Feeling very FAT!

I am at the point of my pregnancy where I feel sooooo huge, I'm never comfortable and my back constantly hurts. At night I can't sleep for more than 3 or 4 hours before I have to roll over or get up to go to the bathroom! It amazes me how much one month makes such a difference in the way I feel. Last month, I was feeling pretty good and I could get comfortable most of the time. Not anymore! This is going to be a looooooong month. I don't even want to post a picture of me because I feel so huge. You'll just have to enjoy the very fat cat. Well, I think that's enough wining for tonight. Good night to you all, I envy your restful night!

Reflections this morning

I'm sitting here sipping my yummy Christmas Blend Starbucks with Mocha Almond Fudge creamer and I'm reflecting on the fun night I had with Tammy and the little one. We decided to make some crafts and baked goods to sell at the Fridays in Farmland Farmer's Market. I really enjoyed baking all day Friday, it helps me de-stress. I know that sounds crazy but I really enjoy it! I made an apple pie, peanut brittle, and some surprise bundles. What are suprise bundles you ask? They are almond flavored cupcakes with a hershey kiss inside and frosting on top. This is one of my favorite recipies that my mother-in-law makes. The peanut brittle I made in the microwave if you can believe it and it is sooooooo good. This is my mom's favorite recipe during the holidays. Tammy made some carmel popcorn (which everyone raves about!), monster cookies, apple crisp and some really neat drink coasters that she made by hand. We had quite a good spread of goodies on our table. It was really neat to see dowtown Farmland come alive with all kinds of booths, people walking, and all the businesses open. We didn't get as much business as we wanted but during the last hour Tammy sold out of her carmel popcorn (some guy bought like 4 bags!) and I only had one bag of peanut brittle left. I think the best part was just hanging out with Tammy and talking to all the people that came by. I even got to plug our Fall Festivall for the church! Sidney and the little one handed out fliers for me to everyone they saw walking by. It amazes me how much kids are not afraid to go right up to people and talk to them, especially my daughter. She has always been like this and I admire her for it. She has even made me come out of my shell more! Who would of thought an eight year old could help a thirty-two year old be more outgoing? She's amazing and I hope she never changes that part of her personality. All in all we had a great time and even earned a little extra money! Emphasis on the word "little"!

Thanks to Tammy, I'm a fan of Brooke Fraser!

Here is a song that I really love right now and it's an awesome video too! Just click here: http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=Brooke+Fraser&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=video_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title

Fall is here and I'm happy

The leaves falling, wearing sweaters, finally putting on socks for the first time since last winter, the smell of wood burning, the beautiful sunsets, that Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner, the bright orange and red colors coming alive everywhere you look, drinking hot apple cider, turning my oven on and baking again, and pumpkins sitting on people's doorsteps are just some of my favorite things about Fall. What are some of your favorite things?

Week 32!

Here I am at 32 weeks! Feeling REALLY pregnant!

Diary of a Children's Pastor

I'm so excited to finally see everyone back at church now that summer is over! I had 61 kids this last Sunday! Yeah! I love it, the more kids, the better. With the program we are running right now, it works best with 50+ kids. The more kids we have, the more energy and enthusiasm we have. Here's a link to the video the kids are experiencing right now: http://www.kidmo.com/shop/clip.aspx?series=kidmo&productid=10115

The focus this last Sunday was asking God to help us with our bad habits. Not just the habits of picking your nose, or biting your finger nails, but the habits of little white lies, disobeying parents, hitting your sister, or always thinking of yourself. It made me look at my life and figure out which habits I have that I need to ask God to break. This is what I figured out. I have the habit of getting impatient with my kids when something in my day doesn't go right. I have the habit of getting a negative attitude when people don't do what I think they should do. I have the habit of spending money I don't need to spend just to spend money. I could go on and on. So, I am asking God to help me with these areas in my life. I'm looking for a change and I think this is a great way to start. I'm tired of the old way I do things, I want Christ to be seen in EVERYthing I do. What about you, what kind of bad habits do you have that you want God to break?

Missing California . . .

Fun at Disneyland












Wild Animal Park

Just missing California today and our family, so I thought I would post some pics of what we used to do. Enjoy!