seventy-two crazy people at NTC today. It was actually fun. There was a sense of togetherness. We were all wearing our boots, and we all felt brave for going. Worship was refreshing and renewing. There was a very old fashioned family feel to the whole service. In the end, I was glad we went.

And we managed to get a couple of halfway decent Christmas pictures to send in our Christmas cards. I had a tough time deciding between the two, but I think we are going with the close up. Now if we could get to Wal-Mart to pick them up.









To top the day off, Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer was on CTV tonight. What a sweet ending to a snowy day. Don't you just love Rudolf?

God is good!

I am all happy right now, because I got a phone call from Joey Hazelton from Iraq this morning! It was so wonderful to hear his voice. He sounded exactly the same. He could have been calling from next door, it was that clear. We visited for twenty minutes, and it felt so good to connect and know that he is safe and well. I am so glad he is safe. He says the Iraqi people love the Americans and are glad we are there. He is glad to be there, rebuilding and helping those less fortunate than us. God loves the Iraqi people.

Please keep our troops in your prayers. God is good.

This has been a frustating week. Sickness abounds. Colds and stomach bugs all around. Sad, very sad, as I had looked forward to going to the mom's meeting at Lisa's house all month. I wonder, will I ever get to touch that beautiful stove? Alas, maybe next year?

Today was to have been a wonderful day for my second son. He was finally getting his braces off. But, you guessed it; he was up throwing up all night. Poor kid! Now he has to wait two whole months to get them off. Life can be cruel!

And then there is the tree dilemma. We changed it's location, and certain sons are not happy about it. I, myself, am struggling with it. You see, we have always placed it in the center of our large family room and this year we tried it in front of the slider. Yes, it works well. The furniture is aranged better for conversation. But I can't see it from the kitchen now, and I don't know if I can live with that. I feel blue about it's location. Silly and unimportanat in the grand scheme of life, but still....I wonder if my husband would move a tree that is in a tree stand full of water for me? Most likely. That's the kind of guy he is. Trouble is, it was my idea to change things. Hmmm....What to do?

We need health to flow into our home. We have a very busy weekend filled with things that should bring joy. Joy is hard to come by when you are cleaning up puke instead of baking cookies. I know, I know, joy is within and all that stuff, but still a stomach that felt good and digested properly would make me very joyful at this moment.

Don't worry. I know the truth. GOD IS GOOD!!! And that does bring joy to my heart. May his goodness extend to my stomach and the stomachs of those around me!