When I Struggle With Worry I...

Read my Bible.


Enjoy the garden.




Serve an ordinary weeknight supper on my best dishes.


Watch the kids play.


Bake something yummy.

Greg, our oldest son is deploying very soon and I am trying my best not to worry abut it. :)

Hobby or Obligation?

Chained to Computer

I sure hope I'm not the only one that struggles with sometimes feeling like blogging is a big weight around her neck! I love blogging, I really do! But I catch myself feeling like it's a popularity contest and that I'm in Junior High.

What if I don't post anything fabulous and no one likes me anymore? What if my 10s of faithful readers dump me? :)

I guess I'm just feeling ambivalent about the whole thing which is a sure sign that I need a bit of a break. I'm not saying I won't be back soon (maybe even tomorrow, you never can tell) but from now on I'm not going to let myself feel obligated to post. If I have something great to share then I will, but if I don't, well that's OK too. Summertime with my family is just too precious to waste worrying about blogging.

Of course, feel free to browse around in the archives or email me anytime.

Mini Vacation

We no sooner returned from visiting the boys on the East Coast than we decided on the spur of the moment to take another vacation. This time a "mini" vacation. We stayed with retrohousewife (the poor woman had 14 people in her house) and enjoyed the old Texas favorite summer pastime of tubing the river.

We cooked enormous amounts of food, got sunburned (despite repeated SPF 50 applications) in the triple digit heat and generally had a great time. I did have one bad moment when I encountered a snake on the river that I shudder to think about. I'll save that story for another day after I've had a chance to get over it. If the kids will quit laughing about my flailing arms and panicked screaming that is. Maybe in a year or two. :) We also saw lizards, deer, turtles and a beaver, plus some random wild animals scarfing down huge amounts of bottled water, Dr. Pepper and hot dogs (also known as husbands and children).

So basically I've been traveling for what seems like months. My Suburban is completely filthy and my house has the dust coating to prove how neglected it is. I wonder if I'll ever catch up on the laundry. If I disappear under Mt. Washmore please send someone to search for me.

Aaaahhh! The joys of Summer!

Beach Essentials

We had so much fun on vacation. It's probably a good thing that I don't live near a beach. I would be so tempted to let everything slide at home while I was snoozing on the sand or walking along looking for sea shells. There's a reason those "noise machines" play wave sounds to help people sleep.

Here are my "essential" beach items...a beach towel, a coverup, sunscreen, a Diet Coke and a good book. I didn't have a book of my own so I borrowed one of Peter's Tom Clancy novels. I've actually been enjoying it. What do you take to the beach?

The Earth is the Lord's

The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof,
the world and those who dwell therein,
for he has founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
Psalm 24: 1-2

Having a Great Time!

Having a great time and I'll see you soon!

A Little Trip

Fifties Ensemble

I'm packing my little bag (notice I said "little", I'm trying to pack light) to leave very early in the morning. I can't wait! I'll check in while I'm gone and hopefully have some great pictures to share.

Wish I could just tuck all you lovely readers in my bag and bring you with me! Wouldn't we have fun?