My Thoughts

There was a moment this week when I felt completely alone...........like the whole world had literally forgotten I existed. It is so rare that when it does happen, it takes my breath away. And on the radio was Natalie Grant's "Held" followed by King and Country's "Busted Heart". These songs could not have framed my feelings more perfectly. I want to be held.....to have someone just cradle me in their arms and hold me while I collapse. I long to tiptoe down the hall to my parents' room and have my mom hold me until the sadness, the fear, the doubt and insecurity fades away. I wish I had someone who would hold me long enough just to let the anxiety dissipates. I tried to lapse into self-pity, I really did. But the amazing power of God's word reached through the lyrics of these two songs, and then I realized that I was not alone. God was with me, is always with me. He never leaves me. It is me who occasionally leaves Him; imagine if God were si...

Cake Batter Truffles  It is not very often I find a confection-y good recipe I think I have to try, but here it is.  This is not mine, and I left the links in.  So if you want to try it too and thank the creator.........indulge: Cake Batter Truffles Do you remember when Cold Stone first came out with cake batter flavored ice cream? Did you know my husband is the one that came up with the idea? When we walked into waffle cone smelling Cold Stone and saw that they had cake battered flavored ice cream he said, "They stole my idea!" Back in 2005, I was nine months pregnant with our first son working full time in Provo while John was staying with my family in Arizona training for football, trying to make it to the next level. I was a little bummed with the situation. I was hormonal and lonely while my husband was celebrating holidays and having game night with all my family. But it was what we had to do at the time.  During one of their game nights, he came up with...

*Dealing with sick kids and stress* Well, the new year is off to a chaotic start. I have missed the first 2 days back to work because Whitney is home sick. She has missed her first 2 days back to school. Oh oh oh the makeup work. Add to the sick daughter the enormous amount of stress of coping with expenses and budgets and trying to pay for it all. Luckily, I have very little holiday expenses, but this year we had a serious family medical emergency @ Thanksgiving with my stepdad's stroke that added to an already very stretched budget. Maybe it's just me thinking too much.....I have many wonderful things in my life to be grateful for, so instead of dwelling on the stress, I intend to let go and truly let God. I have this "rule of 3"........when three stessors happen close together, I have to shut out the rest of world in order to deal with them. A stressor is something like not feeling well, a flat tire, a sick child, a maintenance issue, ect. Today, I am ...