Touched -

By the Hand of God!

Today I was outside in the sunshine sitting on the ground well on a table clothe lol. I was letting Anna run around and I was doing my Bible Study for First Place. At the end of each days devotion there is a prayer. Let me back up - this weeks focus is on God's will. You know doing what he wants of us and not always what we want. It went on in this particular days devotion to talk about how difficult it must have been for Jesus to do God's will when it included him going to the cross. I said the prayer out load and then added some to it and while I was sitting there something amazing happened. I had stopped praying but hadn't ended it I was just listening, you know. It went from being totally still out there to the softest of breezes blowing. It caressed my cheek and tossed my hair about a little bit. I will swear to my dying day that the Good Lord was touching me. He was letting me know that He is with me!

OK so after reading this through some of you will think I am crazy or being fanciful or whatever. You can think that but I will always know the truth!

Video Friday

Pesky Spam Comments

Due to an increase in spam comments I have turned on the word verification part of the comment system. Please don't let this detour you from leaving me a comment! I will try it out for a few weeks and either leave it on for good or take it off and suffer with the spam. Let me know if you think it will stop you from leaving comments! You can email me if it really bothers you! I know sometimes I won't leave a comment if I have to do that just because I don't want the hassle.

Thanks for your patience!

Productivity!

I have been so productive today even I am impressed lol. Of course I am now sitting on my butt, eating some baked chips and drinking a diet dr. pepper but hey we all deserve a break right!?! Let me just tell you all in bloggyville what I have been up to today. We got up and I fed Anna. I couldn't make myself eat so I started some laundry. After Anna was fed we got ready and ran out the door. We went to the store cause we needed just a few things and of course we were gone for like an hour. We got home and we hung out our first load of clothes and started another in the wash. While those were all running we cleaned the living room and vacuumed. Then I put the load that was in the wash into the dryer (hubby's dress clothes) and started another load. While that was running I started dinner (roast in the crockpot!) I went out and checked the clothes on the line and they were still a little damp but Anna and I enjoyed the sunshine for a while. We ran around like nuts chasing her ball and having fun. In between all of the playing I hung out another load of laundry. In hopes of wearing Anna down we ran around for another little while before lunch. It obviously worked cause she is now sleeping peacefully! YAY, maybe she isn't ready to give up naps after all.

If I had my camera I would have so many cute pictures. Anna trying on her new swim suit from Aunt Casey. It is SO adorable. It looks great Aunt Casey thank you so much. She didn't want to take it off but she had goose bumps lol. I was going to get a picture but I couldn't find it online.

I would show all of you in the North how pretty it looks here with our green grass and the leaves starting to pop out of the trees and plants.

I would show you how funny Anna looks all curled up in my laundry basket. Well, funny as long as there aren't clean clothes in the bottom lol.

So many things to share and NO camera. Have I told you all how much I miss it lol. We went to walmart this morning and I was looking at the cameras there. I am dreaming of a new camera! Isn't she pretty! I will continue to dream of one like this. One day!!!

WFMW: laundry

I have started doing something that no one knows about, well except my hubby and Anna lol. I have stopped using my dryer and started using a clothes line outside. This is not something I EVER thought I would do. When I was a kid I would help my mother do this and I really hated it. I am sure my parents will be shocked to discover this! (you guys can leave me a comment if you want.) Now I am trying to battle high electricity cost and just trying to get to a more simple life style. Not to mention it helps me move my body that much more. I can't tell you how it is helping with our electricity bill yet because I have only been doing it about a week. I can tell you that it is almost peaceful going out to hang them up. The sun shining down, the wind blowing and the gentle snaps of the clothes on the line. Mix in laughter from Anna because she loves being outside and you can just feel the simple life and the joys it can bring. It takes a while for the clothes to dry out there so I have still had to use my dryer on a few loads. Once I get into the habit of doing a load a day we should be able to stop using it totally except for on my hubby's dress clothes.

So going back to simple daily chores works for me! We are doing dishes by hand and now drying clothes on the line. I am burning more calories this way and saving money! I am also teaching my daughter that it is ok to do things for yourself instead of always depending on a machine.

Tiny Talk Tuesday!

Anna has been running off at the mouth. I, however, didn't write it all down so lets see what we can remember.

• Her very favorite phrase (we may have used it before but it is so cute) I'll BE back! She sounds like a mini (female) Arnold Schwarzenegger lol. It is so cute how she does it.
• This one is embarrassing for me but I am hoping you will understand. Well, really I am just hoping I am not alone lol. She was rubbing my face the other day and she rubs my chin and she goes "Mommy's beard"! I quietly said "sweetie Mommy doesn't have a beard." She rubbed my chin again nodded her head and said "Mommy's beard"! I said quietly, "sweetie lets just not tell anyone ok." Please tell me you guys know what I am talking about those pesky hairs that grow out on your chin. Oh God please tell me I am not the only woman that has pesky chin hairs. AAAhhhhhhh!!!!
• We were with Pop and Yia Yia this weekend. Whenever she would make a mess she would say with this adorably innocent look "awww, Pop made a mess"
• My daughter is obsessed with cleanliness! We go to the park and she wants to clean it. whether "it" is the slides or the rock wall or whatever. We put her in the tub and if anything is in there with her like a hair or toe jamb or whatever she freaks out. OOOOHHHH Mommy the tub is D I R T Y!!! And yet she loves to go out and do flips in the back yard in the grass. Go figure!

Well, that is all can think of at the moment. I will see if my hubby can remember any and add those later. Happy Tuesday and have a great day!

Guess what!?!

You remember me talking about fixing my fridge last week? I know it wasn't as exciting as me climbing a fence or anything but it was major in my life lol. Anyway, I thought I would just tell you guys that our fridge is still fixed!!! I was worried it was a temporary fix but so far so good. I just thought I would update you while I was thinking about it.

Oh and I have terrible news! My camera is riding around in the back of my sister in laws car. Therefore, you will not be seeing any pics on my blog for a while unless they are old.

I am really out of anything to say right now lol. Oh I got my taxes done YAY ME!!! We did pretty good but it will go away quickly.

Well that is all for me tonight. Candace ~ signing out!