DAY 21....where one journey ends, another begins....
Wow! What an amazing, adventurous, rough, eye-opening, revelational, transitional, moving, growing, pressing, trusting, emotional journey this has been!!! I can't believe I made it here. When I first started and even half way through I wondered what this day would look like or be. I am so in such a great mood right now! I woke up this morning and the whole beginning was a great start. Got my kids off early and then came home and went for a walk. I am trying to make a habit of at least 2 days a week, on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. It will be so nice as the weather begins to cool down. As I was walking home, I saw Cedric walking in the distance. Apparently his bus did not come and so half the kids just gave up waiting and started walking. This is a bit too much for me. He has never walked to school along busy streets or open paseo walking paths alone. I wasn't ready. Luckily I saw him and could get him to school myself. Jerry had gone off to breakfast with Pastor Joseph so no one was home and he did not have his phone because he has been grounded. Um...he will be always having his phone from now on! But he is all set and I am home and I enjoyed my morning. I made myself a smoothie, well I started to and realized I did not have any ice so I had to improvise. I bought this really delicious Soy Free, Dairy Free, Gluten Free COCONUT MILK Ice cream. It is actually really quite yummy and tastes so much like real ice cream that the first time I tried it I kept checking the label just to make sure there was no dairy. Any ways I used a few spoons of that, fresh strawberries, a freshly juiced cucumber and a freshly squeezed lemon. All blended up it was actually, well is actually super tasty! I'm drinking it now as I type. I love creativity and what it inspires. My favorite thing to do is see where creativity will get me. I have discovered or happened upon new recipes or new skills that made me feel quite good about myself.
Anyhoooo....today is such a great day! It feels great to be able to breathe and to be able to have clear skin. GOD HAS HEALED ME!!!! My skin is close to normal and so is my breathing. Last nights practice was great. Ah to be able to breathe!!! I mean we really take air for granted! Our body's ability to operate and function in the normal things is really important and very special and when it begins to fail you in even the slightest way it can be scary! I am so thankful for this time of refreshing. I know that I have more along my journey. This was only one adventure along the way. The ups and downs definitely have kept me on my toes. Thank you Lord for a moment to rest from it all and rest in You.
I'm still on the medicine another week and a half but it's going good. I have my moments of really desiring to eat something I can't have and that kind of sucks but pushing past it and finding things I can have is great especially when I feel great with it. I would really love a chicken nugget and a piece of chocolate though. I mean I am even craving things like cheese which I'm not allergic to but intolerant too and will jack up my belly badly. My body is still trying to adjust to the things I am not having. It's weird! Probably the only crappy part is not knowing what I can eat if we go out to eat. Most foods are cooked in Vegetable oils which is Soy based or it has wheat or it has dairy. I don't have very many "out to eat" options right now. Maybe in moderation later on I can go back to that but not until I get a handle on the heightened allergy state I have been in. NO WAY....Not worth it!
That's really it though isn't it? How long will we continue on in something until we finally say NO MORE it isn't worth it? For some things or in some areas we can allow something to go on even with the consequences that come with it. Like with foods that hurt our stomachs...we know we shouldn't eat it but the pains it brings isn't nearly enough pains to make us completely stop. How much more often do we as Christians do this with God and with Sin in our lives? Just something to ponder....
I'm gonna get a couple of things cleaned up around the house and continue on in my day....I hope everyone has an awesome rest of their day and rest of the week/end. Don't think this is the last journey you can have a glimpse of...like I have said before...this was only one adventure. Thanks for riding with me. I hope you learned something, were inspired or encouraged, saw deeper into the life of a real person living for God, and maybe even became closer with God yourself.
Loves and Hugs everyone,
Christina
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
DAY 20 of 21 DAYS....
Day 20 out of 21 Days....my journey goes on...
Today is the kind of day that makes me want to curl in a ball and hide from the world until this storm of emotions has passed. Agh! I'm feeling so emotionally vulnerable today and it's getting harder and harder to control it all. I had a hard time falling asleep last night and I didn't feel so good. I didn't sleep well and the morning came way too fast. Today Cedric had to be at school early which meant a more rushed kind of morning where everyone in the house needed to be up, dressed, breakfast eaten, and out early in order to get everyone where they needed to be on time. NO ONE wanted to move. We were all very tired and even though today is an early release day, it did not help motivate anyone to move faster. The initial plan of action spontaneously changed as we had to adapt to everyone's slowness.....I should have foreseen a bigger set up coming on for me...I kind of did but I was really just trying to hurry and get that part of my morning over with. We ended up dropping off Cedric first and then had to swing back to the house to grab Camron's backpack because he of course forgot it...at that point I dropped my tired Jerry back off. See the original plan was for Jerry to drop me and the little ones off and then go take Cedg to his school (the whole Math department has AIMS tutoring Wed & Fri before school to better prepare them, not mandatory but kind of mandatory) then he would swing back around and pick me up. Since we were running late Jerry made an executive decision to just take Cedric first. So since he was up again super late and we had stopped at the house for Cam's backpack, I just had him get out and I took the kids. We were crunching on time and that means traffic...I try to avoid things that cause me stress, like running late and being stuck in school traffic. Those parents are crazy when they are rushing. Hey we are all trying to get to the same place. I'm driving and doing my thing just like everyone else and I'll spare you the details on this but some lady ends up yelling at me out her car window for something that took literally 2 seconds of her time, and what's worse is these people, who carpooled together, live in my apartments and park near my parking spot. TODAY WAS NOT THE DAY LADY!!!!!! I'm so not in the mood for dealing with ridiculousness. Lots of stuff was rising up in me and I definitely had many words for her. I bit my tongue and just kept going hoping and praying she would stay far from me because I swear if she opened her dang mouth anymore I was gonna let her have it! Now I'm not saying I was going to cuss her out, it wasn't like that at all but I sure was ready to shut her up! The whole time I kept thinking Lord I don't want to ruin an opportunity or a door to witness any time in the future by responding in a way outside of Your character. I want to be an example of a real Christian at all times. Luckily I did not see them again. As I walked back to the truck I told God, "If you don't want me to say anything to these people You better not let them come out at the same time as me because I don't know if I can keep my mouth closed right now if they say anything." I know I shouldn't be talking to God like that but I was having a hard moment and my emotions were on edge and I did not want to be put in a bad situation right then where I could lose my witness. I had some really great stuff to say and I was rehearsing in my head over and over how I could say something at all and put them in their place but do it in a tasteful way. When your emotions are heightened best thing to do is probably keep it shut! Ha!
Today is the kind of day that makes me want to curl in a ball and hide from the world until this storm of emotions has passed. Agh! I'm feeling so emotionally vulnerable today and it's getting harder and harder to control it all. I had a hard time falling asleep last night and I didn't feel so good. I didn't sleep well and the morning came way too fast. Today Cedric had to be at school early which meant a more rushed kind of morning where everyone in the house needed to be up, dressed, breakfast eaten, and out early in order to get everyone where they needed to be on time. NO ONE wanted to move. We were all very tired and even though today is an early release day, it did not help motivate anyone to move faster. The initial plan of action spontaneously changed as we had to adapt to everyone's slowness.....I should have foreseen a bigger set up coming on for me...I kind of did but I was really just trying to hurry and get that part of my morning over with. We ended up dropping off Cedric first and then had to swing back to the house to grab Camron's backpack because he of course forgot it...at that point I dropped my tired Jerry back off. See the original plan was for Jerry to drop me and the little ones off and then go take Cedg to his school (the whole Math department has AIMS tutoring Wed & Fri before school to better prepare them, not mandatory but kind of mandatory) then he would swing back around and pick me up. Since we were running late Jerry made an executive decision to just take Cedric first. So since he was up again super late and we had stopped at the house for Cam's backpack, I just had him get out and I took the kids. We were crunching on time and that means traffic...I try to avoid things that cause me stress, like running late and being stuck in school traffic. Those parents are crazy when they are rushing. Hey we are all trying to get to the same place. I'm driving and doing my thing just like everyone else and I'll spare you the details on this but some lady ends up yelling at me out her car window for something that took literally 2 seconds of her time, and what's worse is these people, who carpooled together, live in my apartments and park near my parking spot. TODAY WAS NOT THE DAY LADY!!!!!! I'm so not in the mood for dealing with ridiculousness. Lots of stuff was rising up in me and I definitely had many words for her. I bit my tongue and just kept going hoping and praying she would stay far from me because I swear if she opened her dang mouth anymore I was gonna let her have it! Now I'm not saying I was going to cuss her out, it wasn't like that at all but I sure was ready to shut her up! The whole time I kept thinking Lord I don't want to ruin an opportunity or a door to witness any time in the future by responding in a way outside of Your character. I want to be an example of a real Christian at all times. Luckily I did not see them again. As I walked back to the truck I told God, "If you don't want me to say anything to these people You better not let them come out at the same time as me because I don't know if I can keep my mouth closed right now if they say anything." I know I shouldn't be talking to God like that but I was having a hard moment and my emotions were on edge and I did not want to be put in a bad situation right then where I could lose my witness. I had some really great stuff to say and I was rehearsing in my head over and over how I could say something at all and put them in their place but do it in a tasteful way. When your emotions are heightened best thing to do is probably keep it shut! Ha!
So, I survived that without having to deal with anything else. At this point I'm trying to keep my cool and keep my lid on. I need the heat to come down from High to Low or Off...Lol! It's a delayed reaction though as it takes a while for the temperature to cool. Jerry was watching TV and I found myself feeling very alone. More emotions rising...are these fabricated now too? Dang it! Am I making up feelings and emotions in the middle of my storm of emotions. I'm feeling sad and mad and I want to cry and I want to hide and I want to be held and I want to go back to sleep and I want to have a big REDO to my whole morning. Waaah why does no one love me,,,,so stupid! I hate when my emotions are like this. Dang hormone levels! It's my own lovely womanly hormones and steroids in my body added on that is painting me such a beautiful sea of AaaaaaHhhhhhh! Haha! So after watching some new show with Jerry called Paparazzi or something like that, I couldn't take it. The show was making me sick to my emotional stomach with the craziness. I was getting to bothered by what was happening and I literally had to get up and leave. I came in my room, closed the door, and figured now was a better time than any to write....
Here we are.....
OMG are you kidding me Jerry...he barges in right now to....yep clip his toenails...really??? Don't you see I'm trying to get into a Happy Place here! Hahaha! All I can do is laugh right now! Just laugh! Why don't you laugh with me....Ha Ha Ha Ha HA Ha HA ha haha hahahahaha! ok.......wait ha ha ah ha......ok done!
Breath in....breath out.........alright let's regroup here!
Lord, YOU are the source of all my needs. I come to You because I know that if I don't I will surely explode! I need You to calm me down Father. Make still my raging storm of emotions. Call out to the waves and command them to be still. In Your name Jesus I command the waves to BE STILL!!!! Father, help me to change the whole course of this day for YOUR Glory! This day is not about me and my petty ridiculousness. This day is the day You have made I will rejoice and be glad in it! Open my eyes to You. I want to see You in this day. Open my heart to what You have for me. I want to have productive rehearsals tonight and that always requires preparation on my part before hand. I know that my day will greatly effect my night so please help me to get back on the right track. Give me opportunity to exercise what You have put in me even if that means I must push past every piece of my flesh in order to walk victoriously in You. I am willing to Go ad Move for you. You have many tasks for me and I have got to control and bridle these emotional waves. I am in control of the sea because You are the Creator of me and the sea is in me. It is by YOUR strength in me that I can conquer any battle I face. By my own power I will fail, but supercharging with You will bring me the Victorious Battle Cry over the land of Overcome....hehe!
Abba thank You because I already feel calmer. I know that I must make the right choices today that will continue on in this victory and I know that there are more things yet today that will try to bring up rise out of me. I am strong in You! I will choose You above all else. I can do this! But Daddy....if it's ok, I would love for You to go a little easier on me just for today so I can maybe ease into whatever comes next. I need help! If I am allowed more sleep or anything to help my day be better that would be greatly appreciated. And Lord, could You maybe do the same for Jerry. His morning had to start earlier than is helpful too and he is a hard worker. Give him rest and peace today. Give him some moments of happiness and joy. Put a smile on his face with Your goodness God. He needs You just like I do. Thank You God for always being there for us. We love You. I love You!!!!
Ok friends....this is me for now. Know this...God is stirring up His people right now. Something in the spiritual realm shifted on Sunday night. Something broke and we are going to begin to see the natural manifestation of it trickle down. We have been pressing really hard through some tough stuff lately, all of us barely hanging on. We have been focusing on the "press", overcoming it. God was showing me, It's Not About The Press!!! It's about the preparation that is taking place. We are being prepared for something right now that is for later, the end times kind of later. We are gaining skills and knowledge and strength in areas that will prove to be very significant and very key to the "later". We must still continue to press but see that it is not about the press but about the preparation.
Huge revelation came to me Monday night in the middle of our Leadership Meeting. In Youth, Jerry had been talking about bibles and how we needed to stop relying on electronics (phones, laptops, etc.) and start bringing our trusty Bibles and Notebooks every week. Electronics can fail us so let's get back to the basics which are more stable. So then at our Leadership Meeting Pastor Joseph says the same thing. He talks about how in the end times study it shows how people begin going back to the basics like farming. With the technology available and the Modern Warfare capabilities...many "electronic failures" could very possibly be in our future and force us back into basics. We need to remember the basic things and rely on those so we are prepared for the later. I started to remember some things God has shown me in regards to mine and Jerry's role in the end times. He has shown me things and also given other people dreams and visions that confirm some things. I know Jerry and I are called to be key players in some later things and in order to fulfill that we must "be prepared". Ah...DING! Revelation! God started to show me how all this crazy rash and allergy stuff I have been dealing with and every obstacle it has brought me has all been for my PREPARATION! Let me explain. When you are forced to change so many things about your life, with eating, food choices, food preparation, and really cautiously going about everything it changes who you are. God said, "Christina I need you to think differently about food." I need to go back to the basics and learn some things about basic foods. I never have had to cook things completely from scratch very often with all the easy luxuries of canned, frozen, prepackaged, prepared foods readily available at the store. It's all made easy for us....the people with the desire for the Easy Button. HOWEVER, when you are allergic to certain key ingredients found in almost every one of those prepackaged foods, you must become creative if you would like to still eat! I am finding myself having to go back the basics and cook from scratch if I want to enjoy food or even eat at all. I need to gain some new skills and get creative not just for myself but for my family. What if all I had was bags of dry beans, dry rice, corn meal, different stuff that requires basic from scratch skills and still make delicious meals my Easy Button, Chicken Nugget, Mac and Cheese, Pizza, and Chinese Food kids are used to eating....haha! What if I'm responsible for supplying foods for people in some crazy hideout house during some crazy times in our world. Yeah I'm talking stuff you see in movies where the military has taken over and our world has gone crazy, you can't buy or sell food, government control has gotten way out of control and we are living in some underground bunker out in the middle of nowhere, trying to survive and not be killed for loving Jesus....these things will be happening. Read the book of Revelation. I don't know exactly what I am to prepare for but in order to be ready I have to not only learn some things but also change my whole way of thinking. When I think about being blessed right now with the extra food money I think of all the things I can stock up on to make daily life easier and then pleasures I can indulge in that I hadn't been able to so easily and readily have access to, trying to budget. If I change my whole way of thinking maybe I would be stocking up in a different way....I'm leaving out lots of details but I hope you still follow me.
Now is the time for PREPARATION. We must begin to see that this is what God is doing. Somethings are about to happen and change and take place that we have been praying for and asking for but in order to have those things we needed to be prepared. Everything we have faced up until this point has been preparation but we need to see HOW and for WHAT in a different way than we initially realize.
God is moving....so get ready. You have to be open or you will miss it. We are now MOVING into the next season. We aren't waiting anymore....the ground has already begun shifting. It's already all taking place in the spiritual realm and so we are just moments away from seeing things in natural start to shift.
God poured so much into me and I barely sprinkled it out...but I hope it excites you and stirs you up and opens you up to God so He can show YOU some things too.
Love you all....until tomorrow.....or later if something is so good I can't wait to write....hahah!
Christina
Huge revelation came to me Monday night in the middle of our Leadership Meeting. In Youth, Jerry had been talking about bibles and how we needed to stop relying on electronics (phones, laptops, etc.) and start bringing our trusty Bibles and Notebooks every week. Electronics can fail us so let's get back to the basics which are more stable. So then at our Leadership Meeting Pastor Joseph says the same thing. He talks about how in the end times study it shows how people begin going back to the basics like farming. With the technology available and the Modern Warfare capabilities...many "electronic failures" could very possibly be in our future and force us back into basics. We need to remember the basic things and rely on those so we are prepared for the later. I started to remember some things God has shown me in regards to mine and Jerry's role in the end times. He has shown me things and also given other people dreams and visions that confirm some things. I know Jerry and I are called to be key players in some later things and in order to fulfill that we must "be prepared". Ah...DING! Revelation! God started to show me how all this crazy rash and allergy stuff I have been dealing with and every obstacle it has brought me has all been for my PREPARATION! Let me explain. When you are forced to change so many things about your life, with eating, food choices, food preparation, and really cautiously going about everything it changes who you are. God said, "Christina I need you to think differently about food." I need to go back to the basics and learn some things about basic foods. I never have had to cook things completely from scratch very often with all the easy luxuries of canned, frozen, prepackaged, prepared foods readily available at the store. It's all made easy for us....the people with the desire for the Easy Button. HOWEVER, when you are allergic to certain key ingredients found in almost every one of those prepackaged foods, you must become creative if you would like to still eat! I am finding myself having to go back the basics and cook from scratch if I want to enjoy food or even eat at all. I need to gain some new skills and get creative not just for myself but for my family. What if all I had was bags of dry beans, dry rice, corn meal, different stuff that requires basic from scratch skills and still make delicious meals my Easy Button, Chicken Nugget, Mac and Cheese, Pizza, and Chinese Food kids are used to eating....haha! What if I'm responsible for supplying foods for people in some crazy hideout house during some crazy times in our world. Yeah I'm talking stuff you see in movies where the military has taken over and our world has gone crazy, you can't buy or sell food, government control has gotten way out of control and we are living in some underground bunker out in the middle of nowhere, trying to survive and not be killed for loving Jesus....these things will be happening. Read the book of Revelation. I don't know exactly what I am to prepare for but in order to be ready I have to not only learn some things but also change my whole way of thinking. When I think about being blessed right now with the extra food money I think of all the things I can stock up on to make daily life easier and then pleasures I can indulge in that I hadn't been able to so easily and readily have access to, trying to budget. If I change my whole way of thinking maybe I would be stocking up in a different way....I'm leaving out lots of details but I hope you still follow me.
Now is the time for PREPARATION. We must begin to see that this is what God is doing. Somethings are about to happen and change and take place that we have been praying for and asking for but in order to have those things we needed to be prepared. Everything we have faced up until this point has been preparation but we need to see HOW and for WHAT in a different way than we initially realize.
God is moving....so get ready. You have to be open or you will miss it. We are now MOVING into the next season. We aren't waiting anymore....the ground has already begun shifting. It's already all taking place in the spiritual realm and so we are just moments away from seeing things in natural start to shift.
God poured so much into me and I barely sprinkled it out...but I hope it excites you and stirs you up and opens you up to God so He can show YOU some things too.
Love you all....until tomorrow.....or later if something is so good I can't wait to write....hahah!
Christina
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
DAY 19 of 21 Days....
This journey is coming to an end, but another one will soon be picking back up...why stop? Haha! Well, October 11th-31st we will be doing an ALL CHURCH - Daniel's Fast for our "Big Day" Event coming up the last weekend of October. It's October 29th-31st and it's our first annual Magmus Opus event of the Arts and many other things. This years theme is called RANSOMED. It will be super edgy, super awesome, and super - you won't wanna miss this - good! So ending one fast for one list of things and starting another fast for another list of things. This is a lotta close with God and a lotta I like it!!! :)
I debated WHEN I would write this today. I have had an eventful day. Not the kind of eventful I'm used to having but a day filled with HAPPY MOMENTS. That's always great right? So I woke up this morning like usual and got the kids ready for school. It was a late night last night because we had a meeting at church which made for some sleepy kiddos, but we got up and out just fine. As I was driving home (I get lots of ideas while driving home, it's my 2 minutes alone of pondering) I was thinking how it seemed like a day to workout. I didn't really feel like going to the gym though but productive behavior was needed. I came home and saw Cedg off to his school. Jerry was still asleep and I had wanted to try my creativity at some smoothie ideas my lovely friend Bridgette had sparked in me. I gathered my "workout" ready self and worked myself out in the store while I took my sweet time for about an hour. To my amazement Jerry had not called to see where I was so I figured he was still asleep and he was. He went to bed at like 4:30am working on Web & Work stuff...my little computer nerd! I cleaned up the casa a bit and prepared all my smoothie stuff. I tried not to make too much noise. I needed to use my berries before they went bad so I mixed raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries with freshly juiced Cucumber, hand squeezed lemon juice and ice....it was a super delicious creation I thoroughly enjoyed which added to my Happy Moments List. My store time was great, my store picks were great, and now my smoothie was great. I went to check the mailbox after cleaning my mess and when I walked back in the house it smelled of bleach and clean and the candles I was burning. Happy Moment again....oh yeah! The smell of clean makes me SOOO happy!!! Not sweaty stinky shoes piled by the door, or piles of dirty clothes and socks strewn about by all 4 of the other people in this house, piles of papers were neatly stacked, couches were straightened, desk was visible, floors were vacuumed....everything in the front part of the house was in order. Jerry had still been asleep but when I walked by to start laundry he was beginning to wake up. The day was flying by but that was cool cuz I was happy! He went straight to working again on his computer and I began working myself on the computer. The hours were really speeding by. We made a quick post office run somewhere in there I think. I totally just followed along for no reason. Then I remembered I needed to chat with my friend about some stuff she wanted to talk about which turned into a random Workout after all...I walked to her casa which isn't too far from me and then our chat turned into a Walk n' Chat around the nearby neighborhoods I used to live in a long time ago...good chat, good walk, got my workout in after all and that created more happy moments for me and a little bit, well a lot actually sweatiness. :)
I am all stocked up on my K-Cups for my Keurig which I haven't had in a while. I was just using the filter basket with my own ground coffee.....Oh have I missed you K-Cups and your perfect easiness!!!! LOL! Ooh I also made a delicious meal for myself before my walk too....I diced up a fresh potato in some Olive Oil and then added freshly chopped mushrooms and some diced pepperoni and made myself 2 eggs over hard (fried both sides)....ahhhh yum and I can eat it all with no allergy worries! YAY! Victory among the Happiness!!!! Had to throw that in....actually 2 victories with that yum smoothie!
I'm pretty sure that Satan wanted to ruin my Happy Moments and Victorious Day because like every other day I went to pick up the kids and I parked along the street side----with EVERY OTHER CAR mind you. Now I know that the sign says No stopping anytime 7am-4pm BUT for 1. Jerry started this and we have been having the same exact spot coincidentally behind Gianna's Mom in Jaeana's class. 2. This has been everyday the past 2 weeks. Only difference Jerry wasn't with me this time. Now I saw the Motorcycle Police Officer and I was obeying every special slow down and turn signal and all that and with all the cars parked along this street I just did what I normally do without another thought. I got the kids, walked back to the car and as I was putting them in, Gianna's mom moments ahead of me, that Cop pulls up behind my truck. Lights flashing and staring at me. I was baffled and hoping he was just waiting for a car to move or something and was going around me but NO! No he was after ME! I was trying to hurry my kids up into the truck and he tells me "don't you see the sign?" I was really baffled and actually I HAVE NEVER EVER BEEN PULLED OVER OR STOPPED IN ANY WAY BY A POLICE OFFICER EVER IN MY LIFE OF DRIVING EVER!!! So I wasn't quite sure how to react I was still in shock. Without trying to be cocky staring at the row of cars...I said "Yes I see the sign but I didn't know we couldn't park here I just thought since everyone was doing it that it was fine." "No ma'am!" Well obviously I can see that now, but what about the car in front of me pulling away and any of those other cars...I didn't say that but I was thinking it. So I stood there waiting not knowing if I needed to grab my license or something. I have never done this before. After taking down my license plate number he went to the side of the car and was writing and I so I wasn't sure what to do so I followed him and asked if I needed to get anything for him. He told me No that it was only a parking ticket that would not go on my driving record just against the registered owner which I guess is Jerry. All I have to do is send in a $31 payment or if I wait $57 or contest it in court.
I got back in the truck and drove off. I was irritated that he purposely chose ME to bother which I thought was super stupid, and then I was feeling like I wanted to cry because this was my first Police experience, then telling myself that it was nothing, no harm just $31 I need to pay and a HUGE knowing that I WILL NEVER EVER PARK THERE AGAIN!!!! I will come early or walk a thousand miles through the neighborhood, but I WILL NOT PARK THERE! Bah!
I didn't let it shake me though and HAPPY I REMAIN SO BOOOO ON YOU POOOO SATAN! I win and you lose!
I finished my busy busy night of homework and book reports and stuff with the kiddos, had some time with my mom after Jerry had picked her up from the airport. I feel pretty accomplished. I need to finish up some cleaning and I had originally wanted to Pour Out my Latest Revelations but this is taking its place...ah well. I barely wrote this. I was up with Cedg til after 10pm helping to get things in order for him for school. Good thing he does't start school til 9pm for stuff like this. I'm practicing the set lists for tomorrow's worship practices in main and youth and my neck and head have tension and pain.....rushing to type this and end. Gotta go! Loves and Hugs, Until tomorrow!! OOOOHHHH Yay Jerry is home from Guy's night right now! Even better! See Happy Moments from beginning to end!!!!!! Oh yeah!!!!!
Bye!
Christina Carroll
I debated WHEN I would write this today. I have had an eventful day. Not the kind of eventful I'm used to having but a day filled with HAPPY MOMENTS. That's always great right? So I woke up this morning like usual and got the kids ready for school. It was a late night last night because we had a meeting at church which made for some sleepy kiddos, but we got up and out just fine. As I was driving home (I get lots of ideas while driving home, it's my 2 minutes alone of pondering) I was thinking how it seemed like a day to workout. I didn't really feel like going to the gym though but productive behavior was needed. I came home and saw Cedg off to his school. Jerry was still asleep and I had wanted to try my creativity at some smoothie ideas my lovely friend Bridgette had sparked in me. I gathered my "workout" ready self and worked myself out in the store while I took my sweet time for about an hour. To my amazement Jerry had not called to see where I was so I figured he was still asleep and he was. He went to bed at like 4:30am working on Web & Work stuff...my little computer nerd! I cleaned up the casa a bit and prepared all my smoothie stuff. I tried not to make too much noise. I needed to use my berries before they went bad so I mixed raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries with freshly juiced Cucumber, hand squeezed lemon juice and ice....it was a super delicious creation I thoroughly enjoyed which added to my Happy Moments List. My store time was great, my store picks were great, and now my smoothie was great. I went to check the mailbox after cleaning my mess and when I walked back in the house it smelled of bleach and clean and the candles I was burning. Happy Moment again....oh yeah! The smell of clean makes me SOOO happy!!! Not sweaty stinky shoes piled by the door, or piles of dirty clothes and socks strewn about by all 4 of the other people in this house, piles of papers were neatly stacked, couches were straightened, desk was visible, floors were vacuumed....everything in the front part of the house was in order. Jerry had still been asleep but when I walked by to start laundry he was beginning to wake up. The day was flying by but that was cool cuz I was happy! He went straight to working again on his computer and I began working myself on the computer. The hours were really speeding by. We made a quick post office run somewhere in there I think. I totally just followed along for no reason. Then I remembered I needed to chat with my friend about some stuff she wanted to talk about which turned into a random Workout after all...I walked to her casa which isn't too far from me and then our chat turned into a Walk n' Chat around the nearby neighborhoods I used to live in a long time ago...good chat, good walk, got my workout in after all and that created more happy moments for me and a little bit, well a lot actually sweatiness. :)
I am all stocked up on my K-Cups for my Keurig which I haven't had in a while. I was just using the filter basket with my own ground coffee.....Oh have I missed you K-Cups and your perfect easiness!!!! LOL! Ooh I also made a delicious meal for myself before my walk too....I diced up a fresh potato in some Olive Oil and then added freshly chopped mushrooms and some diced pepperoni and made myself 2 eggs over hard (fried both sides)....ahhhh yum and I can eat it all with no allergy worries! YAY! Victory among the Happiness!!!! Had to throw that in....actually 2 victories with that yum smoothie!
I'm pretty sure that Satan wanted to ruin my Happy Moments and Victorious Day because like every other day I went to pick up the kids and I parked along the street side----with EVERY OTHER CAR mind you. Now I know that the sign says No stopping anytime 7am-4pm BUT for 1. Jerry started this and we have been having the same exact spot coincidentally behind Gianna's Mom in Jaeana's class. 2. This has been everyday the past 2 weeks. Only difference Jerry wasn't with me this time. Now I saw the Motorcycle Police Officer and I was obeying every special slow down and turn signal and all that and with all the cars parked along this street I just did what I normally do without another thought. I got the kids, walked back to the car and as I was putting them in, Gianna's mom moments ahead of me, that Cop pulls up behind my truck. Lights flashing and staring at me. I was baffled and hoping he was just waiting for a car to move or something and was going around me but NO! No he was after ME! I was trying to hurry my kids up into the truck and he tells me "don't you see the sign?" I was really baffled and actually I HAVE NEVER EVER BEEN PULLED OVER OR STOPPED IN ANY WAY BY A POLICE OFFICER EVER IN MY LIFE OF DRIVING EVER!!! So I wasn't quite sure how to react I was still in shock. Without trying to be cocky staring at the row of cars...I said "Yes I see the sign but I didn't know we couldn't park here I just thought since everyone was doing it that it was fine." "No ma'am!" Well obviously I can see that now, but what about the car in front of me pulling away and any of those other cars...I didn't say that but I was thinking it. So I stood there waiting not knowing if I needed to grab my license or something. I have never done this before. After taking down my license plate number he went to the side of the car and was writing and I so I wasn't sure what to do so I followed him and asked if I needed to get anything for him. He told me No that it was only a parking ticket that would not go on my driving record just against the registered owner which I guess is Jerry. All I have to do is send in a $31 payment or if I wait $57 or contest it in court.
I got back in the truck and drove off. I was irritated that he purposely chose ME to bother which I thought was super stupid, and then I was feeling like I wanted to cry because this was my first Police experience, then telling myself that it was nothing, no harm just $31 I need to pay and a HUGE knowing that I WILL NEVER EVER PARK THERE AGAIN!!!! I will come early or walk a thousand miles through the neighborhood, but I WILL NOT PARK THERE! Bah!
I didn't let it shake me though and HAPPY I REMAIN SO BOOOO ON YOU POOOO SATAN! I win and you lose!
I finished my busy busy night of homework and book reports and stuff with the kiddos, had some time with my mom after Jerry had picked her up from the airport. I feel pretty accomplished. I need to finish up some cleaning and I had originally wanted to Pour Out my Latest Revelations but this is taking its place...ah well. I barely wrote this. I was up with Cedg til after 10pm helping to get things in order for him for school. Good thing he does't start school til 9pm for stuff like this. I'm practicing the set lists for tomorrow's worship practices in main and youth and my neck and head have tension and pain.....rushing to type this and end. Gotta go! Loves and Hugs, Until tomorrow!! OOOOHHHH Yay Jerry is home from Guy's night right now! Even better! See Happy Moments from beginning to end!!!!!! Oh yeah!!!!!
Bye!
Christina Carroll
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