Queenies Little Kingdom

I’m trying to keep my head above the water. It’s the day before the LAST day of school so the energy is alive amongst the savages. Therefore, the challenge is to keep them under some sort of control.

Tough job!

I woke up this morning to a dryer full of clothes covered in black gel ink pen. Good morning Mama! Not only do the clothes have ink spots but the dryer may never look the same again. Poor me oh my!

I won’t go down without a fight!

Oklahoma is so terribly heartbreaking and I can’t get the images out of my mind. Just now I watched a news video of an elderly lady standing beside her completely lost home…then during the interview & out from under the crushed rubble her sweet dog comes crawling out. They had to help him of course because he was totally buried!! All night!

God help them all! People & pets alike!

For this to be my Tuesday/Thursday it sure is a doozy! I decided after the ink pen disaster that I WOULDN’T give satan a moment of my joy today and I mean it!

I will sing of HIS goodness & glory!

What are you afraid of?  I'm home alone tonight. So I can ask such a question.  I made it home a little earlier than usual from my ladies Bible Study.  Strangely, no one else was home.  That never happens at my house.  Someone is always home, day or night.  As soon as I came in from taking my dogs out for a little break…..they started barking.

The scary barking!

The kind of barking that says, stranger danger…killers, everywhere barking!  I tried my best to distract them.  I also played the "I'm not going to think bad thoughts" game with myself while trying to stop the loud growly barks.  No good!  I let my mind wander with WHAT IF thoughts.

Fear can make us crazy!

I don't normally walk around all scaredy-cat like.  I'd like to think of myself as a brave girl.  One who stares down dark lonely nights and alarmed pets with stoic bravery.  But the truth is I get scared.  I feel fear and I think the worst.  Even knowing what I know about God……

I'll never understand why fear grips us and squeezes so tight.  Maybe it's a weakness inside or a lack of faith.  Either way, I'm determined to beat it.  I'm mostly talking about the big fears here: losing a loved one, terrible disease, job loss, home loss.  The barking dogs will stop but a tragedy….can be life-changing.  However…

I love knowing I can turn to scripture when I'm scared.  Here's 3 of my favorites.

Psalm 56:3 "When I am afraid, I will trust in You."

2 Timothy 1:7  "For GOD has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, of love and sound mind."

Joshua 1:9  "This is my command–be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged.  For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."

God,

There are moments when I take my eyes off of you.  I'm sorry.  When that happens, the door opens for all sorts of confusion.  Help me to focus on you and the many ways you are covering me with your care.

Amen

It's down to single digits. School ends in 7 more days. One more Monday! Oh Monday! What a jolt of reality you are to the working folks.

My excuse for not having a clean house, dinner ready or energy to party is fast coming to an end. I'll have to come up with some new excuses as to why I'm not on top of my mom game.

Over the weekend my son brought over a big surprise for (me) the family. Disguised as a Mother's Day present — this is the new computer for all to enjoy.

It's a 23 inch HP touchscreen all-in-one computer. Blogging will be a whole new experience after all the years of using a Netbook. My eyes will not know what hit em! Big screen! Wow.

Plans of family coming took a big turn on Saturday. My hubby's parents have been traveling by car from Washington state to visit for graduation. Somewhere in Iowa my mother-in-law fell and suffered some rather serious injuries. After an ambulance ride to the ER and scans of injured body parts the surgeon revealed she would need surgery. Thankfully they had the rationalization to know they had to go back home for such a big event. So, turning around with her injuries & pain they went.

Sad for them…sad for us too. But our prayers are for good care & quick healing ahead. What an awful way to end what was supposed to be a leisurely fun trip. So sorry for them.

Look how far hubby has gotten on the stairs. Rain, cold weather, work and busyness be darned! He's going to finish!  Maybe he'll beat me getting out of school.  Ya think?  Don't worry, if he does….there are plenty of other house tasks to jump into next!

Happy Monday, y'all!