Queenies Little Kingdom

I have this wild overactive mind! At night, it keeps on going. I have some of the craziest dreams. I’m serious! When I wake up, even I shake my head and say, “Did I just dream that?”. If I share it with my friends or family, they always make a crack at me and confirm…”You are crazy!”. 🙂

I’ll give you a few examples of what a night in my head can look like. Be warned, I’m a little weird (if you hadn’t picked up on that already!).

Dream #1
Hubby and I are living in a Victorian Bed-n-Breakfast. It’s also a favorite “nice” restaurant. We slept in too late and IN OUR BEDROOM is the largest dining table of the place. I’m in my nightgown and the hostess lets in a large party of people to this table IN MY ROOM and I’m standing there (as their server) IN MY NIGHTGOWN!!! I spend the next few minutes trying to convince someone else to go take their drink orders so as to not have to do it in my nightgown beside my UNMADE bed!
Can you say nightmare?
I woke up totally stressed out, ya’ll! Plus, I’ve never waitressed a day in my life! Yikes!!

Dream #2
I’m riding in the front seat of a car. I’m turned around talking to two women whom I highly love and respect. Both of them are openly startled by my bad breath! So much so that they both throw their hands over their own faces to block my poisonous fumes!
Eeeek!
Talk about freaked out? I went straight to the toothbrush when my eyes opened from that pillow horror! And I worried all day…that it would come true!

Dream #3
That I was sent to be a contestant on Wipeout!
Oh I kid! This would never be a dream for me….possibly a sick twisted nightmare!!

But for real…..I have to be the wackiest dreamweaver known to mankind. I don’t eat weird stuff before bed and I don’t drink alcohol. So, what is it about me and these crazy dreams? If you know….do share! Now, pardon me….I have to go switch the channel. Wipeout is on and my husband is laughing his head off at every busted head scene! Ewww, heebee-jeebees!

I’m not a breakfast kind of person. Maybe it’s because I’m not a morning person either. Either way, I don’t usually eat anything until a little later most days. This morning, Ally had to be at a meeting by 7:30am. I usually just go on to my classroom and get ready for the day……but today, I thought a McDonald’s run would be a great idea!

🙁

It was not! I have been paying the price ever since with a killer stomach ache! What is in that food? {No, don’t tell me!} I ordered a Chicken Biscuit and a Mocha Frappe. It’s destroyed all that was good and holy within my being. Talk about gack?! I couldn’t even eat lunch when it was time. Now, I’m starving!

I’m crusading a new motto to morning fast food stops!

JUST SAY NO!!!

P.S.
I miss you gallbladder! When you were with me, high fat foods didn’t make me nearly this sick.
RIP, old friend.

NOTE:
I’m not in any way trying to trash talk McDonald’s! The golden arches and it’s delicious food will forever be a part of my family’s menu. I can’t just walk away that easy… 😉

…. I will never forget!

It’s funny how today’s post on (in)courage is titled Push. After I read it, I thought about how many times my friends or family have asked me the hard questions. The one’s that I avoided facing! Like, “When are you going to go back to school?”. Or, “When are you going to write your book?”. And my favorite one….”When am I going to see you on stage, speaking?”. I love all of these questions.

But.

I’m famous for preaching to other’s about putting God in a box. Yet, I do it all the time myself! {Hypocrite} I believe He can do all things though me. I guess I just don’t think I’m worthy of some of those things. Maybe you do that too?! If you do…..my message to you (and to me) today is to push forward and chase after whatever it is that you’re dreaming of!

Don’t give up…

If you’re dreaming of writing a book (like me)…..start pecking on your keyboard in your freetime! If you’re dreaming of quitting your high stress job (like me)….start praying and searching out what it is that God would bless you with. If you’re dreaming of going back to school or changing your career path…..do it! And find a friend that will support you in prayer and encouragement!

I’m claiming today, to stop the fretting over what isn’t in my life and going after what it is that I really want!

Goodluck to you, friends. Don’t live another day unhappy about your circumstances! 🙂

I woke up to that song this morning on Klove. I love it! Have you listened to the lyrics? They’re a good reminder of how fast time flies.

{Like I need to know that…..now that all my babies are grown!!}

Every word…..expresses where I am these days. I don’t want to look back and wonder….what I’ve done with my life.
How about you?

I’m thrilled to have a short week. I could really get used to 3 day weekends and 4 day work weeks. It sounds like I’m living large, just saying it! It’s not been an easy day back at the old grindstone though. Mrs. Mackey (my partner in crime) came into the classroom to find her computer down! Completely down! It wouldn’t let her log in with her username/password for anything. In case you didn’t know….everything we do, we need our computers to do it!

Class attendance
Input grades
Look up missed assignments
Find students
Work & more!!

All of it….on that little thing called a computer! If it’s not connecting….we’re stuck!

By the end of the day, I found a little irony in the lack of access to the computer system and my relationship with Christ. If I’m not plugged in (actively engaged with the Lord)….I’m pretty much powerless! Just like we’ve been in our classroom all day. I don’t know about you….but I need that Jesus connection!

Thanks for the reminder, Lord! I’m putting my focus on you! 😉 I don’t want to be stuck without YOU!!