Jackpot!!!!!!!!!!!

If I won a million dollars...........
I would pay off our mortgage, and do the things to this house I want to do but cannot afford. I would buy a house in Colorado and let friends live or vacate there for free. I would pay off our parents mortgages and put money away for my kids' college. There is so much more I want to do, I don't think 1 million is enough. If I had more, there are about twenty or 30 other mortgages I would payoff. (About 6 million right there.) I also would like to learn and play the stock market. There are a few places I would like to travel to and of course I would get my own degree. There is of course the ten percent our church would get, and many things I would pray about that the Lord would use us and have us do. There are a lot of dreams that would be fulfilled.
I'm sure we all play this game. Heb. 13:5 says keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God will never leave you nor forsake you. It seems like money would make life easier but maybe it would have the reverse affect. God knows us better than we know ourselves, and it could be that we just wouldn't be able to handle that amount of money. If we want more, does that mean we are not content with what we have?

ERA?

What era would you most like to live in?

I don't know about an era. For some reason or another, I have always been infatuated with the pioneer days. I guess the idea that "we all work hard to benefit one another" is intriguing to me. That, and the fact that you don't have to worry about life's hopeless impracticalities. Don't get me wrong! I do enjoy a lot of the simple things we have such as plumbing, electricity, and grocery stores. Although, I wish we spent more of our time growing our vegetables, and making our children's toys. A wonderful day in that time would start out..............
Waking in the morning to the sound of the rooster crow, the smell of fresh ground coffee beans from Auntie's field next door, and laughter coming from the kitchen. I would walk out to the chicken coup, A.J. and I hand in hand, and we would gather the eggs for that morning's breakfast. Bacon would come from the pig that was slaughtered yesterday by Daddy. After breakfast, he would head out to complete the construction of our fence, that will contain two horses tomorrow. The kids will frolic in the fields while I finish the days chores. After supper,
we will all gather on the porch for an evening of music and entertainment brought to you, by none other, than our own band.

Cereal

If I were a cereal, what would I be?

Hmmmmmmm. What an interesting and incredibly questionable thought! I would like to be some kind of Kashi but I'm not disciplined enough. What about Life? It could be reserved, and not so sweet that it is ruined. Something with fruit? No. ...... I might have to walk through the cereal aisle for this one.

Embarrassment

What are some things you are embarrassed about?

Wow, this could bring you a page full. Sometimes I'm embarrassed of my home. It really sounds pathetic, and low but I enjoy impressing people. I like to make people comfortable and happy. My floor is hideous, and there is always stuff everywhere. I swallow my pride very often! I can't stand it when my husband invites people in our home when it is filthy! That is embarrassing! And it really angers me. I feel like I need to give explanations and apologize to whomever visits during times of craziness.
Sometimes my kids embarrass me. A.J. says things that are not appropriate, or does things that are not appropriate. If he is disrespectful to another adult, that is embarrassing!

BIGHT ERS!!!!

Oh my goodness! My 11 month old, I recently discovered, is a bight er! When he gets angry at someone, he bights them! I fear for the two seven month olds that I keep three times a week. It has been O.K. so far but in the next couple of months they will be crawling and taking toys away like any other normal child. I fear that Benjamin will take his aggression out on them. He is starting to think twice about it and I pray this stage will soon end! I swore my kids would never do this.........

conversation starter

What interests you in a friendship? .....
I think the things I think about first are, Do they have any kids? Probably because I have my kids with me 98 % of the time. Second, Are they married? I don't like my husband to have single friends. It isn't in his best interest or mine. We need to have something in common with our friends. And, My Husband and I are becoming one right? So we look for friendships in other couples. Next, Do they have a similar belief system? Then , Are they honest and faithful? This is very important! (Obviously) Last, Do they encourage me and my family TO BE THE BEST WE CAN be?

What interests you in a friendship?

Art

I am deprived from my passion. I'm not sure if I'm doing it myself or if my passion just doesn't fit in to the life I have chosen. Anyhow, I thought I could change that and incorporate it into my occupation but it just didn't work out. So my next attempt is to take A.J. and Ben to an Art Exhibit. I might have something else to blog about if this works out the way I think it might. Wish us luck.