Christmas Highlights

G and I were lucky enough to get to celebrate Christmas twice this year. We celebrated in Pueblo with my family on Friday night before, and then got up on Saturday and drove to Clearwater to celebrate with his family.
Here's some pictures from Friday with my family.

"Are we there yet?"
Oreo and Jonah enjoy riding in the car- we took them to stay with Grandma & Poppie (my parents) while we went to Kansas.


The bugs. :-)


"Is Santa coming???"
My mom made stockings for our puppies to hang with their puppies' stockings.


This is one of my favorite gifts we got, from my brother & sister-in-law. We are going to hang them in our kitchen.



Then we got to celebrate Christmas on the day with G's family in Clearwater. Only his sister and her family were missing.

The nieces got lots of cool things!


Ellie got a Go Diego Animal rescue set, and Addy got a really neat scrapbook kit from aunt K.

Here's Jayme opening here Christmas ornament that I had lots of fun shopping for! "Fra-gi-le" :-)



Here's B opening his really cool TV trays (my shoulder is still suffering after affects of all the painting! :-)


All the brothers got these really neat helicopter fliers with launchers. Here is G playing with his new toy. :-) B didn't get to play with his too much- it broke after only a few launches- but he had to help G get his off the garage roof!


I also got some very nice gifts from my wonderful husband- my two favorites are my flannel lined jeans and my new purse! (Ellie and Addy like my DVD "The Grinch who stole Christmas!)


All in all it was a good time, tiring but good.
We are so very thankful to have lots of family to celebrate and visit with. But it is nice to come home too.
And Oreo was sooooo happy to see us she got up and danced! :-)

Thank You

DEAR GOD:
I want to thank You for what you have already done. I am not going to wait until I see results or receive rewards; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until I feel better or things look better; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until people say they are sorry or until they stop talking about me; I am thanking you right now! I am not going to wait until the pain in my body disappears; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until my financial situation improves; I am going to thank you right now. I am not going to wait until the children are asleep and the house is quiet; I am going to thank you right now. I am not going to wait until I get promoted at work or until I get the job; I am going to thank you right now. I am not going to wait until I understand every experience in my life that has caused me pain or grief; I am thanking you right now. I am not going to wait until the journey gets easier or the challenges are removed; I am thanking you right now. I am thanking you because I am alive. I am thanking you because I made it through the day's difficulties. I am thanking you because I have walked around the obstacles.
I am thanking you because I have the ability and the opportunity to do more and do better.

I'm thanking you because FATHER, YOU haven't given up on me.


Wow did I need this kick-in-the-pants! Sometimes I forget to thank God just because. We always wait til the situation is right, or we get what we want, or whatever. I need to make more of an effort to thank God for the hour, and for Him being in control so that I don't have to worry about tomorrow.
"So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own" Matthew 6:34 (NASB)

Holly Jolly Christmas

Work Place 23rd Psalm

The Lord is my real Boss and I shall not want.
He gives me peace when Chaos is all around me.
He gently reminds me to pray before I speak,
And to do all things without
Murmuring and complaining.

He reminds me that He is my Source, not my job
He restores my sanity everyday and guides my decision,
That I might honor Him in everything I do.

Even though I face absurd amounts of emails,
System crashes, unrealistic deadlines,
Budget cutbacks, gossiping co-workers
And an aging body that doesn’t cooperate every morning,
I will not stop--- for He is with me!

His Presence, His Peace and His Power will see me through.
He raises me up, even when they fail to promote me.
He claims me as His own, even when the company may let me go.

His faithfulness and love re better than any bonus check
And His retirement plan beats every 401K that exists!
When it’s all said and done, I’ll be working for Him a whole lot longer
And for that I bless His name!

Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Colossians 3:17 (NASB)

I am having a hard time of it today at work. And I have to keep repeating this to verse to myself- it is hard to work for the Lord when you are serving ungrateful people, working in a system that doesn't work (welfare system as well as computer system- which has been off-line all morning)and have co-workers who can not be grown up enough to clean up after themselves. I have been praying all morning, and have a feeling I will be that way all week the way its going! I know my memory verse for the week! :-) Hopefully I'll feel better after going to the chiropractor this afternoon...

Have Yourself a Merry Little Chirstmas

Snugle bugs

Here's how we found our puppies sleeping yesterday morning. :-)



They like their new toys we gave them (little chew ropes to play with when they are inside), but even with their own in front of them, they want the other's. :-)
Just like children- they fight and play just like a brother and sister!

And wore themselves out! :-)

WOW!!!

Wow! Wow! Wow! I went to my appointment at the chiropractor and I already feel much better! My elbow & hand are not numb, but my shoulder is still sore- but tolerable now! I have to go back on Monday because he couldn't finish working on my shoulder because it is soooo jacked up! He told me he would make it too sore if he kept going, so will have to wait. He used this new machine called a Pro-Adjuster. It's really cool, and gentle- not like the old maual cracking your back stuff. He said my shoulder and first rib were slightly dislocated and 5 of my 7 cervial and 11 of my 12 thorrasic vertebre were all out of alignment! (kudos to my hubby though- his nightly bear hugs have kept my lumbar vetebre in pretty good shape.)
I still can't believe how much better I already feel! I'm looking forward to Monday to see what a second adjustment brings :-)
WOW! :-)