Happy Birthday Michael!!!

Today is Michael's 4th birthday. I am so in love with my little guy. It has been the best thing over the past 4 years to be escorted deep into the world of boys. Cars and trucks, guns and dinosaurs, blue and blue, so much noise and constant movement. Michael has graduated from his loyatly to Lightning McQueen and Mater, and is instead fascinated by all things Transformer and Batman. He loves firetrucks, police cars, ambulances and can spot an 18 wheeler before I can say the word "truck". His love for his dogs and his daddy are matched by his passion for his "once-pink" blankie and his friends Giovanni and Xalen. Over the past year he has developed quite the repertoire of sound effects and is always blowing things up or shooting someone with his vibrating lips. The joy of my life is when he says "Mama - you look pretty". I do believe he means it. We're pretty happy with each other. I love you, baby boy. Happy Birthday!

Happy New Year

As most people are doing today, I've been thinking about the new year ahead. Over the past couple of days I had formed some thoughts about what I want the year 2010 to be like. Some words came to mind. Patience, discipline, flexibility, humility, and the biggie for me, ACCEPTANCE. This is where I am going to focus my energies and prayers this year. ACCEPTING what is. If I can find victorious living with this one area, the others will fall into place. ACCEPTANCE won't come without connection to the Lord. It will not happen without steadfast prayer, intentional obedience, and transformed thinking (Romans 12:1-2). But, as I walk each day, ACCEPTING what today is and brings, I know that I will turn the corner and run straight into contentment, the companion to ACCEPTANCE. Glory! Bring on the day.