Happy NEW Year!!

 

^"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."~~ 2 Corinthians 5:17

It has been four months since I last posted to the blog.  I guess life got in the way, and that's not such a bad thing.  It's a new year.  I saw the date last night on TV--January 13. 2013; and it hit me hard for some reason.  2013?  Really?  Wasn't it just 1990?  We bought a new bed for John Parker's room--a "vintage" NFL bed.....vintage and it's from the 80's.  I guess that means that I'm vintage too....... I have big plans for 2013.  I decided not to make resolutions because I rarely keep them.  Instead, I have made prayerful goals.  Goal #1--DE-CLUTTER.  Lord have mercy at the junk that my house has collected over the past 10 years.  We have already cleaned out the laundry room, the master bedroom and now are working on John Parker's room.   He wanted to make some changes.  Bless his heart.  His room has been the same since he was 3 and he'll be 10 in May.  He wants a football room and I think it will be perfect for him.  I hope and (pray) to be finished with the de-cluttering of the entire house by the end of February.  It makes me feel good inside.  Speaking of inside, my second goal is to de-clutter that too.  I did so well with eating and exercising but let myself slide over the holidays.  Thankfully I didn't gain much but I lost energy.  I firmly believe if you put good things in, that good things will come of it--like energy and a more positive attitiude.  I also want to de-clutter my mind.  I have been burdened lately with anxiety over my kids getting older; the future, etc.  I see childhood friends battling grave problems and I realize my own mortality.  I need to do the best that I can every day and hand the rest to God.  It's not easy, but I will continue to "pray without ceasing".  I feel a tug at my heart recently that God is calling me to something, but I'm not sure what.  The Holy Spirit will show me if I just listen.  Sometimes that's hard for me to do.    I pray that everyone has a happy and healthy 2013.  It's scary and exciting to know that a new year has begun.  Let's go out and make the most of it.  God Bless!

 

Are you Ready?? I am!!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!! ...........Cooler weather, pumpkins, chili, cute boots and most importantly... FOOTBALL!!  We have really enjoyed the first 2 Ole Miss games (especially since the Rebels are 2-0; are playing really well AND have a cute quarterback!! :)  But, my favorite football season this year is that of the green and gold eagles of St. A.  (specifically #30 on the 4th grade team).  John Parker has so enjoyed playing and he had 2 quarterback sacks in their 36-0 victory over Copiah Academy last week.  I'm proud that he has been disciplined enough during the hot weather to go to practice 2-3 days a week and play in the games.  He also is keeping up his grades int he process (and 3rd grade is a big change for him).  So, whoever you cheer for, I hope you enjoy this football season. Hotty Toddy!!

Back to "Cool"

Well, the kids have started another school year with John Parker in 3rd grade and Avery in 5K.  Time passes by so quickly!!  The kids are both very excited about the new year and love their teachers.  I chaired the Back to School Beach Party and had alot of fun.  It's always fun to do creative things with a fun group of great moms!  John Parker has also started playing football for school and is really excited about that.  It looks like he will be the right tackle.  Avery is ready for soccer to start and for her dance classes to begin.  It should be a very fun and exciting year!!

I Love America!

We had a great Fourth of July holiday.  We went to the annual neighborhood celebration complete with boat parade and the awesome fireworks show.  John Bret got up at 5:00 a.m. to set-up the tent near the water and we went back out later that morning to decorate the tent.  Avery had lots of questions about America--does everybody live there?; do we live there?; who chose the flag?' and so on and so on......She just kept saying how much she loves America.  I thought alot about that too.  With all of our country's issues (and we have plenty), who would want to live anywhere else?  I hope everyone thanked God and let him know that they "love America"!!