love, Anonymous

The other morning as I went to get in the shower, I asked Jake to get the clothes out of the dryer and place them on the bed so that I could fold them. Upon getting out of the shower and getting dressed, I noticed the clothes were not on the bed and got a little frustrated in my head as I headed toward the dryer. To my dismay, there were no clothes in the dryer but a note that read: "when you are in the service of your fellow beings, you are only in the service of your God" love, Anonymous.  My eyes began to water a little as I was overcome by the sweet service that my eleven year old daughter had rendered me expectantly. (she also saved her father from being given a hard time) It amazes me the small lessons that my sweet children teach me. Ginny is growing up all too quickly, actually all my four sweets are. I hope that I can take that sweet service and feeling of gratitude and pass it on.

Happy Independence Day

I love AMERICA!!!  This year as we prepared to celebrate the fourth of July, we had my family over swimming and a cook out the night before. We bought several patriotic decorations and decorated the exterior of the house too. Later on the 3rd, Jake, mom, and Becky took the kids to a firework show but I had to work so I was unable to go. To suffice, I went to visit Charity and new baby Izzy for a little bit before work. I also took the Praxis 2 (5041, elementary content knowledge) and it was harder than I expected but luckily, Heavenly Father answered my prayers and helped to calm my nerves and pass the exam.  We spent the holiday day at the park with families from church and a cook out with friends that evening. The weather was perfect and mild for a Tennessee summer. At the park, we had out own mini parade, pancakes and sausage, games, and several carnival like games. It was more enjoyable than I thought it would be. A part of me had wanted to sleep in because I get tired from work. Our family finished the evening by going to a movie and watching fireworks in our neighborhood. Have I mentioned how much we like the area that we live in.
We bought new doors for the house and installed them and plan to order new windows soon. There are things that I would like to do cosmetically to the house but figure we should do the things that are more energy efficient and will help other costs.