1. Your house will always be a mess. Crumbs will be hiding somewhere. Couch cushions will always be for building forts. 2. You know those commercials with happy, smiling families who are having fun shopping or at a park, etc? You know the kids are listening and the parents get to relax while the kids play? Reality: Kids are demanding, selfish, loud ( Read more... )

Drops Like Stars by Rob Bell.........."That's often what happens when we suffer. We had things well planned out. We knew what meant what. We had all of our boxes properly organized and labeled. But all of that was disrupted when we began to suffer. So there's "out of the box" which is often merely a variation of the same thing. And then there are ( Read more... )

I'm so tempted to crawl into bed at 6:04pm and just sleeeep. I have trouble sleeping anyways. I wake up 3-4 times every night. To pee or if I hear the cat meowing or Todd (fiancee) snoring! Sometimes I have disturbing dreams. I usually have very vivid dreams that are just so insane, like my teeth crumbling or someone pointing a gun to my head. ( Read more... )

I am completely horrified by my old journals on here. How could I have been so crude? I was so disrespectful, mean spirited, and selfish. I was totally engulfed with my own selfish desires and sinful lusts. I cursed. I said horrible, horrible things. I treated people terribly. Strangers and friends alike...I wish I could personally apologize to ( Read more... )

The (almost) 28 year old Christy is not the same as Christy 5 years ago. Not at all. Well, mostly...I had a livejournal a few years ago. I made some awesome friends, found some supportive groups, and really loved it. I was venting about my scum ex husband and getting advice on my toddler son. I just sorta burned out and moved on with sites like ( Read more... )