my story, my journey, my life...: October 2008

Saturday, October 25, 2008

playing catch up with my reflections

wow...so much has happened in the past (almost) month since my last post. so many things i had intended to share but didn't get to the computer in the frame of mind to blog. here is a sneak peak at some highlights (in no particular order)

abby loving her ballet class
missing my dad
uncomfortable parent conference - with me on the parent end instead of being the teacher
missing my dad
kevin locking himself in the back of his patrol car for 4.5 hours (now, he wants be called macgyver for his ingenious escape with a dog leash)
missing my dad
a trip to fantasy halloween trail - fun family day
missing my dad
an anniversary trip - from wolf to woof and dinner with my hubby
missing my dad
lots of prayers going to my cousins, aunt & uncle
missing my dad
women of faith conference - very inspiring for me - lots of new reads to look forward to (thank you kevvie)
yep, missing my dad
prayers for debbie
missing my dad
a stagnant weight loss phase
missing my dad
a new life group starting up - new reflections, new direction, new friends
missing my dad

so we started a new series at church called living right when life goes wrong. it has really gotten me thinking about how i deal with stress and disappointment. an underlying question has continued to ring in my ears ...i have struggled with it & pondered on it for the last few weeks. WHAT DO PEOPLE SEE WHEN YOU ARE IN THE PIT (of life)? i know what i hope people see but i know that is not my reality - or my "current reality" as we say at work. i am still learning to control my emotions...maybe not control them but to live gracefully through them. someday.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

we have a (few) winners!

i have decided to declare a tie for my pay it forward giveaway... in great appreciation of my 2 commenters :) congratulations to yayasmom and lori for winning my first ever PIF.

on another note, i spent some time this morning browsing some "weekly winner" blogs so i decided to post a few unofficial weekly winner photos to highlight my week.