My brain is where???



Ever have one of those days when you wonder if your brain is in Stand-by mode or has shut off altogether?

Yeah...me neither......

Ok, that was a fib. I am having one of those days today. Things have happened that had they been recorded might have won me some major cash on some stupid TV show.

What? You want some examples??? Ok, if you insist.

1. Got lost in a town that is as familiar to me as my own home.. Seriously...my boys were the ones to help direct me to where I needed to go.
2. Drew a complete blank when the teller at the bank struck up a very familiarly toned conversation. She even mentioned seeing my hubby mowing the grass at our house....still have no idea who she is.
3. Apparently the brain fuzz was catching because my sons kept looking at me with blank stares on their faces while we were shopping and people were waiting for us all to move out of the center of the aisle. I would say " boys, move" and then repeat 6 times while trying to not pinch a hole in their arm. Ok, so I am not perfect.
4. I looked up a recipe for homemade dishwasher detergent. The directions said to mix all the ingredients in a HUGE bowl......yeah I decided to skip that part and just dump it all in storage container and shake it to mix. Might have worked had I made sure the lid was secured. Are you seeing the picture of me shaking the container full of Borax, Washing Soda, lemonade packets and salt?? Are you seeing me shake it all onto the counters & floor??? Looked like a powder bomb went off. Lesson learned....directions are there for a reason....almost makes me wonder if the lady that posted the recipe was soooo specific because she too made that mistake. I am choosing to believe that just to make myself feel better.
5. Another on-line washing tip attempt was next. Decided to clean the inside of my washing machine. So I filled the tub full of hot water and added a quart of bleach. I let it sit and igitate for a couple hours. So I got the brilliant idea to scoop some of this bleachy water onto the parts of the machine that were not immersed. I was just sloshing and sloshing until I saw water running out from the bottom of my machine onto the floor.....so apparently there is not another drum under there catching all the water I was sloshing...who knew??? Not me!
6. And a tip to anyone else that wants to make anything with Borax....dont just dump an entire box of it into a container that has an opening at eye level.....that stuff produces a dust plume matched only by cake flour.....makes the eyes itchy too.
7. And lastly, don't you just hate it when you take the time to make a grocery list and are diligent and throrough in your preparation and then discover once you get home that you forgot something as important as trash bags??? yeah, me too!!

So I guess I need to go re-boot my brain with a combination of Coca-Cola & chocolate....now that is a cure all if there ever was one.

****update- not 3 minutes after I posted this, my youngest son walked in and told me his belly hurt. I asked him when it started and he calmly suggested that perhaps it is hurting because of all the pool water he was drinking. All I could think to reply was  "You think?" - told you it was catching........so be careful the next time you have a loved one that seems to be on autopilot.

Have a great weekend!!!!

Arms of Jesus

I have been hesitant about sharing this but today I feel like God wants someone else to know what I know. So here goes....

Sunday morning the family & I went to church like every other Sunday morning. Amazingly the morning was calm and we got out the door on time. And let me tell you....that is something that hardly ever happens.  So while we were driving we prayed and thanked the Lord for the day and asked Him to be with us as we worshipped and met with other believers. (side note.....such a wonderful feeling to hear your children pray that prayer) We arrived and joined the rest of the praise team in practice, prayer and preparation for service.

Service began and we sang several songs and prayed and entered into worship. We were on the 4th song, Your Great Name by Natalie Grant and I began feeling like I was on fire. I have had the feeling several other times and it usually associated with a prophetic word. I began to feel so overwhelmed and like I was coming unhinged. I began praying about whether I was to open my mouth to speak aloud. About this time the entire congregation was singing "Jesus" over and over and over. I closed my eyes and saw Jesus....guess you could say it was a vision. Had never had one before so was new to me. But in my vision I saw Jesus walking amongst the people and drawing close to them, leaning in, drinking in the sound of His name pouring from their hearts, spirits and lips. He was touching them, leaning over them, and smiling so big that He looked like He might laugh out loud. He would touch one and then walk to another. The heart cry of His people singing His Name, Jesus had drawn Him into their presence and He was ready and available to meet needs, offer healing, comfort, provision and love. I was so overwhelmed that I found it difficult to breathe. I feel so blessed to have seen that. It is something that I will never forget. My Jesus is just waiting on me to invite Him to make a difference in my life. He draws pleasure from my calling on Him. He is not inconvenienced and too busy or waiting for me to do all the "stuff" before I call on Him. He just wants me to call on Him. His name, Jesus, is above any other name. He is everything I need. He is my Source, my Deliverer, my Provider, my Healer, my Father. He is waiting for us to call on Him, invite Him in and let Him put His arms around us and give us what we stand in need of today.

No matter where you are, what you have done, what you need, just call on Him. He is waiting.
Be blessed!

Top Five

Wow! So much has happened since I blogged last that I don't even know where to start. So first things first. How about a Top Five post....

1. A year ago we picked up and moved 1,200 to a new state, town, job, church and people.  It was quite the adventure and I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. We met some wonderful people and made some great friends. Our family saw parts of the country that were foreign and odd to us but it was beautiful. We got to expereince tornado sirens...didn't realize how loud they were. We were able to join a phenomenal homeschool group and learned alot. Glad we went!

2. Meanwhile our house in the South stayed empty and didnt sell. I join a large portion of the American population with a huge sigh of frustration.

3.Hubbys job was not what he had expected and we started missing our home, our friends, our church and the humidity and heat of the South. So after much praying and seeking we packed up yet again and moved 1,200 miles back home. Moved back into our house and its familiar surroundings. I had never been so happy to see trees and grass and also have a repreieve from the constatnt winds of Kansas. Yes, I am a fan of "the light breeze"..hahaha  We miss the folks we met in Kansas but are very glad to be back home.

4.My hubby is a homebody so the fact that he moved away from the South at all is a miracle. I feel so blessed to have had the experience we did. Our family will remember the last year fondly.

5. Sooooo, we are back and getting back into our groove. We finally got a computer to replace the one that was blown up last year so I will be blogging again......yeah!!!   So that is all I have today. Will post again soon. Be blessed and have a wonderful day!!