Clean Out your closet!

I heard about Shelby County's new dress code and have heard of several people who have been concerned about the expense of buying new clothes that fit this dress code. So if anyone has any solid colored polo shirts or khaki or navy pants that might fit a High School student, I'd encourage you to donate them to this school. I know that there are many kids who do not own these types of clothes and may not be able to afford a week's worth of new clothes. I can arrange to get them to the school if anyone has anything to donate.

When Can I catch up?

I don't think my body has been the same since I had mono. I felt like I got better, but I guess the business of planning and executing a wedding took a toll... and then there was moving to do and a house to set up and other weddings to attend, projects to do at work, application forms to fill out (I had to reapply to seminary since I missed last semester), thank you cards to write (ok, so there are STILL thank you cards to write- We are thankful we just have not done a good job of setting down long enough to write them), and so much more!

Tonight Nick came home pretty tired and not just a physical tiredness, but also partially tired from thinking about all the things that he still needs to do and all the things that are coming up so quickly. Why do we let our lives get so busy? What can we do to simplify our lives? Why can't we ever have a clean piece of paper that says "To Do" without anything on it? Why can't I get enough rest? Why are my quiet times getting shorter instead of longer when my task list is getting longer? Shouldn't I be praying more if I'm this busy?

Ok, that's enough rambling for now. Sorry I'm just not feeling well and feeling a little overwhelmed. We are struggling to keep up (and catch up) now - what will life be back when we're both in school too? Ahhhh!! Hopefully we'll at least organize our office before then so that I can make it to my desk to work on.

Congratulations Kenya!

Lindsey sent me this link about the first street football world championship. Where was all the news coverage for this event? Anyway, check it out! You can also visit the offical site too.

BMI Calculator

I know that in the summer months many people start thinking about their health and excersising so I thought I'd pass on this link to a Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator. I know that I need to start excersising more. I would love to be like my grandfather who walked 2 miles a day until he was 87. Now he only walks it whenever someone can take him to the YMCA and help him to the treadmill and set it for him. He lost his eye sight so he can't drive himself anymore. Anyway, he hasn't had any health problems aside from prostate cancer, and loosing his sight because of a doctor's mistake, so I hope that will motivate you (if not myself) to get up and do something!

Time reports on the SBC

Most of you may have already read this but I've ben a bit behind on blogging and just saw this link on Steve's blog and thought it was interesting. I also want to highlight this quote in the article from Frank Page,

"Baptists have been known for what we are against. Please let us tell you what we are for."

Anyway, bloggers, you're in the news!

Our House is becoming a Home!

This past weekend we finally got a couch! It's amazing how much having a place for guests to sit down makes a house seem more like a home. I hope to get some curtains hung soon too. That'll help a lot. Nick's at camp this week, so keep him and the youth in your prayers. I also hope he'll come home to a sweet suprise and feel like he really is at "home sweet home" and not just a storage facility. :) I hope everyone had a good fourth!

Suprise Package

To try to make a long story short, I had a package that was originally sent to my seminary address from Thailand. One of those "We missed you" notes was left at my old address and I just went through that mail this weekend and found this slip. So when I called to track it down, after about 30 minutes they todl me it was there and I had to come sign for it and I needed to do it soon b/c they were about to send it back. So I go get it Saturday morning. Someone sent me a Zidane soccer jersey. There's no note or name... All I know is it's from Thailand. If anyone has any clues to help me solve this mystery, please share! I'd love to know who to thank for this!