Thankful Thursday - 5/7

Here are my 5 this week:

1. I'm thankful my 5 yr old is over her virus...and for decongestant medicine since I caught it.

2. I'm thankful that my accountability partner skipped the gym this morning so I could too, guilt-free.

3. I'm thankful that my nephew is out of the hospital (pneumonia) and that my niece (his sister) got her cast today (after braking her arm on Saturday.) Yes, it's safe to say my sister, ET, had a bad week this week. But it's getting better.

4. I'm thankful for encouragement from bloggy friends. You guys make my day.

5. I'm thankful that y'all will let me get by with only 4 things this week, cause my head is stopped up and it's hard to think. I think I'll go rest on the couch. :-)

Blogging Schedule

I'm not wonder woman! (This is what the tag line on my blog used to be.) My blog was called Wonder Woman Wonders. I used to try to do it all, but I've come to realize I can't! And that is a good thing.

The school year winds down for my preschooler in just 3 weeks, and for my elementary aged daughter in just 5 weeks. With the end of the year comes lots of field trips and school productions. My schedule is jamming up. I need to cut back some where.

So effective immediately, my blog will be going to a reduced schedule. My plan is to post on Mondays and Fridays for devotions, and post Thankful Thursdays as often as possible. If you follow my blog, you'll always know when I post! (You never know when I'll get on a roll & post extra!) So if you don't follow, just click the "FOLLOW" button on the right to make sure you don't miss anything.

To my bloggy friends, please know I'm still jumping around & visiting as much as I can, but for the next few weeks I may not comment as much.

Ready for Summer Vacation -

Lucky 13

Today is my 13th wedding anniversary. Now supposedly 7 is a lucky number, and 13 is unlucky. But in marriage since 7 is supposedly unlucky (7 year itch), than 13 must be lucky right??

So in honor of my lucky 13th, here are 13 Things I've Learned in 13 Years:

1. My husband is not perfect. And neither am I.

2. I can't change him, and I'm basically okay with that.

3. It's not all about me, no matter what "it" is.

4. How to cook, and I'm pretty good at it!

5. What ELSE I want to be when I grow up (besides a wife & mother...a writer!)

6. Believing in God in not enough, I want to live my life for him.

7. Minivans are cool. (Humor me on this one.)

8. I won't be a size 2 forever, and that just means there is more of me to love. (*wink*)

9. I finally concur with the Bible's take on submission...I didn't say I was good at it, I just said I agree with it.

10. Gifts aren't important! I'm happy with just a card and spending time together. (Really, honey, I'm not kidding!)

11. It takes work to make a marriage last or to be a good mom, and I'm up for the task.

12. I'm not always right (but I still want to be).

13. I still have a lot to learn...and always will.


Colossians 3:13-15 -- Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

Getting Gray

I'm getting some gray hairs. They stand out like a sore thumb, the contrast between them and my dark brown hair highly evident. Even the texture is different, causing the grays to poke out of my nicely coiffed hairdo. My husband on the other other hand has light brown/blondish hair. Even though he is much older than I am, you can scarcely find a gray hair in his head. Even though I'm sure they're there, the isn't enough contrast to make them noticeable.

Such is the way sin is in our lives. If we are living a life strongly in contrast to sin, when we do sin, or when we see sin, it sticks out like a sore thumb. *SIN* it screams. But when our defenses are down, there isn't enough contrast. Perhaps it's the idea that I'll only have one drink. Or one bite of that cake. Next thing we know it's more than one and your sick and ashamed of yourself.

Maybe you're assuring your self that by "friending" your old boyfriend or girlfriend on facebook (just to catch up) that nothing will happen. That casual flirting won't lead to anything else. The lunch date with that cute co-worker will be strictly professional. Suddenly things get gray.

Casting Crowns song "Slow Fade" says "It's a slow fade, when you give yourself away. It's a slow fade as black and white turn to gray." Don't let sin creep into your life turning what you should know is sin into a gray area.

Like my gray hairs, you need to pluck that sin right out of your life. If you don't, before you know it everything will be gray. Don't let sin make you dye die. Wash that sin right out of your life, with the help of Jesus.

Slow Fade by Casting Crowns