So over the past few weeks, with the year 2008 coming to a close, I’ve been thinking about my life and things I want to change about myself. I’ve never really made any New Year’s resolutions because I just figured I’d fail to keep them and I didn’t want that hanging over my head. But [...]
Archive for December, 2008
26 Dec
Christmas
Hope you all had a Merry Christmas. We did, of course. I kept waking up, so when it got late enough (5:30am), I went downstairs and brought Alyx upstairs. Frankie’s family would be coming over to the house at 7am to open gifts. When it got a little closer to 7am, we woke Alyx and [...]
23 Dec
Conductor
I heard this great quote about volunteers the other day on one of the pod casts I listen to. It said something like this: Volunteers (talking about church volunteers) are the connectors to the power of God. So, as a volunteer at Hub City Church, am I actively working to be a connector…. to connect [...]
21 Dec
Am I
Today, I am reminded of a couple of posts I did a couple of months ago. First, the one on salt and second, the one on God’s will. I am reminded of these two posts because of some things that have been going on in my life. I’ve recently been involved in three separate circumstances [...]
18 Dec
Christmas is Coming!
As Christmas closes in, I seem to get busier and busier. But I made a stop at Miracle Hill to drop some stuff off and I think I am going to sell TWO of my chinchillas! That will only leave two…my girls, Chalupa and Andy. So I’m very excited about the possibility of cleaning out [...]
15 Dec
Living Rich for Less
I recently finished a new book entitled “Living Rich for Less” by Ellie Kay. The premise of the book is the 10/10/80 principle…. that is, 10% giving, 10% saving, and 80% spending. Many people try to live 0/20/80 or 10/10/90 (debt), or some other level and it just doesn’t work. I liked that Ellie [...]
14 Dec
Alyx’s Day
Alyx’s day started early. We get dressed and went to church. After church, we let Alyx take a short nap. Then, we went to one of Alyx’s favorite places to eat… Kanpai! She loves the zucchini there. They gave her a little chef hat and some chopsticks. She liked the chopsticks and even used them [...]
13 Dec
Happy Birthday Alyx!
Well, in about 19 hours, Alyx will be officially two years old. I am astounded by how quickly time has flown. It seems like only yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital. Everyone tells you to enjoy every moment because it goes so fast… and I don’t know about you, but I have [...]
11 Dec
Why?
Why is life so hectic around Christmas???? This should be a season that we are able to relax, to spend time with our family, to celebrate the birth of our Savior. Instead, everyone rushes around to buy a bunch of stuff they can’t afford in order to try to make someone they love “happy.”
I feel [...]
9 Dec
$1.39
Okay, I filled up my gas tank today and it cost me $18.00! I cannot believe it…that’s like a third of what gas cost at the beginning of the year! It was $1.39 where I filled up at. Frankie and a guy from church had a talk about gas going under two dollars and the [...]
