California Dreaming?

It's October 22, and it's ninety degrees!! Yuck!! Where did our fall go? Seriously, I'm so sick of summer weather! I know I'll be sorry for complaining some time soon--when it gets down to 50!! Poor me!! To make matters even worse, the wind is blowing 30-50 MPH and kicking up so much stuff, that my allergies are a mess. Oh well. I do love living in California, but this weather is getting me down--sunshine every day, no rain, hot days and warm nights! Boring!! I really do hope to see some fall trees and beautiful leaves before too long. Maybe a trip to Seattle!!

Adult Fun--and the Consequences!

I just spent the last 45 minutes or so reading emails, blogs, writing emails, and catching up with my amazing family. Don't ask me where the rest of the week has gone. I have no idea. I was laying in bed this morning and realized I had forgotten my foot doctor appointment yesterday and my foot is killing me--it is much worse than before I had my surgery in March 2007. Course maybe that is because I spent 14 hours on my feet at Disneyland and California Adventure on Thursday!! What a blast! My sister in law and her cousin from Oklahoma were here and I couldn't resist!! I don't know if I have ever been with just adults--we had such a great time--screamed our heads off on the rollercoasters. Plus Sarah and Kipp bought Grandma Lyons and I tickets to the California Adventure Halloween event that night--so much fun!! So apparently I am still recovering from all that. Today, I did a lot of vegging--felt great!! Even the foot feels a little better. I think I will make it!!

When will I ever learn?

God continues to teach us--sometimes I think I must be a slow learner! Today, we got a new, precious little boy in our class--1st grade. He and his mom, dad, and little sister live in a shelter. God continues to put things in better perspective every day. Shame on me for all that complaining. My problems are nothing compared to the problems of so many. Thank you Lord, for being patient with me.

The Sun DID come up today!!

If you happened to read my blog from yesterday and see how down I was, I want to say--I feel fantastic today!! God spoke to me today in church (I'm still waiting for the audible!)--just what I needed to hear. God is looking for believers who will worship Him. When we sing praises to Him, our problems will seem smaller--and they somehow do today!! It's a miracle!! A friend also reminded me of a favorite verse of mine, James 1:2-4 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." We still don't have a car, the window is still broken, (and yes, it rained yesterday!) my foot still hurts, etc., etc. But praise God--He is still in control and cares about my future! And I hope to be mature real soon!!

Saturday Blues

I don't know what is wrong with me--I'm down today. It doesn't help that it is cloudy and cold outside (sorry Seattle Howertons--I know I am spoiled!!) It also doesn't help that our government seems to be going down the tubes, Lonnie and I are sharing my VW bug convertible with no hope of getting another car anytime soon, my carpet is disgusting and I can't get anyone to help me move the furniture so I can clean it with my Kirby, I have a big stack of bills to pay, my sister wants to move back to Kansas after I've killed myself trying to help her get settled here in Orange County for the past year and 4 months, I'm starving to death--trying to be on a toxin cleanse diet, I haven't lost any weight to speak of, my foot is still bothering me a lot after 7 weeks of physical therapy, I am missing my choral groups I just joined because of the car situation, I don't even know how we will get to church tomorrow with the tiny car and 3 large adults (none of whom comes close to fitting into the tiny back seat), and speaking of tiny, the tiny back window of my tiny car (our only car) is now broken in the down position with a chance of rain this weekend!!
Is Mama Mia playing anywhere?