Rubbing it in - just a bit

Okay, anyone who has read the blog or knows me, knows that where we are geographically right now isn't exactly my preference. Thankfully, I can see baby steps of growth!! I accept my fate right now rather than being resigned to it - which I see as a step of growth. Contentment is still the goal that I am working toward.

So, please indulge me in gloating just a little - it's been in the 70's all week down here. Currently, it's in the upper sixties and humid - windows open and flip flops on.

Tomorrow the cold front comes through - it will be in the 40's and 50's for highs.

We're heading over to another couple's house for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. I'm bringing a pumpkin pie and homemade dog treats for their dogs(which are their children).

HAVE A BLESSED THANKSGIVING!!

Brotherly love

Overkill??

Today, we received a gift for Matthew(thanks Gaylene!!). I couldn't get over the fact that they(WalMart - not Gaylene) put this package of onesies in this huge box! Too funny.

Four more weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Makrothumia, please!

This past week in my Bible study (we're studying the fruit of the Spirit), we focused on patience. The Greek word for this aspect is makrothumia. It's not the hupomone or enduring under hardships type of patience, but rather the merciful, unjudgemental type of patience when dealing with people. Giving up "my right" to be angry is not usually my preference - obviously, in my head and heart, I'm justified to be angry at whomever or whatever person has injustly treated me - intentionally or unintetionally.

Boy, is that convicting!!! I have been reminded time and time again how judgemental I am - thereby - how impatient, unmerciful and unChristlike I am. I'm thankful for the Holy Spirit's convicting - you can't grow and work on something if you don't know that you need to work on something. I need to be humbled and reminded of what I truly deserve - if it were not for the mercy and patience of God, I would be going to Hell.

It's the little things

I'm so excited - my eBay win has arrived! It's a Pottery Barn Kids crib bumper. I paid $10.50 for it(not including the $10.50 for s&h)! I can imagine how much something like this would have cost retail. I didn't really have a desire to purchase a whole matching set - well, it would have been nice - but I couldn't justify a whole new matching set.

One last hurrah!!

My knight in shining armor surprised me with booking a nice hotel room in North Little Rock/Riverfront last Friday. An hour is the furthest that I'm supposed to travel these days, so this get away was perfect! We had a wonderful time!

We walked around LR's riverfront, went to the North LR mall and bought some stuff along the way. Saturday, we did more shopping and then finished the day with catching a movie on the way home - Dan in Real Life. For a predictable romantic comedy, it was one of the better ones - we both enjoyed it.

Mark is wonderful!