I was straightening up the girl's rooms and found a list Lisa had made.
This is how she wrote it:
1. Get dressed []
2. Read 5 pgs []
3. Check on cat []
4. Read 7 more pgs []
5. Do book report []
6. Clean room []
7. Look up "origomie" not spelled right []
8. Snack []
9. Watch movie []
10. Do whatever
11. ?
x= if not accomplished
check if accomplished
Nothing was check-marked, but you could tell she spent A LOT of time creating this list.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
New Year, New Job
This is my last week of being a stay at home mom. It has been good. I will start a new job as a "complex case manager" next Monday. It is going to be a Monday-Friday 8-5 desk job. I am praying really hard that I can do this. The whole "desk job" will be new for me. They say you are so busy that the time goes fast. I am hoping and praying that this is the case. I am very thankful for this opportunity.
Katie is too.
A couple of times at church she has put a prayer request in the offering plate. One time I saw it and quickly pulled it out before she could see me. I saw what it said: " Please pray for a job for my mom Sandy Ryan." OK. It was not like we were hurting financially, missing meals, going without warmth or shelter. Nothing at all to say that this child was doing without--ANYTHING. One day we were doing something together and I asked her if she was concerned that mommy didn't have a job. She said "No, I just want to go to after school learning center."
I was soooo relieved. It is nice to know that is where they both want to go.
This past Sunday she put another prayer request in the offering plate. I quote: "Thankyou for my mom Sandy Ryan to get a job." Grin.
The last 3 months have been a huge blessing. I went through some unexpected grief back in October/November. Truly I thought that I was losing my mind. Mike and I are taking a whole bunch of vitamins and I can feel a great improvement. Multivitamin, Amino Acids, Vitamin C in the a.m. and a complex B vitamin at lunch--to get us through the afternoon lull.
I was offered a job as a nurse liaison for a nursing home here in San Antonio. Basically a marketing job. Which would have taken me WAY out of my comfort zone. We were praying very hard if this was the job to take or not. The issue was that the boss of the SA office was Mormon. That would have been OK. When I came back for the 2nd interview with all of the directors, the head guy for Texas was there and interviewed me also. I caught on in their conversation that he was mormon also. I had asked my dear friend Sheila to pray for me, and we did together on my way to that interview. God put it on my mind to ask one last question. Who owns this group of nursing homes? Well, I went home, looked them up and it turns out it is mormon. I knew that I could not bring in patients, which brings in revenue, which eventually goes to all things mormon.
So my break from work continued. Except God had a "job" for me. I got to be with my dear friend and her mom who was in hospice. I was available to just sit there. And I was able to mentally do it. Her mom passed away January 7, 2011. It was a peaceful death. I am so thankful that I was available to be there. It was very meaningful to Cindy and me when our mom was in hospice and we had visitors who came in. It was like a boost of joy for a few minutes.
I was offered this job that I am taking that following Monday. I will be working with my best friend from high school Crystal. We also went to nursing school together--but we have never worked at nurses together.
Katie is too.
A couple of times at church she has put a prayer request in the offering plate. One time I saw it and quickly pulled it out before she could see me. I saw what it said: " Please pray for a job for my mom Sandy Ryan." OK. It was not like we were hurting financially, missing meals, going without warmth or shelter. Nothing at all to say that this child was doing without--ANYTHING. One day we were doing something together and I asked her if she was concerned that mommy didn't have a job. She said "No, I just want to go to after school learning center."
I was soooo relieved. It is nice to know that is where they both want to go.
This past Sunday she put another prayer request in the offering plate. I quote: "Thankyou for my mom Sandy Ryan to get a job." Grin.
The last 3 months have been a huge blessing. I went through some unexpected grief back in October/November. Truly I thought that I was losing my mind. Mike and I are taking a whole bunch of vitamins and I can feel a great improvement. Multivitamin, Amino Acids, Vitamin C in the a.m. and a complex B vitamin at lunch--to get us through the afternoon lull.
I was offered a job as a nurse liaison for a nursing home here in San Antonio. Basically a marketing job. Which would have taken me WAY out of my comfort zone. We were praying very hard if this was the job to take or not. The issue was that the boss of the SA office was Mormon. That would have been OK. When I came back for the 2nd interview with all of the directors, the head guy for Texas was there and interviewed me also. I caught on in their conversation that he was mormon also. I had asked my dear friend Sheila to pray for me, and we did together on my way to that interview. God put it on my mind to ask one last question. Who owns this group of nursing homes? Well, I went home, looked them up and it turns out it is mormon. I knew that I could not bring in patients, which brings in revenue, which eventually goes to all things mormon.
So my break from work continued. Except God had a "job" for me. I got to be with my dear friend and her mom who was in hospice. I was available to just sit there. And I was able to mentally do it. Her mom passed away January 7, 2011. It was a peaceful death. I am so thankful that I was available to be there. It was very meaningful to Cindy and me when our mom was in hospice and we had visitors who came in. It was like a boost of joy for a few minutes.
I was offered this job that I am taking that following Monday. I will be working with my best friend from high school Crystal. We also went to nursing school together--but we have never worked at nurses together.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Farewell 2010
I cannot believe that 2010 is over. It went so fast.
Random Highlights:
-the girls received electric razors (not the ones you shave with,ha ha) but the ones that are battery operated and can go 15 miles per hour. That is pretty fast. Mike has been riding his bike while they are on these apparatuses.
-I just burned pinto beans on the stove. My house really does not smell pretty like it did just 20 minutes ago. So...I whipped up some oatmeal cookies to bake in the oven. Maybe that will help mask the odor.
-Snickers the kitty got really good at sprinting up the Christmas tree and back down in record time. She only broke 1 wise man from the nativity scene and 4 ornaments. Not too bad considering she is a kitten and all.
-Baking oatmeal cookies did not help the odor. The weather is beautiful to open the windows and light some candles.
-We are about to go to my very favorite church service of the year. The prayer and healing service. I love to feel like we get to start over. A new year. I do not make new year's resolutions because they are hard to keep. But one thing I do want to set my heart on is to get to know Him better this year. The new Ray Vander Laan DVD and discovery guide lessons are about walking with God in the desert. Today's study started in Genesis 1. "In the beginning..." How appropriate. I just smiled. Thank you God for being with us in the details. That is one thing I learned in 2010. Over and over God was in the details--as He always is, but I was more aware of it.
Random Highlights:
-the girls received electric razors (not the ones you shave with,ha ha) but the ones that are battery operated and can go 15 miles per hour. That is pretty fast. Mike has been riding his bike while they are on these apparatuses.
-I just burned pinto beans on the stove. My house really does not smell pretty like it did just 20 minutes ago. So...I whipped up some oatmeal cookies to bake in the oven. Maybe that will help mask the odor.
-Snickers the kitty got really good at sprinting up the Christmas tree and back down in record time. She only broke 1 wise man from the nativity scene and 4 ornaments. Not too bad considering she is a kitten and all.
-Baking oatmeal cookies did not help the odor. The weather is beautiful to open the windows and light some candles.
-We are about to go to my very favorite church service of the year. The prayer and healing service. I love to feel like we get to start over. A new year. I do not make new year's resolutions because they are hard to keep. But one thing I do want to set my heart on is to get to know Him better this year. The new Ray Vander Laan DVD and discovery guide lessons are about walking with God in the desert. Today's study started in Genesis 1. "In the beginning..." How appropriate. I just smiled. Thank you God for being with us in the details. That is one thing I learned in 2010. Over and over God was in the details--as He always is, but I was more aware of it.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Fluffy Flamingo
Prior to the Christmas worship programs at church, Aunt Cindy buys the girls new outfits.
This year Lisa's was bought on the day of the performance just hours before it was to be worn.
We came home from school, and there it was in all it's pink glory.
Now--Lisa's favorite color's are blue and green, not pink.
She looked at it and was thankful, but....it was pink.
She said "It's cute, but I will look like a fluffy flamingo."
The End.
This year Lisa's was bought on the day of the performance just hours before it was to be worn.
We came home from school, and there it was in all it's pink glory.
Now--Lisa's favorite color's are blue and green, not pink.
She looked at it and was thankful, but....it was pink.
She said "It's cute, but I will look like a fluffy flamingo."
The End.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Small Group Christmas Fun
We had our small group over Saturday night for a fellowship/welcome Brandon home from Iraq/potluck dinner. It was so much fun to get together with everybody and also added a few "new" friends to our small group.
We will be starting a new study in January based on the book "Sacred Marriage" by Gary Thomas. Under the title it has written: "What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?"
Hmmm. Very interesting. How many times do I want to be happy and holiness is the furthest thing on my mind or it may be on my mind, but it sure is not in my actions?
A quote from the book: "Sacred Marriage doesn't tell how to build a better marriage--it shows how your marriage can help you deepen your relationship with God...everything about your marriage is filled with the potential for discovering and revealing Christ's character."
Hmmm. Very interesting. I get lots of opportunity to discover and to reveal Christ's character, but a lot of times I fail miserably and have to humble myself and keep on learning and growing. I love this book and highly recommend it and cannot wait for our small group to start discussing it.
Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of all of the fun we had. Or of all of the kids that were here. Or of all of the food that was brought over. Or the overwhelmed kitten who found great comfort in Crystal's arms.
Here is a picture of the new kitty "Snickers" in the Christmas tree.
She discovered she could climb.
She discovered that she can play with ornaments from inside the tree.
She didn't know she could do this the first week the tree was up, so I thought (rather naively I suppose) that maybe she didn't like trees inside the house and would not really take any interest in it.
Will the Christmas tree survive this season?
We will be starting a new study in January based on the book "Sacred Marriage" by Gary Thomas. Under the title it has written: "What if God designed marriage to make us holy more than to make us happy?"
Hmmm. Very interesting. How many times do I want to be happy and holiness is the furthest thing on my mind or it may be on my mind, but it sure is not in my actions?
A quote from the book: "Sacred Marriage doesn't tell how to build a better marriage--it shows how your marriage can help you deepen your relationship with God...everything about your marriage is filled with the potential for discovering and revealing Christ's character."
Hmmm. Very interesting. I get lots of opportunity to discover and to reveal Christ's character, but a lot of times I fail miserably and have to humble myself and keep on learning and growing. I love this book and highly recommend it and cannot wait for our small group to start discussing it.
Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of all of the fun we had. Or of all of the kids that were here. Or of all of the food that was brought over. Or the overwhelmed kitten who found great comfort in Crystal's arms.
Here is a picture of the new kitty "Snickers" in the Christmas tree.She discovered she could climb.
She discovered that she can play with ornaments from inside the tree.
She didn't know she could do this the first week the tree was up, so I thought (rather naively I suppose) that maybe she didn't like trees inside the house and would not really take any interest in it.
Will the Christmas tree survive this season?
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Song for Christmas: A Baby Changes Everything
Today at church Rachel, Heartsong and the praise team sang this Faith Hill song. It was beautiful. So we came home and I found the video they showed at church. This has a fellow singing it. But the meaning is all the same. Jesus came as a baby and changed everything.
Thank you Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)
Thank you Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Fun at Seaworld
We went to Seaworld over the Thanksgiving break to see the decorations and let Mike, Lisa and Katie ride a few rides.
You cannot really see--but that is Mike and Katie finishing on the Great White. I am not a roller coaster fan and Lisa was not a fan of this ride. It has a pretty steep drop--it gives me palpitations just looking at it. Lisa did ride the Steel Eel with Mike and Katie and LOVED it. Again--I am not a fan of leaving the perfectly fine ground and twirling around on a piece of metal that has the potential to at the very least leave me dizzy for the rest of the week and at the most die:-)
4-D Polar Express
This is more my style!
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