Yo yo

"I do not understand how anyone can live without one small place of enchantment to turn to" That is a quote from someone and it is a quite nice one if you ask me...

The weather is sticky...the pop machine ate my money...my eyes are burning...my feet stink...gas prices went up...my mom and granny are gone...the boyfriend is far away...but, I have the spirit of the Lord, he has blessed me beyond these earthly things and I know that he is leading me and guiding my life in the way he desires, which is awesome! So, I praise him and look to the heavens, because, my hope doesnt come from earthly things, my hope comes from the Lord! :)

wise words from ME

Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, swim far, so you shall come back with self respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

miles and miles of road behind me

Well, I am thankful for a safe 'long' weekend of travel all throughout the state and for my granny and mom who are now back in Florida. The weekend was a blurr, but a good blurr. I have learned it is hard to balance people...grandma's, moms, boyfriend, boyfriends family, father, friends, work, and self. How do you nurture and give time to each of those amazing parts of life? I have no idea, but I guess that is why I have always seen rows and rows of books on how to manage time and life at the bookstore, but until now, I have never needed to read that information. I know that the Lord is growing and stretching me. I find it amazing how I try to battle this life completely on my own...The church that Jamos and his family go to has been really great for me this summer. I have felt that each time, they are talking to me, to my life, to and it is a beautiful reminder, to trust him, to do my best, to be a christian to those who hurt me, to love people. This is hard. Life is confusing, there are things I want, but I have to wait on, there are relationships to nuture, there is myself I need to nuture. It is all a constant uphill climb, I know it is worth it, I know that things are going to become peaceful, and at some point there will be a plateau, and on that plateau, I will rest.

Who ate my bagel?

This morning, I got to work and decided to eat a lot....some oatmeal and a bagel with cream cheese...so I got into checking my emails, I had 2 that werent junk and actually from a student...and then, just when I was done with that, I looked around...to find the other part of the bagel...I apparently ate it without knowing it...UGH!!! so, now i am stuck with weight control oat meal....:)

funny.

Tonight, I get to drive to flint to pick up my mom and granny....3 hours in the car is JUST what I was thinking I wanted! :)

And...lastly, I have an invasion of ANTS...they are coming in thru the tinest hole in the SCREEN DOOR...to my kitchen. Jerks. I have tried vinegar...borax mixed with powered sugar....and well, this morning, I didnt have any ants to speak of...so, that is good! I felt like I was going crazy, sitting on my hands and knees watching the ants crawl....I reminded myself of my MOM....but, now I know why she did that...cause you can see where they are coming from!!

a long time ago....

wow. time flies and people grow up...this is back in 04 at the tigers game...I just was going thru my old emails and found this lovely picture:)