Jun 08 2008
I don’t know if you have ever met Denise at Shortybears Place. She is a huge source of encouragment. Always one to leave a comment, always faithful. Her world was shattered today when her brother suddenly died. You can read more here... but could you just say a prayer for her please. She could really use some sisters that would stand in the gap for her right now.
Jun 06 2008
And if you were my Mom you would say, “you are between the ‘a’ and the ‘t’, don’t end a sentence in a preposition… (see Mom I did listen sometimes).
I saw this Meme on Living To Tell The Story, and feelings are what I have been ‘feeling’ a lot of lately, so I thought I would give this a try.
Feelings meme:
Reluctant to pack my youngest son because he leaves Monday and I won’t see him for three weeks. He is going early to Minnesota, we don’t leave until the end of the month.
Excited that hubby and I are having a date night tonight.
Worried about my oldest son’s behavior lately.
Relieved that today is Friday and the last day of school.
Wondering if high school will be better than middle school for my oldest son.
Certain that my youngest son will have a great time with Grandma and Grandpa while he is away.
Cautious about eating to much sugar, it gives me a headache.
Happy that I got my house cleaned today, and all I have to finish up is laundry tomorrow. (oh yeah and pack my son, see I am ignoring that fact =)
Love all my three boys and the man I married.
Adore my new niece. If I am honest I adore ALL my nieces.
Grateful for wonderful sisters I have in my life, either by birth, by marriage or even by Christian friendship. The Lord has blessed me.
Have a wonderful weekend. I will be ignoring the fact I need to pack my son and having a nice time out with hubby.
Let me know if you do this Meme…
May 26 2008
What do you get when you mix a pig, a dead lady, a diamond thief, and a quirky pilot?
Just the funniest book I have read in a long time!!!
Blissfully unaware that Atlantica Flight 1945 from Atlanta to Amsterdam is about to make aviation history, First Officer Danny McSweeney focuses his energies on navigating the turbulent personalities of an eccentric female captain, a co-pilot with a talent for tactless comments and conspiracy theories, and a lead flight attendant with an outsized attitude that definitely exceeds the limits for carry-on baggage.
On the other side of the cockpit door, the unscheduled in-flight entertainment includes a potbellied pig, a jittery diamond courier, and the recently jilted Lucy Meredith, whose personal mantra of “What Would Oprah Do?” will be challenged by the sudden appearance of her ex and his new traveling partner. On her left sits Hank Hazard, whose unusually polite but constant requests–prompted by his covert role as a spy for the airline–test the limits of the crew’s customer service.
But as Lucy and the rest of the crew discover, Hank’s odd behavior is linked to a quiet faith that may play a key role in the fate of everyone on board. Especially when an unexpected traveler sets this already bumpy flight on a course toward the unfriendly skies.
I do have to admit when I first picked up the book and began to read it I was wondering what kind of strange book I was reading, but I had faith in Rene Gutteridge. I am SO GLAD I did not put the book down, in fact I finished it in one weekend. One page had me laughing out loud.
Rene Gutteridge is the author of twelve novels, including the Boo series, the Storm series, and the novelization for The Ultimate Gift, as well as Scoop and Snitch, the first two Occupational Hazard novels. She lives with her husband, Sean, and their two children in Oklahoma City. (by the way Boo series is one of my favorite reads also!!)
Seriously this would be a PERFECT summer book. I believe that so much, I am giving one of my readers a copy of Rene Gutteridge’s book SKID for free.
Leave a comment here to win a copy of SKID by Rene Gutteridge. You have until 10:00 pm, May 28th to enter. It is a short contest because I will be going out of town, I will announce the winner by midnight May 28th.
May 13 2008
China earthquake kills thousands
China Quake Kills Thousands, Students Buried
Myanmar cyclone toll passes 22,000
Death toll soars in Myanmar cyclone
10,000 Dead In Single Myanmar Town
These are all headlines just from a simple google search.
So many gone in the blink of an eye.
Want something more close to home?
Families across Missouri, Oklahoma, and Georgia spent Mother’s Day searching through their damaged homes and beginning the long road to recovery after a series of severe storms and tornadoes ripped across the central U.S. on Saturday. Media reports indicated that twenty-three people were killed by the storms, and at least 150 more were injured. Red Cross
Click here to read updated from Samaritan’s Purse the one titled “Staff in the field” is touching.
My heart is heavy this morning, I am praying for all. But in reality I don’t really think we can comprehend thousands of people gone in the blink of an eye.
How are you living your today?
Can you help? If so go here
Red Cross
(my personal favorite) Samaritan’s Purse http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
But at the least….PRAY!
May 10 2008
BUT there are OVER HERE. But if you don’t want to enter I totally understand =))
Kelli over at Living In Grace has this contest going on:
I giving away FOUR! FREE! starter memberships to Netflix. You will get a one month subscription to Netflix, and can rent up to three movies at any time. So, if you play your cards right, you could watch between TWELVE! and SIXTEEN! movies FREE! at home.
Without loading up the kids, driving, or paying a dime!But wait! there’s more!
Netflix also lets you watch movies on your computer! Instantly!
But wait! There’s even MORE!
The winners will recieve a Movie Goodies Box from me, full of yummy treats to indulge in while watching their movies!
Head on over there to read more.
May 09 2008
Do you know Joy? I love Joy’s blog, just her blog’s name makes me feel welcome. She makes me feel like a normal Mom who struggles through every day things, and Joy for full disclosure I had to clean off my table just so I could take the picture and right in the middle of this post my dog decided to poop in the living room =).
Anyways look what I got in the mail from Joy….can we say CHICK FLICK WEEKEND. And my BOYS cannot argue because it is MOMMY WEEKEND. Thanks Joy for sending this at the perfect time, now I can slip away and enjoy my Mother’s Day weekend. (I won a contest on Joy’s blog)
If you have not visited her, now would be the perfect time she has such sweet pictures up today.
THANKS JOY!!
May 05 2008
Just some newsy update stuff. When I was gone for a week I did a lot of thinking about the blogging aspect here. I greatly enjoy it, but life has been very hectic. When I had a chance to stop everything and get away for a week I did not even take my laptop (which is a biggie for me). I thought about where my full energies should be focused. I don’t want to give up blogging, and I don’t plan to, but I plan on scaling back a lot.
I will be popping in to let you know when I have a new Book Buzz article up. This summer is going to be big, I have some awesome interviews (like the one I have with Amy Wallace in this months edition of CWO). Next month is another interview you will NOT want to miss if you have children, it is one of the more important interviews I feel I have done.
I am still currently writing for Laced With Grace at a minimum once a month. I greatly enjoy the ladies there and what the site has to offer.
I have three boys going in three different directions. School is out in a month, and to be honest summer is a CRAZY time in my household. Besides soccer and basketball, we have now added high school football conditioning (basketball ends very soon, so the basketball and football are just overlapping for a week or so). But all of the above plus upcoming summer camps, my sister having her baby, Laced With Grace, Book Buzz, laundry, cooking, cleaning etc… is where my focus will be for awhile.
During your summer months be sure to visit my book review section (located uder the tab on top) for some suggestions. On the 15th, I will have another awesome book suggestion, and a chance to win some stuff. But until then…I will still be around reading your blog, feel free to email me or use my contact form above to say “hi” or let me know anything I can pray for.
May 01 2008
Or some just call it Target. Go here to enter and read all about it…
now how can you pass that up?
Apr 21 2008
If I don’t get around to your post, and if I saved your post to read later…well that is because Mrs Bonehead…um that would be me, accidentally hit “mark all as read” on her reader.
Well it is less stressful, but I feel guilty.
Sorry. And if you don’t know what I am talking about, then don’t worry about it (aka…Mom). =))
Apr 18 2008
Can you leave a nice comment for my friend Vicki at Windows to My Soul. She is having surgery today and I would the love fact that she returns to tons of comments. Feel free to post something on your blog also to send people to her site. I know she is nervous, so a prayer would be wonderful also.
Thanks. Click here to go to her site.
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