Queenies Little Kingdom

I’m so excited! I’ve been waiting patiently……for quite a while now to get my hands on two very special books! Both of them written by beautiful godly women who have handed their lives over to God for service to Him. Today, hubby is ordering both of them just for me! Yeehaw! I heart him! I told him…..don’t buy me Valentine’s anything! I want these two awesome books, ok?

He smiled. So, I think that means……YOU GOT IT! Or, I got it! Whichever!

Lisa McKay’s new book, You Can Still Wear Cute Shoes for minister’s wives! (Can’t wait to read it!!)

And Beth Moore’s newest So Long Insecurity…. (I am so pumped!)

Yay….me! I’m going to kiss them when they arrive! Lisa is one of my favorite bloggers and Beth….well, what can you say about her? She’s a gift to the world! I love them both! I pray that women everywhere are changed by what these two servants share in these books! God bless them!

I’m off work today.  It’s been way overdue.  I hate taking sick days.  I feel like I’m backing up when I do. But, my fibromyalgia has really been a pain lately and I needed to take a break! I’ve had a funky eye infection for 4 days that would not leave me alone. I treated it with medication and then my other eye took over. Grr!

So, when Ally got word that she was to be a page in Indy at the State House on February 2nd….I thought, that is a good day for me to take off and regroup. So….here I am! Sitting quietly in the Downtown Mariott across from the Government Building. I’m surrounded by really nice “working” people. One of them kindly shared the free code for internet with me. 🙂 Thanks Abdul Mahar Ahkmed!

I’m thinking of walking down and perusing the Circle Center Mall. It is Super Bowl week you know….and I could use a little Colts gear to get me ready for the BIG game Sunday! What better place to find goodies than THE COLTS STORE!!!?! It’s just about time for everything to start opening up.

I’ve been thinking of how quickly life can change. Am I ready for it? I want to be….but then again, what if the change is something I don’t want it to be? Then, I’m not ready! As I think on it….I pray for God to help me. I need His direction and I need the faith to face whatever comes, head-on! So, that’s what I’m asking for. The faith to push through.

What about you? Do you need a boost? I pray God gives you just what you need to face whatever comes your way!

“The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.” (Proverbs 29:25)

I’ve been trying to post all evening! I brought my computer into the bedroom to “hang” with hubby. He’s been in bed all day sick. He woke up with a stomach ache and was convinced his appendix were about to burst! That is, until Ally woke up with the very same location of pain! Now that would be one crazy coink-a-dink for two family members to have an appendicitus at the same time. Weird!

Back to the computer in the bedroom. Every time I think I’ll start writing WORDS….the tv blaring destroys all my brain cells and I can’t think of anything that even sounds intelligent to say. Because the tv is up as loud as it can go! I’ve taken the controls and lowered it about 17 times and he just turns it right back up. Now, that may sound a little petty to you very nice wives……but not only is it loud, it’s also on SEVERAL different programs. He’s watching a potpourri of tv excitement! The Pro bowl, the Grammy’s, SNL, Dateline and whatever else he can find. I am ready to scream! My ears…..they are a ringin!

So, I’m going to make the best of it and put away my computer. I think a hug and maybe a little attention will help papaw turn down the tv. It’s the least I can do (for my ears, that is).

One little word of advice to any of you who love to Facebook chat.

ALWAYS make sure that the person you are chatting with IS THE PERSON you mean to be chatting with!

Yea, I learned this one the hard way. Last night, I hopped on and noticed one of my friends was on chat. Her name is Betsy S. The night before she and I had chatted it up for a few minutes. So, when I noticed her name….I began a little conversation! It went like this:

Me-Wow, 2 nights in a row on FB. There must not be much excitement going on over there!
Betsy-Yea, kids are all gone and STEVE is in bed asleep already!
Me-Huh? Are you sleeping with Steve now? What happened to PAT? (Steve is her neighbor and friend, Pat is her hubby whom she’s trying to have another baby with!!)
Betsy- (awkward silence)
Me-Have you taken to swingin? hehe!
Betsy- more weird silence, strange comments back
Me-(I go into this crazy talk about my left eye that’s been sickly for 4 days that Betsy and I have had several conversations about already)

Then, it hits me! I look closer at the picture by her name…….Ummm, that’s not my friend Betsy! It’s another person named Betsy S. from my HOME CHURCH in Florida!!! OH MY GOSH!!!!

Me-BETSY, I am soooooo sorry! I thought you were another friend! I’m so embarrassed!
Betsy-I thought this was the case! It’s ok. Easy mistake!

Friends…..never have I been so embarrassed! The whole “are you sleeping with Steve” and the “taken to swingin” comment! HORRIBLE!
I was just being silly! I know my friend isn’t up to anything funny outside of her marriage. It was simply my confused wonder!
SHOOT ME NOW!

Never Ever Ever…….chat without knowing! Seriously!

It’s not everyday that a daughter-in-law can say she really loves her mother-in-law! I’m blessed enough to realize what a gem I have in the lady who raised allowed him to live my husband. She had her work cut out for her from the get-go with that fella! But for me, I’m glad she made it (and him too). He’s a wonderful man and I credit her with much of that outcome! Thank you, dear MIL for him.

Today is your special day! Every single time this day comes around…..I and my family are far far away! It comes quietly upon us and swishes out just as fast (your birthday, your anniversaries, your…life). We seem to miss out (and so do you) on what’s happening in one another’s lives. It’s one of the hardest parts of ministry life (leaving your family behind). That is originally why we live so far away. Life moves you….literally and figuratively. Now, without ministry we stay because our kids are settled and how do you just grab em up and go?

We don’t know.

But, we miss our family. We hate not sharing special things with you. In your lives and in ours. God has given us a sweet relationship that allows us to always pick right back up where we left off. I’m grateful for that. Sometimes our visits are so few that we forget to celebrate “everything” that we’ve missed.     🙁

Bittersweet!

For you…..I pray that many blessings come your way and that you know just how loved you are by me….and by my whole family. You are surely one of the best mother’s, MIL’s, grandmother’s I’ve ever known. And someday…..I hope to be as cherished as you are in each of those roles. Thank you for loving me….and teaching me how to honor God with my life (whether it be rough or pleasant). You are beautiful inside and out…and I LOVE YOU!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Oh….and if I were there…..WE’D PARTY!!