Worry

God tells us in His Good Book not to worry. But how? I am SO worried tonight and my heart is so heavy. I've been told that worrying does no good, I've been told to focus on what's good and right, I've been told that God is in control...and I KNOW all of those things, but it doesn't make the burden on my heart any lighter and it doesn't seem to lessen the load. Do I have too little faith? If only my head and the things I know to be true, could convince my heart.


Psalm 56:3 NIV

When I am afraid, I will trust in you.

Happy Anniversary

Today is my daughter and son-in-law's anniversary. Their first year of marriage hasn't been easy, but I am so proud of how they've weathered the storm! Hopefully, the days ahead will be much easier and happier. Happy Anniversary, Jenny and Paco. We love you and your beautiful family so much!

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Baby Zambia

My friends, Brittlee and Andy Dunn, are in the process of adopting a baby from Africa. Andy is from the same town that I live in, and he and my son have been best friends since first grade. I love these two and their beautiful daughter, Blakely, so much. I love the way they live their beliefs and faith out in their daily lives.

Brittlee's mom has created a line of jewelry that she is selling, to help them raise funds to pay for their adoption. They are amazingly beautiful and I am trying to decide which one I want. Since my birthday is in two weeks, I think I'm going to ask for one for a present. (hint, hint, dearest hubby of mine!)




There are others besides the two I have pictured here. Check them out at their blog.

So, I'm really getting into all this FREE entertainment I've been discovering lately. The other day I blogged about Music in the Park, and tonight I'm going to the local coffee shop, Urraco, to listen to a friend sing in the Music on the Patio series. Although, I suppose proper protocol would dictate that I should probably buy something to drink while I'm there. Considering I don't drink coffee or tea, I sure hope they have bottled water! I've also heard about free 10:00 am movies at the Lacey cinemas on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and admission to the Children's Hands On Museum is free the first Friday evening of every month, from 5-9 pm. My grandkids LOVE the children's museum!

Diet Coke update

Excuse me while I pat myself on the back...it's been six days since I've had a Diet Coke. I had a raging headache for four days, no energy, and just generally felt really, really lousy. Yesterday I finally had to take a migraine pill to get rid of the headache, but today, I'm starting to feel pretty good! I didn't realize this would be so hard, it's just soda, right? Now the only problem is I've been told that aspartame, the artificial sweetener in Diet Coke, turns to formaldehyde when it's heated, and that people have done autopsies and found a white film covering people's brains that was aspartame! Is this true? I also found this article, that lists dozens of symptoms of aspartame poisoning. Does this mean I now need to give up Crystal Light? Because that's just taking things one step too far! This being healthy is killing me.