procrastination

Can you tell I have a lot of clothes to fold tonight?  I usually change my blog design when there's a dreaded chore to be done.

Procrastination.  I hate to love it.

pesticides

The Simple Mom blog published a list of the fruits and veggies containing the highest amount of pesticide.  We happen to eat from this list regularly!  Washing with just water doesn't protect, because the pesticides are designed to be water resistant (due to rain). The article suggests that we buy a special wash, or wash them with vinegar and water.

Can life get any more complicated???????

Wouldn't it be easier to just work the land and grow all our own food?

Is your head spinning yet?

multiple choice

If you are suffering from stress-induced hives, which of the following is not helpful, in terms of your recovery?

A.    There is no more chocolate in the cupboard.


B.    You have a lot to do to prepare for your sister-in-law's Easter visit.


C.    Your baby ransacks your house on a regular basis.


D.    A salesman comes to the door and smiles at your baby daughter, who is in your arms.  He then says to her, "Well hello there.  Does Grandma have you?"

Answer:  All of the above, but most especially D!

a quick prayer request

Not too many read blogs on the weekends.  Just in case a few of you do tune in, I'm asking for a quick prayer.  My nerves have gotten the best of me.  I'm dealing with a horrible case of hives.  The itching is driving me insane, and they've distorted my lips and eyes and hands.  Benedryl is helping some with the itching, but it's been over 24 hours and there's no sign they're going away.

Thank you!

on humor

My clock says eleven forty-nine.  But this day can so end right now, far as I'm concerned.  Only my six year old behaves lately.   The rest listen not.  The baby sleeps not.   I walk around trying to figure out what I've done wrong.

But I know what I've done wrong.

Financial worries weigh on me.  My parenting focus falters.

God will, I suspect, come through for us.  Somehow though, knowing that doesn't help with the weariness.

More time in the Word will help.  Only sometimes emotional exhaustion makes disciplined reading difficult.

Have you been there?

I'm here talking to you, so I can avoid saying something I'll regret to my eight year old.  I love him dearly, but stressful times for Momma mean that his ADHD symptoms rise exponentially.  His condition remains incentive to dwell close to the Almighty, daily drawing strength from that connection. Sometimes I am better at focusing on the blessings associated with his condition.  Today?  Not so much.

And what do I find online?  A little humor.  From the Pioneer Lady.  Rich and famous, she shares nothing of my experience.  And yet God has gifted her to help.  Humor is a gift.  We don't appreciate it nearly enough, until it proves our saving grace.

Self focus.  A detrimental sin.

Yet, we never learn.

The beauty of humor lies in its ability to bounce our focus immediately off ourselves.  Much of published humor rings foul, but we can't let that detract from the fact that God invented humor.  I see it as a packaged gift for the taking--a blessing.

Read about The Pioneer Woman's texting adventures.