...buttered popcorn and snowcaps....good movie....with my husband....driving home to rain spattering on the windshield...in January!   = );  "You Are the Air I Breathe"...."You Are Awesome, God"....Christian radio...hand on my shoulder...content...

....the soft, snoring sounds of my sleeping husband next to me; lying in bed awake for half an hour, not having to jump up and get ready  ~ aahhhh, luxury;  the silence of early morning;  the soft crunch of a kitty eating breakfast as I type on the computer; having time to just be; the soft, steady ticking of the clock nearby comforting; the warm ( Read more... )

I woke up at 3:30 A.M. and decided to spend the last hour before getting up with my little kitten. He was sleeping on James' bed. I laid down next to him and was greeted with delighted purrs, happy feet (He marches in place when he's happy), kitten kisses (He bathed my face with his licks), and then he just curled up in the crook of my arm and put ( Read more... )

....James and Leah's second anniversary.  Woo Hoo ( Read more... )

I can't do everything, but I can do something ( Read more... )

It's all about love and makes me think about God's amazing love for us. It's a less pressured holiday. You can do what you want, but there's not that pressure that you have to do anything. Also it's not a holiday that financially drains you ( Read more... )

Wow! Here is the beginning of a story my daughter is writing. I believe she has talent!
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We had a great day today and got lots accomplished, including finishing putting up our Christmas decorations (wreathes, mistletoe, manger scene, etc),  cleaning the house, shopping, getting the bills paid, ironing. I even started Christmas cards and wrapped most of my gifts. I need boxes for a couple ( Read more... )

Thanks, everyone, for your encouragement.  Today is day seven (I think) on half a pill of Celexa, and I am seeing some good changes.  A couple of weeks ago,  my back was in such pain that you couldn't touch it without me wanting to scream. Someone suggested a massage, but I couldn't have had a massage. I couldn't stand anyone to touch my back. It ( Read more... )

My sweet, little kitty has become quite a wild little thing with a mind of her own. Today she jumped up after I told her, "No!" a couple of times and broke off 3 baby spiders from my spider plant. She is knocking books off the bookshelves she has just discovered. She zips around the house like a wild maniac sometimes, up and down the stairs and all ( Read more... )