Neighbor's family needs prayer

Our next door neighbor, Louise, died this morning.

The way God causes things to work together is just amazing.

Louise's brother just moved into a new house this summer and asked the family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his house instead of going to Lubbock. 

Louise's son & daughter-in-law drove instead of flying like they normally do.

Louise's son & daughter-in-law were able to spend Thanksgiving Day and yesterday with Louise.

All of the family that could come, had come for Thanksgiving.

I do not know if Louise and her family are believers, but God's control is evident to me.

Please pray for Louise's family as they prepare for funeral arrangements and the let down that comes afterwards.

After 5 long weeks...

HE'S HOME!!!!!!

Random Ramblings

 Homemade peanut butter cups.  Need I say more?  Yum!

 Thanksgiving is next week.  Are you panicking yet?

 That also means Christmas is fast approaching.  I have a few things, but wow, still have a lot I'd like to give.  Must prioritize.

 Math final on Thursday afternoon.  Thanks to Rachel for being willing to take care of the girls.

 Two more essays to finish for English. 

 Lady A turned 7.  How is that possible?

 I will be so glad to make it through my classes.  I am ready for a bit of a break.

 Princess N & our neighbor's boy are playing Lego Star Wars.  I'm glad they play well together.

 I need to decide which classes I'd like to take next semester. I'm thinking US History & US Government. Ahhh, politics. Just in time for a presidential election cycle.

Pizza for dinner.  The girls requested it and I really don't want to cook.

overheard

 Miss E was pitching a fit just before dinner. I told Princess N & Lady A to go ahead and eat while I tended to Miss E.

Lady A was doing something that annoyed Princess N and Princess N stormed off to her room.

A few seconds later, this heartwrenching cry came from Princess N....

"Why can't she just be NORMAL???"

Happy Birthday and Semper Fi

From the Halls of Montezuma
to the Shores of Tripoli,
We fight our country’s battles
On the land as on the sea.
First to fight for right and freedom,
And to keep our honor clean,
We are proud to claim the title
of United States Marine.


"Our flag’s unfurl’d to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in every clime and place
Where we could take a gun.
In the snow of far-off northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes,
You will find us always on the job
The United States Marines.


"Here’s health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve;
In many a strife we’ve fought for life
And never lost our nerve.
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven’s scenes,
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines."

stressed

The emotions are running high in our house tonight.

We have had full blown fighting, shoving matches, and lots of screaming and tears.

Would you pray that next Saturday will be better?  It seems as though the weekends are the most difficult for the girls.

Michael thinks it is because there is no school, so I am considering having the girls do a little bit each day for the next couple of weekends to see if that makes a difference.

Officially Seven!

Happy birthday to Lady A!!!  She is officially seven!

We were teasing her earlier that her birthday would not start until she officially turned seven. (12:43 pm)  She didn't care for that idea too much.

Precious girl, you light up a room with your cheerfulness and excitement.  I hope I can learn to see the world with the same wonder that you do.

We love you!

She is a Star Wars whiz!

Princess N defeated our Pastor (and defending champion) in a game of Star Wars Trivial Pursuit!

She answered about 10 questions in a row earning at least four, maybe five, of the the "pie" pieces.  The poor guy didn't stand a chance!