Caption This Pic

Posted on October 22, 2012 by admin

I got some great shots this past weekend of the boys as they both had soccer games on Saturday. I’ll post with more pics of there games later, but first Caption This Pic…

Caption This Pic

This is Monkey playing our neighbor’s team. Fierce competition. 😉

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What is going on? {Auburn football rant}

Posted on October 20, 2012 by admin

I don’t know what is going on this season with Auburn football! We’re having a shameful season and it’s just sickening. 2 years after being on top of the world after winning the National Championship, we find ourselves 1-6 with not much of hope of bettering that any. My heart aches for those players who put their dreams on the line to join a university for which many of them have loved since they were little boys. I’m not going to lament over this and question what is going on with the football program, but what I would like to do is explain something…

Auburn fans don’t love Auburn because of a sport or because of a legendary coach or player. The Auburn family loves Auburn because Auburn lives in our hearts, whether we win or lose. Fans from other schools can’t understand why we are truly rooted in our traditions, why we’d care so much about 2 trees that stand on a corner, why when we’re 1,000’s of miles from home we greet each other with a friendly “War Eagle!”, or why we still hold true to all that it is to be an Auburn fan when we lose to Alabama or have a deplorable season. George Petrie couldn’t have concluded Auburn Creed’s any better when he wrote, “And because Auburn men and women believe in these things, I believe in Auburn and love it.”

Auburn vs. ULM

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Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 36-40}

Posted on October 19, 2012 by admin


Here’s my next set of questions. If you missed my first post about being a Proverbs 31 Wife, you can find it here.
Questions 6-10
Questions 11-15
Questions 16-20
Questions 21-25
Questions 26-30
Questions 31-35

36. What do you think about Sara’s statement, “We reflect Jesus in the small things so our families can see him in the bigger things.” Is this hard to do? Why or why not?
Sara tells a funny story about walking her dog and picking up another dog’s “droppings.” She could feel God pushing her to do that and to interact with the owner of that dog. Sara thought to herself, “I want to serve like Jesus to this guy, whether he realizes it or not.” I think God brings us to certain situations in life, so when He talks to us, we need to listen. We need to be ready to act on those “little voices” in our heads. So something as small as picking up dog’s “droppings” may seem silly, but it’s in those little things that reflect that Jesus lives in us.

37. What’s the silliest cooking mistake you’ve ever made?
Rob and I had been married 2 years or so. We had some shrimp from Louisiana that I had decided to use in Shrimp pasta. I misread the recipe and used 4 tablespoons instead of a 1/4 of a tablespoon of Cayenne pepper. Don’t judge! I was still learning how to cook. I didn’t know how potent Cayenne pepper was, so I didn’t think twice about it. Needless to say, we couldn’t eat it, because it was so dang hot.

38. Do you think Sara changed since the beginning of her experiment? What lessons do you think she learned? What do you think she’s still working on?
I really think she did. Through that year, her priorities changed and she began to reflect on decisions she made earlier in life. I think she’s still working on some of the domestic things, like sewing. I’m right there with her on that one. 🙂

39. What part(s) of the book make you think about your own life as a wife? What are things you do well? What are things you’d like to do better?
I loved Sara’s stories, many of which I could relate to in one way or another. I think I’m good at compromising. I may not be consistent with many of the household duties, but I hope that Rob sees that it’s not because I don’t care. I would love to be the perfect lil’ suzy homemaker, but I honestly don’t have the time or energy. I do the best that I can. That’s all he or anyone can ask for, right?

40. In what ways is your relationship with God an influence on your life as a Proverbs 31 wife?
Being a Godly woman is something strong Christian women should want for themselves. In that, you should understand the standards/expectations (whatever you want to call it) that are written in Proverbs 31 and do your best to strive for those goals.

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Cruise 2012 {Day 4}

Posted on October 18, 2012 by admin

~ Day 1 ~ Day 2 ~ Day 3 ~ Day 5:Part 1 ~ Day 5:Part 2 ~ Day 6 ~ Day 7 ~ Day 8 ~

On Tuesday, we got up early and it was still dark…
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Fall Family Camp 2012

Posted on October 18, 2012 by admin

This year at Fall Family Camp, we enjoyed a relaxing weekend free of precipitation!
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Cub Scout Family Camp {October 2012}

Cub Scout Family Camp {October 2012}

Cub Scout Family Camp {October 2012}

Cub Scout Family Camp {October 2012}

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See more pics here.

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Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 31-35}

Posted on October 17, 2012 by admin


Here’s my LAST set of questions. If you missed my first post about being a Proverbs 31 Wife, you can find it here.
Questions 6-10
Questions 11-15
Questions 16-20
Questions 21-25
Questions 26-30

31. What causes you to feel completely overwhelmed? How do you respond? What tools do you use to stay organized?
I’m easily stressed, especially now that I have a job that isn’t stressful. Depending on why I’m stressed determines how I react. Most of the time the stress consumes me. It’s all I can think about, but just like Sara said instead of being overwhelmed with the stress or the problem, I should concentrate on God and prayer. I’m going to work on that. I live by a to-do list.

32. What’s something sweet and surprising your husband has done for you?
Rob does sweet things for me. I love surprises and it doesn’t even have to be a big thing. I loved one time he brought me a big candy bar. Totally made my day. I love the thought and I love chocolate. 🙂

33. How do you hand arguments with your husband?
We don’t hardly ever argue, but when we do we usually have the time we stay in different rooms, give silent treatment, sometimes a “sorry,” and then we go on like nothing happened. This only occurs a couple times a year.

34. How do you welcome your husband home when he has been out of town or away on business? Do you show him a lot of love or just his to-do list?
Rob hardly ever gone for extended periods of time, but when he is I greet him with a hug and kiss, sometimes a home-cooked meal.

35. Have you ever tried to learn a new skill? What happened?
I’m always trying new things. One thing I’ve tried and had put off was knitting. I watched videos and tried to work along with it. It just didn’t work. I’ll pick it back up and try again some day.

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End of a Soccer Era

Posted on October 16, 2012 by admin

Now that soccer season is almost half over, it’s way passed due for me to talk about the end of an era. Back in the summer, Teenager tried out for Auburn Thunder, elite soccer club that travels. He’s played with them since being invited back in 2008. He made the team, but with the way the teams shook out and the coach and just other circumstances with getting older, he decided not to play with Thunder this year. It really made me sad. It’s been a way of life for us all these years. The good part about it is we made some life long friends that have kept in touch with us and we saved a lot of $$$$! This fall he’s been playing on rec league and hopes to try out for the school team in the spring. Here’s a few pics of his game last night.

TV Boy Soccer Game {October 2012}

Love the sun flare in this one.
TV Boy Soccer Game {October 2012}

Interesting sun flare in this one.
TV Boy Soccer Game {October 2012}

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Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 26-30}

Posted on October 15, 2012 by admin


Here’s my next set of questions. If you missed my first post about being a Proverbs 31 Wife, you can find it here.
Questions 6-10
Questions 11-15
Questions 16-20
Questions 21-25

#26. Sara struggles in identifying her role as wife, mom, career woman, and author. She juggles a lot of titles and tries to make sense of how they all work together. Have you ever struggled with titles you or someone else has put on you? How did it affect you?
I’m not sure I’ve ever been concerned with my “title.” People know I’m a “busy Mom” who works at the AU library. I used to also be called “teacher.”

#27. What are you passionate about? How does this fit in with your role as a wife?
I’m not sure I’m passionate about anything. I enjoy many things, but too much of any one thing tends to get to be a “chore.” That’s just the way I am.

#28. Have you ever experienced something wonderful and you worried how it might affect your spouse? Or your spouse did not share in your happiness or felt left out as a result? How did you handle it?
I can’t think of a time that I experienced something wonderful and I worried that it might affect Rob. I have had a time that I’ve been excited and “pumped” about something. Rob was totally in a bad mood, when I came home to tell him about it, he blew me off, and hurt my feelings. I think I handled it by leaving the room and staying away from him the rest of that night. Silent treatment.

#29. How much influence do you have when it comes to your home? What do you find yourself compromising on? What do you wish you didn’t have to compromise on?
I influence all major decisions. Rob and I discuss all major life decisions. As far as compromising, I’m easily convinced on somethings and Rob is good at helping me see his side of things. There are somethings I put my foot down on though. I don’t think I compromise on things that will upset me later.

#30. Have you ever struggled with working in a job outside the home and taking care of your family? Describe your situation. Have you ever been misunderstood by people you worked with, either in your job or as a wife and/or mom?
Sometimes I’m extremely envious of women who have husband’s that allow them to stay home. God doesn’t want us to have those feelings, so I try not to ponder on those thoughts when I have them. Like Theodore Roosevelt said, “Comparison is the thief of joy!” It is so true. I’m not sure I’ve been misunderstood, at least not with people I care about.

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Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 21-25}

Posted on October 13, 2012 by admin


Here’s my next set of questions. If you missed my first post about being a Proverbs 31 Wife, you can find it here.
Questions 6-10
Questions 11-15
Questions 16-20

#21. Have you ever taken a job out of need over desire? How did you grow from it?
Yes, during my time of unemployment, I did several “jobs” that were not fun, but something to help us get by. I grew from it, by seeing myself do things I didn’t think I could endure. Proving to myself I can adapt to many different situations and job environments.

#22. In what ways to you try to honor your husband when you’re out in public together? Are there things you could do better?
I’m not sure that I “honor” Rob in public. What would an example of that be? I’m not sure Sara talked about that in the book…I know I could honor him by not saying condescending and negative things to our friends about him. In fact, I’ve already started really working on that. I know that when I’m unhappy about something I need to express it to him and no one else. It’s no one else’s business. I’m sure there are other things that I could do better when it comes to honoring him in public, but that is the main one that pops into my head.

#23. How consistent are you in your housekeeping tasks? How consistent are you in spending time reading your Bible and praying? Do you ever find the two go hand in hand? Why or why not?
I try so hard to keep up with housework. Sometimes, I do so good. At other times, I don’t have the energy to get out of bed, much less clean. As far as praying, I’m pretty diligent with that. Reading the bible, not as much. After my Emmaus walk, I did awesome! But just like with anything else, “life gets in the way.” I know that’s not an excuse. I think with both, housework and bible study, the issue is that we get so busy and we don’t make it a priority.

#24. Do you agree with Sara that the wife is the thermostat of the home? Why or why not? If you had to assign a temperature to yourself, what would it usually be and why? What do you wish it would be?
A lot of times, yes, if Momma ain’t happy, nobody’s happy! I think I’m usually pretty cool, because I try (yes, TRY) to keep things calm, COOL, and collected. As hard as I try, it doesn’t always happen.

#25. How bad is it to wait and trust God for something? Describe a time you had to do just that?
Waiting on and trusting God can be difficult and can be quite trying. The unemployment was a time that this really was an issue with me, but I’ve already talked about that some, so I’ll talk about when we were trying to conceive again. I just couldn’t understand why it wasn’t happening. The lesson I learned from this is, is that as hard as you try, if it’s not in God’s plan, it isn’t going to happen. I remember just about to be to the point that I was saying, “it’s obviously not in God’s plan for us to have another baby.” And of course, it was at that time that it happened!

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Proverbs 31 Wife {Questions 16-20}

Posted on October 12, 2012 by admin


Here’s my next set of questions. If you missed my first post about being a Proverbs 31 Wife, you can find it here.
Questions 6-10
Questions 11-15

#16. Does your husband listen to your advice? How do you influence him? How do you influence your family?
I’m not sure that give him a lot of advice, but when he asks I give it and he always takes it into consideration. I try to be the word of reason for my family regardless of the topic or the situation.

#17. How important is it to you to be beautiful to your husband? How important is it to your husband for you to be beautiful? What’s your definition of beauty? What are somethings you do to look or feel beautiful?
I don’t put the time or effort into looking as good every day like I could and maybe should. I think in most cases Rob would enjoy having me with my hair down, make-up on, and nicely dressed. Heck, I’d love that too, but with minimal time I have, I think Rob would rather my just be there than be worried about doing my hair and make-up. At times, I have the desire to really make myself look nice. Don’t most girls want to look pretty and feel good about the way they look? However, most days I throw my hair in a pony tail, slap on some eye liner, mascara, and powder along with the other necessary hygiene routines and keep on truckin’! I think that’s better than nothing at all.

#18. How often do you pray for your husband? What’s a prayer you’ve seen answered?
I pray for my husband everyday. I always pray a little more when Rob is sick that it is not illness that will make us go to the ER and just like this last January, sometimes God has other plans. Maybe it’s to force Rob to slow down and rest. Take a break from all he does. So maybe I didn’t get my immediate prayers answered, but God did answer my prayer for Rob to get better and to be able to come home and not be sick anymore for a long time. 🙂

#19. Have you experienced unemployment in your family? Had your spouse? What was it like?
Yes, I was unemployed for 3 years. It was so difficult, but we were so blessed to be able to stay afloat during that time. Rob was my encourager and motivator during a time when sometimes it took all I had to get out of bed, much less continue the agony of looking through WANT ads and scour the internet for job postings. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.

#20. How have you handled unexpected crisis situations? Disappointments?
Each situation in life is different. Unexpected problems in life can be tiring, draining, and make you wonder why God is doing this. With these situations, I rely on prayer, family, and friends.

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