So much to say!

We have been so busy lately. I think of so many things I want to blog about, so here are some random items of interest.

First of all, my favorite praise song is "In Christ Alone." I am moved everytime we sing it at church. I have got to get it on CD. I want to post the lyrics, but I am not going to take the time to do it now. God has been laying several scriptures on me lately through various sermons, conversations, and a retreat, so I thought I would share them. First of all, Phil 3:8 "What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ." and Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God." They each apply to separate situations in my life, but I can truly see where I believe He wants me to apply them. He knows me and He knows I like/need bricks to fall on my head or scrpiture to be re-emphasized over and over till I listen instead of just hear it. I love our sovereign God and I am content to sit in His lap and know that He is God and He is in control. I so find comfort in that.

On another note, I think I have made a decision about my engagement ring. Some of you may have noticed that I don't wear it all the time. I have cried over it, prayed over it, talked about it, but now I think I am at peace with having it re-sized to fit my right hand. I had a mini panic attack in church last Sunday because I couldn't remember when and where I had taken it off. I knew that I put it in the same spot everytime, but I couldn't remember doing it. Anyway, just know that I am sensitive about this issue, but I feel God is leading me to do this. Maybe I will get it done next week.

Ok, now to the funny stuff. This afternoon, I put Reagan down for her nap and I promptly went to the computer. I heard what I thought was the cat playing with a toy; then I heard a door opening. I turn the corner in the kitchen to find Reagan coming out of the laundry room... with her shoes on and her princess bubbles in her hand. Two "firsts" are in this story. She has never gotten out of her toddler bed without calling me in and I have never seen her put her own shoes on. I swatted her behind and took her back to her bed. She had even turned off her music and her noise maker! She has been full of herself all day... she knows that tomorrow is her birthday. She took goodie bags and cupcakes to her playschool class. They sang to her and she ate it up!!

Oh and I have to mention this. Last night at church the lady sitting behind me was making all kinds of rattling noises. She seemed to be going through her purse straightening out coupons and receipts - - you can't get much more rattle-y than that. I kept trying to look to the side to see if I could see what she looked like and to send her the message it was annoying and distracting me. (That is when I saw the coupons.) She then proceeded to whisper to her husband what the pastor was about to say or give him words when he paused. Ugh! How distracting! Which then reminded me of sitting in Wed night church with Dustin one time (probably only a few pews over from where I was last night). We were listening to the pastor, when we began hearing a faint wheezing whistling sound. There was an elderly man behind us that had a "whistling nose," which D thought was as funny as some one passing gas which made me laugh at him. For days after that, D would just say "wheezer" and we would both laugh.

That last story is probably one of those "you had to be there" kind of situations, but I had to share anyway.