OK so the home improvement bug bit me and I decided that it was time to do a few changes around the house, so over the last few days I started in my living room. I now have a red wall (which I have always wanted) and I installed my grandmothers old electric fireplace in the room. Here are a few pics of what my living room looks like now. next it is on the the kitchen.
Ok so I have something that has been bothering me for some time now and I figure that I will go ahead and get it off my chest while I can still claim post surgery insanity if anyone gets offended. So If I step on any toes I am sorry but we are all here to share our thoughts and feelings.
Most of my friends on here ( who will be reading this) all go to the same church. Which I must say is the most amazing church ever. There is so much freedom in our church. We are growing in leaps and bounds and watching God move in the lives of all the new Christians is such a blessing to watch. Now for my grip ( which will make me sound like an old person) I feel many have lost or never known how to respect others. Every Sunday its the same thing, and by all means I am not excluding my own family, We go into worship and it starts to feel like a social club. People are up and down in and out letting their kids run all over the place. Talking about everything but what we are there for. You see a friend sneak in late you get up and cross the church and talk to them for five or ten minutes with no regard the to people around you. I reached my breaking point this last Sunday. My kids each got up and left three times the group behind me were chatting about what they had done over the weekend and the ones next to them were discussing what they were doing after church. OK so I am trying to block it all out and push into the presents of God but there was no having it. I take both my kids out and discipline them. Go back in and my sweet little nieces are running up and down the isle. I go get them and make them sit down then look around to see that alot of people around me are acting the same way I just punished my children for acting. Disgusted I just left church. I don't think you should have to force your way into the presents of God. It is something that comes so natural when in the right enviorment. I know we are a young church and we are very open to worshiping freely but I feel we need to go back and instill a value of respect for others. Respect the ones around you trying to worship and receive if you need to talk take it outside, take care of your business before church starts, yes we offer coffee and drinks but should we leave service two and three time for a refill, I think that is an abusive of the privlage. And just so you know after I left and came home my two kids were punished with four hours of house and yard work plus a discussion on respecting others and how to behave while in church.
ok now I feel better and like I said if this offends anyone I am sorry
Ok so I made it through the flies and the misquitos. Then there was the invasion of roof rats in August but enough is enough if I have to take a shower with this little guy one more night I am going to scream.
Not to mention all his friends that are all over my front porch.
Well here it is the end of August and it is hard to believe how fast this summer has gone by. It has been a great summer for me and my kids. The kids both went on a month long vacation ( I stayed home and worked). We made a few trips to the lake. Me and my daughter attended Rock the Desert. Many family movie nights. We spent a lot of time just reconnecting as a family, which was much needed after everything we had been through.
I have been dealing with some health issues. I was diagnosed with cystic ovarian disease and a word I am not even going to attempt that means that my uterus was hemorrhaging. My doctor tried hormones to try and control it but it has just gotten worse so yesterday I was told my only option is a hysterectomy. Bad news is that my uterus is tilted at an odd angle so it has to be done through the abdomen. I am actually very OK with this. I do have a few concerns First is the financial co pays, hospital stay for 3-5 days, time missed at work. After finding out about the surgery I came to the office to let my boss know what was happening and all I got was " this is going to be a real inconvenience for the office" and " Just how long to you plan on being gone". I was very hurt and now feel this overwhelming need to come back to work just as soon as I can. Which I was already feeling a little knowing I have no sick time or vacation time to use during all this.
Mom has agreed to help with the kids. and to stay at the hospital with me. She is so awesome.
So remember me on September 16Th ( that is surgery day)
Love you All
Sometimes when things get hard it helps me to fall back on old familiar thing in my life to comfort me. Here is one of my favorite songs done in the most beautiful ways I think I have ever heard it.
