Getting it together

I still have too much stuff! I get so tired of the clutter in my life. And yet, I keep accumulating it.

What is wrong with me? Laughing, probably nothing.

This is the way God made me... oh not to be a clutter bug but my personality and the way I think.

I went to the Lord this morning and cried HELP!! He answered my prayers. You'll never believe what He revealed. I need to get control over me! It's time to limit the supplies I think I need, the books I "think" I will read and my time. I need to become more aware of the mess around me and clean it up as soon as it develops.

Is this all new to me? No, God has been working on this part of my life for years. I'm getting better but when I fail the test... I have to retake it.

Are there any other clutter bugs out there besides me?

A Winner!

Stuck On You, from the novella collection, A Connecticut Christmas won 3rd place in the Inspirational Readers Choice Contest. This contest is sponsored by the Romance Writer's of America's, Faith, Hope and Love chapter.

I am very thankful to have won 3rd place.

As always I give God ALL the Glory!!!

To be two again

My grandbaby is 2 years old. She is such a joy. Every day is a new adventure and every thing within her world is an adventure. She is happy most of the time and willing to try anything, except green foods. LOL

This morning as I am watching her play and explore I wondered if we must seem like 2 year olds to God. This world is an adventure where we are to prepare for our life in Heaven. We go about our life making decisions aka new adventures and God is there to enjoy every step of the way.

There are times when my girl does things I know are harmful to her. I try to stop her before she gets hurt. God does the same for us. He sees when we are going to be hurt by our actions and decisions and tries to stop us from being harmed.

Time to go... my grandbaby wants to play!

Jogging

Weeks ago I posted about my new jogging endeavors. I am pleasantly surprised at how many hits that blog post has received! Evidently I'm not the only one who has decided to jog. A few days ago, I was asked to update my progress.

It's sad really. I was doing so well, jogging about a mile a day and walking about a mile a day. Then I went to Oklahoma. Had a wonderful trip by the way but did manage to get sick. When I got home I felt so bad I went to the Doctor!

Shock, gasp! Those who know me know I had to be really feeling bad to go see a Doctor.

Well the results are: Drum Roll.

I have polyps in my nose that are preventing me from getting the oxygen that I need. Exhaustion is the results. But, last week I decided I wasn't going to let a few polyps get in my way of jogging. So I've started at the beginning. Walking that first mile without losing my breath and then doing a little jogging.

It's been slow and after my surgery the Doctor has assured me I will feel like my old self again and be able to jog miles. Miles seems like a haughty goal for me but hey anything is possible!

Schedules

My schedule keeps changing because my life keeps changing.

I'm thinking of going to an outside office to write. That seems to be the only way I am going to make my deadline.

If you are an writer/author who reads this blog, would you share your schedule in the comments section please? I'm interested in hearing where and when you write.

Thanks!

Happy Father's Day

Father's Day is a special day. It is the day that we remember all the wonderful things that our dad's and grand-dad's do for us. Mine are all in heaven.

I prayed today and asked God to tell my earthly father Happy Father's Day for me. It may seem silly to some but this is the only way I can communicate with Daddy now. Maybe God tells dad and maybe he doesn't, I honestly don't know. But I do know that the love in my heart for my dad will never die.

I hope you all have a wonderful Father's Day!

Going on Vacation

Tomorrow I am leaving for Phoenix, Az! I can't wait. James, my husband, and I are so ready to go and have some fun. James is going on business, me? it's all pleasure for me. He'll have some free time and we plan on enjoying ourselves. The kids will be home, so I know that the home front is being taken care of.

Isn't God great to supply all our needs? I'm just thrilled fun and assurance all will be well while I'm gone.

A glimps into a writers life

Today has been a busy day. I thought some of you might like to see what life is like during VBS for this author.

7:00 am -- Up and going over VBS lesson for tonight. Peter's betrayal and Christ's death.

8:00 am -- Answering email and playing on facebook

8:30 am -- pulling up current book and realizing that I saved my latest edits on a jumpdrive that isn't in it's slot.

Next Hour spent looking for said jumpdrive

9:30-10:30 chatting with friend about missing jumpdrive and other stuff

10:30-11:30 re-writing what is on lost jumpdrive

11:30-2:30 Off to town for lunch and Walmart... buying stuff for VBS kids and hubby's dinner

2:30 -3:30 working on book again

3:30-4:00 working on this blog and getting ready for VBS

4:00-9:00 VBS stuff

9:00-10:00 hubby time

Then off to bed...

And I thought this life would be soooo glamours when I started. LOL

VBS

I am teaching Vacation Bible School this week. My students are fifth and sixth graders. Tonight was our first night. There were 13 kids in all and more are coming tomorrow. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to fill the time allotted for the Bible Study but come to find out the time flew by.

I love those kids!!!

It all comes back to Jesus!!!!!

GUEST BLOGGING TODAY!!!!

Come see me, we're giving away one of my books!!!!!

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