Dull Moments

I love to read. Robert has needed more "study" time due to some things he is doing at church and some tutorials on investing he's been doing, so it's been giving me more reading time {that, and remember how I said I was going to freak out less about cleaning the house? more reading! less cleaning!}. What have I been reading? Lord, Change My Attitude - Bible study by James MacDonald We did this study last fall in women's Bible study. I was very nervous about joining the women's Bible study at church {if you don't know why, just talk to me for about 10 minutes some time and you'll understand why I may not exactly be a cookie-cutter women's Bible study participant}. I am so, so glad I sucked it up and joined! This study pushed me, convicted me, and brought us together as a group in amazing ways. It actually changed the way I thought and acted in my life. That's a good study. The Shack - William P. Young I am way behind the trend on readin...

Friends, did you know that Robert and I have had a crazy 3 years of marriage? When we got married, we happily resided on Stockard Street, and our plan was to pay off the house and a buy a new one in about 5 years. A few months after we got married, Robert switched jobs. A couple months after that, SWC asked us if we would consider moving to Nashville as they had a big need, and Robert needed experience to get ahead. Knowing it was temporary and the right move career-wise, we agreed. We moved. We still had our house and were in the middle of an awful real estate time. With one income (Robert's) and lots of prayer, we signed a lease on a rental house in Nashville. God provided a job for me immediately. A job I loved, and a job that provided me with so much experience and direction for my next career step. With what we had, we paid our rent in Nashville and our mortgage in Indy. Our rental house in TN was small, funky, and the deal of the century. While it was far from idea...

Robert reads every post I write, though I'm not sure why. Probably because he needs to know how much smack I'm talking about him in a public forum. He read my last post, and he did not think it was accurate. It's our very first "letter to the editor"! So, I am going to ammend my original comment... And no, he was contesting the actual conversation, because that did happen, but my summary: "People wonder how two people who do not see eye-to-eye (always) in politics can be so happily married. This your answer. We never actually get around to discussing the issues." Robert would like you to know that this is a false statement. What I meant and probably should have said was... Some times, we get so worked up and take ourselves so seriously, it's good just to laugh, find joy, and remember that life and God is bigger than us or our views. It's good to remember that, even though we may disagree, we are all human and have much in common. It's...

Everything you need to know about our family. The scene - Robert trying to find a show to watch, as well as checking to make sure shows are recording. R: What? Why are there no shows on? C: The State of the Union. R: Oh, okay. Wait, what's this? The Westminster Dog Show? REALLY?! C: That's your choices, honey -- State of the Union or Westminster Dog Show. R: That's not fair. Turns on State of the Union C: I wonder what the green lapel ribbons are for... R: He supports Irish breast cancer. C: I don't think you meant to say that. I think you mean awareness. And they are in honor of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims. People wonder how two people who do not see eye-to-eye (always) in politics can be so happily married. This your answer. We never actually get around to discussing the issues .

When I went to the Bod Pod, I wasn't happy. That was Monday, January 14. Today is Saturday, February 2. I've lost 4.3 lbs (I'm putting the .3 there, it counts). I am happy today. I cut out so much sugar. I can't even tell you. And I'm not talking candy. I'm talking anything on a nutritional label that says "sugar". By far, the hardest thing is my coffee in the morning. I don't add anything to my coffee besides 1% milk, which has 11g of sugar for 8 oz (I don't use 8 oz). I have tried cutting it with unsweetened almond only to realize... it's awful. I'm still working on that. For the record, I like creamer and half and half even less (I'm a total freak). I've made peace with protein shakes. I went from trying to catch my breath doing Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD to being pretty good at Level 2 and able to do Levels 2 and 1 together. My speed is up 20% on the elliptical.  I feel really pretty good. ...