Monday's list

1) spending time with family

2) the beautiful sights and sounds of Christmas

3) yummy berry yogurt

4) ice cold diet pepsi

5) a good book

Sunday's list...

1) having all my Christmas shopping done

2) praise team practice... (nope I don't sing... I'm just the video person)

3) the sound of children's voices singing

4) my family

5) heat!!!! It's wonderful to be warm!

Well that's my 5 for today! 3 days down, 4 more to go... check back tomorrow when I sign in from Arkansas with 5 more things that make me happy!

Saturday's List of 5 things that make me happy

1) listening to music

2) waking up next to my husband with nothing to do but spend time with each other

3) waffles with peanut butter

4) manicures and pedicures

5) lazy weekends

5 more things

Here is today's list of 5 things that make me happy...

1) cuddling with James

2) unexpected Christmas bonuses

3) silly cards from my husband

4) Christmas vacation

5) comfy cozy socks that keep my toes warm.

What's your five for today?

Things that make me happy!

Ok, so yesterday after a wonderful dinner with my bffs we strolled over to Barnes & Noble to just browse and maybe have some coffee. While we were there Kathryn P. (last initial added so you won't think I'm talking about myself in the third person :) picked up some calendar titled "3,650 Things to be happy about". As she read through a sample list Lara and I were making faces at some of the items listed... so as we are standing there KP challenged Lara and I to come up with a list of 5 things that make us happy each day for a week. So here is today's list.

1) Thursday and Fridays (because these are James' days off and we get to spend time together)
2) James :)
3) chocolate
4) a restaurant having my favorite beverage (would you believe there are places out there that don't serve diet pepsi!)
5) spending time with my bffs :)

ok so that's today's list... what 5 things are making YOU happy today?

40 days

Yes, that's right The Wedding is only 40 days away. It's hard to believe that in 40 days I will be getting married! So many emotions are going through me right now... I'm nervous, excited, joyful, hopeful, sad and happy and so many other feelings are coursing through me that I can't name them all.
Last night the overwhelming feel was sadness...I'm going to sound like a little girl here but I miss my mom! I never envisioned getting married without her. I really miss her quiet wisdom and leadership. I miss being able to call her up when I'm tied up in knots and having her quiet voice calm me down and tell me it will all work out. And then there are the showers that are being thrown in my honor and she won't be by my side. I miss her so very much right now... dear friends are volunteering to step in and be my substitute mom.. one even offered to loan me her mom (thanks Meagan :)) and as much as I appreciate these offers and the love in which they are offered I wish for something that will not be... I know she is looking down and watching over me.. and I know she'll be at the wedding.. but I wish for one more chance to hear her voice, just one more I love you, or even a "get it together Kathy!
Weddings are such strange creatures and stir up a lot of emotions and memories that have been dragged out in a while. I look forward with eager anticipation to being wed to the wonderful man God has place in my life and at the same time am nervous about how the blending of our lives together will work out.
Please keep James and I in your prayers as we walk this journey together.

Lunch Time Conversations

Today at lunch the following conversation was floating around the table...

JT: Miss Teale is God real?
Me: Yes God is real.
AT: God is inside of us.
JT: Miss Teale is God above us or below us?
Me: What do you think?
KW: God is everywhere He knows everything we do.
AT: God is in our hearts.

It's very interesting to listen to a group of 5 year olds debate the existence of God. But really do we ever quit asking those questions? And I love the answers... God is in us! God is everywhere! and God is in our hearts!

How awesome!!!