Heart's Cry

Here's a blog post I happened upon the other day that scratched at the surface of a not so old wound... What's ironic was just a few days before reading that post, I was thinking back to this time last year when I was on my way to discovering what I thought was an answer to prayer in this area of authentic friendship...and then almost as quickly, it was gone. I gave of my time, my heart, my listening ears (so hard for me!); I poured myself into it. And then was told I was someone she couldn't trust because she "hardly knew me". eh?? We tried again, and she pretty much went AWOL on me. I decided I was done trying and that if friendship was truly what she wanted, I'd hear from her. So I waited. And...nothin. nada. Why is it so hard for grown women to build and grow in authentic friendship? After last years' hurt, I truly doubted my own "friend-ability". But now reading this, and all the comments that followed, I know it's pervasive and it's NOT just me. What do you think?

How to worship...

As a worship leader, I would be re-miss to not post this....

Now laugh with me as we poke a little fun at ourselves shall we? ;-)

And I expect all 5 of you who view this and also worship alongside me to execute your proper worship technique next time!

1st Days of School....

Coleo is off to 7th grade...

Wren(green) and Jewels(pink) are off to 3rd grade...
And our not so wee boy, Jaxon, goes to kindergarten...
And here's my facebook status update to accompany this video post this morning...


Karyn...thinks watching her little boy ride away on the bus this morning for his first day of school was one of the hardest, but most fun things she's had to do as a mom.

>sigh<

As for me, I spent my first morning as a SAHM with no kids at home watching the Today show uninterrupted, dorking around on said facebook, doing a couple loads of laundry and attempting to sort thru old school papers from last year.

I do have grand plans for all I will accomplish this year, but that will start...hmmmm...maybe next week!

Oh so long....

I know it's been oh so long since my last post...and I promise to start back up so very soon, but I just had to post this right now as it happened.

See, I have lived here in the Hinterland for nearly 16 years, and it has all the makings of a very nice city, with all sorts of wonderful suburban loveliness AND Big City nuances all it's own.

But, do you know when where you live is really still just a small town that THINKS it's big city?

When the lead story on the 6:00 evening news is that of a pregnant llama on the loose from a farm in an even smaller neighboring town. Complete with an on-the-scene reporter calling in live.

Really.