Let Spring Sing!!!!!

With this having been one of the coldest, wettest winters I can recently remember, I am so ready for Spring to Sing. I am ready to see all the color, my property has to offer. The Robins are redder here, and the Azealias, all 400 bloom in breathtaking colors that make me stop and stare in awe. The green of my lawn jumps out at you and I sit in the aderondacks and marvel at God's hand. Oh my goodness is he not the greatest artist of all. How can we ever deny his presence and his hand as we look out at this beautiful country that we are so fortunate to live in.
I am so ready to drive I-45 south and wind up with the sand between my toes. Walking hand in hand and watching as the sun calls it a day. The shadows and light will be so fresh and different. Laughter and relaxation will replace chills and gray days. The wild flowers will be popping out of the sand and I will marvel at how anything could possibly grow there, especially something so beautiful. We will sit on the swing and listen as the surf crashes over and over, with a quiet roar and swoosh. We will peacefully glide into the night as the moon and stars send the crabs running for safer space. Come on let's leave all this behind and stop at this wonderful place where we can spend a little time. This place where my soul recharges and becomes one with God, this place that makes me always feel as if I have come home, this place that makes sad to have to leave, this place that I plan to live and start anew for it is no doubt long over due. Come on SPRING , we patiently wait, and We are all wanting to hear you SING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ODE TO MOTHERHOOD !!

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SHARE THIS PARTICULAR LITTLE EVENT WITH ALL YOU MOMS OUT THERE WHO I AM SURE WILL APPRECIATE MOST OF IT. 2 WEEKS AGO ABBIE HAD HER LITTLE BFF LAUREL OVER FOR THE WEEKEND, AND AS IT SO HAPPENED THE CABLE AND INTERNET WAS OUT. THIS MAJOR INCONVIENENCE LED TO A SURPRISINGLY GOOD TIME. THE GIRLS SEEMED TO ENJOY THEMSELVES EVEN MORE. THEY INVENTED NEW GAMES TO PLAY, DID FLOOR EXERCISES AND YES COOKED. WE BURNED TWO BATCHES OF COOKIES ON SATURDAY, AND MADE OOEY GOOEY BROWNIES. THEN ON SUNDAY MORNING I WOKE UP TO TWO LITTLE VOICES SAYING WAKE UP WE MADE YOU BREAKFAST. THEY WERE STANDING BY MY BED WITH A TRAY COVERED WITH FOOD. I HAD CHEESE TOAST, BUTTER TOAST, WAFFLES, EGGS, PANCAKES, A MYSTERY ITEM THAT I HAD TO ASK "WHAT IS THIS" AND THEY PROUDLY ANNOUNCED HAM. THEY HAD TAKEN THE THIN SLICED DELI SANDWICH HAM AND FRIED OR MICROWAVED OR SOMETHING THAT CHANGED THE COMPLETE MAKEUP AND APPEARANCE OF THE MEAT, AND IT WAS BLACK WITH WHAT I WAS TOLD WAS PEPPER. THERE WAS ALSO A BOWL OF OATMEAL, THAT RESEMBLED WALLPAPER PASTE. SO I GLADLY ATE WHAT I COULD AND WITH A BIG SMILE THAT THEY WERE SO SWEET TO MAKE ALL THIS FOR ME. WHEN I GOT OUT OF BED TO RETURN THE TRAY TO THE KITCHEN,CAN YOU IMAGINE THE SITE THAT I SAW.....THE PICTURE POSTED HERE CAN NOT EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU WHAT MY KITCHEN LOOKED LIKE. WHEN I TELL YOU THAT EVERY SINGLE COOKING UTINSIL, EVERY PIECE OF SILVERWARE AND EVERY POT AND PAN IN THE HOUSE WAS OUT ON THE COUNTERS, I AM NOT EXAGERATING. OMG HOW COULD THEY HAVE POSSIBLY USED THIS MANY DISHES. IT TOOK 2 AND 1/2 HOURS TO CHIZZEL THE CEMENT LIKE SUBSTANCE FROM MY COUNTERTOPS. THE WAFFLE MAKER WAS COMPLETELY COVERED IN DRIED BATTER. THERE WAS A POT FULL OF SOME SUBSTANCE THAT EVIDENTLY WAS A FOOD EXPERIMENT OF SOME SORT, I NEVER FIGURED OUT WHAT EXACTLY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE. NONE THE LESS, I SMILED ALL THE WAY THROUGH IT AND KEPT IN MIND THAT THESE ARE THE DAYS I WILL REMEMBER FOREVER. WHO KNOWS MAYBE THEY WILL HAVE THEIR OWN SHOW ON FOOD NETWORK ONE DAY. WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND WE HAD!

Cleansing The Heart...one more time

As we approach the NEW year, It always gives us at least a small moment to reflect and hopefully make at least a mental note of a few things that we would like to pursue or work on in the coming year. I always try to improve on my personal self, the one deep inside of me, the one who tends to make huge mistakes at times and the one who i hope makes a difference in at least some of the lives i come in contact with.
It is my goal to be a better friend to the people who i love so dearly and have seen me through some of life's most challenging moments. It is my goal to slow down and always be in the moment wherever I am.( that's such a hard one for me). I personally have got to get back to my ART this year,reconnect with old friends and discover a whole new life out there. God has set forth so many changes in my life lately that I know he is preparing me for something major. On the one hand I am very anxious about what that will be and on the other I am very excited to see it unfold before my eyes. I pray that I can make better choices this year, and I hate to say it but be less trusting, well maybe I should say more cautious, in my personal relationships, This seems to get me in a lot of trouble when it comes to matters of the heart. So In 2010 I will one more time cleanse my heart and start anew, because I certainly believe that my friends and family deserve the best me that I give them. I plan to embrace LIFE and LIVE every moment as if it were my last.Looking forward to having a very healthy and enlightning 2010.

Terri

Cleansing the Heart

Now that It's Done......

When we take things that are meant to be really simple and complicate them, I have discovered this is WHERE THE STRESS BEGINS!!!! Hey folks we need to talk about Christmas for just a moment. I remember when Christmas, meant we went and got a tree just before Christmas, somewhere around my Birthday and we all decorated it with the ornaments that we had for ever since i could remember,and put a star on top, or somethimes and angel. I decorated 5 trees this year and the entire kitchen and the Back and Front of the house, and needed to have done a lot more in order to keep up with the neighbors. Don't get me wrong I love every minute of it, and It is absolutely beautiful and makes for a fun and festive event, but I start stressing about this before Thanksgiving and i'm still trying to get finishing touches done the day of Christmas. You know you can't just hang a wreath on the door anymore, you have to surround the entire entry way with the netting stuff and secure ten dollar a piece balls to that and make sure the lights are all burning brightly. personally we only own 1 blow up device and it never even got blown up this year, but some folks have many...And I really appreciate all the wonderful people who put out the thousands of lights every year for us to ride around and look at, but you better make sure you have given up your day job before you undertake this venture. Like I said I really enjoy decorating my home and transforming it into Christmas Cheer...It's the taking it down and packing it up that is the problem. I counted this year and I had 37 Totes and Bags of Christmas whatever...I'm not sure how many ornaments there are but this takes up 80% of the space in a 12x16 storage house. So I have decided that next year We will have 1 tree, and 1 wreath, We will enjoy , the people who gave up their day jobs to put up lights decorations and maybe I can come away destressed. All I want for Christmas next year is a gift certificate to a message of the month club, massage therapist delivered to my home monthly, and all the sound of the sea cd's ever made. I will then(as soon as Christmas is over) go on a cruise in the Carribean and lay back and let a little malaysian boy bring me pink umbrellas til the cows come home..Or in this case ( til I come home). So now that it's done and we've all eaten too much, stressed too much and earned a well deserved nervous breakdown, Let's all take a deep breath and Say thank you Lord for giving us The Lord Jesus in a manger far away with his tiny head asleep on the hay........

Now that It's DONE........

Joy at it's Best

Today's Joy was found at my Little Church in the Woods...Antioch Christian Church. After a wonderful morning service, tonite was the Anual Christmas program presented by the children in our small church. It absolutely amazes me, each year as i watch and listen to these children ages 2 to 12, stand for a whole hour and sing and perform speaking parts like little pros. Their voices sound like angels and for the most part their behavior is superb for children of their age. I have to hand it to Brooke Hollingsworth, Dawn Sibley and all the other wonderful teachers who take these little ones and make them into professionals for this one very special night. My heart was warmed, i forgot all my stresses and I was of course very proud of my daughter. I hope each of you have the chance this season to witness Christmas through the eyes of a child, especially the part of Christmas that has absolutely nothing to do with presents of any kind , except for the Best Present of All .......Baby Jesus,,,,,Happy Birthday and thank you my Lord for all our Blessings, and Children that make us stop and think about why we celebrate in the first place.