gospel

"Gramma said when you come on something
good, first thing to do is share
it with whoever you can find; that way, the
good spreads out where no telling it will go."
Little Tree, in the book"The Education of Little Tree"

full

this has been a great four day weekend where we actually got lots of deferred maintenance done around the house, i rode my new very cute pink electra townie cv got me for valentines, and actually i got all my school stuff organized and ready to go for the remainder of the term.

i made a yummy lunch today. fried catfish, yams, spinach and now i just stuffed myself to the rim with vanilla ice cream for dessert. full. very full. tonight we are going to my friend toni's 30th bday at a shee shee restaurant in the VIP room. not sure what one wears to such an affair.

ah well. . . also many of the vibrant peeps are going to swing dance tonight at the crystal ballroom. so we may connect with them lata.

today nick moves from the farm home to eastern oregon multi-treatment in tim buk three. let's pray it goes well. . . please Lord. . .

not wanting to go

i can't quite figure it out. what is it that takes over my body this time of the morning and says "I DON"T WANT TO GO!" here i have a perfectly wonderful opportunity to be at clinical today and learn and all i can ponder is "how can i get out of it?" i am never sure if this is social phobia, fatigue, neurotransmitter problems, or just plain old laziness. but this happens fairly often--especially when i'm under stress. which i am -- two midterms. one due sunday (take online) and one that i take live in person on tuesday. anyway, i am way underprepared for both and destined for "not an A", which my perfectionist self does not like.

the bright side is that i have a beautiful sunrise outside my window, God still loves me, and a warm shower awaits.

i guess i better hit it. . .

tears

today i cried for the first time in awhile about nick. i was reading my book for class "treating explosive kids" and just so aware of how poorly he has been treated for his behavioral problems. i pray fervently that God will provide a way out from the farm home and into a good therapeutic home with CCPC (Christian Community Placement Center)very soon. we will be there to visit him on saturday in corvallis.

thankful

today CV and I went to Genesis for worship since Vibrant is doing the Super Bowl thing today. it was really encouraging to hear Pastor Frazier's sermon. he reminded us of God's word from Ecclesiastes & Job == to everything there is a season and "are we to receive good from the Lord and not bad?" he reminded us to be thankful and treasure all God has given us in its time. thankful for our families and for his provision.

i am thankful today for a husband who loves me, loves God and his people. . .
for parents who love and support me . . . for a precious little boy who calls me "mom" . . . for two cuddly dogs and a soft cat . . . for way too much food in my cupboard . . . for a brain to learn and a career i am passionate about . . . for a fun, loving brother, sister-in-law and baby niece who giggles . . . for a precious house in a diverse neighborhood . . . for sunshine! . . . for a body that works and can exercise . . . for wonderful friends who pray for me . . .

God is good and faithful to me. Help me to remember that always . . .

nature

today i awoke to wind outside, gusty and moist like at the coast. we had storms here last night with winds up to 75 miles per hour.

later we had the pest control man come by to help us find the stench. he found a dead rat under the house and something else smelly trapped under our porch that we've been charged with getting out ourselves. then we are supposed to pour enzyme cleaner everywhere to clean the smell. we also found out we have wood beetles in a beam underneath the house. time to exterminate.

day off!

yesterday was my first day off. yahoo! i spent the day with my husband. we woke up and walked with the dogs to albina press for coffee. then we took a wrong turn and spent a lot of the day at the mall -- this was a mistake. but we did find a new microwave.

last night we went to see the blazers with some friends from vibrant. it was a super close game but they won!

today i need to hit the books again . . .

right after i finish my cranberry hibiscus spritzer and peanut butter toast.