A fresh start!!

Sometimes we find encouragement from people and places we would never think, but we should thank God for each and every one of them!

Me and my daughter have been talking about me and why I have been so Blahh! for, well since all of our battles last year. I told her I wasn't sure why I couldn't snap out of my depressed state when I have nothing to be depressed about! She is so grown up now, she and I talked about staying in our Word and praying more with and for each other. We also made a vow to each other to start being in church every service like we always have. I just seem to find every excuse in the world not to go any more and all of them are just that, excuses.

I'm glad God gave me my 2 wonderful children! If not for them and my wonderful husband, I don't know where I would be. I know I would not be the person I am today!!

Home Alone!

Well, Bethany left at 7:30am to go skiing at Winter Place with church, Merlin left about 4:00pm to take Lonnie to meet his ride back to Clemson and that leaves me home alone!

This rarely happens and I don't know if I like it or not. You would think I would enjoy the peace and quite and take a little time for myself, but I don't really know how to do that. I haven't felt very well today and just don't feel up to doing anything. Still I would rather have my crowd home with me even if I am yelling for them to stop fighting or to clean up!

Merlin and I have a few days alone this week and he will be working a double on Monday and then on Tuesday he will have to recover and then Bethany will be back on Wednesday! The only way for us to spend time together is go out of town and we never do that alone. One day we may get there, but not in the cards right now.

A new week!

Well, this week has been pretty good. Not many upsets or disappointments. Lonnie didn't come home from school this week, but he is suppose to come home next week end, thats always exciting. School started back, which means dance started back, which means I'm back in the taxi cab business. That is when I start appreciating what Lonnie did for me when he was home. My daddy helps me out greatly also. I guess I should be greatful I can still pick her up and be with her all the time. In May she will turn 15 and get her permit and then, well the rest is history.

My daddy goes back to Charleston tomorrow for and endoscopy, so please keep him in your prayers. They are going to make sure everything is ok and they can take the feeding tube out.

He went to church with my uncle JM today at Calvary and then to the river for my cousin to be baptised. We were going to go with him, but I hated to miss my church. I think it may do him good to go without me sometimes. I want this to be all him and me be there for help and encouragement, not trying to do this for me or my children. He has had some temptations over the last few weeks, but I'm praying he ask God to help him through them.

I'm going to claim that this week will be as good or better than last week!!

Christmas 2008

I guess I forgot about Christmas. Well, not really, but I never got around to posting anything for Christmas. I didn't end up getting many pictures. Lonnie got sick and we had to leave my mothers. Also I need a new camera. Mine the pictures have not been coming out very good. Good think I have a birthday coming next month also. Someone (Dale) needs to let Merlin know I need a new camera for my birthday. You may need to help pick one out too!

Mountains 2009

Well, we took a small vacation this past weekend. We were planning to take Lonnie back to school, and help him move in his new room, but he decided he wanted to wait until Monday to leave for school. Since we had already planned to go out of town, we did. We went and picked up BB and headed to Pigeon Forge, TN. We only stayed one night but we had a blast. I think BB really enjoyed herself. Lonnie didn't go with us and we missed him, but I guess we need to get used to that, he is grown now. He will be 19 next month. Whatever will I do??

Our exciting New Years Eve!!

Well...we decided to let Bethany go to a party for New Years Eve at a friends house and Merlin and I could not thing of anything to do to stay awake until the party was over (I know we are sad). So we went to the movies and then to Wal-Mart (no one was there never seen Wal-Mart so empty) we got groceries and some hats and went home to watch the ball fall. We did make it until New Years and when Bethany came in and saw us sitting in the recliners with our hats on she about rolled. You know she thinks we are crazy anyway, so she really got a kick out of that!

Looking forward to a good year!!

A New Year Is On The Way!

I am so ready for a New Year! I feel like I may can take a breath. This year has been so crazy with my dad being sick and Lonnie going off to college. These were very big events in our lives.
Things seem to be getting better with both of these situations, but I still seem like my world is falling apart most days. I just can't feel relaxed, I always feel uptight and stressed. I need a good LONG vacation!!! Merlin want him and me to go on a cruise, That seems wondereful, but I do hate to leave the children. I know we need to go away together and I know we will, but there I go again feeling like the world can't survive without me, we all know it can! Just pray for me and my crazy life, that should be enough to keep us all busy!!