Reading

Not much happened today, except reading..... I have read more in the last couple of days than I have my whole life I think. Tommorrow will be more of the same. I did get a response from the Chaplians that both degrees are required, but no answer as to whether there is a full-time ministry requirement, other than instructions to call the office and talk to someone. Ryan and I have talked about it some more... so now time for me to "prayerfully consider" what the Lord would have me to do, after all this is all about Him. In the meantime, I will just keep plugging along. I went to the doctor and he cleared me to go back to work next week, so now I will be in a hurry to get my schoolwork done before I go back to work.

Apples

So today.... not as productive as yesterday. I got up as Ryan left with the kids and I had great intentions to work the whole day, but right before lunch I got sucked into relaxation mode, and after I ate my lunch, I was seduced into a nap. It felt so good to lay in bed and do nothing. And of course I felt justified because I worked so hard yesterday. I will have to get back on the horse tommorrow morning bright and early to complete the work before my doctors appointments tommorrow afternoon. When the kids came home, we ate dinner, and I went to the neighbors for a moment. The neighbor across the street is a 3rd grade teacher, and will be helping us with Zoe. We are hoping to get her grades up by the end of the year. When I came back we had a visit from another neighbor who gave Thomas some more Thomas the tank Engine trains and tracks which he promptly got taken away for whining. What is it about whining and fit throwing that annoys me so much. I sometimes think that ignoring is the best route, but then he keeps doing it. So the new strategy is taking away toys. I did however send the email with questions about the requirements for becoming a chaplain.... so we will see what happens. I was so excited today to find out that after this Old testament History class is over, I only have 8 classes to go before I get my Bachelor's Degree! After dinner, we attempted to make Apple somethings.....I was originally going to core the apples and wrap dough around it, with sugar and cinnamon and butter. But the apple slicer I bought was more than just to core the apple, it was to slice and core, so we ended up just slicing the apples and rolling them in the croissant dough. Gonna have to get the other tool to do it differently next time. Still trying to think about a service related activity.... need ideas..... hmmmmm

Monday

Today was a very productive day!!! This morning I got up and started right away on my homework and I was able to accomplish all this weeks work today. So tommorrow morning, I will start off with a quiz and continue to the 3rd week of work. I am taking New testament History this semester and there is alot of work! After all the work was completed I headed to Walgreens to get some over the counter drugs to help with the post surgery pain I am still having. I picked up Thomas and mailed Katie's birthday package! After I returned home, Ryan had dinner cooked... boy I am I one blessed woman! We took a family walk and ended the evening with a movie. I sure hope tommorrow is as productive as today!

New beginnings

Well... it has been a year since I last blogged, and I have been renewed in focus by my best friend Katie. Today we went to church, and after church enjoyed sandwiches and a nice walk on the Ocean Springs bridge. It was beautiful today!! 71 degrees and sunny with just enough breeze. Why does it seem that there are so many beautiful days of sunny weather when I cannot run? I did realize that I need to take more photos. Hopefully I can figure out how to get them from the phone to the computer soon. This week at church, the message was about service. I am hoping to do something service related this week, hopefully with the kids. I will definitely have to think hard on this! Also this week, I am hoping to get ahead on school work so that when I go back to work, I don't feel overwhelmed. In addition to all that, I am going to try to find out what is needed in order to become a chaplain. Ok, so lots to do this week, and I'll try to take more pictures. Thanks for the inspiration Katie! :)